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2009 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 27, 2009 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Denver BroncosWinner

23

Oakland Raiders

3

DEN -1 ✓U 38.5 ✓

Denver Broncos 23–3 — 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

Kyle OrtonQB

13/23, 157 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

10.5 expected points added · -6.5% completion over expected

Rushing · DEN

Correll BuckhalterRB

14 att, 108 yds, 0 TD

0.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DEN

Knowshon MorenoRB

21 att, 90 yds, 1 TD

3.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DEN

Brandon MarshallWR

5/7 for 67 yds, 1 TD

32% of team targets · 9.0 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Jabar GaffneyWR

4/6 for 39 yds, 0 TD

27% of team targets · 2.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Denver Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Kyle Orton13/2315710010.5

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Correll Buckhalter141087.700.1
Knowshon Moreno21904.313.0
LaMont Jordan6122.00-5.6
Brandon Marshall155.000.2
Peyton Hillis210.50-1.7
Kyle Orton1-1-1.00-3.3

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Brandon Marshall5767132%9.0
Jabar Gaffney4639027%2.4
Daniel Graham2333014%2.4
Tony Scheffler111405%1.1
Eddie Royal134014%-2.6
Correll Buckhalter01005%-0.4
Peyton Hillis01005%-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
D.J. Williams700.000
Elvis Dumervil302.000
Wesley Woodyard120.000
Jack Williams300.000
Brian Dawkins300.000
Andra Davis210.000
Kenny Peterson210.000
Mario Haggan210.000
Darrell Reid301.000
Vonnie Holliday110.000

Oakland Raiders

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
DEN -1
Closing total
38.5
DEN moneyline
-128
OAK moneyline
+118

Broncos closed -1 and covered, winning by 20.

Total closed 38.5; the game landed 26 — under by 12.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
81°F, wind 6 mph
Referee
Ed Hochuli
Rest
DEN 7 days · OAK 7 days
Coaches
Josh McDaniels vs Tom Cable

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.