2013 Week 15 · Thu, Dec 12, 2013 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
San Diego ChargersWinner
27
at
Denver Broncos
20
DEN -10 upsetU 56.5 ✓
San Diego Chargers 27–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
27/41, 289 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
8.8 expected points added · +1.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 27/41 | 289 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Montee Ball | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Caldwell | 6 | 10 | 59 | 2 | 24% | 7.8 |
| Julius Thomas | 4 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 20% | -3.2 |
| Montee Ball | 5 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 12% | 1.9 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 4 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 12% | 3.3 |
| Eric Decker | 2 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 12% | 0.9 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 5 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 15% | 0.8 |
| Jacob Tamme | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Trevathan | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Knighton | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayvon Webster | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sylvester Williams | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ayers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Unrein | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Bolden | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -10
- Closing total
- 56.5
- SD moneyline
- +400
- DEN moneyline
- -470
Broncos closed -10 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 56.5; the game landed 47 — under by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 37°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- SD 4 days · DEN 4 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCoy vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.