2005 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2005 · Invesco Field at Mile High
San Diego Chargers
17
at
Denver BroncosWinner
20
DEN -3 pushU 44 ✓
Denver Broncos 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
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
San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 23/37 | 248 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Ron Dayne | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Kyle Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Jake Plummer | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wilson | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Engelberger | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Walls | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Burns | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -3
- Closing total
- 44
- SD moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 44; the game landed 37 — under by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 77°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- SD 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Marty Schottenheimer vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.