2012 Week 2 · Mon, Sep 17, 2012 · Georgia Dome
Denver Broncos
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
27
ATL -3 ✓U 50 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 27–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
24/37, 241 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-8.8 expected points added · +3.4% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
24/36, 219 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
7.2 expected points added · +4.9% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
8/11 for 78 yds, 1 TD
30% of team targets · 4.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 24/37 | 241 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -8.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 22 | 113 | 5.1 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Lance Ball | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -4.9 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 8 | 11 | 78 | 1 | 30% | 4.2 |
| Eric Decker | 4 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 22% | 0.2 |
| Brandon Stokley | 3 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 19% | -9.0 |
| Lance Ball | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5% | 0.9 |
| Joel Dreessen | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5% | 1.0 |
| Matt Willis | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 1.4 |
| Jacob Tamme | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | -4.5 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| Willis McGahee | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5% | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Adams | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rahim Moore | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mays | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Vickerson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Von Miller | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 24/36 | 219 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 17 | 42 | 2.5 | 1 | -5.2 |
| Matt Ryan | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Julio Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 8 | 11 | 102 | 1 | 31% | 6.4 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 7 | 10 | 70 | 1 | 29% | 6.1 |
| Harry Douglas | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 9% | 2.9 |
| Julio Jones | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 20% | -2.4 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.8 |
| Lousaka Polite | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Weatherspoon | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Moore | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Asante Samuel | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Franks | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kroy Biermann | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vance Walker | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Owens | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -3
- Closing total
- 50
- DEN moneyline
- +142
- ATL moneyline
- -157
Falcons closed -3 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 50; the game landed 48 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ken Roan
- Rest
- DEN 8 days · ATL 8 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Mike Smith