2015 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 27, 2015 · Ford Field
Denver BroncosWinner
24
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Detroit Lions
12
DEN -3 ✓U 45 ✓Dome
Denver Broncos 24–12.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
31/42, 324 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
8.2 expected points added · +4.5% completion over expected
Passing · DET
31/45, 282 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-9.0 expected points added · -0.1% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
9/13 for 92 yds, 1 TD
31% of team targets · 1.9 expected points added
Receiving · DEN
6/9 for 87 yds, 0 TD
21% of team targets · 3.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 31/42 | 324 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Anderson | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Juwan Thompson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 9 | 13 | 92 | 1 | 31% | 1.9 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 6 | 9 | 87 | 0 | 21% | 3.8 |
| Bennie Fowler | 4 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 10% | 4.0 |
| Owen Daniels | 5 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 21% | -3.4 |
| Jordan Norwood | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 7% | -0.8 |
| Virgil Green | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2% | 2.6 |
| C.J. Anderson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
| Andre Caldwell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Ward | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darian Stewart | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Jackson | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Trevathan | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvester Williams | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerentee McCray | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 31/45 | 282 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -9.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer Abdullah | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Joique Bell | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 1 | -4.5 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 8 | 13 | 77 | 0 | 29% | 1.8 |
| Theo Riddick | 8 | 10 | 66 | 0 | 22% | 3.2 |
| Eric Ebron | 4 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 11% | 3.6 |
| Golden Tate | 5 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 16% | -5.0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 11% | -0.7 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7% | -0.4 |
| Joique Bell | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2% | -1.3 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 2% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tulloch | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bynes | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Ihedigbo | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rashean Mathis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darius Slay | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -3
- Closing total
- 45
- DEN moneyline
- -138
- DET moneyline
- +125
Broncos closed -3 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 45; the game landed 36 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- DEN 10 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Jim Caldwell