2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Mile High Stadium
Atlanta Falcons
14
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Denver BroncosWinner
42
DEN -4.5 ✓O 47 ✓
Denver Broncos 42–14 — never really in doubt late.
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
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 9/22 | 128 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5.0 |
| Doug Johnson | 3/7 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Ron Rivers | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Chris Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 11% | 5.2 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 29% | -1.3 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 18% | 0.7 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 21% | -2.9 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7% | -1.3 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | 0.6 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
| Ron Rivers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
| Reggie Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Carter | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jasper | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Wiley | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Swayda | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bradford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 20/33 | 268 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 31 | 131 | 4.2 | 2 | 0.3 |
| KaRon Coleman | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Brian Griese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 7 | 11 | 117 | 2 | 34% | 10.3 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 5 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 16% | 4.8 |
| Robert Brooks | 2 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 9% | 1.2 |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | 3.7 |
| Desmond Clark | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | 1.9 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9% | -1.9 |
| Travis McGriff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.2 |
| Detron Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mobley | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Jenkins | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Pounds | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Coghill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -4.5
- Closing total
- 47
- ATL moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 47; the game landed 56 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mile High Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 84°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · DEN 6 days
- Coaches
- Dan Reeves vs Mike Shanahan