2007 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2007 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Final
Denver Broncos 15 at Buffalo Bills 14. Final.
Denver Broncos 15–14 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Denver Broncos
38 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Buffalo Bills
40 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
23/39, 304 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
8.3 expected points added · -0.5% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
14/21, 97 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-7.7 expected points added · +3.9% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 23/39 | 304 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +8.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Henry | 23 | 139 | 6.0 | 0 | +1.6 |
| Jay Cutler | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Cecil Sapp | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Selvin Young | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Webster | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Engelberger | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Lynch | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Shoate | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amon Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Losman | 14/21 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −7.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshawn Lynch | 19 | 90 | 4.7 | 1 | +4.9 |
| J.P. Losman | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Josh Reed | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Anthony Thomas | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Roscoe Parrish | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Leonhard | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Angelo Crowell | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Posluszny | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kelsay | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kiwaukee Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Youboty | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Haggan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Broncos -3
- Closing total
- 38
- Broncos moneyline
- -151
- Bills moneyline
- +141
Broncos closed -3, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 38; the game landed 29 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroplay
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 70°F at kickoff; still at 4 mph out of the east; 0.19 in of precipitation; dense drizzle.
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- Broncos 7 days · Bills 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Dick Jauron