2006 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2006 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Final
San Francisco 49ers 26 at Denver Broncos 23. Final.
San Francisco 49ers 26–23 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
San Francisco 49ers
51 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Denver Broncos
53 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
21/32, 230 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
0.7 expected points added · +2.7% completion over expected
Passing · SF
17/32, 194 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-9.0 expected points added · -5.3% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 17/32 | 194 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −9.0 |
| Michael Robinson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 31 | 153 | 4.9 | 0 | −3.0 |
| Bryan Gilmore | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Alex Smith | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | +1.6 |
| Moran Norris | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Arnaz Battle | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Vernon Davis | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Moore | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawntae Spencer | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Lawson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bryant Young | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Ulbrich | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Sopoaga | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin Oliver | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Douglas | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 21/32 | 230 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +0.7 |
| Jake Plummer | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bell | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Tatum Bell | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Jake Plummer | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Jay Cutler | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Gold | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Lynch | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Webster | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chukwurah | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamza Abdullah | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrent Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2006_17_SF_DEN
The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Broncos -10.5
- Closing total
- 39
- 49ers moneyline
- +460
- Broncos moneyline
- -510
Broncos closed -10.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 49 — over by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Freezing, 23°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 6 mph out of the south-east; clear.
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- 49ers 7 days · Broncos 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Nolan vs Mike Shanahan