2003 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 28, 2003 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Final
Detroit Lions 16 at Denver Broncos 20. Final.
Denver Broncos 20–16.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Detroit Lions
40 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Denver Broncos
45 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 15/33 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Bryson | 13 | 73 | 5.6 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Olandis Gary | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Avon Cobourne | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Joey Harrington | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | +1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dre' Bly | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Holmes | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Harris | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Walker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Hall | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boss Bailey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 25/34 | 277 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +8.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | −2.4 |
| Mike Anderson | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Quentin Griffin | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 0 | −3.4 |
| Ashley Lelie | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Gold | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Ferguson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Herndon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trevor Pryce | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Monsanto Pope | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertrand Berry | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mobley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2003_04_DET_DEN
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Broncos -12
- Closing total
- 44
- Lions moneyline
- —
- Broncos moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -12, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 44; the game landed 36 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 66°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 10 mph out of the east; clear.
- Referee
- Ron Blum
- Rest
- Lions 7 days · Broncos 6 days
- Coaches
- Steve Mariucci vs Mike Shanahan