2017 Week 15 · Thu, Dec 14, 2017 · Lucas Oil Stadium
Denver BroncosWinner
25
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Indianapolis Colts
13
DEN -3 ✓U 40.5 ✓Dome
Denver Broncos 25–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
12/17, 194 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
16.2 expected points added · +14.4% completion over expected
Passing · IND
17/30, 158 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-2.4 expected points added · -9.5% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
5/8 for 69 yds, 0 TD
32% of team targets · -1.8 expected points added
Receiving · DEN
7/9 for 68 yds, 0 TD
36% of team targets · 7.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Osweiler | 12/17 | 194 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 |
| Trevor Siemian | 5/9 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Anderson | 30 | 158 | 5.3 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Devontae Booker | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Brock Osweiler | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Andy Janovich | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 5 | 8 | 69 | 0 | 32% | -1.8 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 7 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 36% | 7.0 |
| Cody Latimer | 3 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 16% | 6.8 |
| Jeff Heuerman | 1 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 4% | 5.3 |
| Devontae Booker | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | 0.3 |
| C.J. Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.0 |
| Virgil Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Parks | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Gotsis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zach Kerr | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Ray | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Brissett | 17/30 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Marlon Mack | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Chester Rogers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Doyle | 7 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 29% | 1.6 |
| T.Y. Hilton | 5 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 25% | 1.5 |
| Frank Gore | 3 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 14% | 3.9 |
| Ross Travis | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 7% | 2.4 |
| Marlon Mack | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.2 |
| Chester Rogers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11% | -6.0 |
| Josh Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Kamar Aiken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Brandon Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Morrison | 4 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthias Farley | 3 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Green | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Wilson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Moore | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jon Bostic | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Hankins | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Margus Hunt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barkevious Mingo | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -3
- Closing total
- 40.5
- DEN moneyline
- -145
- IND moneyline
- +131
Broncos closed -3 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 38 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lucas Oil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- DEN 4 days · IND 4 days
- Coaches
- Vance Joseph vs Chuck Pagano