2006 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2006 · Invesco Field at Mile High

San Francisco 49ersWinner

Denver Broncos

DEN -10.5 upsetO 39 ✓32°FBroncos closed -10.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

San Francisco 49ers 26–23 — decided on the final possessions.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

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

Rushing · SF

31 att, 153 yds, 0 TD

-3.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DEN

11 att, 66 yds, 0 TD

-2.6 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

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

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Frank Gore	31	153	4.9	-3.0
Bryan Gilmore	1	20	20.0	1.3
Alex Smith	2	8	4.0	1.6
Moran Norris	2	8	4.0	0.8
Arnaz Battle	1	4	4.0	-0.3
Vernon Davis	1	-4	-4.0	-1.0

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

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

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Mike Bell	11	66	6.0	-2.6
Tatum Bell	12	48	4.0	0.0
Jake Plummer	2	2	1.0	-1.2
Jay Cutler	2	-1	-0.5	-0.5

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

Closing number vs result

Broncos closed -10.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 39; the game landed 49 — over by 10.0.

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