2004 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 17, 2004 · McAfee Coliseum
Denver BroncosWinner
31
at
Oakland Raiders
3
DEN -2.5 ✓U 42 ✓15 mph wind
Denver Broncos 31–3 — never really in doubt late. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
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 | 11/20 | 190 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Droughns | 38 | 176 | 4.6 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Tatum Bell | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Rod Smith | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Quentin Griffin | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Williams | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Spragan | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Herndon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Hayward | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Walls | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Palepoi | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Raiders
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -2.5
- Closing total
- 42
- DEN moneyline
- —
- OAK moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 42; the game landed 34 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- McAfee Coliseum
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 67°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · OAK 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Norv Turner
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.