2009 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 20, 2009 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Oakland RaidersWinner
20
at
Denver Broncos
19
DEN -13.5 upsetO 37 ✓
Oakland Raiders 20–19 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
19/34, 278 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
5.3 expected points added · -5.3% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
7/9 for 73 yds, 1 TD
26% of team targets · 5.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Oakland Raiders
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 19/34 | 278 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 19 | 42 | 2.2 | 0 | -6.4 |
| LaMont Jordan | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Kyle Orton | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 7 | 9 | 73 | 1 | 26% | 5.4 |
| Brandon Stokley | 2 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 6% | 6.6 |
| Tony Scheffler | 2 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 15% | -2.2 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 3 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 21% | 1.3 |
| Eddie Royal | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 12% | 0.5 |
| Daniel Graham | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | 0.4 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9% | -2.6 |
| LaMont Jordan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Williams | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Bruton | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Dawkins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Champ Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre' Goodman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Fields | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McBean | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -13.5
- Closing total
- 37
- OAK moneyline
- +576
- DEN moneyline
- -706
Broncos closed -13.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 39 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 57°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Alberto Riveron
- Rest
- OAK 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Cable vs Josh McDaniels
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.