2014 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 11, 2015 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Indianapolis ColtsWinner

Denver Broncos

DEN -9.5 upsetU 53.5 ✓Broncos closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Indianapolis Colts 24–13.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · IND

Andrew LuckQB

27/43, 265 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

10.5 expected points added · -0.7% completion over expected

Passing · DEN

Peyton ManningQB

26/46, 211 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-15.9 expected points added · -3.9% completion over expected

Rushing · DEN

C.J. AndersonRB

18 att, 80 yds, 0 TD

0.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · IND

Dan HerronRB

23 att, 63 yds, 1 TD

-3.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · IND

T.Y. HiltonWR

4/8 for 72 yds, 0 TD

19% of team targets · 4.7 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Demaryius ThomasWR

5/12 for 59 yds, 1 TD

27% of team targets · -2.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Indianapolis Colts

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Andrew Luck	27/43	265	2	2	0	10.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Dan Herron	23	63	2.7	1	-3.0
Andrew Luck	2	21	10.5	0	0.5
Zurlon Tipton	2	14	7.0	0	1.2
T.Y. Hilton	1	1	1.0	0	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
T.Y. Hilton	4	8	72	0	19%	4.7
Coby Fleener	3	6	49	0	14%	1.9
Dan Herron	8	8	32	0	19%	-0.8
Donte Moncrief	2	8	32	0	19%	-1.0
Dwayne Allen	4	4	30	1	9%	3.2
Hakeem Nicks	2	2	24	1	5%	4.2
Jack Doyle	3	4	14	0	9%	-1.8
Zurlon Tipton	1	2	12	0	5%	0.9
Reggie Wayne	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
D'Qwell Jackson	10	1	0.0	0
LaRon Landry	5	3	0.0	0
Vontae Davis	7	1	0.0	5
Jerrell Freeman	2	4	0.0	0
Greg Toler	5	1	0.0	1
Jonathan Newsome	2	1	1.0	0
Arthur Jones	2	1	0.0	0
Donte Moncrief	2	0	0.0	0
Erik Walden	2	0	1.0	0
Darius Butler	2	0	0.0	1

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Peyton Manning	26/46	211	1	0	2	-15.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
C.J. Anderson	18	80	4.4	0	0.1
Ronnie Hillman	2	8	4.0	0	-0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Demaryius Thomas	5	12	59	1	27%	-2.8
Julius Thomas	6	7	53	0	16%	1.8
Emmanuel Sanders	7	15	46	0	33%	-5.2
C.J. Anderson	6	6	29	0	13%	-2.4
Wes Welker	1	2	20	0	4%	-0.1
Virgil Green	1	2	4	0	4%	-0.8
Andre Caldwell	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Steven Johnson	6	1	0
Brandon Marshall	4	2	0
Von Miller	5	1	0
Todd Davis	3	3	0
Aqib Talib	4	0	1
Malik Jackson	1	3	0
DeMarcus Ware	3	1	0
Derek Wolfe	2	1	0
Chris Harris	3	0	1
Terrance Knighton	1	2	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -9.5
Closing total: 53.5
IND moneyline: +377
DEN moneyline: -440

Broncos closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 53.5; the game landed 37 — under by 16.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 40°F, wind 7 mph
Referee: Bill Leavy
Rest: IND 7 days · DEN 14 days
Coaches: Chuck Pagano vs John Fox