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Johnny Tapia, boxing champ, dead at 45
| Sunday, December 14, 2008 | |||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| New England | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| Oakland | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| Wrap | |||||
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
| New England Touchdown - 7-yard pass from Matt Cassel to Kevin Faulk. (Stephen Gostkowski extra point is good). |
| New England Touchdown - 20-yard pass from Matt Cassel to Randy Moss. (Stephen Gostkowski extra point is good). |
| Second Quarter |
| New England Touchdown - 13-yard pass from Matt Cassel to Wes Welker. (Stephen Gostkowski extra point is good). |
| Oakland Touchdown - 91-yard kickoff return by Justin Miller. (Sebastian Janikowski extra point is good). |
| Third Quarter |
| New England Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Matt Cassel to Randy Moss. (Stephen Gostkowski extra point is good). |
| Oakland Touchdown - 10-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell to Ronald Curry. (Sebastian Janikowski extra point blocked by Vince Wilfork). |
| Fourth Quarter |
| New England Touchdown - 49-yard run by LaMont Jordan. (Stephen Gostkowski extra point is good). |
| Oakland Touchdown - 11-yard run by Darren McFadden. (JaMarcus Russell pass incomplete to Chaz Schilens, two-point conversion failed). |
| Final Team Statistics | ||
| Statistics | New England | Oakland |
| First Downs | 29 | 19 |
| Rushes-yards | 39-277 | 27-116 |
| Passing yards | 218 | 242 |
| Return yards | 210 | 218 |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 30-18-1 | 33-17-1 |
| Punts-Average | 3-36.0 | 6-43.5 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-20 | 7-45 |
| Time of Possession | 30:41 | 29:19 |
| Individual Statistics | |
| Rushing | |
| New England | Sammy Morris 14-117, LaMont Jordan 12-97, Kevin Faulk 6-45, Matt Cassel 7-18 |
| Oakland | Justin Fargas 15-70, Darren McFadden 12-46 |
| Passing | |
| New England | Matt Cassel (18-30), Yards: 218, Sacked: 2, TD: 4 |
| Oakland | JaMarcus Russell (17-31), Yards: 242, Sacked: 2, TD: 2, Michael Bush (0-2), Yards: 0, Sacked: 0, TD: 0 |
| Receiving | |
| New England | Wes Welker 6-69, Kevin Faulk 6-66, Randy Moss 5-67, Sam Aiken 1-16 |
| Oakland | Zach Miller 5-60, Darren McFadden 3-68, Johnnie Lee Higgins 3-66, Tony Stewart 2-22, Ronald Curry 2-19, Chaz Schilens 1-4, Luke Lawton 1-3 |
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