2015 Divisional Round · Sat, Jan 16, 2016 · Gillette Stadium
Kansas City Chiefs
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New England PatriotsWinner
27
NE -6 ✓O 44 ✓
New England Patriots 27–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
28/42, 302 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
8.8 expected points added · +0.9% completion over expected
Passing · KC
29/50, 246 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
3.4 expected points added · -0.4% completion over expected
Receiving · NE
10/16 for 100 yds, 0 TD
39% of team targets · 3.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 29/50 | 246 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcandrick West | 17 | 61 | 3.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Alex Smith | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Knile Davis | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Avant | 4 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 11% | 7.9 |
| Albert Wilson | 5 | 11 | 57 | 1 | 23% | 0.7 |
| Chris Conley | 5 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 19% | -1.7 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 6% | 3.2 |
| Travis Kelce | 6 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 19% | -2.6 |
| Charcandrick West | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 9% | -0.0 |
| Knile Davis | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6% | -5.8 |
| Demetrius Harris | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Frankie Hammond | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
| Anthony Sherman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Berry | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyvon Branch | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Parker | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Peters | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sean Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Ford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrius Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Winchester | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Zombo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 28/42 | 302 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Jackson | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Tom Brady | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | -0.0 |
| James White | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 10 | 16 | 100 | 0 | 39% | 3.4 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 7 | 8 | 83 | 2 | 20% | 6.7 |
| Keshawn Martin | 2 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 10% | 1.8 |
| James White | 2 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Danny Amendola | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 7% | -0.2 |
| Brandon LaFell | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 12% | -1.1 |
| Steven Jackson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
| Brandon Bolden | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Chung | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Collins | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcom Brown | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcolm Butler | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Branch | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -6
- Closing total
- 44
- KC moneyline
- +231
- NE moneyline
- -260
Patriots closed -6 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 44; the game landed 47 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 38°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Craig Wrolstad
- Rest
- KC 7 days · NE 13 days
- Coaches
- Andy Reid vs Bill Belichick