2012 · Week 1
New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans
Sep 9, 2012 · Adelphia Coliseum · outdoors · grass
Recap
It wasn't close — New England Patriots beat Tennessee Titans 34–13. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (60%) going in. Patriots improve to 1-0; Titans fall to 0-1. Tom Brady was the story of the game with 236 passing yards and 2 TDs; 1 rushing yard.
Team stats
| NE | TEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 14 |
| 398 | Total yards | 292 |
| 236 | Passing yards | 272 |
| 162 | Rushing yards | 20 |
| 23/31 | Comp / Att | 29/43 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 23/31 | 236 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 21 | 125 | 1 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| Brandon Bolden | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Brandon Lloyd | 5 | 8 | 69 | 0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 6 | 60 | 1 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 6 | 7 | 59 | 1 |
| Wes Welker | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
TEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Locker | 23/32 | 229 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 6/11 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Locker | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Johnson | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Darius Reynaud | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamie Harper | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Cook | 4 | 6 | 64 | 0 |
| Nate Washington | 2 | 8 | 53 | 1 |
| Chris Johnson | 6 | 7 | 47 | 0 |
| Kendall Wright | 5 | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Damian Williams | 5 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Darius Reynaud | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Lavelle Hawkins | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jamie Harper | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Craig Stevens | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |