2005 Week 17 · Sat, Dec 31, 2005 · Qualcomm Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
23
at
San Diego Chargers
7
SD -7 upsetU 44 ✓
Denver Broncos 23–7.
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 | 8/14 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Bradlee Van Pelt | 2/8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dayne | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Tatum Bell | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Bradlee Van Pelt | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 6.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Domonique Foxworth | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Brandon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curome Cox | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trevor Pryce | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Engelberger | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Demetrin Veal | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -7
- Closing total
- 44
- DEN moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Chargers closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44; the game landed 30 — under by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 61°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Marty Schottenheimer
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.