Coverage: NBC
8:15 PM ET, September 24, 2006
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA
Scoring Summary
| SECOND QUARTER | DEN | NE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 7:35 | Jason Elam 27 Yd Drive: 11 plays, 59 yds, 4:38 | 3 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 14:10 | Javon Walker 32 Yd Pass From Jake Plummer (Jason Elam Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 73 yds, 2:47 | 10 | 0 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | DEN | NE | |||
![]() | TD | 1:57 | Javon Walker 83 Yd Pass From Jake Plummer (Jason Elam Kick) Drive: 5 plays, 97 yds, 2:51 | 17 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 5:47 | Doug Gabriel 8 Yd Pass From Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) Drive: 10 plays, 80 yds, 3:50 | 17 | 7 |
Team Stat Comparison
Denver | New England | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 22 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-16 | 4-16 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Total Yards | 400 | 370 |
| Yards per play | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| Total Drives | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 256 | 320 |
Comp-Att | 15-30 | 31-55 |
Yards per pass | 8.5 | 5.8 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 144 | 50 |
Rushing Attempts | 34 | 21 |
Yards per rush | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| Penalties | 7-52 | 6-78 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:45 | 28:15 |
| DEN Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| J. Plummer | 15/30 | 256 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | |
| Team | 15/30 | 256 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | |
| NE Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| T. Brady | 31/55 | 320 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | |
| Team | 31/55 | 320 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | |
| Denver Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Bell | 27 | 123 | 4.6 | 0 | 21 |
| M. Bell | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Plummer | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 34 | 144 | 4.2 | 0 | 21 |
| New England Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| L. Maroney | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 |
| C. Dillon | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 10 |
| T. Brady | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| K. Faulk | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| H. Evans | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 21 | 50 | 2.4 | 0 | 10 |
| New England Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Gabriel | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 1 | 18 |
| L. Maroney | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 31 |
| B. Watson | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 17 |
| R. Caldwell | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 23 |
| T. Brown | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 23 |
| K. Faulk | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Graham | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 31 | 320 | 10.3 | 1 | 31 |
| Denver Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| I. Gold | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| D. Williams | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Williams | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Myers | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| N. Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| G. Warren | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Engelberger | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Lynch | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Lang | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Veal | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| E. Ekuban | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Chukwurah | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Foxworth | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 66 | 0 | 50 |
| New England Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Seau | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Vrabel | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Warren | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| R. Harrison | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| R. Seymour | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| E. Hobbs | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| A. Samuel | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| E. Wilson | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| V. Wilfork | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Bruschi | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 63 | 0 | 42 |
| Denver Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| Q. Morgan | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 |
| Team | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 |
| New England Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| L. Maroney | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 24 |
| Team | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 24 |
| Denver Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Williams | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 |
| R. Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Team | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 2 |
| New England Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| K. Faulk | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 12 |
| Team | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 12 |
| Denver Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Elam | 1/1 | 100.0 | 27 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 27 | 2/2 | 5 |
| New England Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Gostkowski | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| Denver Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| P. Ernster | 8 | 329 | 41.1 | 1 | 4 | 55 |
| Team | 8 | 329 | 41.1 | 1 | 4 | 55 |
| New England Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. Miller | 7 | 306 | 43.7 | 0 | 4 | 53 |
| Team | 7 | 306 | 43.7 | 0 | 4 | 53 |
Attendance: 68,756




