2000 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 19, 2000 · Mile High Stadium
San Diego Chargers
37
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Denver BroncosWinner
38
DEN -9.5 no coverO 42.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 38–37 — decided on the final possessions.
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
San Diego Chargers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Leaf | 13/27 | 311 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Fazande | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | -6.2 |
| Ryan Leaf | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | -5.2 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Graham | 4 | 10 | 144 | 2 | 38% | 10.1 |
| Curtis Conway | 4 | 6 | 118 | 1 | 23% | 9.0 |
| Freddie Jones | 3 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 23% | -4.1 |
| Steve Heiden | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | 0.6 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12% | 0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Dumas | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeRon Jenkins | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rogers Beckett | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Junior Seau | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerald Dixon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Parrella | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamal Williams | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fakhir Brown | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Albert Fontenot | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 36/58 | 462 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 19 | 97 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Gus Frerotte | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | -3.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 11 | 19 | 187 | 1 | 33% | 2.0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 10 | 14 | 148 | 2 | 24% | 8.5 |
| Mike Anderson | 6 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 12% | 2.4 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 3 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 12% | -9.0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 3 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 5% | 3.9 |
| Desmond Clark | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5% | 3.3 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -0.3 |
| Travis McGriff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Romanowski | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Jenkins | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trevor Pryce | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -9.5
- Closing total
- 42.5
- SD moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -9.5, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 75 — over by 32.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mile High Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 39°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Johnny Grier
- Rest
- SD 7 days · DEN 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike Riley vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.