2014 Week 8 · Thu, Oct 23, 2014 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
San Diego Chargers
21
at
Denver BroncosWinner
35
DEN -9 ✓O 51 ✓
Denver Broncos 35–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
25/35, 286 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
18.5 expected points added · +4.7% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
9/9 for 120 yds, 3 TD
26% of team targets · 12.0 expected points added
Receiving · DEN
8/12 for 105 yds, 0 TD
34% of team targets · 6.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 25/35 | 286 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Hillman | 20 | 109 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Juwan Thompson | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
| C.J. Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Sanders | 9 | 9 | 120 | 3 | 26% | 12.0 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 8 | 12 | 105 | 0 | 34% | 6.0 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 11% | 2.7 |
| Julius Thomas | 2 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 17% | -1.9 |
| Wes Welker | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Jacob Tamme | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
| Juwan Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Irving | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bradley Roby | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Ward | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Carter | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Wolfe | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Knighton | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -9
- Closing total
- 51
- SD moneyline
- +358
- DEN moneyline
- -415
Broncos closed -9 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 51; the game landed 56 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- 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.