2008 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 8, 2008 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Denver BroncosWinner
41
at
Oakland Raiders
14
DEN -3 ✓O 40.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 41–14 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
16/24, 299 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
23.8 expected points added · +8.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 16/24 | 299 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23.8 |
| Eddie Royal | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hall | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Selvin Young | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Peyton Hillis | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Michael Pittman | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Jay Cutler | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Eddie Royal | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Webster | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Engelberger | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Winborn | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquand Manuel | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marlon McCree | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Peterson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peyton Hillis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Raiders
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -3
- Closing total
- 40.5
- DEN moneyline
- —
- OAK moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -3 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 55 — over by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 60°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · OAK 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Lane Kiffin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.