2006 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 10, 2006 · Edward Jones Dome
Denver Broncos
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St. Louis RamsWinner
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DEN -3.5 upsetU 46 ✓Dome
St. Louis Rams 18–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
13/26, 138 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-23.8 expected points added · -10.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 13/26 | 138 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -23.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Bell | 15 | 103 | 6.9 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Mike Bell | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 1 | 2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrent Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Warren | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Scheffler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrin Veal | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -3.5
- Closing total
- 46
- DEN moneyline
- —
- STL moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46; the game landed 28 — under by 18.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Edward Jones Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · STL 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Scott Linehan