2004 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 7, 2004 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Houston Texans
13
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Denver BroncosWinner
31
DEN -7 ✓44 push
Denver Broncos 31–13 — 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
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 22/41 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domanick Williams | 19 | 71 | 3.7 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Tony Hollings | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| David Carr | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Jonathan Wells | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Sharper | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seth Payne | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Earl | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry DeLoach | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Babin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Glenn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 16/24 | 234 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Droughns | 29 | 120 | 4.1 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Garrison Hearst | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Darius Watts | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wilson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Herndon | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Spragan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Hayward | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Middlebrooks | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lenny Walls | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -7
- Closing total
- 44
- HOU moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -7 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 44 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 69°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Dom Capers vs Mike Shanahan