2016 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 18, 2016 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
New England PatriotsWinner
16
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Denver Broncos
3
NE -3 ✓U 43.5 ✓18°F
New England Patriots 16–3.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
25/40, 282 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-14.2 expected points added · -0.5% completion over expected
Passing · NE
16/32, 188 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-0.3 expected points added · -12.2% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
7/11 for 91 yds, 0 TD
28% of team targets · -0.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 16/32 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Lewis | 18 | 95 | 5.3 | 0 | 2.7 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 17 | 31 | 1.8 | 1 | -7.3 |
| James White | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 6 | 12 | 75 | 0 | 39% | 5.0 |
| Martellus Bennett | 2 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 13% | -0.3 |
| James White | 3 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 26% | -3.4 |
| Chris Hogan | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | -0.3 |
| Malcolm Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| James Develin | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 1.4 |
| Dion Lewis | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Ryan | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcom Brown | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Flowers | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea McClellin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Siemian | 25/40 | 282 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -14.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Forsett | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Devontae Booker | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Trevor Siemian | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 7 | 11 | 91 | 0 | 28% | -0.6 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 3 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 15% | -5.4 |
| Jeff Heuerman | 2 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 10% | 2.1 |
| A.J. Derby | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 15% | -1.8 |
| Justin Forsett | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 13% | -1.5 |
| Devontae Booker | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8% | -0.7 |
| Jordan Taylor | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 2.4 |
| Jordan Norwood | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
| Virgil Green | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Nelson | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Davis | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Stewart | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Crick | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Ward | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaquil Barrett | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Norwood | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Latimer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3
- Closing total
- 43.5
- NE moneyline
- -150
- DEN moneyline
- +136
Patriots closed -3 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 19 — under by 24.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 18°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- NE 6 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Gary Kubiak