2010 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 2010 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Final
Houston Texans 23 at Denver Broncos 24. Final.
Denver Broncos 24–23 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Houston Texans
49 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Denver Broncos
50 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
23/33, 310 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
10.5 expected points added · +3.0% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
16/29, 308 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
11.1 expected points added · -1.9% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 23/33 | 310 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +10.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 1 | +2.1 |
| Derrick Ward | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Jacoby Jones | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Jones | 5 | 7 | 115 | 0 | 21% | +7.9 |
| Owen Daniels | 8 | 14 | 73 | 1 | 42% | −2.5 |
| Arian Foster | 4 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 15% | +1.5 |
| Joel Dreessen | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 9% | +1.2 |
| James Casey | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3% | +1.5 |
| Kevin Walter | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | +1.1 |
| Derrick Ward | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glover Quin | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Pollard | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Nolan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sharpton | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Allen | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Jamison | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damione Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amobi Okoye | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tebow | 16/29 | 308 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +11.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correll Buckhalter | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 1 | −0.2 |
| Lance Ball | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Tim Tebow | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 1 | +0.9 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | −1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lloyd | 5 | 9 | 111 | 0 | 31% | +2.6 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 4 | 7 | 90 | 0 | 24% | +4.5 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 3 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 10% | +6.5 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3% | +1.4 |
| Eddie Royal | 2 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 24% | −3.6 |
| Lance Ball | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | +0.8 |
| Richard Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Woodyard | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Renaldo Hill | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| D.J. Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Vickerson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Decker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perrish Cox | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bannan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Texans -2
- Closing total
- 49.5
- Texans moneyline
- -121
- Broncos moneyline
- +110
Texans closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 47 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 51°F at kickoff; still at 4 mph out of the north-east; partly cloudy.
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- Texans 7 days · Broncos 7 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Eric Studesville