2014 Week 16 · Mon, Dec 22, 2014 · Paul Brown Stadium

Denver Broncos

Cincinnati BengalsWinner

DEN -3.5 upsetO 47 ✓Broncos closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Cincinnati Bengals 37–28.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DEN

Peyton ManningQB

28/44, 311 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT

-9.2 expected points added · +0.5% completion over expected

Passing · CIN

Andy DaltonQB

17/25, 146 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

-7.6 expected points added · +3.6% completion over expected

Rushing · CIN

Jeremy HillRB

22 att, 147 yds, 1 TD

-1.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DEN

C.J. AndersonRB

18 att, 83 yds, 1 TD

0.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DEN

Demaryius ThomasWR

7/14 for 115 yds, 0 TD

32% of team targets · -8.6 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Emmanuel SandersWR

6/7 for 70 yds, 2 TD

16% of team targets · 7.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Peyton Manning	28/44	311	2	4	2	-9.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
C.J. Anderson	18	83	4.6	1	0.0
Juwan Thompson	1	2	2.0	0	-0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Demaryius Thomas	7	14	115	0	32%	-8.6
Emmanuel Sanders	6	7	70	2	16%	7.0
C.J. Anderson	8	10	55	0	23%	0.9
Julius Thomas	2	6	33	0	14%	-6.9
Wes Welker	4	4	30	0	9%	1.3
Jacob Tamme	1	2	8	0	5%	-0.4
Juwan Thompson	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
T.J. Ward	5	4	0	0
Todd Davis	4	4	0	0
Malik Jackson	5	0	0	0
David Bruton	2	3	0	1
Von Miller	3	1	0	0
Rahim Moore	3	1	0	0
Chris Harris	3	1	0	1
Aqib Talib	3	1	1	3
Steven Johnson	1	2	0	0
DeMarcus Ware	2	1	0	0

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Andy Dalton	17/25	146	2	1	0	-7.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jeremy Hill	22	147	6.7	1	-1.8
Giovani Bernard	8	36	4.5	0	-0.6
Andy Dalton	6	25	4.2	0	1.4
Dane Sanzenbacher	1	-1	-1.0	0	0.8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jermaine Gresham	9	10	62	1	42%	0.7
Giovani Bernard	5	5	45	1	21%	1.3
Mohamed Sanu	1	2	16	0	8%	0.6
Brandon Tate	1	1	12	0	4%	1.2
Dane Sanzenbacher	1	2	11	0	8%	0.2
A.J. Green	0	4	0	0	17%	-10.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Vincent Rey	7	4	0.0	0	0
Rey Maualuga	6	4	0.0	0	0
Terence Newman	5	1	0.0	0	1
Reggie Nelson	5	0	0.0	1	1
Carlos Dunlap	2	2	1.0	0	0
Adam Jones	4	0	0.0	1	1
Dre Kirkpatrick	3	0	0.0	2	2
Leon Hall	2	1	0.0	0	0
Wallace Gilberry	2	0	0.0	0	1
Taylor Mays	1	1	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -3.5
Closing total: 47
DEN moneyline: -190
CIN moneyline: +171

Broncos closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 47; the game landed 65 — over by 18.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 47°F, wind 8 mph
Referee: Bill Vinovich
Rest: DEN 8 days · CIN 8 days
Coaches: John Fox vs Marvin Lewis