2017 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 22, 2017 · Gillette Stadium
Atlanta Falcons
7
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New England PatriotsWinner
23
NE -3 ✓U 56.5 ✓
New England Patriots 23–7.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
21/29, 249 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
14.0 expected points added · +5.4% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
23/33, 233 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
0.3 expected points added · +7.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 23/33 | 233 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonta Freeman | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Tevin Coleman | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -4.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 9 | 13 | 99 | 1 | 39% | 3.2 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 6 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 30% | -1.7 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 6% | -0.1 |
| Justin Hardy | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Devonta Freeman | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Austin Hooper | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| Tevin Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Andre Roberts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Jones | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemal Ishmael | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keanu Neal | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Poole | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Allen | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Vondre Campbell | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Beasley | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Alford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond Trufant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 21/29 | 249 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Lewis | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Rex Burkhead | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Mike Gillislee | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | -2.5 |
| James White | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tom Brady | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hogan | 4 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 21% | 5.1 |
| Brandin Cooks | 4 | 5 | 65 | 1 | 17% | 5.7 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 3 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 24% | 4.3 |
| James White | 5 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 17% | 0.8 |
| Danny Amendola | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 14% | -0.4 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| Dion Lewis | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Bademosi | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcolm Butler | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Chung | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duron Harmon | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Flowers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Butler | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3
- Closing total
- 56.5
- ATL moneyline
- +136
- NE moneyline
- -150
Patriots closed -3 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 56.5; the game landed 30 — under by 26.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 56°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Dan Quinn vs Bill Belichick