2017 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 24, 2017 · New Era Field
Denver Broncos
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Buffalo BillsWinner
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DEN -3.5 upsetO 40 ✓
Buffalo Bills 26–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
24/40, 259 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-6.8 expected points added · +0.9% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
20/26, 213 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
5.6 expected points added · +10.2% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
6/9 for 98 yds, 0 TD
23% of team targets · 5.0 expected points added
Receiving · DEN
7/15 for 75 yds, 0 TD
38% of team targets · -4.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Siemian | 24/40 | 259 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 1 | 3.9 |
| C.J. Anderson | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Trevor Siemian | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Isaiah McKenzie | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Andy Janovich | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| De'Angelo Henderson Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 6 | 9 | 98 | 0 | 23% | 5.0 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 7 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 38% | -4.2 |
| Bennie Fowler | 4 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 18% | -3.4 |
| Virgil Green | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 8% | 0.3 |
| C.J. Anderson | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
| A.J. Derby | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | 0.0 |
| Jamaal Charles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Cody Latimer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Davis | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Stewart | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Simmons | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Roby | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Wolfe | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaquil Barrett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelby Harris | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 20/26 | 213 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tolbert | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.9 |
| LeSean McCoy | 14 | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | -1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Matthews | 3 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 19% | 5.1 |
| LeSean McCoy | 7 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 27% | 1.5 |
| Charles Clay | 6 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 23% | 1.4 |
| Nick O'Leary | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 4% | 1.9 |
| Kaelin Clay | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 8% | 1.3 |
| Andre Holmes | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8% | 2.4 |
| Mike Tolbert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
| Zay Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Brown | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Gaines | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tre'Davious White | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ramon Humber | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Micah Hyde | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Poyer | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Thornton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adolphus Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -3.5
- Closing total
- 40
- DEN moneyline
- -180
- BUF moneyline
- +162
Broncos closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40; the game landed 42 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- New Era Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · a turf
- Kickoff weather
- 83°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Vance Joseph vs Sean McDermott