2009 Week 12 · Thu, Nov 26, 2009 · Invesco Field at Mile High
New York Giants
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Denver BroncosWinner
26
NYG -4.5 upsetU 43.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 26–6 — 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
18/28, 245 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
8.5 expected points added · +4.3% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
24/40, 230 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-12.2 expected points added · -3.2% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
6/9 for 86 yds, 0 TD
32% of team targets · 1.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 24/40 | 230 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -12.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Jacobs | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | -3.7 |
| D.J. Ware | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 7 | 11 | 71 | 0 | 28% | 2.4 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 4 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 15% | -0.8 |
| Mario Manningham | 5 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 28% | -4.4 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 13% | 0.6 |
| Kevin Boss | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 5% | 1.9 |
| Domenik Hixon | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8% | -1.5 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
| Darcy Johnson | 1 | 1 | -8 | 0 | 3% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.C. Brown | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Blackburn | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Rouse | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Webster | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Tuck | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Boley | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Clark | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathias Kiwanuka | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 18/28 | 245 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 19 | 88 | 4.6 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 20 | 51 | 2.5 | 0 | -6.1 |
| Kyle Orton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 6 | 9 | 86 | 0 | 32% | 1.8 |
| Tony Scheffler | 4 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 21% | 4.5 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 3 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 14% | 5.5 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 11% | 0.1 |
| Daniel Graham | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4% | 1.9 |
| Brandon Stokley | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 11% | -2.5 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Dawkins | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenny Peterson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre' Goodman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mario Haggan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alphonso Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -4.5
- Closing total
- 43.5
- NYG moneyline
- -219
- DEN moneyline
- +193
Giants closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 32 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 57°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- NYG 4 days · DEN 4 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Josh McDaniels