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2017 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 15, 2017 · MetLife Stadium

New England PatriotsWinner

24

New York Jets

17

NE -9 no coverU 48.5 ✓

New England Patriots 24–17.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NYJ

Josh McCownQB

31/47, 354 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

9.1 expected points added · +8.2% completion over expected

Passing · NE

Tom BradyQB

20/38, 257 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

12.8 expected points added · -4.7% completion over expected

Rushing · NE

Dion LewisRB

11 att, 52 yds, 1 TD

1.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

Mike GillisleeRB

10 att, 44 yds, 0 TD

-4.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

Brandin CooksWR

6/9 for 93 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · 5.9 expected points added

Receiving · NE

Rob GronkowskiTE

6/10 for 83 yds, 2 TD

26% of team targets · 6.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New England Patriots

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Tom Brady20/3825721012.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Dion Lewis11524.711.8
Mike Gillislee10444.40-4.2
James White3237.700.1
Tom Brady1-1-1.000.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Brandin Cooks6993024%5.9
Rob Gronkowski61083226%6.7
Danny Amendola3540013%3.2
James White4722018%-1.4
Chris Hogan1419011%0.9
Phillip Dorsett03008%-2.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Dont'a Hightower611.000
Kyle Van Noy612.000
Patrick Chung510.000
Johnson Bademosi320.000
Devin McCourty410.011
Trey Flowers410.001
Malcolm Butler400.013
Malcom Brown401.000
Lawrence Guy120.000
Duron Harmon210.001

New York Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Josh McCown31/473542249.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Matt Forte9222.40-2.7
Elijah McGuire10222.20-2.5
Josh McCown3217.003.3
ArDarius Stewart166.000.5
Travaris Cadet133.00-0.2

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Jermaine Kearse447909%5.8
Robbie Chosen41276027%-1.1
Jeremy Kerley236117%6.3
Matt Forte8859018%2.7
Austin Seferian-Jenkins81146124%-4.7
Travaris Cadet332607%2.6
Lawrence Thomas11502%0.1
ArDarius Stewart12204%-1.1
Eric Tomlinson01002%-3.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Demario Davis430.000
Morris Claiborne700.001
Marcus Maye330.000
Darron Lee420.001
Leonard Williams120.000
Jordan Jenkins120.000
Jamal Adams300.000
Steve McLendon120.000
David Bass110.000
Darryl Roberts200.001

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NE -9
Closing total
48.5
NE moneyline
-400
NYJ moneyline
+346

Patriots closed -9, won by 7 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 48.5; the game landed 41 — under by 7.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
MetLife Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
73°F, wind 13 mph
Referee
Tony Corrente
Rest
NE 10 days · NYJ 7 days
Coaches
Bill Belichick vs Todd Bowles

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.