2015 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 29, 2015 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
New England Patriots
24
at
Denver BroncosWinner
30
NE -2.5 upsetO 43 ✓23°F
Denver Broncos 30–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
23/42, 280 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
3.7 expected points added · -5.2% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
23/42, 270 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-5.2 expected points added · -7.7% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
6/9 for 113 yds, 0 TD
21% of team targets · 8.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 23/42 | 280 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Brandon Bolden | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -2.0 |
| James White | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 10 | 88 | 1 | 24% | 5.3 |
| Brandon Bolden | 4 | 4 | 84 | 1 | 10% | 6.7 |
| Scott Chandler | 5 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 26% | 0.5 |
| Brandon LaFell | 4 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 21% | -2.9 |
| Keshawn Martin | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | -0.2 |
| James White | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12% | -3.2 |
| Asante Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
| Chris Harper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Freeny | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Logan Ryan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Malcom Brown | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Branch | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Devin McCourty | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Osweiler | 23/42 | 270 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Anderson | 15 | 113 | 7.5 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Brock Osweiler | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Juwan Thompson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Sanders | 6 | 9 | 113 | 0 | 21% | 8.5 |
| Owen Daniels | 5 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 14% | 3.6 |
| C.J. Anderson | 4 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 10% | 3.5 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 1 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 31% | -13.0 |
| Vernon Davis | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | 0.2 |
| Andre Caldwell | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10% | -1.5 |
| Bennie Fowler | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | -1.3 |
| Cody Latimer | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2% | 0.3 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Wolfe | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Trevathan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darian Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Von Miller | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaquil Barrett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bruton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Roby | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Ray | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -2.5
- Closing total
- 43
- NE moneyline
- -133
- DEN moneyline
- +120
Patriots closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 54 — over by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 23°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- NE 6 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Gary Kubiak