2016 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2016 · Gillette Stadium
New York Jets
3
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New England PatriotsWinner
41
NE -17 ✓U 45 ✓
New England Patriots 41–3 — 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 · 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
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
- NE -17
- Closing total
- 45
- NYJ moneyline
- +1051
- NE 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
- 40°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- NYJ 7 days · NE 6 days
- Coaches
- Todd Bowles vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.