2001 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 9, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High

Seattle Seahawks

Denver BroncosWinner

DEN -6 ✓U 41 ✓Broncos closed -6 and covered, winning by 13.

Denver Broncos 20–7.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · SEA

Matt HasselbeckQB

17/37, 243 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-5.6 expected points added

Passing · DEN

Brian GrieseQB

11/17, 81 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-0.9 expected points added

Rushing · DEN

Terrell DavisRB

19 att, 109 yds, 0 TD

3.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · SEA

Shaun AlexanderRB

12 att, 28 yds, 0 TD

-2.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · SEA

Darrell JacksonWR

4/12 for 104 yds, 1 TD

34% of team targets · 3.9 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Rod SmithWR

8/14 for 66 yds, 0 TD

40% of team targets · -2.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Seattle Seahawks

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Hasselbeck	17/37	243	1	2	5	-5.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Shaun Alexander	12	28	2.3	-2.1
Ricky Watters	6	23	3.8	-2.0
Matt Hasselbeck	2	17	8.5	0.2
Mack Strong	1	2	2.0	-0.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Darrell Jackson	4	12	104	1	34%	3.9
Koren Robinson	3	7	61	0	20%	4.0
Bobby Engram	2	4	26	0	11%	-0.5
Ricky Watters	2	3	18	0	9%	-1.8
Mack Strong	2	2	16	0	6%	0.1
Christian Fauria	2	4	14	0	11%	0.9
Shaun Alexander	2	3	4	0	9%	-2.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Marcus Robertson	8	1	0.0	1	1
Chad Eaton	4	2	0.0	0	0
John Randle	4	1	2.0	0	0
Anthony Simmons	5	0	0.0	0	0
Reggie Tongue	4	0	0.0	0	0
Levon Kirkland	4	0	0.0	0	0
John Hilliard	2	1	0.0	0	0
Ken Lucas	2	1	0.0	0	1
Chad Brown	2	1	0.0	0	2
Matt LaBounty	1	2	0.0	0	0

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Brian Griese	11/17	81	1	1	0	-0.9
Gus Frerotte	10/20	77	1	0	2	-5.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Terrell Davis	19	109	5.7	3.4
Kevin Kasper	1	27	27.0	1.6
Brian Griese	2	18	9.0	0.8
KaRon Coleman	2	8	4.0	-1.3
Mike Anderson	2	5	2.5	1.1
Gus Frerotte	2	-2	-1.0	-0.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Rod Smith	8	14	66	0	40%	-2.2
Desmond Clark	2	5	17	1	14%	0.6
Kevin Kasper	2	3	15	0	9%	1.3
Dwayne Carswell	2	2	13	0	6%	0.5
Chris Cole	1	2	12	0	6%	0.7
Tony Carter	1	1	10	0	3%	1.4
Scottie Montgomery	1	1	10	0	3%	1.7
Terrell Davis	2	5	8	0	14%	-2.8
KaRon Coleman	1	1	6	0	3%	-0.3
Patrick Hape	1	1	1	1	3%	0.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Al Wilson	5	0	0.0	0	0
Kenoy Kennedy	1	3	0.0	0	1
Reggie Hayward	3	1	3.0	0	0
Eric Brown	4	0	0.0	0	1
John Mobley	3	1	0.0	0	0
Trevor Pryce	2	2	1.0	0	0
Denard Walker	3	0	0.0	0	0
Bill Romanowski	2	1	0.0	0	0
Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0.0	1	1
Deltha O'Neal	2	0	0.0	0	3

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -6
Closing total: 41
SEA moneyline: —
DEN moneyline: —

Broncos closed -6 and covered, winning by 13.

Total closed 41; the game landed 27 — under by 14.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Invesco Field at Mile High
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 38°F, wind 3 mph
Referee: Jeff Triplette
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.