2006 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 19, 2006 · Invesco Field at Mile High
San Diego ChargersWinner
35
at
Denver Broncos
27
DEN -2.5 upsetO 43 ✓
San Diego Chargers 35–27.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
13/28, 183 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-4.8 expected points added · -13.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 13/28 | 183 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bell | 20 | 90 | 4.5 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Damien Nash | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Jake Plummer | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Kyle Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Cecil Sapp | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wilson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrent Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nate Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curome Cox | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hamza Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -2.5
- Closing total
- 43
- SD moneyline
- +139
- DEN moneyline
- -149
Broncos closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 62 — over by 19.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 34°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- SD 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Marty Schottenheimer vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.