2001 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 30, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Baltimore RavensWinner
20
at
Denver Broncos
13
DEN -4.5 upsetU 41 ✓
Baltimore Ravens 20–13.
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
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 17/30 | 221 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen | 19 | 65 | 3.4 | 0 | -4.2 |
| Jason Brookins | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Elvis Grbac | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Moe Williams | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Taylor | 4 | 8 | 90 | 1 | 31% | 4.2 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 5 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 19% | 3.9 |
| Qadry Ismail | 2 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 15% | 3.8 |
| John Jones | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 12% | 1.0 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | 0.7 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8% | -1.1 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8% | -0.4 |
| Brandon Stokley | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Boulware | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Harris | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael McCrary | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalius Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Sharper | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Burnett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Duane Starks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 17/33 | 191 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Brian Griese | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Olandis Gary | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -2.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 5 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 27% | 4.4 |
| Desmond Clark | 5 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 21% | -4.9 |
| Kevin Kasper | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3% | 2.3 |
| Patrick Hape | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9% | -3.7 |
| Olandis Gary | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12% | 0.1 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18% | -3.7 |
| Travis McGriff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -4.5
- Closing total
- 41
- BAL moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 33 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- BAL 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Brian Billick vs Mike Shanahan