2008 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2008 · Invesco Field at Mile High
San Diego Chargers
38
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Denver BroncosWinner
39
DEN -1 pushO 46.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 39–38 — 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
Passing · DEN
36/50, 350 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
19.0 expected points added · +10.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 36/50 | 350 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selvin Young | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Andre Hall | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Michael Pittman | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Jay Cutler | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boss Bailey | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquand Manuel | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Paymah | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marlon McCree | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Webster | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -1
- Closing total
- 46.5
- SD moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -1 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 77 — over by 30.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 59°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- SD 7 days · DEN 6 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.