2014 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 5, 2014 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Arizona Cardinals
20
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Denver BroncosWinner
41
DEN -8 ✓O 47 ✓
Denver Broncos 41–20 — 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
31/47, 479 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
15.0 expected points added · +3.4% completion over expected
Passing · ARI
11/26, 118 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-2.4 expected points added · -16.5% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
8/16 for 226 yds, 2 TD
34% of team targets · 12.5 expected points added
Receiving · ARI
4/7 for 112 yds, 1 TD
21% of team targets · 7.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Stanton | 11/26 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2.4 |
| Logan Thomas | 1/8 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Ellington | 16 | 32 | 2.0 | 1 | -4.9 |
| Stepfan Taylor | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Robert Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Ellington | 4 | 7 | 112 | 1 | 21% | 7.4 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 3 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 21% | 2.5 |
| John Carlson | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9% | 1.3 |
| Michael Floyd | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21% | -3.6 |
| John Brown | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21% | -4.3 |
| Rob Housler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Ted Ginn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerraud Powers | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Deone Bucannon | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Johnson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Jefferson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Cromartie | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Matt Shaughnessy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Martin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Acho | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 31/47 | 479 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Hillman | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Juwan Thompson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Montee Ball | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 8 | 16 | 226 | 2 | 34% | 12.5 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 7 | 9 | 101 | 0 | 19% | 6.0 |
| Julius Thomas | 6 | 7 | 66 | 2 | 15% | 7.6 |
| Wes Welker | 7 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 19% | -2.1 |
| Jacob Tamme | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2% | 1.5 |
| Montee Ball | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6% | -7.5 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
| Andre Caldwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Trevathan | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Knighton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Ward | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Tamme | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Wolfe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -8
- Closing total
- 47
- ARI moneyline
- +305
- DEN moneyline
- -350
Broncos closed -8 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 47; the game landed 61 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- ARI 14 days · DEN 14 days
- Coaches
- Bruce Arians vs John Fox