2005 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2005 · Dolphin Stadium
Denver Broncos
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DEN -4.5 upsetO 38.5 ✓
Miami Dolphins 34–10 — 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 | 22/48 | 251 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -9.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Bell | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | -7.1 |
| Jake Plummer | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Mike Anderson | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Ferguson | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Champ Bailey | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Gold | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Walls | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marco Coleman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Brandon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 24/36 | 275 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chambers | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Ronnie Brown | 22 | 57 | 2.6 | 0 | -6.4 |
| Travis Minor | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Sammy Morris | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Gus Frerotte | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -4.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Taylor | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Howard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Crowder | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Madison | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Chambers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -4.5
- Closing total
- 38.5
- DEN moneyline
- —
- MIA moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 44 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Dolphin Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 89°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Nick Saban