2000 Week 17 · Sat, Dec 23, 2000 · Mile High Stadium
San Francisco 49ers
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Denver BroncosWinner
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DEN -7 ✓U 48.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 38–9 — 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
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 18/40 | 188 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -10.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Smith | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Jeff Garcia | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Charlie Garner | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | -4.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 6 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 34% | 2.9 |
| J.J. Stokes | 3 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 8% | 7.9 |
| Terrell Owens | 3 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 21% | -1.0 |
| Charlie Garner | 4 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 16% | -2.6 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11% | -3.9 |
| Greg Clark | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Bronson | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Norton | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Plummer | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Okeafor | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Engelberger | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 18/29 | 205 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8.7 |
| Brian Griese | 2/2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 26 | 85 | 3.3 | 2 | 3.3 |
| KaRon Coleman | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Gus Frerotte | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Jarious Jackson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 8 | 14 | 80 | 0 | 45% | 5.6 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 5 | 7 | 71 | 1 | 23% | 4.6 |
| Desmond Clark | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3% | 2.0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 1.3 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 16% | -1.3 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 1.8 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Romanowski | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ray Crockett | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mobley | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montae Reagor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -7
- Closing total
- 48.5
- SF moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -7 and covered, winning by 29.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 47 — under by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mile High Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 45°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- SF 6 days · DEN 6 days
- Coaches
- Steve Mariucci vs Mike Shanahan