2008 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 23, 2008 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Oakland RaidersWinner
31
at
Denver Broncos
10
DEN -9 upsetU 43.5 ✓15 mph wind
Oakland Raiders 31–10 — never really in doubt late. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
16/37, 204 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
5.0 expected points added · -9.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Oakland Raiders
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 16/37 | 204 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Hillis | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Jay Cutler | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Tatum Bell | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Eddie Royal | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Winborn | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roderick Rogers | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Larsen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Haggan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquand Manuel | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Karl Paymah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -9
- Closing total
- 43.5
- OAK moneyline
- +330
- DEN moneyline
- -400
Broncos closed -9 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 41 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 47°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- OAK 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Cable vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.