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2006 Denver Broncos
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 319 points (19.9/g), 17th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 305 points (19.1/g), 8th.
Differential of 14 points (0.9/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 8.4-7.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 17th.
Coached by Mike Shanahan (9-7-0)
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2006 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jake Plummer | 32 | 9 | 11 | 175 for 317, 1,994 yards, 11 td, 13 int, & 36 rushes for 112 yards and 1 td | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1997 |
| QB | Jay Cutler | 23 | Rook | 5 | 81 for 137, 1,001 yards, 9 td, 5 int, & 12 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 11th pick / 2006 |
| RB | Tatum Bell | 25 | 2 | 13 | 233 rushes for 1,025 yards, 2 td, & 24 catches for 115 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 2004 |
| RB | Mike Bell | 23 | Rook | 3 | 157 rushes for 677 yards, 8 td, & 20 catches for 158 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Kyle Johnson | 28 | 2 | 7 | 5 rushes for 30 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 37 yards and 1 td | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 145th pick / 2002 |
| WR | Rod Smith | 36 | 11 | 16 | 52 catches for 512 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -5 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Javon Walker | 28 | 4 | 16 | 69 catches for 1,084 yards, 8 td, & 9 rushes for 123 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 20th pick / 2002 |
| TE | Stephen Alexander | 31 | 8 | 14 | 18 catches for 160 yards, 2 td | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1998 |
| TE | Tony Scheffler | 23 | Rook | 5 | 18 catches for 286 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 2006 |
| LT | Erik Pears | 24 | Rook | 10 | ||
| LT | Matt Lepsis | 32 | 8 | 6 | ||
| LG | Ben Hamilton | 29 | 4 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 113th pick / 2001 |
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| C | Tom Nalen | 35 | 12 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Cooper Carlisle | 29 | 6 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 112th pick / 2000 |
| RT | George Foster | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 2003 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kenard Lang | 31 | 9 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 17th pick / 1997 |
| LDT | Michael Myers | 30 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 100th pick / 1998 |
| RDT | Gerard Warren | 28 | 5 | 15 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Ebenezer Ekuban | 30 | 7 | 15 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1999 |
| LLB | D.J. Williams | 24 | 2 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 2004 |
| MLB | Al Wilson* | 29 | 7 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999 |
| RLB | Ian Gold | 28 | 6 | 15 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 40th pick / 2000 |
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| LCB | Champ Bailey*+ | 28 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 10 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Darrent Williams | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 56th pick / 2005 |
| SS | Nick Ferguson | 32 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Domonique Foxworth | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 97th pick / 2005 |
| FS | John Lynch* | 35 | 13 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1993 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Elam | 36 | 13 | 0 | 27 of 29 field goals & 34 of 34 extra points | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| P | Paul Ernster | 24 | 1 | 0 | 80 punts for a 41.7 average, 0 blocked | Denver Broncos / 7th / 239th pick / 2005 |
| PR | Darrent Williams | 24 | 1 | 14 | 25 punt returns for a 8.2 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 56th pick / 2005 |
| KR | Brian Clark | 23 | Rook | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 22.3 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Hamza Abdullah | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/20/1983 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 231st pick / 2005 |
| Stephen Alexander | 31 | TE | 16 | 14 | 246 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 11/7/1975 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1998 |
| Champ Bailey*+ | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-0 | Georgia | 6/22/1978 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1999 |
| Mike Bell | 23 | RB | 15 | 3 | 215 | 6-0 | Arizona | 4/23/1983 | Rook | |
| Tatum Bell | 25 | RB | 13 | 13 | 190 | 5-11 | Oklahoma State | 3/2/1981 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 2004 |
| Sam Brandon | 27 | DB | 8 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | UNLV | 7/5/1979 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 131st pick / 2002 |
| Keith Burns | 34 | LB | 15 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 5/16/1972 | 12 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 210th pick / 1994 |
| Antwon Burton | 23 | DT | 1 | 0 | 315 | 6-3 | Temple | 7/11/1983 | Rook | |
| Steve Cargile | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Columbia | 6/2/1982 | Rook | |
| Cooper Carlisle | 29 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Florida | 8/11/1977 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 112th pick / 2000 |
| Patrick Chukwurah | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 3/1/1979 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 157th pick / 2001 |
| Brian Clark | 23 | WR | 6 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 12/26/1983 | Rook | |
| Cedric Cobbs | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 1/9/1981 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 128th pick / 2004 |
| Curome Cox | 25 | DB | 16 | 4 | 199 | 6-1 | Maryland | 2/28/1981 | 1 | |
| Jay Cutler | 23 | QB | 5 | 5 | 225 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 4/29/1983 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 11th pick / 2006 |
| Todd Devoe | 26 | WR | 1 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Central Missouri State | 4/5/1980 | 1 | |
| Elvis Dumervil | 22 | DE | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-0 | Louisville | 1/19/1984 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 126th pick / 2006 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 30 | DE | 15 | 15 | 265 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 5/29/1976 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1999 |
| Jason Elam | 36 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 3/8/1970 | 13 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| John Engelberger | 30 | DE | 16 | 1 | 268 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 10/18/1976 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 2000 |
| Paul Ernster | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Northern Arizona | 1/26/1982 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 239th pick / 2005 |
| Nick Ferguson | 32 | DB | 10 | 10 | 201 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech,Morris Brown | 11/27/1974 | 6 | |
| George Foster | 26 | T | 16 | 13 | 338 | 6-5 | Georgia | 6/9/1980 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 2003 |
| Domonique Foxworth | 23 | DB | 16 | 5 | 178 | 5-11 | Maryland | 3/27/1983 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 97th pick / 2005 |
| Ian Gold | 28 | LB | 15 | 15 | 223 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/23/1978 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 40th pick / 2000 |
| Louis Green | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 9/23/1979 | 2 | |
| Ben Hamilton | 29 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/18/1977 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 113th pick / 2001 |
| Quentin Harris | 29 | DB | 6 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 1/26/1977 | 4 | |
| Nate Jackson | 27 | WR | 11 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Menlo | 6/4/1979 | 3 | |
| Kyle Johnson | 28 | RB | 14 | 7 | 242 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 12/15/1978 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 145th pick / 2002 |
| David Kircus | 26 | WR | 16 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Grand Valley State | 2/19/1980 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 175th pick / 2003 |
| Chris Kuper | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 302 | 6-4 | North Dakota | 12/19/1982 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 161st pick / 2006 |
| Kenard Lang | 31 | DE-DT-LB | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 1/31/1975 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 17th pick / 1997 |
| Mike Leach | 30 | TE | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Boston University,William & Mary | 10/18/1976 | 6 | |
| Matt Lepsis | 32 | T | 6 | 6 | 290 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/13/1974 | 8 | |
| John Lynch* | 35 | DB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-2 | Stanford | 9/25/1971 | 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1993 |
| Brandon Marshall | 22 | WR | 15 | 1 | 229 | 6-4 | Central Florida | 3/23/1984 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 119th pick / 2006 |
| Adam Meadows | 32 | T | 3 | 3 | 290 | 6-5 | Georgia | 1/25/1974 | 9 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1997 |
| Quincy Morgan | 29 | WR | 7 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Kansas State | 9/23/1977 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2001 |
| Chad Mustard | 29 | TE | 12 | 4 | 288 | 6-6 | North Dakota | 10/8/1977 | 3 | |
| Chris Myers | 25 | G | 16 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 9/15/1981 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 200th pick / 2005 |
| Michael Myers | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-2 | Alabama | 1/20/1976 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 100th pick / 1998 |
| Tom Nalen | 35 | C | 16 | 16 | 286 | 6-3 | Boston College | 5/13/1971 | 12 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
| Damien Nash | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 5-10 | Missouri | 4/14/1982 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 5th / 142nd pick / 2005 |
| Karl Paymah | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | Washington State | 11/29/1982 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 76th pick / 2005 |
| Erik Pears | 24 | T | 16 | 10 | 305 | 6-8 | Colorado State | 6/25/1982 | Rook | |
| Kenny Peterson | 28 | DT-DE | 3 | 0 | 295 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/21/1978 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 79th pick / 2003 |
| Jake Plummer | 32 | QB | 16 | 11 | 212 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 12/19/1974 | 9 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1997 |
| Cecil Sapp | 28 | RB | 11 | 1 | 229 | 5-11 | Colorado State | 12/12/1978 | 3 | |
| Tony Scheffler | 23 | TE | 13 | 5 | 255 | 6-5 | Western Michigan | 2/15/1983 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 2006 |
| Rod Smith | 36 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Missouri Southern | 5/15/1970 | 11 | |
| Demetrin Veal | 25 | DE | 16 | 1 | 288 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 8/11/1981 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 238th pick / 2003 |
| Javon Walker | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-3 | Florida State | 10/14/1978 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 20th pick / 2002 |
| Gerard Warren | 28 | DT | 15 | 15 | 325 | 6-4 | Florida | 7/25/1978 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2001 |
| Nate Webster | 29 | LB | 3 | 2 | 230 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 11/29/1977 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 90th pick / 2000 |
| D.J. Williams | 24 | LB | 16 | 15 | 247 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 7/20/1982 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 2004 |
| Darrent Williams | 24 | DB | 15 | 14 | 188 | 5-8 | Oklahoma State | 9/27/1982 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 56th pick / 2005 |
| Al Wilson* | 29 | LB | 15 | 15 | 240 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 6/21/1977 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 27.5 | 16 | 241.7 | 6-1.9 | 4.1 |