2012 Week 6 · Mon, Oct 15, 2012 · Qualcomm Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
35
at
San Diego Chargers
24
SD -1 upsetO 47.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 35–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
24/30, 309 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
12.3 expected points added · +16.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 24/30 | 309 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Peyton Manning | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Decker | 6 | 9 | 98 | 1 | 30% | 5.2 |
| Joel Dreessen | 6 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 23% | 3.5 |
| Brandon Stokley | 4 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 13% | 4.6 |
| Willis McGahee | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 17% | 1.5 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 2 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 7% | 4.4 |
| Jacob Tamme | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 7% | 3.3 |
| Matt Willis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -10.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Woodyard | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Champ Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Omar Bolden | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Trevathan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Von Miller | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -1
- Closing total
- 47.5
- DEN moneyline
- -101
- SD moneyline
- -109
Chargers closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 59 — over by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 78°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- DEN 8 days · SD 8 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Norv Turner
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.