2016 Super Bowl · Sun, Feb 5, 2017 · NRG Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
34
at
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
43/62, 466 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
8.9 expected points added · +4.7% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
17/23, 284 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
3.7 expected points added · +19.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 43/62 | 466 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8.9 |
| Julian Edelman | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 0 | -7.5 |
| James White | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 2 | 5.0 |
| Dion Lewis | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James White | 14 | 16 | 110 | 1 | 25% | 5.4 |
| Julian Edelman | 5 | 13 | 87 | 0 | 21% | 1.6 |
| Danny Amendola | 8 | 11 | 78 | 1 | 17% | -1.8 |
| Malcolm Mitchell | 6 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 11% | 5.4 |
| Martellus Bennett | 5 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 10% | 4.3 |
| Chris Hogan | 4 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 11% | 2.8 |
| Dion Lewis | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5% | -3.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Ryan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Flowers | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Devin McCourty | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Rowe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Duron Harmon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Branch | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barkevious Mingo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 17/23 | 284 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonta Freeman | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Tevin Coleman | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 4 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 18% | 6.2 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 3 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 23% | 3.3 |
| Devonta Freeman | 2 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 9% | 2.6 |
| Austin Hooper | 3 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 27% | 2.8 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 9% | 1.3 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9% | -0.2 |
| Tevin Coleman | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5% | 1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keanu Neal | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Alford | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jalen Collins | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Jones | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricardo Allen | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Vondre Campbell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Poole | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Goodwin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brooks Reed | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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