2000 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 10, 2000 · Mile High Stadium
Seattle Seahawks
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Denver BroncosWinner
31
DEN -10 no coverO 48 ✓22°F
Denver Broncos 31–24.
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
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 26/41 | 298 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Jon Kitna | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Shaun Alexander | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Mack Strong | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Dawkins | 6 | 10 | 85 | 2 | 25% | 7.1 |
| Darrell Jackson | 5 | 8 | 76 | 1 | 20% | -4.7 |
| Itula Mili | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 5% | 6.6 |
| Ricky Watters | 6 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 20% | 2.4 |
| Derrick Mayes | 5 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 18% | -5.2 |
| Christian Fauria | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | 0.4 |
| Mack Strong | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5% | -0.1 |
| Shaun Alexander | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -3.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Simmons | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Koonce | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt LaBounty | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Tongue | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Brown | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Kennedy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Sinclair | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Terry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 14/25 | 201 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 29 | 131 | 4.5 | 2 | 3.1 |
| KaRon Coleman | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Gus Frerotte | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Tom Rouen | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | -2.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McCaffrey | 8 | 12 | 112 | 1 | 52% | -1.1 |
| Rod Smith | 5 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 35% | 4.3 |
| Billy Miller | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | 0.0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
| Desmond Clark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Romanowski | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brown | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Jenkins | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Mobley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kavika Pittman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -10
- Closing total
- 48
- SEA moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -10, won by 7 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 48; the game landed 55 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mile High Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 22°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Phil Luckett
- Rest
- SEA 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Holmgren vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.