2003 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 14, 2003 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Cleveland Browns
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Denver BroncosWinner
23
DEN -11.5 no coverO 42 ✓
Denver Broncos 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
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
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 8/18 | 181 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8.8 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Frisman Jackson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Brant Boyer | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamel White | 20 | 55 | 2.8 | 0 | -8.3 |
| Lee Suggs | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Tim Couch | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andra Davis | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bentley | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roe Williams | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenard Lang | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Little | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brant Boyer | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Orpheus Roye | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Jameson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Warren | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 22/36 | 269 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 38 | 139 | 3.7 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Spragan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jashon Sykes | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertrand Berry | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Fatafehi | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Burns | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Walls | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sam Brandon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -11.5
- Closing total
- 42
- CLE moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -11.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 42; the game landed 43 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 52°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- CLE 6 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Butch Davis vs Mike Shanahan