2011 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 9, 2011 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
San Diego ChargersWinner
29
at
Denver Broncos
24
SD -3.5 ✓O 47 ✓
San Diego Chargers 29–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
4/10, 79 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-2.9 expected points added · -1.1% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
6/13, 34 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-8.0 expected points added · -18.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tebow | 4/10 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Kyle Orton | 6/13 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -8.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Tim Tebow | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Kyle Orton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Fells | 3 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 18% | -2.3 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 3 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 14% | 2.9 |
| Brandon Lloyd | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 18% | -2.2 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9% | 0.2 |
| Willis McGahee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
| Matt Willis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14% | -3.3 |
| Eric Decker | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 23% | -5.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mays | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Thomas | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ayers | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quinton Carter | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cassius Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre' Goodman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -3.5
- Closing total
- 47
- SD moneyline
- -190
- DEN moneyline
- +171
Chargers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 47; the game landed 53 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 52°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- SD 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.