2011 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 27, 2011 · Qualcomm Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
16
at
San Diego Chargers
13
SD -4.5 upsetU 42.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 16–13 — 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
9/18, 143 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
4.1 expected points added · -1.3% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
2/4 for 24 yds, 0 TD
22% of team targets · -0.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tebow | 9/18 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 23 | 117 | 5.1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Tim Tebow | 22 | 67 | 3.0 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Lance Ball | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Spencer Larsen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Eddie Royal | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Decker | 3 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 33% | 5.9 |
| Jeremiah Johnson | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 22% | -0.8 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 6% | 2.1 |
| Daniel Fells | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 6% | 1.3 |
| Matt Willis | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 17% | 0.5 |
| Eddie Royal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11% | -2.4 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Williams | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Carter | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mays | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Champ Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ayers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -4.5
- Closing total
- 42.5
- DEN moneyline
- +188
- SD moneyline
- -210
Chargers closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 29 — under by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 84°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- DEN 10 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Norv Turner
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.