2017 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 21, 2018 · Gillette Stadium
Jacksonville Jaguars
20
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New England PatriotsWinner
24
NE -7.5 no coverU 46 ✓
New England Patriots 24–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · JAX
23/36, 293 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
7.6 expected points added · +0.4% completion over expected
Passing · NE
26/38, 290 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
8.7 expected points added · +7.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Bortles | 23/36 | 293 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Fournette | 24 | 76 | 3.2 | 1 | -2.2 |
| T.J. Yeldon | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Corey Grant | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Blake Bortles | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Hurns | 6 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 19% | 5.4 |
| Corey Grant | 3 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 8% | 4.7 |
| Marqise Lee | 4 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 22% | -0.9 |
| Keelan Cole | 2 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 8% | 3.0 |
| Dede Westbrook | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 8% | -0.8 |
| Tommy Bohanon | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3% | 2.0 |
| Leonard Fournette | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | 0.9 |
| T.J. Yeldon | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8% | 0.2 |
| Marcedes Lewis | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8% | -0.9 |
| James O'Shaughnessy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
| Ben Koyack | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telvin Smith | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Myles Jack | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Bouye | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Fowler | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcell Dareus | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abry Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Posluszny | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Grant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 26/38 | 290 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8.7 |
| Danny Amendola | 1/1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Lewis | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| James White | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Danny Amendola | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Tom Brady | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 6 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 21% | 7.0 |
| Danny Amendola | 7 | 9 | 84 | 2 | 23% | 10.0 |
| Dion Lewis | 7 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 21% | -8.0 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3% | 1.8 |
| James White | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 13% | -2.0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 8% | 0.9 |
| Chris Hogan | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 10% | -0.5 |
| Rex Burkhead | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Flowers | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcolm Butler | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elandon Roberts | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Rowe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Guy | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geneo Grissom | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -7.5
- Closing total
- 46
- JAX moneyline
- +289
- NE moneyline
- -330
Patriots closed -7.5, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 46; the game landed 44 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 48°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- JAX 7 days · NE 8 days
- Coaches
- Doug Marrone vs Bill Belichick