2016 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2016 · Gillette Stadium
Final
New York Jets 3 at New England Patriots 41. Final.
New England Patriots 41–3 — never really in doubt late.
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 York Jets
54 dressed · 8 never used
- 72Brandon ShellOT · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 76Wesley JohnsonC · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 71Ben IjalanaT · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 77James CarpenterG · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 81Quincy EnunwaWR · Full-time96%54 snaps
- 14Ryan FitzpatrickQB · Heavy rotation79%44 snaps
- 11Robby AndersonWR · Heavy rotation77%43 snaps
- 70Dakota DozierT · Heavy rotation64%36 snaps
- 29Bilal PowellRB · Heavy rotation57%32 snaps
- 15Brandon MarshallWR · Heavy rotation52%29 snaps
- 17Charone PeakeWR · Heavy rotation50%28 snaps
- 83Eric TomlinsonTE · Rotational46%26 snaps
- 82Brandon BostickTE · Rotational43%24 snaps
- 79Brent QvaleT · Rotational36%20 snaps
- 31Khiry RobinsonRB · Rotational30%17 snaps
- 19Devin SmithWR · Situational23%13 snaps
- 9Bryce PettyQB · Situational21%12 snaps
- 34Brandon WildsRB · Situational18%10 snaps
- 88Austin Seferian-JenkinsTE · Situational7%4 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
New England Patriots
53 dressed · 7 never used
- 69Shaq MasonOG · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 61Marcus CannonOT · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 60David AndrewsC · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 62Joe ThuneyOG · Full-time96%71 snaps
- 77Nate SolderT · Full-time96%71 snaps
- 15Chris HoganWR · Full-time86%64 snaps
- 12Tom BradyQB · Full-time80%59 snaps
- 19Malcolm MitchellWR · Heavy rotation78%58 snaps
- 88Martellus BennettTE · Heavy rotation66%49 snaps
- 46James DevelinFB · Heavy rotation54%40 snaps
- 11Julian EdelmanWR · Rotational49%36 snaps
- 29LeGarrette BlountRB · Rotational39%29 snaps
- 33Dion LewisRB · Rotational36%27 snaps
- 82Matt LengelTE · Rotational32%24 snaps
- 28James WhiteRB · Rotational26%19 snaps
- 14Michael FloydWR · Situational23%17 snaps
- 10Jimmy GaroppoloQB · Situational20%15 snaps
- 71Cameron FlemingOT · Situational14%10 snaps
- 75Ted KarrasOG · Situational4%3 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
17/27, 214 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
12.4 expected points added · +7.5% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
8/21, 136 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-8.2 expected points added · -14.0% completion over expected
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 York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 8/21 | 136 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −8.2 |
| Bryce Petty | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −7.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal Powell | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Khiry Robinson | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | −6.1 |
| Brandon Wilds | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Quincy Enunwa | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Enunwa | 1 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 21% | −8.8 |
| Brandon Marshall | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 17% | −0.8 |
| Charone Peake | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 13% | +2.8 |
| Devin Smith | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 13% | −1.0 |
| Austin Seferian-Jenkins | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8% | +0.7 |
| Bilal Powell | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 13% | +0.4 |
| Brandon Bostick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.8 |
| Robbie Chosen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13% | −5.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rontez Miles | 6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Williams | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darron Lee | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Skrine | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pryor | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Wilkerson | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Middleton | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Simon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 17/27 | 214 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +12.4 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 1/2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Lewis | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 0 | −4.0 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 20 | 50 | 2.5 | 2 | −0.3 |
| James White | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | +0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 5 | 8 | 89 | 0 | 28% | +4.9 |
| James White | 3 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 14% | +2.0 |
| Malcolm Mitchell | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 17% | +0.7 |
| Chris Hogan | 1 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 17% | −0.7 |
| Martellus Bennett | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 7% | +4.1 |
| Matt Lengel | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3% | +3.0 |
| Michael Floyd | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | +0.2 |
| Dion Lewis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| James Develin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elandon Roberts | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Chung | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duron Harmon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Rowe | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Branch | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Long | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Patriots -17
- Closing total
- 45
- Jets moneyline
- +1051
- Patriots moneyline
- -1500
Patriots closed -17 and covered, winning by 38.
Total closed 45; the game landed 44 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Cold, 41°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 7 mph out of the west; 0.23 in of precipitation; slight rain.
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- Jets 7 days · Patriots 6 days
- Coaches
- Todd Bowles vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.