2008 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2008 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Final
San Diego Chargers 38 at Denver Broncos 39. Final.
Denver Broncos 39–38 — 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.
San Diego Chargers
50 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Denver Broncos
41 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
36/50, 350 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
19.0 expected points added · +10.6% 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
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
- Broncos -1
- Closing total
- 46.5
- Chargers moneyline
- —
- Broncos 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
- Mild, 60°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 8 mph out of the east; mainly clear.
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- Chargers 7 days · Broncos 6 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.