2001 · Week 12
New England Patriots at New York Jets
Dec 2, 2001 · Giants Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots held off New York Jets 17–16. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Patriots only a 33% shot beforehand. Patriots improve to 7-5; Jets fall to 7-4. Tom Brady paced the offense with 213 passing yards. Jets turned it over 2 times to Patriots's 0.
Team stats
| NE | NYJ | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 17 |
| 286 | Total yards | 303 |
| 213 | Passing yards | 172 |
| 73 | Rushing yards | 131 |
| 20/28 | Comp / Att | 18/32 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 20/28 | 213 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 12 | 28 | 1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Patten | 6 | 9 | 60 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 8 | 8 | 59 | 0 |
| Fred Coleman | 1 | 1 | 46 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 3 | 4 | 43 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Rutledge | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NYJ
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 18/32 | 172 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 20 | 99 | 0 |
| Laveranues Coles | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| LaMont Jordan | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Richie Anderson | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Laveranues Coles | 3 | 6 | 63 | 1 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 5 | 8 | 48 | 0 |
| Santana Moss | 2 | 7 | 40 | 0 |
| Anthony Becht | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| James Dearth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |