2003 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 4, 2004 · RCA Dome
Denver Broncos
10
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Indianapolis ColtsWinner
41
IND -3 ✓O 49 ✓Dome
Indianapolis Colts 41–10 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 23/30 | 181 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -6.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Quentin Griffin | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Jake Plummer | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 5.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Brandon | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jashon Sykes | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Spragan | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Walls | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Hayward | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Fatafehi | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Lelie | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Herndon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 22/26 | 377 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29.8 |
| Brock Huard | 4/5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 17 | 78 | 4.6 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Ricky Williams | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Brackett | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Thornton | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Morris | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harper | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Macklin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dwight Freeney | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheem Brock | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Strickland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Scioli | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -3
- Closing total
- 49
- DEN moneyline
- —
- IND moneyline
- —
Colts closed -3 and covered, winning by 31.
Total closed 49; the game landed 51 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- RCA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Johnny Grier
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · IND 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Tony Dungy