2005 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 17, 2005 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
28
at
Buffalo Bills
17
DEN -8 ✓O 35 ✓28°F
Denver Broncos 28–17.
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 | 20/37 | 259 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 21 | 97 | 4.6 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Tatum Bell | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Jake Plummer | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Ashley Lelie | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Williams | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Ferguson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Gold | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Engelberger | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curome Cox | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domonique Foxworth | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Devoe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Holcomb | 22/35 | 202 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaud Williams | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Willis McGahee | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Kelly Holcomb | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Josh Reed | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Crowell | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bannan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Schobel | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Anderson | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Vincent | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| London Fletcher | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -8
- Closing total
- 35
- DEN moneyline
- —
- BUF moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -8 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 35; the game landed 45 — over by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroplay
- Kickoff weather
- 28°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- DEN 6 days · BUF 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Mike Mularkey