2017 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2017 · Gillette Stadium
New York Jets
6
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New England PatriotsWinner
26
NE -17 ✓U 43.5 ✓13°F
New England Patriots 26–6 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYJ
19/36, 232 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-1.9 expected points added · -11.7% completion over expected
Passing · NE
18/37, 190 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-2.2 expected points added · -13.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Petty | 19/36 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal Powell | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Robbie Chosen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Bryce Petty | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Elijah McGuire | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | -2.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Sterling | 5 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 22% | 4.6 |
| Jermaine Kearse | 5 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 19% | 1.9 |
| ArDarius Stewart | 1 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 6% | 2.2 |
| Elijah McGuire | 3 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 17% | -2.1 |
| Chad Hansen | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 11% | -0.5 |
| Bilal Powell | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | 0.1 |
| Eric Tomlinson | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | -1.2 |
| Robbie Chosen | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8% | -1.2 |
| JoJo Natson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demario Davis | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Adams | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rontez Miles | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Skrine | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pennel | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juston Burris | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Jenkins | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Morris Claiborne | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve McLendon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Martin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 18/37 | 190 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2.2 |
| Brian Hoyer | 1/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Lewis | 26 | 93 | 3.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Brandon Bolden | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 5 | 11 | 79 | 1 | 28% | 1.3 |
| Danny Amendola | 4 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 18% | 2.2 |
| Dion Lewis | 6 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 18% | 3.4 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 13% | -0.6 |
| Brandon Bolden | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10% | -1.1 |
| James Develin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Dwayne Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Jacob Hollister | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Kenny Britt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin McCourty | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Guy | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Flowers | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trey Flowers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson Bademosi | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Richards | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -17
- Closing total
- 43.5
- NYJ moneyline
- +851
- NE moneyline
- -1400
Patriots closed -17 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 32 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 13°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- Brad Allen
- Rest
- NYJ 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Todd Bowles vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.