Week 15, 2008

played in New Jersey, NJ

50 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	3	0	-	13
New Jersey Jets	14	14	3	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NJY - Cory Boyd 4 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
1Q: 07:11 NED - Wali Lundy 7 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 03:08 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 19 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 10:17 NJY - Brandon Jones 21 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 06:40 NED - Jeff Chandler 51 field goal
2Q: 03:53 NJY - Ben Roethlisberger 6 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 11:43 NED - Jeff Chandler 28 field goal
3Q: 08:16 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 48 field goal
4Q: 08:09 NJY - Dez White 18 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NJY - Cory Boyd 4 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
1Q: 07:11 NED - Wali Lundy 7 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 03:08 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 19 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 10:17 NJY - Brandon Jones 21 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 06:40 NED - Jeff Chandler 51 field goal
2Q: 03:53 NJY - Ben Roethlisberger 6 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 11:43 NED - Jeff Chandler 28 field goal
3Q: 08:16 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 48 field goal
4Q: 08:09 NJY - Dez White 18 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)

Team Statistics NED NJY
Record 4-10 11-3
First Downs 11 29
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 5 19
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 290 440
- Offensive Plays 50 75
- Yards per Play 5.80 5.87
Net Rushing Yards 135 141
- Rushing Attempts 20 35
- Yards per Rush 6.75 4.03
Net Passing Yards 155 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 1 39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 170 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 7.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 5/104 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 23:14 36:46

Team Statistics	NED	NJY
Record	4-10	11-3
First Downs	11	29
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	5	19
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	290	440
- Offensive Plays	50	75
- Yards per Play	5.80	5.87
Net Rushing Yards	135	141
- Rushing Attempts	20	35
- Yards per Rush	6.75	4.03
Net Passing Yards	155	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 1	39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	170	312
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	7.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	5/104	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	23:14	36:46

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	2:50	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	3:01	2:06	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	10:07	3:35	OWN 25	8	41	Field Goal
2	3:43	2:45	OWN 15	7	26	Interception
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 36	2	11	Half
3	15:00	3:23	OWN 35	4	54	Field Goal
3	8:09	2:12	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
3	4:27	1:53	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	14:23	1:50	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
4	7:59	1:43	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
4	3:57	2:05	OWN 43	5	12	Downs

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
1	7:05	4:04	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	0:55	5:48	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
2	6:32	2:49	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	0:58	0:10	OPP 44	1	0	Interception
3	11:37	3:28	OWN 25	11	44	Field Goal
3	5:57	1:30	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
3	2:34	3:11	OWN 3	7	28	Punt
4	12:33	4:34	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
4	6:16	2:19	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 45	3	18	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wali Lundy	8	33	4.13	18	1	1
RB Jason Snelling	8	32	4.00	23	1	0
QB Josh Heupel	2	55	27.50	47	1	0
WR Brandon Williams	2	15	7.50	10	1	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
RB Cory Boyd	24	82	3.42	9	1
RB Felix Jones	8	41	5.13	9	0
QB Ben Roethlisberger	3	18	6.00	7	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josh Heupel	26	17	166	1/7	0	43	1	67.2
Trent Edwards	2	1	4	1/8	0	4	0	56.3

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	39	26	312	1/13	3	31	1	105.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sloan Thomas	5	11	29	5.80	4	13
TE Scott Chandler	4	6	27	6.75	4	13
WR Brandon Williams	3	3	41	13.67	10	27
WR Eric Moulds	1	1	43	43.00	34	43
FB Marc Edwards	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR David Boston	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Wali Lundy	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Jason Snelling	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Martrez Milner	1	2	4	4.00	0	4

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dez White	8	8	74	9.25	30	21	1
WR Steve Smith Sr.	8	16	129	16.13	28	31	1
TE Jacob Tamme	7	11	77	11.00	26	22	0
WR Brandon Jones	3	4	32	10.67	9	21	1

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Aaron Ross	1	0	0.00	0

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trumaine McBride	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	0	0
S C.J. Gaddis	0	1	0	0

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Renaldo Hill	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jon Ryan	5	258	51.6	43.6	69	4

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	3	167	55.7	42.7	69	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	-1	-1.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Mundy	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sloan Thomas	5	104	20.8	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Jackson	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tom Zbikowski	9	2	0.0	35	40
OLB Niko Koutouvides	7	4	0.0	34	30
DE Glenn Dorsey	5	3	0.0	31	22
S Omar Stoutmire	4	2	0.0	35	35
CB Artrell Hawkins	4	1	0.0	19	32
OLB Lance Briggs	4	1	0.0	25	29
DE LaMarr Woodley	4	0	0.0	31	26
ILB D.J. Williams	3	1	0.0	30	23
DE Jason Hatcher	3	1	0.0	12	19
OLB Carl Kranchick	2	2	0.0	28	23
CB Aaron Ross	2	2	0.0	35	28
DT Jamal Williams	2	1	0.0	25	22
CB Antoine Cason	2	1	0.0	1	13
OLB Keith Mitchell	2	0	0.0	2	14
DE Kenneth Pettway	1	0	1.0	1	14
WR David Boston	1	0	---	---	---
CB Carlos Rogers	1	0	0.0	29	35
DT Barry Cofield	1	0	0.0	10	4
S C.J. Gaddis	1	0	0.0	2	17

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reggie Torbor	6	2	0.0	19	27
S Jimmy Williams	6	1	0.0	17	29
OLB Courtney Watson	5	3	0.0	20	30
S Stanford Routt	5	3	0.0	20	28
DE Ray McDonald	3	1	1.0	17	25
DT Kyle Williams	3	0	1.0	16	27
ILB Rian Wallace	3	0	0.0	7	4
S Ryan Mundy	2	2	0.0	20	30
CB Renaldo Hill	2	0	0.0	13	26
DT Paul Soliai	2	0	0.0	15	21
CB Trumaine McBride	1	2	0.0	20	30
WR Steve Smith Sr.	1	0	---	---	---
S James Butler	1	0	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kenneth Pettway	1.0	0	0	14
DE Glenn Dorsey	0.0	3	2	22
DE Jason Hatcher	0.0	3	1	19
DT Jamal Williams	0.0	0	1	22

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ray McDonald	1.0	1	2	25
DT Kyle Williams	1.0	0	2	27
ILB Rob Meier	0.0	2	2	29
OLB Reggie Torbor	0.0	1	1	27
DT Paul Soliai	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tom Zbikowski	5	0	0	40
OLB Niko Koutouvides	4	2	0	30
CB Aaron Ross	3	0	1	28
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	0	0	32
S Omar Stoutmire	2	1	0	35
OLB Keith Mitchell	2	0	0	14
CB Antoine Cason	2	0	0	13
OLB Lance Briggs	1	1	0	29
ILB D.J. Williams	1	0	0	23
CB Carlos Rogers	1	0	0	35
DE Jason Hatcher	1	0	0	19
S C.J. Gaddis	1	0	0	17

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Courtney Watson	3	1	0	30
S Stanford Routt	3	0	0	28
S Jimmy Williams	3	0	0	29
OLB Reggie Torbor	2	1	0	27
ILB Rian Wallace	2	0	0	4
CB Trumaine McBride	1	1	1	30
CB Renaldo Hill	1	0	0	26
S James Butler	1	0	0	3
DT Paul Soliai	1	0	0	21
S Ryan Mundy	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jeff Hatch	2	6	0	20	1	30
G Will Montgomery	2	4	1	20	0	30
T Stacy Andrews	1	4	0	20	1	30
TE Scott Chandler	1	1	0	17	0	28
C Damien Woody	0	2	0	20	0	30
T Damian Roger	0	1	0	20	0	30

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Erik Pears	4	7	35	0	40
T Walter Jones	4	6	35	0	40
G Willie Colon	3	7	35	1	40
T Allen Barbre	3	5	31	0	40
C Ryan Pontbraind	1	6	35	0	40
FB Jalen Gallier	1	1	18	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Chandler	2	21
Jason Snelling	1	16
LaMarr Woodley	1	10

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Renaldo Hill	4	18
Devin Thomas	1	11
Felix Jones	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tom Zbikowski	---	---	35	40	1	76
S Omar Stoutmire	---	---	35	35	1	71
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	31	26	10	67
TE Scott Chandler	17	28	---	---	21	66
CB Carlos Rogers	---	---	29	35	1	65
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	34	30	---	64
CB Aaron Ross	---	---	35	28	---	63
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	31	22	9	62
OLB Carl Kranchick	---	---	28	23	10	61
G Will Montgomery	20	30	---	---	7	57
CB Artrell Hawkins	---	---	19	32	5	56
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	25	29	1	55
ILB D.J. Williams	---	---	30	23	---	53
C Damien Woody	20	30	---	---	---	50
T Damian Roger	20	30	---	---	---	50
G Jeff Hatch	20	30	---	---	---	50
T Stacy Andrews	20	30	---	---	---	50
DT Jamal Williams	---	---	25	22	---	47
QB Josh Heupel	19	27	---	---	---	46
WR Sloan Thomas	11	25	---	---	10	46
WR Eric Moulds	16	23	---	---	3	42
RB Jason Snelling	10	15	---	---	16	41
WR Brandon Williams	11	22	---	---	7	40
OLB Keith Mitchell	---	---	2	14	20	36
S C.J. Gaddis	---	---	2	17	15	34
DE Jason Hatcher	---	---	12	19	1	32
WR David Boston	11	9	---	---	8	28
CB Antoine Cason	---	---	1	13	14	28
FB Marc Edwards	7	2	---	---	16	25
WR Tony Simmons	1	8	---	---	16	25
RB Wali Lundy	10	13	---	---	2	25
DE Kenneth Pettway	---	---	1	14	3	18
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	10	4	4	18
DT Clifton Ryan	---	---	0	14	---	14
TE Martrez Milner	5	5	---	---	---	10
C Alan Faneca	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Norman Bauer	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jon Ryan	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Adam Koets	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Chilo Rachal	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Trent Edwards	1	3	---	---	---	4
TE Craig Stevens	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Ryan Leaf	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bruce Gradkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Jamaal Charles	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Walter Jones	35	40	---	---	4	79
G Erik Pears	35	40	---	---	4	79
C Ryan Pontbraind	35	40	---	---	---	75
G Willie Colon	35	40	---	---	---	75
QB Ben Roethlisberger	32	40	---	---	---	72
WR Steve Smith Sr.	32	39	---	---	---	71
T Allen Barbre	31	40	---	---	---	71
WR Dez White	27	34	---	---	1	62
TE Jacob Tamme	27	32	---	---	---	59
CB Renaldo Hill	---	---	13	26	18	57
S Stanford Routt	---	---	20	28	9	57
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	20	30	7	57
S Jimmy Williams	---	---	17	29	9	55
RB Cory Boyd	26	16	---	---	11	53
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	20	30	2	52
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	20	30	2	52
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	20	29	2	51
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	19	27	2	48
FB Jalen Gallier	18	8	---	---	20	46
DT Kyle Williams	---	---	16	27	2	45
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	17	25	2	44
WR Brandon Jones	15	28	---	---	---	43
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	15	21	---	36
RB Felix Jones	9	18	---	---	8	35
TE Miles Myers	15	9	---	---	9	33
TE Donald Lee	5	3	---	---	20	28
CB Pat Lee	---	---	1	3	18	22
OLB Stanford Kegler	---	---	0	0	19	19
DT Landon Cohen	---	---	7	9	2	18
WR Mario Urrutia	1	12	---	---	4	17
DE Monty Pittard	---	---	5	9	---	14
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	0	0	14	14
ILB Rian Wallace	---	---	7	4	---	11
WR Devin Thomas	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Kroy Biermann	---	---	0	0	9	9
T Mike Williams	4	0	---	---	4	8
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	8	8
S James Butler	---	---	3	3	---	6
WR Dexter Jackson	0	1	---	---	4	5
OLB Philip Schmaltz	---	---	0	0	5	5
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Gabriel Rose	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Charlie Frye	3	0	---	---	---	3
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	38	12.7
Middle	14	85	6.1
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	22	96	4.4
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josh Heupel	26	17	2	1	1	2	4	7	1
Trent Edwards	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	39	26	5	1	1	4	6	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	112	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	46	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	114	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	152	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sloan Thomas	11	5	1	29	0	25
TE Scott Chandler	6	4	0	27	0	28
WR Brandon Williams	3	3	0	41	1	22
WR David Boston	2	1	0	6	0	9
TE Martrez Milner	2	1	0	4	0	5
WR Eric Moulds	1	1	0	43	1	23
FB Marc Edwards	1	1	0	11	0	2
RB Wali Lundy	1	1	0	3	0	13
RB Jason Snelling	1	1	0	6	0	15

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Smith Sr.	16	8	1	129	2	39
TE Jacob Tamme	11	7	0	77	1	32
WR Dez White	8	8	0	74	1	34
WR Brandon Jones	4	3	0	32	1	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Josh Heupel	1	8	8.00	27.50
RB Wali Lundy	1	7	7.00	4.13
RB Jason Snelling	1	-3	-3.00	4.00

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cory Boyd	2	2	1.00	3.42
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Josh Heupel	1	1	8	8.00	6.38

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	4	3	52	13.00	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Williams	1	1	8	8.00	13.67

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Smith Sr.	2	2	34	17.00	8.06
WR Dez White	1	1	18	18.00	9.25
TE Jacob Tamme	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wali Lundy	3	1

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cory Boyd	3	3
RB Felix Jones	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josh Heupel	9	8	4

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	9	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Williams	3	3	1
WR Sloan Thomas	2	2	1
WR Eric Moulds	1	1	1
WR David Boston	1	1	1
RB Wali Lundy	1	1	0
TE Scott Chandler	1	0	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Smith Sr.	4	2	2
WR Brandon Jones	2	1	1
TE Jacob Tamme	2	2	2
WR Dez White	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,300 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,500 (26,500)
End Zone 12,400 (19,100)
Mezzanine 10,500 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (16,900)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,300 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,500 (26,500)
End Zone	12,400 (19,100)
Mezzanine	10,500 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (16,900)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (5,800)