2016 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2016 · University of Phoenix Stadium
Final
New England Patriots 23 at Arizona Cardinals 21. Final.
New England Patriots 23–21 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
New England Patriots
73 dressed · 31 never used
- 62Joe ThuneyOG · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 61Marcus CannonT · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 71Cameron FlemingT · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 60David AndrewsC · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 10Jimmy GaroppoloQB · Every snap100%71 snaps
- —Martellus BennettTE · Full-time97%69 snaps
- 11Julian EdelmanWR · Full-time86%61 snaps
- 75Ted KarrasOG · Full-time80%57 snaps
- 15Chris HoganWR · Heavy rotation77%55 snaps
- —LeGarrette BlountRB · Heavy rotation59%42 snaps
- 19Malcolm MitchellWR · Heavy rotation55%39 snaps
- 28James WhiteRB · Rotational37%26 snaps
- 86A.J. DerbyTE · Rotational28%20 snaps
- 80Danny AmendolaWR · Rotational27%19 snaps
- 46James DevelinFB · Situational24%17 snaps
- 69Shaq MasonG · Situational20%14 snaps
- 18Matthew SlaterWR · Situational6%4 snaps
- 38Brandon BoldenRB · Situational4%3 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 31
Arizona Cardinals
82 dressed · 41 never used
- 74D.J. HumphriesT · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 68Jared VeldheerT · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 76Mike IupatiG · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 53A.Q. ShipleyC · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 3Carson PalmerQB · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 11Larry FitzgeraldWR · Full-time97%59 snaps
- 31David JohnsonRB · Full-time95%58 snaps
- 15Michael FloydWR · Full-time95%58 snaps
- 12John BrownWR · Heavy rotation57%35 snaps
- —Earl WatfordG · Heavy rotation52%32 snaps
- 69Evan MathisG · Rotational48%29 snaps
- 85Darren FellsTE · Rotational38%23 snaps
- 84Jermaine GreshamTE · Rotational36%22 snaps
- 87Troy NiklasTE · Rotational33%20 snaps
- 13Jaron BrownWR · Rotational28%17 snaps
- 38Andre EllingtonRB · Situational15%9 snaps
- 14J.J. NelsonWR · Situational3%2 snaps
- —Chris JohnsonRB · Situational3%2 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 41
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ARI
24/37, 271 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
8.3 expected points added · +2.4% completion over expected
Passing · NE
24/33, 264 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
13.3 expected points added · +5.3% completion over expected
Receiving · ARI
8/10 for 81 yds, 2 TD
27% of team targets · 5.6 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 24/33 | 264 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +13.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 22 | 70 | 3.2 | 1 | −7.4 |
| Julian Edelman | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| James White | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Brandon Bolden | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 7 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 21% | +6.4 |
| Chris Hogan | 3 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 12% | +5.2 |
| Danny Amendola | 3 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 12% | +2.9 |
| James White | 5 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 21% | +2.3 |
| Malcolm Mitchell | 2 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 15% | +1.4 |
| Martellus Bennett | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 15% | +0.2 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin McCourty | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Chung | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcolm Butler | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Valentine | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Long | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea McClellin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Branch | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 24/37 | 271 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +8.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 1 | +2.3 |
| Chris Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Carson Palmer | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fitzgerald | 8 | 10 | 81 | 2 | 27% | +5.6 |
| Michael Floyd | 3 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 19% | +4.0 |
| David Johnson | 4 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 16% | +0.6 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 4 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 11% | +2.9 |
| Jaron Brown | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | +0.7 |
| J.J. Nelson | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5% | +0.0 |
| Andre Ellington | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | +0.2 |
| John Brown | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11% | −1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Jefferson | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Minter | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyvon Branch | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deone Bucannon | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrann Mathieu | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frostee Rucker | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markus Golden | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Cardinals -9
- Closing total
- 44.5
- Patriots moneyline
- +330
- Cardinals moneyline
- -380
Cardinals closed -9 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 44 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- University of Phoenix Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- Patriots 7 days · Cardinals 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Bruce Arians