2009 Week 6 · Mon, Oct 19, 2009 · Qualcomm Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
34
at
San Diego Chargers
23
SD -3.5 upsetO 44.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 34–23.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
20/29, 229 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
13.8 expected points added · +3.8% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
5/6 for 49 yds, 0 TD
21% of team targets · 5.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 20/29 | 229 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correll Buckhalter | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 18 | 44 | 2.4 | 0 | -5.4 |
| Kyle Orton | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Scheffler | 6 | 6 | 101 | 1 | 21% | 8.6 |
| Brandon Marshall | 5 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 21% | 5.2 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 14% | 2.1 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 14% | 1.2 |
| Brandon Stokley | 3 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 10% | 4.4 |
| Eddie Royal | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14% | -4.4 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 7% | -2.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Haggan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Reid | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcel McBath | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -3.5
- Closing total
- 44.5
- DEN moneyline
- +160
- SD moneyline
- -175
Chargers closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 57 — over by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- DEN 8 days · SD 15 days
- Coaches
- Josh McDaniels vs Norv Turner
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.