2000 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 3, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
Denver BroncosWinner
38
at
New Orleans Saints
23
PK · DEN wonO 45 ✓Dome
Denver Broncos 38–23.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 11/16 | 201 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 37 | 251 | 6.8 | 4 | 15.9 |
| KaRon Coleman | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Gus Frerotte | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Carswell | 3 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 27% | 4.6 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 3 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 27% | 3.9 |
| Desmond Clark | 1 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 13% | 1.3 |
| Rod Smith | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 20% | 1.8 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7% | 0.9 |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7% | 1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Spencer | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Gold | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Burns | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Romanowski | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Brown | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terrell Buckley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Suttle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 30/48 | 441 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Jerald Moore | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Chad Morton | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 10 | 15 | 170 | 0 | 34% | 4.6 |
| Robert Wilson | 8 | 11 | 122 | 0 | 25% | 8.0 |
| Andrew Glover | 2 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 5% | 5.8 |
| Willie Jackson | 2 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 14% | 3.4 |
| Chad Morton | 7 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 18% | -1.3 |
| Kyle Turley | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2% | 0.2 |
| Keith Poole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fields | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Molden | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Perry | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -0
- Closing total
- 45
- DEN moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Pick'em at close — Broncos won by 15.
Total closed 45; the game landed 61 — over by 16.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Jim Haslett