2017 Divisional Round · Sat, Jan 13, 2018 · Gillette Stadium
Tennessee Titans
14
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New England PatriotsWinner
35
NE -13.5 ✓O 48 ✓24°F
New England Patriots 35–14 — 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 · NE
35/53, 337 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
15.6 expected points added · -0.5% completion over expected
Passing · TEN
23/38, 264 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
1.6 expected points added · +1.1% completion over expected
Receiving · NE
11/13 for 112 yds, 0 TD
25% of team targets · 10.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Mariota | 23/38 | 264 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Mariota | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Derrick Henry | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 0 | -3.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Decker | 6 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 18% | 6.3 |
| Corey Davis | 5 | 8 | 63 | 2 | 21% | 9.6 |
| Delanie Walker | 4 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 18% | 0.6 |
| Rishard Matthews | 3 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 21% | 0.0 |
| Derrick Henry | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 11% | -1.9 |
| Taywan Taylor | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8% | -1.5 |
| Jonnu Smith | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Ryan | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Williamson | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Byard | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Cyprien | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jurrell Casey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvester Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adoree' Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Supernaw | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 35/53 | 337 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Lewis | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Brandon Bolden | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 1 | 3.1 |
| James White | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Brian Hoyer | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -3.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Amendola | 11 | 13 | 112 | 0 | 25% | 10.4 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 9 | 81 | 1 | 17% | 5.0 |
| Dion Lewis | 9 | 10 | 79 | 0 | 19% | 2.8 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 17% | -4.2 |
| James White | 4 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 13% | 1.8 |
| Chris Hogan | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8% | 0.6 |
| Jacob Hollister | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Chung | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Rowe | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Flowers | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Flowers | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geneo Grissom | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deatrich Wise | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -13.5
- Closing total
- 48
- TEN moneyline
- +607
- NE moneyline
- -790
Patriots closed -13.5 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 48; the game landed 49 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 24°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Ron Torbert
- Rest
- TEN 7 days · NE 13 days
- Coaches
- Mike Mularkey vs Bill Belichick