2015 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 13, 2015 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Oakland RaidersWinner
15
at
Denver Broncos
12
DEN -6 upsetU 43 ✓
Oakland Raiders 15–12 — 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
35/51, 308 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-4.9 expected points added · +1.5% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
10/14 for 95 yds, 0 TD
27% of team targets · -4.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Oakland Raiders
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Osweiler | 35/51 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -4.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Hillman | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 0 | -5.0 |
| Brock Osweiler | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Juwan Thompson | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Cody Latimer | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 10 | 14 | 95 | 0 | 27% | -4.3 |
| Vernon Davis | 7 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 18% | -0.4 |
| Owen Daniels | 3 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 8% | 1.5 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 7 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 18% | -1.0 |
| Juwan Thompson | 4 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 12% | -1.2 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 2 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 12% | -0.1 |
| Bennie Fowler | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | 1.1 |
| Jordan Norwood | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | 1.1 |
| Virgil Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaquil Barrett | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Stewart | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Davis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Wolfe | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bradley Roby | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kayvon Webster | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -6
- Closing total
- 43
- OAK moneyline
- +235
- DEN moneyline
- -265
Broncos closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 27 — under by 16.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 45°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- OAK 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Jack Del Rio vs Gary Kubiak
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.