2012 Week 2 · Mon, Sep 17, 2012 · Georgia Dome
Final
Denver Broncos 21 at Atlanta Falcons 27. Final.
Atlanta Falcons 27–21.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Denver Broncos
48 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Atlanta Falcons
47 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
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
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
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
- Falcons -3
- Closing total
- 50
- Broncos moneyline
- +142
- Falcons 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
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Ken Roan
- Rest
- Broncos 8 days · Falcons 8 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Mike Smith