2016 Week 3 · Thu, Sep 22, 2016 · Gillette Stadium
Houston Texans
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New England PatriotsWinner
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NE -1 ✓U 38.5 ✓
New England Patriots 27–0 — 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 · HOU
24/41, 196 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-14.1 expected points added · -6.5% completion over expected
Passing · NE
11/19, 103 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-7.3 expected points added · -7.9% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
4/8 for 56 yds, 0 TD
20% of team targets · -0.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Osweiler | 24/41 | 196 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -14.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 21 | 80 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Brock Osweiler | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Alfred Blue | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -2.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 4 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 20% | -0.5 |
| Ryan Griffin | 8 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 25% | 1.8 |
| Will Fuller | 3 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 18% | -7.3 |
| Lamar Miller | 4 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 13% | 0.3 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 10% | -1.1 |
| Jaelen Strong | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 10% | -1.2 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
| Stephen Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benardrick McKinney | 6 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Bullough | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hal | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Simon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Dent | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Brissett | 11/19 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 24 | 105 | 4.4 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Julian Edelman | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.1 |
| James White | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Martellus Bennett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 32% | -1.1 |
| Malcolm Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 11% | 1.9 |
| Danny Amendola | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11% | 3.7 |
| Martellus Bennett | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16% | -0.8 |
| Chris Hogan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16% | -2.8 |
| James White | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11% | -3.6 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -2.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Collins | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Freeny | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcolm Butler | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trey Flowers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Chung | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea McClellin | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcom Brown | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -1
- Closing total
- 38.5
- HOU moneyline
- +106
- NE moneyline
- -117
Patriots closed -1 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 27 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- HOU 4 days · NE 4 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Bill Belichick