New England Patriots17–20Washington Commanders

Total yards: New England Patriots 327, Washington Commanders 449. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: New England Patriots 220, Washington Commanders 325. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: New England Patriots 107, Washington Commanders 124. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: New England Patriots 17, Washington Commanders 22. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: New England Patriots 3.0, Washington Commanders 0.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: New England Patriots 6, Washington Commanders 1. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: New England Patriots 3, Washington Commanders 0. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: New England Patriots 2, Washington Commanders 1. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: New England Patriots 4, Washington Commanders 4. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: New England Patriots 30, Washington Commanders 30. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: New England Patriots -6.0, Washington Commanders 5.0. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

Rushing EPA: New England Patriots 0.5, Washington Commanders -2.2. The same for the running game.