2012 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 23, 2012 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Cleveland Browns

Denver BroncosWinner

DEN -11 ✓O 43.5 ✓15 mph windBroncos closed -11 and covered, winning by 22.

Denver Broncos 34–12 — never really in doubt late. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DEN

Peyton ManningQB

30/43, 339 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

18.2 expected points added · +7.8% completion over expected

Passing · CLE

Brandon WeedenQB

12/19, 104 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-1.5 expected points added · -2.5% completion over expected

Rushing · DEN

Knowshon MorenoRB

22 att, 78 yds, 0 TD

-1.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CLE

Trent Richardson

9 att, 53 yds, 0 TD

2.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DEN

Demaryius ThomasWR

9/14 for 102 yds, 1 TD

33% of team targets · 2.2 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Jacob TammeTE

2/3 for 69 yds, 0 TD

7% of team targets · 3.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Cleveland Browns

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Brandon Weeden	12/19	104	0	0	2	-1.5
Colt McCoy	9/17	79	1	0	4	-6.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Trent Richardson	9	53	5.9	2.3
Colt McCoy	2	17	8.5	0.7
Montario Hardesty	3	14	4.7	0.2
Brandon Weeden	3	4	1.3	0.9
Josh Cribbs	1	3	3.0	-0.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Greg Little	6	7	58	1	19%	3.9
Benjamin Watson	3	10	47	0	28%	-1.4
Travis Benjamin	3	5	46	0	14%	2.2
Trent Richardson	3	4	15	0	11%	1.4
Montario Hardesty	1	1	7	0	3%	0.9
Josh Gordon	1	3	7	0	8%	0.2
Brad Smelley	1	1	3	0	3%	-0.2
Chris Ogbonnaya	2	2	2	0	6%	-1.6
Josh Cooper	0	2	0	0	6%	-1.1
Alex Smith	1	1	-2	0	3%	-1.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Craig Robertson	11	2	0	0
Buster Skrine	8	1	0	0
D'Qwell Jackson	5	3	0	0
Jabaal Sheard	5	2	0	0
Usama Young	3	2	1	1
Joe Haden	3	1	0	0
Frostee Rucker	2	2	0	0
Ahtyba Rubin	2	1	0	0
Josh Cribbs	2	0	0	0
John Hughes	1	1	0	1

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Peyton Manning	30/43	339	3	1	0	18.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Knowshon Moreno	22	78	3.5	0	-1.9
Ronnie Hillman	6	35	5.8	0	0.3
Jacob Hester	3	6	2.0	1	0.1
Brock Osweiler	1	-1	-1.0	0	-3.9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Demaryius Thomas	9	14	102	1	33%	2.2
Jacob Tamme	2	3	69	0	7%	3.5
Eric Decker	6	6	65	2	14%	11.3
Knowshon Moreno	5	7	49	0	16%	-0.1
Brandon Stokley	5	6	32	0	14%	2.3
Joel Dreessen	3	4	22	0	9%	0.4
Ronnie Hillman	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.4
Matt Willis	0	2	0	0	5%	-1.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Wesley Woodyard	4	4	1.5	0
Chris Harris	7	0	0.0	0
Von Miller	4	1	1.5	0
Keith Brooking	3	1	0.0	0
Mike Adams	4	0	0.0	2
Elvis Dumervil	1	3	2.0	0
Rahim Moore	3	0	0.0	0
Champ Bailey	2	1	0.0	0
Mitch Unrein	1	1	0.0	0
Omar Bolden	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -11
Closing total: 43.5
CLE moneyline: +494
DEN moneyline: -595

Broncos closed -11 and covered, winning by 22.

Total closed 43.5; the game landed 46 — over by 2.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 51°F, wind 15 mph
Referee: Alberto Riveron
Rest: CLE 7 days · DEN 7 days
Coaches: Pat Shurmur vs John Fox

Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.