Patriots
23–14
NE @ SD
Chargers
Final · Sun, Dec 7, 2014 · 2014 Week 14 · Qualcomm Stadium
Ground Share
Patriots controlled the field
Teams with this edge win 94% of the time
NE 68%32% LAC
46.5%GROUND21.6%
Win Probability
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Expected Points
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QB Matchup
Team Stats
| Metric | NE | LAC |
|---|---|---|
| EPA / Play | -0.07 | -0.20 |
| EPA / Dropback | -0.03 | -0.23 |
| EPA / Rush | -0.28 | -0.16 |
| Success Rate | 45.5% | 28.1% |
| Explosive Play Rate | 22.1% | 21.1% |
| Yards / Play | 5.16 | 3.79 |
| Early-Down EPA / Play | +0.11 | -0.19 |
| 3rd/4th-Down Conversion | 43.8% | 28.6% |
| Avg 3rd-Down Distance | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| Line Yards / Carry | 2.07 | 1.91 |
| Opportunity Rate (4+) | 34.6% | 33.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 38.5% | 33.3% |
| Havoc Rate Allowed | 18.2% | 12.3% |
| Avg Starting Field Position | 34.4 | 16.7 |
| Plays | 77 | 57 |
| Total Yards | 397 | 216 |
| Total EPA | -5.1 | -11.5 |
| Giveaways | 2 | 1 |
Special Teams
Patriots dominated the kicking game
Teams with this edge win 70% of the time
NE 100%0% SD
9.4 pts wonSPECIAL TEAMS0.0 pts won
Biggest swing · M.Scifres punt is BLOCKED by B.Bolden, ball out of bounds at LAC 25. LAC-M.Scifres was injured during the play — NE +2.9
Kickoffs · evenPunts · evenKicks · even
Player Stats
NE
Dropbacks
| Player | DB | C/Att | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | CPOE | SR | WPA | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom BradyQB | 47 | 28/44 | 319 | 6.8 | -1.2 | -0.03 | +2.3 | 49% | -0.01 | 2 | 1 |
Rush attempts
| Player | Att | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas GrayRB | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | +0.2 | +0.12 | 50% | -0.01 | 0 |
| Julian EdelmanWR | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | +0.0 | -0.01 | 0% | -0.01 | 0 |
| Shane VereenRB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -0.53 | 0% | -0.02 | 0 |
| Tom BradyQB | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -2.2 | -1.09 | 0% | +0.00 | 0 |
| LeGarrette BlountRB | 20 | 66 | 3.3 | -4.7 | -0.23 | 35% | -0.07 | 0 |
Pass targets
| Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian EdelmanWR | 12 | 8 | 141 | 11.8 | +11.6 | +0.97 | 67% | +0.33 | 1 |
| Rob GronkowskiTE | 11 | 8 | 87 | 7.9 | +2.0 | +0.18 | 64% | +0.01 | 1 |
| LeGarrette BlountRB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | +0.6 | +0.29 | 50% | +0.03 | 0 |
| James DevelinFB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.46 | 0% | -0.02 | 0 |
| Shane VereenRB | 4 | 3 | 30 | 7.5 | -0.7 | -0.18 | 50% | -0.02 | 0 |
| Danny AmendolaWR | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | -1.7 | -0.57 | 0% | -0.03 | 0 |
| Timothy WrightTE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -2.1 | -1.05 | 0% | -0.06 | 0 |
| Brandon LaFellWR | 9 | 4 | 41 | 4.6 | -9.5 | -1.06 | 33% | -0.21 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | Long | XP | KO | TB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen GostkowskiK | 3/3(22, 22, 38) | 38 | 2/2 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Net | Long | In 20 | TB | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan AllenP | 5 | 247 | 49.4 | 44.0 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Kick returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny AmendolaWR | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Matthew SlaterWR | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Punt returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian EdelmanWR | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Danny AmendolaWR | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |