2011 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 12, 2011 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Oakland RaidersWinner
23
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Denver Broncos
20
DEN -3 upsetO 42.5 ✓
Oakland Raiders 23–20 — 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
24/46, 304 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-2.4 expected points added · -7.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Oakland Raiders
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 24/46 | 304 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | -7.5 |
| Kyle Orton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Willis McGahee | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lloyd | 6 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 22% | 2.1 |
| Eric Decker | 3 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 13% | 1.0 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 7% | 1.7 |
| Eddie Royal | 2 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 13% | 2.0 |
| Willis McGahee | 5 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 16% | -0.1 |
| Daniel Fells | 3 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 13% | -1.5 |
| Spencer Larsen | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2% | 1.8 |
| Lance Ball | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2% | 3.0 |
| Matt Willis | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| Julius Thomas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Dawkins | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hunter | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mays | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim Moore | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ayers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -3
- Closing total
- 42.5
- OAK moneyline
- +153
- DEN moneyline
- -170
Broncos closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 43 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 75°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- OAK 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Hue Jackson vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.