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2012 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2012 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
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31
Denver Broncos 31–19.
Who moved the needle
Passing · DEN
19/26, 253 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
14.2 expected points added · +12.8% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
22/40, 245 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
2.0 expected points added · +0.2% completion over expected
1.3 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DEN
5/7 for 110 yds, 1 TD
27% of team targets · 6.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 22/40 | 245 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Dwyer | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Isaac Redman | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Chris Rainey | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Antonio Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Baron Batch | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 4 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 21% | 3.3 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 4 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 21% | 1.0 |
| Heath Miller | 4 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 18% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foote | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 19/26 | 253 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Broncos closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 50 — over by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
| 5.1 |
| Mike Wallace | 4 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 16% | 3.8 |
| Will Johnson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11% | -0.6 |
| Isaac Redman | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | -0.3 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Chris Rainey | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 3 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mundy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Worilds | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ziggy Hood | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| -5.2 |
| Lance Ball | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Peyton Manning | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | -3.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 5 | 7 | 110 | 1 | 27% | 6.2 |
| Eric Decker | 5 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 27% | 3.1 |
| Jacob Tamme | 5 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 19% | 4.0 |
| Brandon Stokley | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12% | 3.0 |
| Matt Willis | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4% | 1.1 |
| Joel Dreessen | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8% | -0.6 |
| Willis McGahee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Woodyard | 12 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Von Miller | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim Moore | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Wolfe | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mays | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ayers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
