2006 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 29, 2006 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Indianapolis ColtsWinner
34
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Denver Broncos
31
DEN -3 upsetO 40 ✓
Indianapolis Colts 34–31 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · IND
32/39, 345 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
24.0 expected points added · +20.7% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
13/21, 174 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
5.8 expected points added · +6.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 32/39 | 345 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Addai | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Brackett | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlin Jackson | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harper | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Bethea | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Freeney | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Reid | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Giordano | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy Keiaho | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheem Brock | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 13/21 | 174 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bell | 15 | 136 | 9.1 | 2 | 8.7 |
| Cecil Sapp | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Tatum Bell | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Jake Plummer | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Gold | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrent Williams | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Lynch | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Brandon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenard Lang | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -3
- Closing total
- 40
- IND moneyline
- +137
- DEN moneyline
- -147
Broncos closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40; the game landed 65 — over by 25.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- IND 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Dungy vs Mike Shanahan