2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Sun Devil Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
38
at
Arizona Cardinals
17
DEN -8.5 ✓O 45 ✓103°F
Denver Broncos 38–17 — never really in doubt late.
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 | 22/31 | 242 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olandis Gary | 14 | 90 | 6.4 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Mike Anderson | 19 | 58 | 3.1 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Gus Frerotte | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 14 | 16 | 162 | 2 | 55% | 14.2 |
| Desmond Clark | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 14% | 0.9 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 21% | 1.8 |
| Eddie Kennison | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | 0.3 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | 0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deltha O'Neal | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mobley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Romanowski | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chester McGlockton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olandis Gary | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detron Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 16/28 | 242 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 1 | -6.4 |
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boston | 8 | 11 | 145 | 0 | 41% | 10.1 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 11% | 0.2 |
| Frank Sanders | 4 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 26% | -1.5 |
| Tywan Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4% | 1.8 |
| Thomas Jones | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4% | 0.2 |
| Terry Hardy | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7% | 1.4 |
| Joel Makovicka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raynoch Thompson | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tillman | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barron Tanner | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Chavous | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rutledge | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Lucas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -8.5
- Closing total
- 45
- DEN moneyline
- —
- ARI moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -8.5 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 45; the game landed 55 — over by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sun Devil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 103°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Ron Blum
- Rest
- DEN 13 days · ARI 14 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Dave McGinnis