2017 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 24, 2017 · Gillette Stadium
Houston Texans
33
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New England PatriotsWinner
36
NE -13.5 no coverO 44.5 ✓
New England Patriots 36–33 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
25/35, 378 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT
11.6 expected points added · +12.8% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
22/33, 301 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
6.7 expected points added · +11.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 22/33 | 301 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Deshaun Watson | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 1.4 |
| D'Onta Foreman | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Tyler Ervin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Bruce Ellington | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 7 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 24% | -2.6 |
| D'Onta Foreman | 2 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 9% | 4.6 |
| Ryan Griffin | 5 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 18% | 5.5 |
| Bruce Ellington | 4 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 21% | 4.9 |
| Braxton Miller | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 12% | -1.9 |
| Stephen Anderson | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9% | -1.0 |
| Lamar Miller | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
| Tyler Ervin | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Cunningham | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.J. Watt | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hal | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Covington | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurtis Drummond | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Moore | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 25/35 | 378 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gillislee | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | -3.4 |
| James White | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Dion Lewis | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 5 | 7 | 131 | 2 | 20% | 12.3 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 8 | 10 | 89 | 1 | 29% | 3.3 |
| Chris Hogan | 4 | 6 | 68 | 2 | 17% | 5.1 |
| Danny Amendola | 3 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 14% | 3.2 |
| Jacob Hollister | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3% | 1.4 |
| Dion Lewis | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9% | 0.0 |
| James White | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 1.7 |
| Dwayne Allen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin McCourty | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elandon Roberts | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Flowers | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cassius Marsh | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Butler | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Guy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -13.5
- Closing total
- 44.5
- HOU moneyline
- +761
- NE moneyline
- -990
Patriots closed -13.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 69 — over by 24.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 84°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- HOU 10 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Bill Belichick