2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · Network Associates Coliseum

Denver BroncosWinner

Oakland Raiders

OAK -3 upsetO 44 ✓Raiders closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Denver Broncos 33–24.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DEN

Brian GrieseQB

21/31, 213 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

11.9 expected points added

Passing · OAK

Rich GannonQB

13/21, 159 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-6.3 expected points added

Rushing · DEN

Mike AndersonRB

32 att, 187 yds, 0 TD

5.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · OAK

Napoleon KaufmanRB

5 att, 86 yds, 0 TD

7.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DEN

Ed McCaffreyWR

7/10 for 92 yds, 1 TD

33% of team targets · 8.0 expected points added

Receiving · OAK

Tim BrownWR

7/10 for 92 yds, 2 TD

48% of team targets · 8.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Brian Griese	21/31	213	2	0	1	11.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Mike Anderson	32	187	5.8	5.1
Howard Griffith	1	0	0.0	-1.3
Brian Griese	6	-7	-1.2	-6.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Ed McCaffrey	7	10	92	1	33%	8.0
Rod Smith	7	9	63	0	30%	1.6
Desmond Clark	2	4	22	0	13%	1.5
Dwayne Carswell	2	3	17	0	10%	0.0
Howard Griffith	2	2	17	1	7%	2.0
Mike Anderson	1	1	2	0	3%	1.6
Billy Miller	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Ray Crockett	5	2	0.0	0	1
Al Wilson	5	1	1.5	0	0
Bill Romanowski	4	1	0.5	0	0
Terrell Buckley	4	0	0.0	1	1
Kavika Pittman	3	0	2.0	0	0
Eric Brown	2	1	0.0	0	1
George Coghill	3	0	0.0	0	0
Billy Jenkins	1	1	0.0	0	0
Trevor Pryce	1	1	0.0	0	1
Jimmy Spencer	1	0	0.0	0	0

Oakland Raiders

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Rich Gannon	13/21	159	2	2	4	-6.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Napoleon Kaufman	5	86	17.2	7.1
Tyrone Wheatley	12	27	2.3	-8.6
Rich Gannon	2	10	5.0	0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Tim Brown	7	10	92	2	48%	8.3
Jeremy Brigham	1	1	19	0	5%	1.5
Tyrone Wheatley	2	2	15	0	10%	0.5
Rickey Dudley	1	2	13	0	10%	-1.9
Napoleon Kaufman	1	2	12	0	10%	0.3
Randy Jordan	1	1	8	0	5%	-0.2
James Jett	0	2	0	0	10%	0.3
Andre Rison	0	1	0	0	5%	-4.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Greg Biekert	5	6	0.0	0
Johnnie Harris	5	1	0.0	1
Charles Woodson	5	1	0.0	0
Elijah Alexander	3	1	0.0	1
Grady Jackson	3	1	1.0	0
William Thomas	2	2	0.0	0
Eric Allen	2	1	0.0	1
Anthony Dorsett	2	1	0.0	0
Lance Johnstone	1	2	0.0	0
Darrell Russell	3	0	0.0	1

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: OAK -3
Closing total: 44
DEN moneyline: —
OAK moneyline: —

Raiders closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 44; the game landed 57 — over by 13.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Network Associates Coliseum
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 79°F, wind 9 mph
Referee: Mike Carey
Rest: DEN 7 days · OAK 7 days
Coaches: Mike Shanahan vs Jon Gruden

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.