2015 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 27, 2015 · MetLife Stadium
New England Patriots
20
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New York JetsWinner
26
NE -2.5 upsetO 45.5 ✓
New York Jets 26–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYJ
26/41, 296 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
4.2 expected points added · +6.4% completion over expected
Passing · NE
22/31, 231 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
4.9 expected points added · +5.6% completion over expected
Receiving · NYJ
8/10 for 115 yds, 2 TD
25% of team targets · 11.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 22/31 | 231 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bolden | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Steven Jackson | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Brandon LaFell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Keshawn Martin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| James White | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Joey Iosefa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 4 | 6 | 86 | 0 | 19% | 4.3 |
| Keshawn Martin | 7 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 35% | 0.2 |
| Brandon Bolden | 5 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 23% | -2.1 |
| James White | 5 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 16% | 3.8 |
| Brandon LaFell | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3% | 1.7 |
| Michael Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Collins | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Richards | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Johnson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duron Harmon | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcom Brown | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tavon Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 26/41 | 296 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal Powell | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Chris Ivory | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Stevan Ridley | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 8 | 10 | 115 | 2 | 25% | 11.5 |
| Quincy Enunwa | 2 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 10% | 3.1 |
| Eric Decker | 3 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 15% | 2.0 |
| Bilal Powell | 5 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 18% | -0.1 |
| Kenbrell Thompkins | 4 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 23% | -2.6 |
| Chris Ivory | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demario Davis | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Gilchrist | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pryor | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Williams | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erin Henderson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Wilkerson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Skrine | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -2.5
- Closing total
- 45.5
- NE moneyline
- -134
- NYJ moneyline
- +121
Patriots closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 46 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 57°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- NE 7 days · NYJ 8 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Todd Bowles
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.