2000 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 8, 2000 · Qualcomm Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
21
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San Diego Chargers
7
DEN -6.5 ✓U 43 ✓
Denver Broncos 21–7.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 27/40 | 235 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | -5.1 |
| KaRon Coleman | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Brian Griese | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Raymont Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McCaffrey | 10 | 15 | 71 | 2 | 38% | 1.3 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 6 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 15% | 2.3 |
| Rod Smith | 3 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 15% | 2.3 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 3 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 13% | 3.9 |
| Raymont Harris | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 5% | 0.0 |
| KaRon Coleman | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 5 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Mobley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Keith Burns | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
San Diego Chargers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harbaugh | 18/43 | 237 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -18.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Fazande | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Ronney Jenkins | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jones | 7 | 11 | 101 | 0 | 26% | -4.9 |
| Freddie Jones | 5 | 12 | 72 | 1 | 29% | -1.0 |
| Jeff Graham | 2 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 29% | -3.3 |
| Jermaine Fazande | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | -0.0 |
| Steve Heiden | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -3.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Darden | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dumas | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| DeRon Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Mickell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Dingle | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Dixon | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -6.5
- Closing total
- 43
- DEN moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 43; the game landed 28 — under by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- 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.