1999 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 7, 1999 · Qualcomm Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
33
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San Diego Chargers
17
PK · DEN wonO 35.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 33–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Miller | 14/24 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olandis Gary | 30 | 108 | 3.6 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 5 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 30% | 3.9 |
| Billy Miller | 2 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 17% | 2.7 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 13% | 1.0 |
| Andre Cooper | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 22% | -0.3 |
| Olandis Gary | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9% | 0.1 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | 0.6 |
| John Avery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Carter | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Keith Traylor | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Miller | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wayne | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harbaugh | 25/39 | 235 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Bynum | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Tremayne Stephens | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Jones | 4 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 16% | 4.5 |
| Charlie Jones | 2 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 5% | 4.5 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 5 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 22% | 5.0 |
| Tremayne Stephens | 3 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 8% | 1.5 |
| Chris Penn | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5% | -3.2 |
| Jeff Graham | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 14% | -0.1 |
| Kenny Bynum | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 19% | -5.0 |
| Fred McCrary | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance Shaw | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dumas | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jackson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lewis Bush | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Dimry | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryll Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Parrella | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Rusk | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -0
- Closing total
- 35.5
- DEN moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Pick'em at close — Broncos won by 16.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 50 — over by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 69°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Dick Hantag
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Mike Riley
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.