2005 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 16, 2005 · Invesco Field at Mile High
New England Patriots
20
at
Denver BroncosWinner
28
DEN -3 ✓O 44 ✓
Denver Broncos 28–20.
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
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 24/46 | 299 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Pass | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Amos Zereoue | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vrabel | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Starks | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monty Beisel | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie McGinest | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Klecko | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arturo Freeman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 17/24 | 262 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Bell | 13 | 114 | 8.8 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Mike Anderson | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Jake Plummer | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Kyle Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domonique Foxworth | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Wilson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrent Williams | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ian Gold | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Brown | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lenny Walls | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Brandon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gerard Warren | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curome Cox | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -3
- Closing total
- 44
- NE moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -3 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 44; the game landed 48 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 75°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- NE 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Mike Shanahan