2017 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 29, 2017 · Gillette Stadium
Los Angeles Chargers
13
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New England PatriotsWinner
21
NE -6.5 ✓U 49.5 ✓
New England Patriots 21–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
32/47, 333 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
9.1 expected points added · +2.4% completion over expected
Passing · LAC
17/30, 212 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
1.8 expected points added · -0.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Los Angeles Chargers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 17/30 | 212 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Gordon | 14 | 132 | 9.4 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Travis Benjamin | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Austin Ekeler | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Branden Oliver | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Benjamin | 5 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 31% | 0.4 |
| Keenan Allen | 4 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 17% | 5.7 |
| Antonio Gates | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Tyrell Williams | 1 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 21% | -2.7 |
| Austin Ekeler | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 0.6 |
| Hunter Henry | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Melvin Gordon | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7% | -0.3 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Phillips | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hayes Pullard | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahleel Addae | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Williams | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tre Boston | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Korey Toomer | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damion Square | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond King | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Bosa | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Philon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 32/47 | 333 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Lewis | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Mike Gillislee | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Rex Burkhead | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| James White | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James White | 5 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 13% | 7.6 |
| Rex Burkhead | 7 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 15% | 3.7 |
| Chris Hogan | 5 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 15% | 4.7 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 5 | 9 | 57 | 1 | 19% | 2.5 |
| Brandin Cooks | 5 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 17% | -2.4 |
| Danny Amendola | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 13% | -3.5 |
| Jacob Hollister | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2% | 0.5 |
| Dion Lewis | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4% | 0.6 |
| James Develin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Van Noy | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elandon Roberts | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Guy | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson Bademosi | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Flowers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cassius Marsh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Butler | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -6.5
- Closing total
- 49.5
- LAC moneyline
- +241
- NE moneyline
- -272
Patriots closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 34 — under by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- LAC 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Anthony Lynn vs Bill Belichick