2016 Week 7 · Mon, Oct 24, 2016 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Houston Texans
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Denver BroncosWinner
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DEN -8.5 ✓U 40 ✓
Denver Broncos 27–9 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
14/25, 157 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
2.0 expected points added · -3.2% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
22/41, 131 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-17.4 expected points added · -11.1% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
4/8 for 86 yds, 0 TD
32% of team targets · 3.3 expected points added
Receiving · DEN
6/10 for 40 yds, 1 TD
40% of team targets · 1.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Osweiler | 22/41 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -17.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Lamar Miller | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Brock Osweiler | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 5 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 29% | -4.2 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 5 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 17% | 1.3 |
| Will Fuller | 4 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 17% | -2.5 |
| Ryan Griffin | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 12% | -3.7 |
| Jaelen Strong | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | -0.1 |
| Tyler Ervin | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| Lamar Miller | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10% | -2.3 |
| Alfred Blue | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Bouye | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hal | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Dunn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Moore | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Siemian | 14/25 | 157 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Anderson | 16 | 107 | 6.7 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Devontae Booker | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Andy Janovich | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Trevor Siemian | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Sanders | 4 | 8 | 86 | 0 | 32% | 3.3 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 6 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 40% | 1.0 |
| Andy Janovich | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8% | 0.4 |
| Jordan Norwood | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8% | -2.1 |
| Bennie Fowler | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | 0.2 |
| Devontae Booker | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Ward | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Corey Nelson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Ray | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Stewart | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Davis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jared Crick | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sylvester Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -8.5
- Closing total
- 40
- HOU moneyline
- +334
- DEN moneyline
- -385
Broncos closed -8.5 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 40; the game landed 36 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- HOU 8 days · DEN 11 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Gary Kubiak