Chargers
21–35
SD @ NE
Patriots
Final · Sun, Sep 18, 2011 · 2011 Week 2 · Gillette Stadium
Ground Share
Neither team controlled the field
LAC 50%50% NE
69.4%GROUND69.2%
Win Probability
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Expected Points
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QB Matchup
Team Stats
| Metric |  LAC |  NE |
|---|---|---|
| EPA / Play | +0.13 | +0.38 |
| EPA / Dropback | +0.36 | +0.58 |
| EPA / Rush | -0.33 | -0.00 |
| Success Rate | 59.1% | 57.6% |
| Pass | 65.9% | 67.4% |
| Rush | 45.5% | 39.1% |
| Explosive Play Rate | 13.6% | 10.6% |
| Pass | 13.6% | 11.6% |
| Rush | 13.6% | 8.7% |
| Yards / Play | 7.12 | 7.65 |
| Early-Down EPA / Play | -0.10 | +0.42 |
| 3rd/4th-Down Conversion | 76.9% | 58.3% |
| Avg 3rd-Down Distance | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| Line Yards / Carry | 3.06 | 3.32 |
| Opportunity Rate (4+) | 45.5% | 47.8% |
| Stuff Rate | 18.2% | 17.4% |
| Havoc Rate Allowed | 9.1% | 10.6% |
| Avg Starting Field Position | 24.8 | 27.0 |
| Plays | 66 | 66 |
| Total Yards | 470 | 505 |
| Total EPA | +8.6 | +24.9 |
| Giveaways | 4 | 0 |
Special Teams
Patriots dominated the kicking game
Teams with this edge win 70% of the time
SD 0%100% NE
0.0 pts wonSPECIAL TEAMS4.3 pts won
Biggest swing · S.Gostkowski 47 yard field goal is GOOD — NE +1.2
Kickoffs · NE +1.1Punts · NE +0.9Kicks · NE +1.3
Player Stats
SD
NE
Dropbacks
| Player | DB | C/Att | Yds | Yds/DB | EPA | EPA/Play | CPOE | SR | WPA | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom BradyQB | 43 | 31/40 | 423 | 9.6 | +25.1 | +0.58 | +13.9 | 67% | +0.47 | 3 | 0 |
Rush attempts
| Player | Att | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom BradyQB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | +1.2 | +1.22 | 100% | +0.02 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-EllisRB | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | +1.1 | +0.06 | 41% | +0.02 | 1 |
| Stevan RidleyRB | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | +0.0 | +0.00 | 50% | +0.00 | 0 |
| Danny WoodheadRB | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | -1.1 | -0.29 | 25% | -0.02 | 0 |
Pass targets
| Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion BranchWR | 10 | 8 | 129 | 12.9 | +7.6 | +0.76 | 80% | +0.16 | 0 |
| Rob GronkowskiTE | 6 | 4 | 86 | 14.3 | +6.5 | +1.08 | 67% | +0.09 | 2 |
| Aaron HernandezTE | 8 | 7 | 62 | 7.8 | +4.0 | +0.50 | 75% | +0.03 | 1 |
| Wes WelkerWR | 11 | 7 | 81 | 7.4 | +3.9 | +0.36 | 64% | +0.09 | 0 |
| Chad JohnsonWR | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | +3.5 | +1.75 | 100% | +0.08 | 0 |
| Danny WoodheadRB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | +1.3 | +0.64 | 50% | +0.02 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-EllisRB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | -0.1 | -0.12 | 0% | +0.02 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | Long | XP | KO | TB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen GostkowskiK | 2/2(22, 47) | 47 | 3/3 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Net | Long | In 20 | TB | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoltan MeskoP | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 43.5 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kick returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian EdelmanWR | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 |