2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Oakland Raiders
17
at
Denver BroncosWinner
23
DEN -1 ✓U 41 ✓24°F
Denver Broncos 23–17.
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
Oakland Raiders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 35/49 | 313 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Tim Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Zack Crockett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 9 | 11 | 108 | 0 | 23% | 7.3 |
| Tim Brown | 7 | 10 | 72 | 0 | 21% | 6.1 |
| Charlie Garner | 9 | 11 | 59 | 1 | 23% | 1.0 |
| Jeremy Brigham | 3 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 9% | 1.6 |
| Jerry Porter | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 9% | -2.2 |
| Roland Williams | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6% | -0.1 |
| Jon Ritchie | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Randy Jordan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | -1.0 |
| James Jett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Alexander | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Allen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grady Jackson | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Biekert | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Russell | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Regan Upshaw | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dorsett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 19/26 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Davis | 18 | 89 | 4.9 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Brian Griese | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Mike Anderson | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 8 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 46% | 1.6 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 15% | 0.8 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4% | 1.2 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 12% | 0.8 |
| Kevin Kasper | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8% | 1.4 |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -0.0 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| Terrell Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
| Desmond Clark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Gold | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Mobley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bertrand Berry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chester McGlockton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -1
- Closing total
- 41
- OAK moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -1 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 41; the game landed 40 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 24°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Johnny Grier
- Rest
- OAK 8 days · DEN 14 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.