2001 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 18, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Washington CommandersWinner
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Denver Broncos
10
DEN -8.5 upsetU 43 ✓
Washington Commanders 17–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · WAS
9/12 for 104 yds, 1 TD
39% of team targets · 7.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Graham | 12/18 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Tony Banks | 4/13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 24 | 97 | 4.0 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Tony Banks | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -6.9 |
| Kent Graham | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | -2.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Westbrook | 9 | 12 | 104 | 1 | 39% | 7.5 |
| Rod Gardner | 2 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 29% | -4.7 |
| Zeron Flemister | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 10% | 5.0 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.0 |
| Stephen Davis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Derrius Thompson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| Kevin Lockett | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -3.5 |
| Walter Rasby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mitchell | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVar Arrington | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenard Lang | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 11/31 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -11.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Brian Griese | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Olandis Gary | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | 1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cole | 2 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 20% | -2.2 |
| Rod Smith | 3 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 20% | 0.7 |
| Keith Poole | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 10% | 0.8 |
| Desmond Clark | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 20% | -4.7 |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10% | -0.3 |
| Tony Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17% | -3.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Romanowski | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Cole | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -8.5
- Closing total
- 43
- WAS moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -8.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 27 — under by 16.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- WAS 14 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Marty Schottenheimer vs Mike Shanahan