2013 Week 1 · Thu, Sep 5, 2013 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Baltimore Ravens
27
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Denver BroncosWinner
49
DEN -7.5 ✓O 48.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 49–27 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
27/42, 462 yds, 7 TD, 0 INT
24.7 expected points added · +4.6% completion over expected
Passing · BAL
34/62, 362 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
3.4 expected points added · -5.7% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
5/11 for 161 yds, 2 TD
26% of team targets · 7.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 34/62 | 362 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Rice | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 1 | -2.9 |
| Bernard Pierce | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | -3.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrey Smith | 4 | 8 | 92 | 0 | 13% | 8.1 |
| Dallas Clark | 7 | 12 | 87 | 0 | 20% | 5.1 |
| Marlon Brown | 4 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 10% | 3.9 |
| Ray Rice | 8 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 18% | 0.7 |
| Brandon Stokley | 4 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 16% | -6.2 |
| Jacoby Jones | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Ed Dickson | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8% | -2.0 |
| Vonta Leach | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7% | -0.3 |
| Bernard Pierce | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bynes | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Smith | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrell Suggs | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ihedigbo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daryl Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Haloti Ngata | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert McClellan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Huff | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 27/42 | 462 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Montee Ball | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 5 | 11 | 161 | 2 | 26% | 7.7 |
| Julius Thomas | 5 | 7 | 110 | 2 | 17% | 7.0 |
| Wes Welker | 9 | 11 | 67 | 2 | 26% | 7.9 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 7% | 2.4 |
| Eric Decker | 2 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 17% | -0.6 |
| Andre Caldwell | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2% | 2.9 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 5% | 1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Ihenacho | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 5 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rahim Moore | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Irving | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Trevathan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Derek Wolfe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Shaun Phillips | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terrance Knighton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -7.5
- Closing total
- 48.5
- BAL moneyline
- +280
- DEN moneyline
- -319
Broncos closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 22.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 76 — over by 27.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 83°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- BAL 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- John Harbaugh vs John Fox