2003 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2003 · RCA Dome
Denver BroncosWinner
31
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Indianapolis Colts
17
IND -6.5 upsetU 48.5 ✓Dome
Denver Broncos 31–17.
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
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 14/17 | 238 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Griffin | 28 | 136 | 4.9 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Mike Anderson | 19 | 56 | 2.9 | 1 | -3.6 |
| Jake Plummer | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Spragan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lenny Walls | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Ferguson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Pryce | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Turner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertrand Berry | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Brandon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Fatafehi | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 12/23 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Washington | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Strickland | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Macklin | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Thornton | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Floyd | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harper | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Doss | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Tripplett | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheem Brock | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Freeney | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -6.5
- Closing total
- 48.5
- DEN moneyline
- —
- IND moneyline
- —
Colts closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 48 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- RCA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · IND 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Tony Dungy