2003 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2003 · Paul Brown Stadium

Denver BroncosWinner

Cincinnati Bengals

DEN -6 ✓U 43.5 ✓Broncos closed -6 and covered, winning by 20.

Denver Broncos 30–10 — never really in doubt late.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · CIN

20/37, 264 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-15.3 expected points added

Passing · DEN

12/25, 115 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT

-13.6 expected points added

Rushing · DEN

24 att, 120 yds, 2 TD

7.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CIN

14 att, 34 yds, 0 TD

-3.9 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jake Plummer	12/25	115	0	3	0	-13.6

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Clinton Portis	24	120	5.0	2	7.5
Rod Smith	3	23	7.7	0	1.3
Mike Anderson	7	15	2.1	0	-1.8
Ashley Lelie	2	12	6.0	0	0.0
Jake Plummer	3	7	2.3	0	-0.2
Steve Beuerlein	1	7	7.0	0	0.8

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Ian Gold	7	1	0.0	1	1
Al Wilson	5	2	0.0	0	1
John Mobley	4	1	0.0	0	0
Kenoy Kennedy	3	1	0.0	0	0
Deltha O'Neal	4	0	0.0	0	0
Sam Brandon	3	1	0.0	0	1
Kelly Herndon	3	1	0.0	1	2
Reuben Droughns	1	2	0.0	0	0
Reggie Hayward	3	0	1.0	0	1
Lenny Walls	3	0	0.0	0	2

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jon Kitna	20/37	264	1	2	4	-15.3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Corey Dillon	14	34	2.4	-3.9
Peter Warrick	2	11	5.5	-0.0
Jon Kitna	3	5	1.7	-1.6
Brandon Bennett	3	1	0.3	-3.0

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Oliver Gibson	5	1	0.0	0	0
Kevin Kaesviharn	6	0	0.0	0	0
Tory James	4	1	0.0	1	2
Duane Clemons	5	0	1.0	0	0
Jeff Burris	3	2	0.0	0	1
Rogers Beckett	4	1	0.0	0	0
Adrian Ross	1	3	0.0	0	0
Brian Simmons	3	1	0.0	1	1
Mark Roman	3	1	0.0	1	2
Justin Smith	2	2	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Broncos closed -6 and covered, winning by 20.

Total closed 43.5; the game landed 40 — under by 3.5.

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