2003 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2003 · Qualcomm Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
37
at
San Diego Chargers
13
DEN -3 ✓O 43 ✓
Denver Broncos 37–13 — never really in doubt late.
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
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 7/16 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jake Plummer | 9/13 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 12 | 129 | 10.8 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Mike Anderson | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Chris Cole | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wilson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Herndon | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lenny Walls | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sam Brandon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Ferguson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Fatafehi | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Hayward | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -3
- Closing total
- 43
- DEN moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -3 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 43; the game landed 50 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 73°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Tom Corrente
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Marty Schottenheimer
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.