2004 Week 7 · Mon, Oct 25, 2004 · Paul Brown Stadium
Denver Broncos
10
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Cincinnati BengalsWinner
23
DEN -7 upsetU 42.5 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 23–10.
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 | 23/40 | 221 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Droughns | 24 | 110 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Darius Watts | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Williams | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Champ Bailey | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Hayward | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Herndon | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Lynch | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Spragan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Palepoi | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 12/21 | 198 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 24 | 119 | 5.0 | 1 | -4.9 |
| Kenny Watson | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Carson Palmer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Cliff Russell | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Simmons | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Justin Smith | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Herring | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thornton | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Hardy | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory James | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Madieu Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Miller | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -7
- Closing total
- 42.5
- DEN moneyline
- —
- CIN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 33 — under by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 61°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- DEN 8 days · CIN 8 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Marvin Lewis