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2016 Super Bowl · Sun, Feb 5, 2017 · NRG Stadium

New England PatriotsWinner

34

Atlanta Falcons

28

NE -3 ✓O 57 ✓Dome

New England Patriots 34–28.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NE

Tom BradyQB

43/62, 466 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

8.9 expected points added · +4.7% completion over expected

Passing · ATL

Matt RyanQB

17/23, 284 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

3.7 expected points added · +19.3% completion over expected

Rushing · ATL

Devonta FreemanRB

11 att, 75 yds, 1 TD

2.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

LeGarrette BlountRB

11 att, 31 yds, 0 TD

-7.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

James WhiteRB

14/16 for 110 yds, 1 TD

25% of team targets · 5.4 expected points added

Receiving · ATL

Julio JonesWR

4/4 for 87 yds, 0 TD

18% of team targets · 6.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New England Patriots

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Tom Brady43/624662158.9
Julian Edelman0/10000-1.9

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
LeGarrette Blount11312.80-7.5
James White6294.825.0
Dion Lewis6274.50-1.6
Tom Brady11515.002.1
Julian Edelman122.00-0.4

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
James White1416110125%5.4
Julian Edelman51387021%1.6
Danny Amendola81178117%-1.8
Malcolm Mitchell6770011%5.4
Martellus Bennett5662010%4.3
Chris Hogan4757011%2.8
Dion Lewis13205%-3.0

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Logan Ryan420.000
Trey Flowers322.500
Patrick Chung410.002
Devin McCourty410.000
Eric Rowe310.001
Duron Harmon300.000
Alan Branch120.500
Dont'a Hightower201.000
Barkevious Mingo200.000
Malcolm Butler110.000

Atlanta Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matt Ryan17/232842053.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Devonta Freeman11756.812.2
Tevin Coleman7294.100.3

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Julio Jones4487018%6.2
Taylor Gabriel3576023%3.3
Devonta Freeman224609%2.6
Austin Hooper3632127%2.8
Mohamed Sanu222509%1.3
Patrick DiMarco221209%-0.2
Tevin Coleman11615%1.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Keanu Neal840.000
Robert Alford920.013
Jalen Collins810.000
Deion Jones720.001
Ricardo Allen340.000
Grady Jarrett413.000
De'Vondre Campbell310.000
Brian Poole310.000
C.J. Goodwin210.001
Brooks Reed210.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NE -3
Closing total
57
NE moneyline
-139
ATL moneyline
+126

Patriots closed -3 and covered, winning by 6.

Total closed 57; the game landed 62 — over by 5.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
NRG Stadium
Roof / surface
closed · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Carl Cheffers
Rest
NE 14 days · ATL 14 days
Coaches
Bill Belichick vs Dan Quinn