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2015 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 17, 2016 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
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Denver Broncos 23–16.
Who moved the needle
Passing · PIT
24/37, 339 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
0.7 expected points added · -0.5% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
21/37, 222 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-5.8 expected points added · -8.2% completion over expected
-5.1 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · PIT
9/15 for 154 yds, 0 TD
42% of team targets · 4.3 expected points added
Receiving · DEN
5/8 for 85 yds, 0 TD
22% of team targets · 0.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 24/37 | 339 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martavis Bryant | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Fitzgerald Toussaint | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 1 | -5.1 |
| Jordan Todman | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martavis Bryant | 9 | 15 | 154 | 0 | 42% | 4.3 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 2 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 6% | 5.0 |
| Sammie Coates | 2 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 8% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Gay | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Harrison | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shazier | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 21/37 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Anderson | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Broncos closed -7 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 39 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
| 4.6 |
| Markus Wheaton | 5 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 22% | -5.4 |
| Jesse James | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| Heath Miller | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8% | -1.2 |
| Fitzgerald Toussaint | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8% | -1.7 |
| Matt Spaeth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Jarvis Jones | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Allen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephon Tuitt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Boykin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bud Dupree | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| -0.5 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 16 | 38 | 2.4 | 0 | -5.0 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Sanders | 5 | 8 | 85 | 0 | 22% | 0.4 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 4 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 22% | 0.2 |
| Bennie Fowler | 2 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 11% | 2.2 |
| Cody Latimer | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | 0.7 |
| Virgil Green | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | 0.8 |
| C.J. Anderson | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8% | -3.4 |
| Owen Daniels | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8% | -0.3 |
| Jordan Norwood | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11% | -2.3 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Andre Caldwell | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5% | -2.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Trevathan | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Stewart | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Wolfe | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aqib Talib | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| T.J. Ward | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradley Roby | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
