2015 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2016 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Final
San Diego Chargers 20 at Denver Broncos 27. Final.
Denver Broncos 27–20.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
San Diego Chargers
49 dressed · 7 never used
- 79Kenny WigginsT · Every snap100%72 snaps
- 17Philip RiversQB · Every snap100%72 snaps
- 76D.J. FlukerG · Every snap99%71 snaps
- 15Dontrelle InmanWR · Full-time97%70 snaps
- 72Joe BarksdaleT · Full-time86%62 snaps
- 85Antonio GatesTE · Full-time86%62 snaps
- 78Tyreek BurwellT · Heavy rotation67%48 snaps
- 39Danny WoodheadRB · Heavy rotation60%43 snaps
- 81Javontee HerndonWR · Heavy rotation60%43 snaps
- 34Donald BrownRB · Heavy rotation57%41 snaps
- 66J.D. WaltonC · Heavy rotation54%39 snaps
- 60Trevor RobinsonC · Rotational46%33 snaps
- 83John PhillipsTE · Rotational43%31 snaps
- 88David JohnsonTE · Rotational43%31 snaps
- —Jeff LinkenbachT · Rotational42%30 snaps
- 16Tyrell WilliamsWR · Rotational33%24 snaps
- 80Malcom FloydWR · Situational21%15 snaps
- 75Chris HairstonT · Situational7%5 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
Denver Broncos
49 dressed · 5 never used
- 61Matt ParadisC · Every snap100%66 snaps
- 68Ryan HarrisT · Every snap100%66 snaps
- 73Max GarciaG · Every snap100%66 snaps
- 10Emmanuel SandersWR · Full-time83%55 snaps
- 88Demaryius ThomasWR · Full-time82%54 snaps
- 79Michael SchofieldT · Heavy rotation68%45 snaps
- 81Owen DanielsTE · Heavy rotation68%45 snaps
- 69Evan MathisG · Heavy rotation58%38 snaps
- 17Brock OsweilerQB · Heavy rotation56%37 snaps
- 11Jordan NorwoodWR · Heavy rotation55%36 snaps
- 23Ronnie HillmanRB · Heavy rotation55%36 snaps
- 18Peyton ManningQB · Rotational44%29 snaps
- 85Virgil GreenTE · Rotational42%28 snaps
- 65Louis VasquezG · Rotational42%28 snaps
- 22C.J. AndersonRB · Rotational42%28 snaps
- 76Tyler PolumbusT · Rotational41%27 snaps
- 16Bennie FowlerWR · Rotational33%22 snaps
- 14Cody LatimerWR · Situational18%12 snaps
- —Vernon DavisTE · Situational9%6 snaps
- 53James FerentzC · Situational3%2 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 5
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
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
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 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2015_17_SD_DEN
The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Broncos -10
- Closing total
- 42
- Chargers moneyline
- +393
- Broncos 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
- Cold, 38°F at kickoff; still at 3 mph out of the south-west; clear.
- Referee
- Ron Torbert
- Rest
- Chargers 10 days · Broncos 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCoy vs Gary Kubiak
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.