2006 Denver Broncos Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Mike Shanahan (9-7)
Location: Denver, Colorado
2006 Denver Broncos RosterTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Mike Shanahan (9-7)
Location: Denver, Colorado
2006 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 2006 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Denver ran up 319 points, while the defense yielded 305. Tatum Bell carried the ball for a team-best 1,025 yards for the Broncos.
Jake Plummer passed for 1,994 yards, and Jay Cutler spent time under center, too. Javon Walker hauled in 69 passes for 1,084 yards, while Rod Smith was targeted regularly as well.
Champ Bailey picked off 10 opponent throws. Elvis Dumervil sacked opposing passers 8.5 times.
Mike Shanahan coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 317 | 175 | 55.2 | 1994 | 6.3 | 11 | 3.5 | 13 | 4.1 | 83 | 18 | 111 | 68.8 |
| Jay Cutler | 137 | 81 | 59.1 | 1001 | 7.3 | 9 | 6.6 | 5 | 3.6 | 71 | 13 | 85 | 88.5 |
| Totals | 454 | 256 | 56.4 | 2995 | 6.6 | 20 | 4.4 | 18 | 4.0 | 83 | 31 | 196 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Bell | 233 | 1025 | 4.4 | 51 | 2 |
| Mike Bell | 157 | 677 | 4.3 | 48 | 8 |
| Javon Walker | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 72 | 1 |
| Jake Plummer | 36 | 112 | 3.1 | 19 | 1 |
| Cecil Sapp | 10 | 80 | 8.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Damien Nash | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Kyle Johnson | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jay Cutler | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cedric Cobbs | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Elam | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Totals | 488 | 2152 | 4.4 | 72 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javon Walker | 69 | 1084 | 15.7 | 83 | 8 |
| Rod Smith | 52 | 512 | 9.8 | 20 | 3 |
| Tatum Bell | 24 | 115 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 20 | 309 | 15.4 | 71 | 2 |
| Mike Bell | 20 | 158 | 7.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Tony Scheffler | 18 | 286 | 15.9 | 29 | 4 |
| Stephen Alexander | 18 | 160 | 8.9 | 24 | 2 |
| David Kircus | 9 | 187 | 20.8 | 45 | 0 |
| Cecil Sapp | 8 | 34 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Kyle Johnson | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Nate Jackson | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Damien Nash | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Chad Mustard | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 256 | 2995 | 11.7 | 83 | 20 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Ernster | 80 | 3338 | 41.7 | 61 |
| Totals | 80 | 3338 | 41.7 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrent Williams | 25 | 206 | 8.2 | 34 | 0 |
| David Kircus | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 294 | 9.2 | 42 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Clark | 23 | 512 | 22.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Quincy Morgan | 17 | 423 | 24.9 | 64 | 0 |
| Mike Bell | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Cecil Sapp | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 53 | 0 |
| David Kircus | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Kyle Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chad Mustard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cedric Cobbs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 54 | 1181 | 21.9 | 64 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 10 | 162 | 16.2 | 70 | 1 |
| Darrent Williams | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 31 | 1 |
| Domonique Foxworth | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curome Cox | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 244 | 14.4 | 70 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Dumervil | 8.5 | 0.0 | |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kenard Lang | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Patrick Chukwurah | 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| Gerard Warren | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Michael Myers | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Demetrin Veal | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| D.J. Williams | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Al Wilson | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| John Engelberger | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 35.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wilson | 90.5 | 79 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrent Williams | 80.5 | 75 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |
| Champ Bailey | 80 | 74 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ian Gold | 80.5 | 70 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Lynch | 71.5 | 59 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| D.J. Williams | 67.5 | 59 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 55.5 | 48 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Domonique Foxworth | 54.5 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Myers | 47 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenard Lang | 33 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Ferguson | 32 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Engelberger | 27.5 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Karl Paymah | 24.5 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Warren | 25.5 | 22 | 7 | 3 | |||||
| Demetrin Veal | 26.5 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curome Cox | 24 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chukwurah | 22.5 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 15.5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Brandon | 12.5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Burns | 10.5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hamza Abdullah | 10.5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nate Webster | 9.5 | 8 | 3 | ||||||
| Louis Green | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Steve Cargile | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Quentin Harris | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Kenny Peterson | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Jay Cutler | 8 | 3 | -8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cooper Carlisle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tatum Bell | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jake Plummer | 7 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |||||
| Rod Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Cecil Sapp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| George Foster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Stephen Alexander | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Damien Nash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Brandon Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Brian Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 916.5 | 801 | 231 | 77 | 29 | 27 | 45 | 0 | 20 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jason Elam | 0 | 27 | 34 | 0 | 115 | |||||||||
| Javon Walker | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Mike Bell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Tony Scheffler | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Rod Smith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Tatum Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Brandon Marshall | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Stephen Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Kyle Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Darrent Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Champ Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319 |
