2004 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 9, 2005 · RCA Dome
Denver Broncos
24
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Indianapolis ColtsWinner
49
IND -10 ✓O 56 ✓Dome
Indianapolis Colts 49–24 — 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 | 24/34 | 284 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Bell | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Reuben Droughns | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Herndon | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Wilson | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roc Alexander | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Spragan | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Palepoi | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monsanto Pope | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 27/33 | 457 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Morris | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Sanders | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cato June | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Thornton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Brackett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Mathis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheem Brock | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Idrees Bashir | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason David | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Scioli | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -10
- Closing total
- 56
- DEN moneyline
- —
- IND moneyline
- —
Colts closed -10 and covered, winning by 25.
Total closed 56; the game landed 73 — over by 17.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- RCA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · IND 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Tony Dungy