2013 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 27, 2013 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Washington Commanders
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Denver BroncosWinner
45
DEN -11 ✓O 58 ✓
Denver Broncos 45–21 — 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
30/44, 354 yds, 4 TD, 3 INT
0.9 expected points added · +4.0% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
15/30, 132 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-13.4 expected points added · -3.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffin | 15/30 | 132 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -13.4 |
| Kirk Cousins | 5/9 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -12.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Morris | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Roy Helu | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Robert Griffin | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Kirk Cousins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Reed | 8 | 14 | 90 | 0 | 36% | -3.9 |
| Pierre Garcon | 7 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 28% | -12.0 |
| Santana Moss | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 13% | -1.1 |
| Roy Helu | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 1.6 |
| Leonard Hankerson | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8% | 1.2 |
| Josh Morgan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -1.6 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.6 |
| Logan Paulsen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Riley | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bacarri Rambo | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Wilson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| E.J. Biggers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Amerson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rob Jackson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Bowen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Garcon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 30/44 | 354 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Montee Ball | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 1 | 1.2 |
| C.J. Anderson | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Trindon Holliday | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Peyton Manning | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | -3.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 6 | 6 | 89 | 1 | 14% | 6.5 |
| Wes Welker | 6 | 10 | 81 | 1 | 23% | 0.8 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 7 | 11 | 75 | 1 | 25% | -5.6 |
| Eric Decker | 4 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 16% | 2.4 |
| Julius Thomas | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 7% | 0.9 |
| Jacob Tamme | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2% | 1.4 |
| Andre Caldwell | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | -0.5 |
| Joel Dreessen | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5% | 3.8 |
| Montee Ball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
| Virgil Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Trevathan | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rahim Moore | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Von Miller | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Duke Ihenacho | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Adams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Ayers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Irving | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -11
- Closing total
- 58
- WAS moneyline
- +452
- DEN moneyline
- -538
Broncos closed -11 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 58; the game landed 66 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 69°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- WAS 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs John Fox