Patriots
45–7
NE @ STL
Rams
Final · Sun, Oct 28, 2012 · 2012 Week 8 · Wembley Stadium
Ground Share
Patriots controlled more of the field
Teams with this edge win 86% of the time
NE 62%38% LA
68.3%GROUND41.4%
Win Probability
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Expected Points
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QB Matchup
Team Stats
| Metric |  NE |  LA |
|---|---|---|
| EPA / Play | +0.48 | -0.12 |
| EPA / Dropback | +0.63 | -0.19 |
| EPA / Rush | +0.28 | +0.06 |
| Success Rate | 51.5% | 45.6% |
| Pass | 57.9% | 45.7% |
| Rush | 42.9% | 47.6% |
| Explosive Play Rate | 15.2% | 10.5% |
| Pass | 10.5% | 8.6% |
| Rush | 21.4% | 14.3% |
| Yards / Play | 7.17 | 5.72 |
| Early-Down EPA / Play | +0.31 | +0.02 |
| 3rd/4th-Down Conversion | 61.5% | 30.8% |
| Avg 3rd-Down Distance | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| Line Yards / Carry | 3.23 | 3.36 |
| Opportunity Rate (4+) | 32.1% | 54.5% |
| Stuff Rate | 32.1% | 18.2% |
| Havoc Rate Allowed | 15.2% | 15.8% |
| Avg Starting Field Position | 30.7 | 21.3 |
| Plays | 66 | 57 |
| Total Yards | 473 | 326 |
| Total EPA | +31.9 | -6.7 |
| Giveaways | 0 | 2 |
Special Teams
Patriots dominated the kicking game
Teams with this edge win 70% of the time
NE 100%0% STL
3.2 pts wonSPECIAL TEAMS0.0 pts won
Biggest swing · Z.Mesko punts 51 yards to LA 19. A.Pettis to LA 31 for 12 yards. LA-M.Daniels was injured during the play.… — NE +1.3
Kickoffs · evenPunts · evenKicks · even
Player Stats
NE
Dropbacks
| Player | DB | C/Att | Yds | Yds/DB | EPA | EPA/Play | CPOE | SR | WPA | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom BradyQB | 35 | 23/35 | 304 | 8.7 | +23.4 | +0.67 | +3.0 | 60% | +0.36 | 4 | 0 |
| Ryan MallettQB | 3 | 1/3 | 17 | 5.7 | +0.7 | +0.22 | -39.9 | 33% | +0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Rush attempts
| Player | Att | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan RidleyRB | 15 | 127 | 8.5 | +8.2 | +0.54 | 47% | -0.01 | 1 |
| Shane VereenRB | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | +2.4 | +0.34 | 57% | +0.14 | 1 |
| Tom BradyQB | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | +0.5 | +0.46 | 100% | +0.00 | 0 |
| Danny WoodheadRB | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | -1.3 | -0.65 | 0% | -0.03 | 0 |
| Ryan MallettQB | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | -1.9 | -0.61 | 0% | +0.00 | 0 |
Pass targets
| Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob GronkowskiTE | 13 | 8 | 146 | 11.2 | +12.6 | +0.97 | 62% | +0.19 | 2 |
| Brandon LloydWR | 4 | 2 | 28 | 7.0 | +4.3 | +1.07 | 50% | +0.10 | 2 |
| Danny WoodheadRB | 7 | 5 | 56 | 8.0 | +3.6 | +0.52 | 57% | +0.05 | 0 |
| Shane VereenRB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | +2.5 | +2.53 | 100% | +0.00 | 0 |
| Michael HoomanawanuiTE | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | +1.2 | +1.22 | 100% | +0.01 | 0 |
| Wes WelkerWR | 9 | 6 | 48 | 5.3 | +1.0 | +0.11 | 56% | +0.01 | 0 |
| Julian EdelmanWR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4.0 | +0.0 | -0.01 | 50% | +0.00 | 0 |
| Deion BranchWR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -1.3 | -1.27 | 0% | +0.00 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | Long | XP | KO | TB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen GostkowskiK | 1/1(26) | 26 | 6/6 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Net | Long | In 20 | TB | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoltan MeskoP | 2 | 113 | 56.5 | 46.5 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kick returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin McCourtyFS | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Punt returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian EdelmanWR | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 14 | 0 |