2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Husky Stadium

Denver Broncos

Seattle SeahawksWinner

DEN -6 upsetO 44 ✓Broncos closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Seattle Seahawks 34–21.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DEN

Brian GrieseQB

24/36, 209 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT

-5.5 expected points added

Passing · SEA

Trent DilferQB

12/18, 110 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

0.4 expected points added

Rushing · SEA

Shaun AlexanderRB

33 att, 142 yds, 2 TD

0.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DEN

Mike AndersonRB

17 att, 51 yds, 0 TD

-0.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DEN

Eddie KennisonWR

6/7 for 84 yds, 1 TD

19% of team targets · 7.2 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Rod SmithWR

6/10 for 43 yds, 1 TD

28% of team targets · -0.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Brian Griese	24/36	209	2	3	3	-5.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Mike Anderson	17	51	3.0	-0.2
Brian Griese	2	38	19.0	2.9
Olandis Gary	1	3	3.0	-0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Eddie Kennison	6	7	84	1	19%	7.2
Rod Smith	6	10	43	1	28%	-0.6
Dwayne Carswell	4	7	40	0	19%	-8.3
Desmond Clark	2	3	17	0	8%	2.1
Tony Carter	2	2	14	0	6%	1.8
Mike Anderson	2	3	9	0	8%	-1.0
Matt Dominguez	1	1	2	0	3%	-0.9
Patrick Hape	1	3	0	0	8%	-1.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Al Wilson	5	2	0.0	0
John Mobley	5	1	0.0	0
Bill Romanowski	3	3	0.0	0
Kenoy Kennedy	4	2	0.0	0
Keith Washington	3	2	1.0	0
Eric Brown	3	1	1.0	1
Deltha O'Neal	4	0	0.0	0
Chester McGlockton	2	1	0.0	0
Kavika Pittman	1	2	0.0	0
Ian Gold	1	2	0.0	0

Seattle Seahawks

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Trent Dilfer	12/18	110	0	0	2	0.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Shaun Alexander	33	142	4.3	2	0.2
Jay Graham	2	8	4.0	0	0.5
Mack Strong	1	7	7.0	0	0.5
Trent Dilfer	1	6	6.0	0	1.3
Matt Hasselbeck	3	-2	-0.7	0	-1.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Darrell Jackson	4	6	38	35%	0.8
Shaun Alexander	2	3	24	18%	1.1
Koren Robinson	2	2	21	12%	1.2
Christian Fauria	1	2	12	12%	1.3
Bobby Engram	1	1	6	6%	1.0
Mack Strong	1	1	5	6%	0.1
Alex Bannister	1	2	4	12%	-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Reggie Tongue	7	3	1.0	2	2
Chad Brown	6	2	0.0	0	0
Levon Kirkland	5	1	0.0	0	0
Anthony Simmons	3	2	0.0	0	2
Maurice Kelly	3	2	0.0	0	0
Shawn Springs	1	2	0.0	1	1
John Randle	1	2	1.0	0	0
Michael Sinclair	2	0	1.0	0	0
Chad Eaton	1	1	0.0	0	0
Shaun Alexander	1	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -6
Closing total: 44
DEN moneyline: —
SEA moneyline: —

Broncos closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 44; the game landed 55 — over by 11.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Husky Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 54°F, wind 7 mph
Referee: Larry Nemmers
Rest: DEN 7 days · SEA 7 days
Coaches: Mike Shanahan vs Mike Holmgren

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.