2015 Week 8 · Sun, Nov 1, 2015 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Green Bay Packers

Denver BroncosWinner

GB -2.5 upsetU 46 ✓Packers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Denver Broncos 29–10 — 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

Peyton ManningQB

21/29, 340 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

16.0 expected points added · +8.6% completion over expected

Passing · GB

Aaron RodgersQB

14/22, 77 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-11.7 expected points added · -2.2% completion over expected

Rushing · DEN

C.J. AndersonRB

14 att, 101 yds, 1 TD

4.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DEN

Ronnie HillmanRB

19 att, 60 yds, 2 TD

-1.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DEN

Demaryius ThomasWR

8/11 for 168 yds, 0 TD

38% of team targets · 11.2 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Virgil GreenTE

3/3 for 61 yds, 0 TD

10% of team targets · 5.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Green Bay Packers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Aaron Rodgers	14/22	77	0	0	3	-11.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Eddie Lacy	11	38	3.5	1	-0.7
Aaron Rodgers	2	31	15.5	0	3.4
Randall Cobb	1	10	10.0	0	0.6
James Starks	5	9	1.8	0	-1.2
Alonzo Harris	2	2	1.0	0	-0.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Randall Cobb	6	9	27	41%	-4.5
Richard Rodgers	2	4	16	18%	0.4
Eddie Lacy	1	2	9	9%	0.3
James Starks	2	2	9	9%	-0.8
Davante Adams	1	2	8	9%	-0.2
Justin Perillo	1	1	6	5%	0.3
James Jones	1	2	2	9%	-2.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Casey Hayward	6	1	0	3
Micah Hyde	6	1	0	0
Damarious Randall	6	1	1	1
Clay Matthews	5	2	0	0
Nate Palmer	4	2	0	0
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	3	1	0	0
Datone Jones	3	0	0	0
Mike Pennel	3	0	0	0
Mike Neal	3	0	0	0
Mike Daniels	2	0	0	0

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Peyton Manning	21/29	340	0	1	0	16.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
C.J. Anderson	14	101	7.2	1	4.0
Ronnie Hillman	19	60	3.2	2	-1.1
Juwan Thompson	1	-1	-1.0	0	-0.8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Demaryius Thomas	8	11	168	38%	11.2
Virgil Green	3	3	61	10%	5.1
Owen Daniels	3	3	44	10%	4.4
Andre Caldwell	1	2	24	7%	-1.1
Emmanuel Sanders	2	5	22	17%	-0.8
Bennie Fowler	2	2	21	7%	-0.3
C.J. Anderson	1	1	5	3%	-1.0
Ronnie Hillman	1	2	-5	7%	-1.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Derek Wolfe	3	4	0.0	0
Chris Harris	3	2	0.0	0
Brandon Marshall	5	0	0.0	0
Lerentee McCray	1	2	0.0	0
Sylvester Williams	2	1	0.0	0
Shaquil Barrett	1	2	0.0	0
DeMarcus Ware	2	1	1.0	0
Darian Stewart	3	0	0.0	0
T.J. Ward	2	1	0.0	0
Malik Jackson	1	1	0.0	1

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: GB -2.5
Closing total: 46
GB moneyline: -133
DEN moneyline: +120

Packers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 46; the game landed 39 — under by 7.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 61°F, wind 9 mph
Referee: John Parry
Rest: GB 14 days · DEN 14 days
Coaches: Mike McCarthy vs Gary Kubiak