Broncos 17-7 Patriots (25 Sep, 2006) Box Score

Denver Broncos

2-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	0	10	0	7	17
NE	0	0	0	7	7

New England Patriots

2-1, 1-1 home

Denver Passing


Jake Plummer
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
15/30	256	8.5	2	0	0-0	93.4	101.5
15/30	256	8.5	2	0	0-0	--	101.5

New England Passing


Tom Brady
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
31/55	320	5.8	1	0	0-0	56.4	79.4
31/55	320	5.8	1	0	0-0	--	79.4

Denver Rushing


Tatum Bell
Mike Bell
Jake Plummer
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
27	123	4.6	21
4	12	3.0	7
3	9	3.0	11
34	144	4.2	21

New England Rushing


Laurence Maroney
Corey Dillon
Tom Brady
Kevin Faulk
Heath Evans
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
12	18	1.5	5
5	16	3.2	10
2	7	3.5	5
1	6	6.0	6
1	3	3.0	3
21	50	2.4	10

Denver Receiving


Javon Walker
Rod Smith
David Kircus
Stephen Alexander
Tatum Bell
Cecil Sapp
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	130	43.3	2	83
6	44	7.3	0	11
2	36	18.0	0	24
1	24	24.0	0	24
2	19	9.5	0	11
1	3	3.0	0	3
15	256	17.1	2	83

New England Receiving


Doug Gabriel
Laurence Maroney
Ben Watson
Reche Caldwell
Troy Brown
Kevin Faulk
Daniel Graham
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	65	10.8	1	18
5	61	12.2	0	31
5	54	10.8	0	17
3	46	15.3	0	23
4	41	10.3	0	23
6	34	5.7	0	8
2	19	9.5	0	12
31	320	10.3	1	31

Denver Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No Denver Fumbles

New England Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No New England Fumbles

Denver Defense



Ian Gold
Darrent Williams
D.J. Williams
Nick Ferguson
Michael Myers
John Lynch
John Engelberger
Gerard Warren
Kenard Lang
Demetrin Veal
Ebenezer Ekuban
Patrick Chukwurah
Sam Brandon
Louis Green
Domonique Foxworth
Al Wilson
Curome Cox
Champ Bailey
Mike Leach
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
13	11	0	0	0	0	0
11	9	0	0	0	0	0
10	6	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
74	56	0	0	4	0	0

New England Defense



Junior Seau
Mike Vrabel
Ty Warren
Rodney Harrison
Richard Seymour
Ellis Hobbs
Eugene Wilson
Asante Samuel
Vince Wilfork
Tedy Bruschi
Chad Scott
Tully Banta-Cain
Randall Gay
Willie Andrews
Lonie Paxton
Eric Alexander
James Sanders
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
13	2	0	0	1	0	0
8	5	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	0	0	1	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	46	0	0	5	0	0

Denver Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Denver Interceptions

New England Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New England Interceptions

Denver Kick Returns


Quincy Morgan
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	12	12.0	12	0
1	12	12.0	12	0

New England Kick Returns


Laurence Maroney
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	66	22.0	24	0
3	66	22.0	24	0

Denver Punt Returns


Rod Smith
Darrent Williams
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	2	2.0	2
2	-6	-3.0	-2
3	-4	-1.3	2

New England Punt Returns


Kevin Faulk
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	32	10.7	12	0
3	32	10.7	12	0

Denver Kicking


Jason Elam
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	23	2/2	5
1/1	100.0	23	2/2	5

New England Kicking


Stephen Gostkowski
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1
0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1

Denver Punting


Paul Ernster
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
8	329	41.1	1	4	55
8	329	41.1	1	4	55

New England Punting


Josh Miller
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	306	43.7	0	4	53
7	306	43.7	0	4	53

Gillette Stadium

1:15 AM, 25 September 2006

Foxborough, MA

Attendance: 68,756

Referees:
Gerald Austin

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Kansas City	14	1	.933	356	278
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	328	274
Denver	9	6	.600	363	281
Las Vegas	3	12	.200	264	390

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	12	3	.800	469	331
Miami	7	8	.467	305	329
New York	4	11	.267	292	344
New England	3	12	.200	259	361

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