2015 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 13, 2015 · NRG Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
27
at
Houston Texans
6
NE -4 ✓U 46 ✓Dome
New England Patriots 27–6 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
22/30, 226 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
4.8 expected points added · +5.4% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
11/22, 155 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-17.7 expected points added · -7.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 22/30 | 226 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Brandon Bolden | 16 | 51 | 3.2 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.9 |
| James White | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 4 | 4 | 87 | 1 | 13% | 7.7 |
| Danny Amendola | 6 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 27% | 1.4 |
| James White | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 20% | -2.9 |
| Brandon LaFell | 5 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 27% | 1.1 |
| Keshawn Martin | 3 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 13% | 4.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Collins | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Chung | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerod Mayo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akiem Hicks | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Slater | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Ebner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 11/22 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -17.7 |
| T.J. Yates | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Grimes | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Chris Polk | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Akeem Hunt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Cecil Shorts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Brian Hoyer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 3 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 25% | 2.4 |
| Nate Washington | 1 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 17% | 1.5 |
| Ryan Griffin | 1 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 25% | -4.7 |
| Chris Polk | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8% | 1.3 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8% | -0.3 |
| Cecil Shorts | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13% | -1.1 |
| Jaelen Strong | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benardrick McKinney | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Cushing | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Crick | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Peters | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -4
- Closing total
- 46
- NE moneyline
- -202
- HOU moneyline
- +181
Patriots closed -4 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 46; the game landed 33 — under by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- NE 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Bill O'Brien