2008 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2008 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Buffalo BillsWinner
30
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Denver Broncos
23
DEN -6.5 upsetO 46 ✓17°F
Buffalo Bills 30–23.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
25/45, 359 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
9.8 expected points added · -1.4% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
17/25, 193 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
9.5 expected points added · +3.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Edwards | 17/25 | 193 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Jackson | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Trent Edwards | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Roscoe Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Xavier Omon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence McGee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Posluszny | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Scott | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Ellison | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Denney | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Costanzo | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 25/45 | 359 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Royal | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| P.J. Pope | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Jay Cutler | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Tatum Bell | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Selvin Young | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Winborn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dre' Bly | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tatum Bell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herana-Daze Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -6.5
- Closing total
- 46
- BUF moneyline
- +230
- DEN moneyline
- -250
Broncos closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46; the game landed 53 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 17°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs Mike Shanahan