Coverage: CBS
4:15 PM ET, December 14, 2008
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA
Top Performers
Passing: J. Russell (OAK) - 242 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: S. Morris (NE) - 14 CAR, 117 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: W. Welker (NE) - 6 REC, 69 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NE | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 10:23 | Kevin Faulk 7 Yd Pass From Matt Cassel (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 7 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 07:57 | Randy Moss 20 Yd Pass From Matt Cassel (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 14 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 03:43 | Sammy Morris 29 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 21 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 01:34 | Johnnie Lee Higgins 56 Yd Pass From JaMarcus Russell (Sebastian Janikowski Kick) | 21 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NE | OAK | |||
![]() | TD | 13:12 | Wes Welker 13 Yd Pass From Matt Cassel (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 28 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 12:59 | Justin Miller 91 Yd Kickoff Return (Sebastian Janikowski Kick) | 28 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 12:46 | Ellis Hobbs III 95 Yd Kickoff Return (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 35 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NE | OAK | |||
![]() | TD | 11:36 | Randy Moss 9 Yd Pass From Matt Cassel (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 42 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 05:01 | Ronald Curry 10 Yd Pass From JaMarcus Russell (Pat Blocked) | 42 | 20 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NE | OAK | |||
![]() | TD | 06:09 | LaMont Jordan 49 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 49 | 20 |
![]() | TD | 01:53 | Darren McFadden 11 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 49 | 26 |
Team Stat Comparison
New England | Oakland | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 29 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-13 | 5-13 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 487 | 334 |
| Yards per play | 6.9 | 5.4 |
| Total Drives | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | 210 | 218 |
Comp-Att | 18-30 | 17-33 |
Yards per pass | 7.0 | 6.6 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 3-8 | 2-24 |
| Rushing | 277 | 116 |
Rushing Attempts | 38 | 27 |
Yards per rush | 7.3 | 4.3 |
| Penalties | 4-20 | 7-45 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 30:41 | 29:19 |
| NE Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| M. Cassel | 18/30 | 218 | 7.3 | 4 | 1 | 3-8 | 88.0 |
| Team | 18/30 | 210 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 3-8 | -- |
| OAK Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| J. Russell | 17/32 | 242 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 | 2-24 | 6.9 |
| M. Bush | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3.4 |
| Team | 17/33 | 218 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 2-24 | -- |
| Oakland Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Fargas | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 0 | 13 |
| D. McFadden | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 1 | 12 |
| Team | 27 | 116 | 4.3 | 1 | 13 |
| Oakland Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. McFadden | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 27 |
| J. Higgins | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 1 | 56 |
| Z. Miller | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 23 |
| T. Stewart | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
| R. Curry | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 10 |
| C. Schilens | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| L. Lawton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 17 | 242 | 14.2 | 2 | 56 |
| Oakland Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| J. Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Wilhite | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Oakland Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| G. Wilson | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| New England Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Mayo | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| B. Meriweather | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Seau | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Vrabel | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| L. Sanders | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Wilhite | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Green | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| V. Wilfork | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Wright | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Washington | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| D. O'Neal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| L. Izzo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Colvin | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Seymour | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| W. Welker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| G. Guyton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Aiken | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Slater | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Hobbs III | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| V. Redd | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 60 | 2 | 52 |
| Oakland Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| G. Wilson | 14 | 1 | 11 |
| K. Morrison | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| R. Baker | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| C. Johnson | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Scott | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| N. Asomugha | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Richardson | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Howard | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Warren | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| W. Joseph | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Eugene | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Edwards | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Burgess | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Alston | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| I. Ekejiuba | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Sands | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Henderson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Routt | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 72 | 3 | 54 |
| New England Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| E. Hobbs III | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 95 |
| S. Morris | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 |
| Team | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 95 |
| Oakland Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Miller | 6 | 188 | 31.3 | 91 |
| M. Bush | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 |
| T. Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 7 | 202 | 28.9 | 91 |
| New England Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| K. Faulk | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 |
| Team | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 |
| Oakland Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Higgins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| New England Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Gostkowski | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 7/7 | 7 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 7/7 | 7 |
| Oakland Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Janikowski | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/3 | 2 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/3 | 2 |
| New England Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Hanson | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Team | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Oakland Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| S. Lechler | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Team | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
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