2015 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2016 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
San Diego Chargers
20
at
Denver BroncosWinner
27
DEN -10 no coverO 42 ✓
Denver Broncos 27–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
14/22, 232 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-3.0 expected points added · +0.2% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
5/9, 69 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
0.1 expected points added · -0.3% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
5/9 for 117 yds, 1 TD
29% of team targets · 0.3 expected points added
Receiving · DEN
5/8 for 99 yds, 0 TD
26% of team targets · -0.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Osweiler | 14/22 | 232 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3.0 |
| Peyton Manning | 5/9 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Hillman | 15 | 117 | 7.8 | 1 | 4.3 |
| C.J. Anderson | 15 | 95 | 6.3 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 5 | 9 | 117 | 1 | 29% | 0.3 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 5 | 8 | 99 | 0 | 26% | -0.7 |
| Jordan Norwood | 3 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 13% | -1.0 |
| Owen Daniels | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 1.9 |
| Virgil Green | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | 0.4 |
| Bennie Fowler | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
| Cody Latimer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| C.J. Anderson | 1 | 3 | -5 | 0 | 10% | -2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Trevathan | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Davis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Ray | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Wolfe | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvester Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Walker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Ward | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -10
- Closing total
- 42
- SD moneyline
- +393
- DEN moneyline
- -460
Broncos closed -10, won by 7 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 42; the game landed 47 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 50°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Ron Torbert
- Rest
- SD 10 days · DEN 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCoy vs Gary Kubiak
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.