2015 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 8, 2015 · Lucas Oil Stadium
Denver Broncos
24
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Indianapolis ColtsWinner
27
DEN -3.5 upsetO 45 ✓
Indianapolis Colts 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
21/36, 281 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
3.7 expected points added · -0.6% completion over expected
Passing · IND
21/36, 252 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
11.4 expected points added · -3.3% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
6/11 for 90 yds, 1 TD
31% of team targets · 5.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 21/36 | 281 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Anderson | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | -4.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Daniels | 6 | 9 | 102 | 1 | 25% | 1.6 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 6 | 11 | 90 | 1 | 31% | 5.9 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 5 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 19% | 1.4 |
| Bennie Fowler | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11% | -1.9 |
| Virgil Green | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| C.J. Anderson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | -0.8 |
| Vernon Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Andre Caldwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Trevathan | 6 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| T.J. Ward | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Marshall | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Stewart | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Jackson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shaquil Barrett | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerentee McCray | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Roby | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vance Walker | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Luck | 21/36 | 252 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 28 | 83 | 3.0 | 1 | -2.5 |
| Andrew Luck | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | -3.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.Y. Hilton | 5 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 17% | 7.6 |
| Griff Whalen | 5 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 17% | 5.0 |
| Donte Moncrief | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 11% | -0.3 |
| Coby Fleener | 4 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 17% | -0.1 |
| Frank Gore | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9% | 0.2 |
| Jack Doyle | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 6% | 3.5 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6% | 2.1 |
| Dwayne Allen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -1.9 |
| Andre Johnson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -2.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Langford | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Lowery | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerrell Freeman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontae Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Cole | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colt Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Toler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darius Butler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sio Moore | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bjoern Werner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -3.5
- Closing total
- 45
- DEN moneyline
- -170
- IND moneyline
- +153
Broncos closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 51 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lucas Oil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Brad Allen
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · IND 6 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Chuck Pagano