Coverage: FOX
1:00 PM ET, December 21, 2008
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA
Top Performers
Passing: M. Cassel (NE) - 345 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: S. Morris (NE) - 15 CAR, 88 YDS
Receiving: L. Fitzgerald (ARI) - 3 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | ARI | NE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 08:57 | LaMont Jordan 1 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 0 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 03:46 | LaMont Jordan 3 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 0 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | ARI | NE | |||
![]() | TD | 12:04 | Kevin Faulk 15 Yd Pass From Matt Cassel (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 0 | 21 |
![]() | TD | 01:52 | Wes Welker 11 Yd Pass From Matt Cassel (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 0 | 28 |
![]() | FG | 00:02 | Stephen Gostkowski 38 Yd | 0 | 31 |
| THIRD QUARTER | ARI | NE | |||
![]() | TD | 14:41 | Randy Moss 76 Yd Pass From Matt Cassel (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 0 | 38 |
![]() | FG | 08:20 | Stephen Gostkowski 35 Yd | 0 | 41 |
![]() | FG | 03:31 | Stephen Gostkowski 24 Yd | 0 | 44 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | ARI | NE | |||
![]() | FG | 14:51 | Stephen Gostkowski 30 Yd | 0 | 47 |
![]() | TD | 06:17 | Larry Fitzgerald 78 Yd Pass From Matt Leinart (Neil Rackers Kick) | 7 | 47 |
Team Stat Comparison
Arizona | New England | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 8 | 27 |
3rd down efficiency | 3-13 | 8-16 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 186 | 514 |
| Yards per play | 3.7 | 6.3 |
| Total Drives | 0 | 3 |
| Passing | 142 | 331 |
Comp-Att | 12-32 | 21-38 |
Yards per pass | 4.4 | 8.7 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 3-26 | 1-12 |
| Rushing | 44 | 183 |
Rushing Attempts | 15 | 42 |
Yards per rush | 2.9 | 4.4 |
| Penalties | 3-20 | 7-65 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 21:25 | 38:35 |
| ARI Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| M. Leinart | 6/14 | 138 | 9.9 | 1 | 1 | 2-19 | 29.7 |
| K. Warner | 6/18 | 30 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 2.7 |
| Team | 12/32 | 142 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | 3-26 | -- |
| NE Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| M. Cassel | 20/36 | 345 | 9.6 | 3 | 0 | 1-12 | 77.9 |
| K. O'Connell | 1/2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1.3 |
| Team | 21/38 | 331 | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 1-12 | -- |
| Arizona Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| E. James | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
| T. Hightower | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Leinart | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 0 | 12 |
| Arizona Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| L. Fitzgerald | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 1 | 78 |
| J. Urban | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 28 |
| E. Doucet | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| T. Hightower | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 15 |
| S. Breaston | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| E. James | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| T. Castille | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 12 | 168 | 14.0 | 1 | 78 |
| Arizona Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| M. Leinart | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Hightower | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| New England Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| J. Green | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New England Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| E. Hobbs III | 1 | -7 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -7 | 0 |
| Arizona Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| K. Dansby | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| A. Rolle | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| G. Watson | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| M. Ware | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Okeafor | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| G. Hayes | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Dockett | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| P. Togafau | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Campbell | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Rodgers-Cromartie | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Robinson | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Adams | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Brown | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Berry | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Green | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Morey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Hood | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Gandy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Castille | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Beisel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Spach | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 93 | 1 | 62 |
| New England Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Seau | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Mayo | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| V. Wilfork | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| B. Meriweather | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| M. Vrabel | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Spann | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| V. Redd | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Seymour | 3 | .5 | 0 |
| J. Green | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Slater | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Richardson | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Colvin | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Wright | 2 | .5 | 1 |
| K. Washington | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| -. Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Aiken | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| H. Evans | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Sanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Wilhite | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Ventrone | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Izzo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 56 | 3 | 38 |
| Arizona Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| S. Breaston | 9 | 141 | 15.7 | 28 |
| S. Morey | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 |
| Team | 10 | 156 | 15.6 | 28 |
| New England Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| E. Hobbs III | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 |
| S. Morris | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
| Team | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 |
| New England Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| W. Welker | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 28 |
| Team | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 28 |
| Arizona Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Rackers | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| New England Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Gostkowski | 4/4 | 100.0 | 38 | 5/5 | 17 |
| Team | 4/4 | 100.0 | 38 | 5/5 | 17 |




