2013 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 22, 2013 · Reliant Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
37
at
Houston Texans
13
DEN -9 ✓U 53 ✓Dome
Denver Broncos 37–13 — 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
32/51, 400 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
15.0 expected points added · +2.8% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
18/37, 176 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-13.5 expected points added · -12.4% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
8/14 for 123 yds, 1 TD
27% of team targets · 6.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 32/51 | 400 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 11 | 76 | 6.9 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Montee Ball | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Decker | 10 | 17 | 131 | 2 | 33% | 4.8 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 8 | 14 | 123 | 1 | 27% | 6.9 |
| Julius Thomas | 6 | 8 | 78 | 1 | 16% | 0.7 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 8% | 0.8 |
| Jacob Tamme | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 6% | 2.3 |
| Andre Caldwell | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Virgil Green | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| Montee Ball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Adams | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Trevathan | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Irving | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Jackson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Duke Ihenacho | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvester Williams | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Lenon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montee Ball | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ayers | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 18/37 | 176 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -13.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deji Karim | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Dennis Johnson | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Griffin | 5 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 14% | 3.9 |
| Andre Johnson | 4 | 13 | 63 | 0 | 36% | -4.9 |
| Keshawn Martin | 4 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 17% | 2.4 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11% | -6.1 |
| Greg Jones | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | 0.9 |
| Dennis Johnson | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11% | -2.3 |
| Lestar Jean | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Deji Karim | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Sharpton | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shiloh Keo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| D.J. Swearinger | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Reed | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice McCain | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terrell McClain | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Pleasant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Harris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -9
- Closing total
- 53
- DEN moneyline
- -420
- HOU moneyline
- +361
Broncos closed -9 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 53; the game landed 50 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- DEN 10 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Wade Phillips