2005 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 9, 2005 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Washington Commanders
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Denver BroncosWinner
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DEN -7 no coverO 34.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 21–19 — 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
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 30/53 | 322 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 20 | 103 | 5.2 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Mark Brunell | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | -3.7 |
| Ladell Betts | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Clark | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Washington | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemar Marshall | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Rogers | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Griffin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Boschetti | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clinton Portis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 10/25 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Rod Smith | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Bell | 12 | 127 | 10.6 | 2 | 10.3 |
| Mike Anderson | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Jake Plummer | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lynch | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domonique Foxworth | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Ferguson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Engelberger | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrent Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Gold | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Walls | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrin Veal | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -7
- Closing total
- 34.5
- WAS moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -7, won by 2 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 40 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 50°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- WAS 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Joe Gibbs vs Mike Shanahan