Broncos 17–7 Patriots: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 3, 2006

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots?

J. Plummer (Denver Broncos) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +14.45 total EPA on Passing plays. across 34 snaps. Their top snap (+8.10 EPA): (13:17) (Shotgun) 16-J.Plummer pass deep left to 84-J.Walker for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN [93-R.Seymour]..

Quick answer

Winner: Denver Broncos
Final score: Denver Broncos 17–7 New England Patriots
Halftime: Denver Broncos 10–0 New England Patriots at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Jack Plummer
Top passer: T. Brady
Biggest EPA play: (13:17) (Shotgun) 16-J.Plummer pass deep left to 84-J.Walker for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN [93-R…
Game date: 2006-09-24

Game summary

The Denver Broncos beat the New England Patriots 17–7 on 2006-09-24. Jack Plummer posted a game-high +14.45 total EPA in the passing.

The highest-scoring period was Q4 with 14 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q2	Q4	—	—	—	T
Denver Broncos	10	7	0	0	0	17
New England Patriots	0	7	0	0	0	7

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

DENDenver Broncos

NE 32

NE 83

DEN 8

+1DEN 2

NENew England Patriots

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

7 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

DENDenver Broncos
Q2 7:28FG
JEJ. Elam
Points+3
Yard line
NE 4
Score
3-0
(7:28) 1-J.Elam 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-83-M.Leach, Holder-16-J.Plummer.
DENDenver Broncos
Q2 0:56TD
Johnny Walker Jr.
Points+6
Yard line
NE 32
Score
9-0
(:56) 16-J.Plummer pass deep right to 84-J.Walker for 32 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
DENDenver Broncos
Q2 0:50XP
JEJ. Elam
Points+1
Yard line
NE 2
Score
10-0
1-J.Elam extra point is GOOD, Center-83-M.Leach, Holder-16-J.Plummer.
DENDenver Broncos
Q4 13:17TD
Johnny Walker Jr.
Points+6
Yard line
NE 83
Score
16-0
(13:17) (Shotgun) 16-J.Plummer pass deep left to 84-J.Walker for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN [93-R.Seymour].
DENDenver Broncos
Q4 13:03XP
JEJ. Elam
Points+1
Yard line
NE 2
Score
17-0
1-J.Elam extra point is GOOD, Center-83-M.Leach, Holder-16-J.Plummer.
NENew England Patriots
Q4 9:18TD
Dillon Gabriel
Points+6
Yard line
DEN 8
Score
17-6
(9:18) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short middle to 85-D.Gabriel for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
NENew England Patriots
Q4 9:13XP
SGS. Gostkowski
Points+1
Yard line
DEN 2
Score
17-7
3-S.Gostkowski extra point is GOOD, Center-66-L.Paxton, Holder-8-J.Miller.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Jack Plummer · Denver Broncos · Passing · +14.45 total EPA · 34 snaps · +0.43 EPA/play
2Johnny Walker Jr. · Denver Broncos · Receiving · +14.02 total EPA · 3 snaps · +4.67 EPA/play
3Dillon Gabriel · New England Patriots · Receiving · +6.63 total EPA · 6 snaps · +1.11 EPA/play
4Blake Watson · New England Patriots · Receiving · +4.36 total EPA · 6 snaps · +0.73 EPA/play
5D. Kircus · Denver Broncos · Receiving · +4.06 total EPA · 2 snaps · +2.03 EPA/play
6Trent Brown · New England Patriots · Receiving · +3.84 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.96 EPA/play
7R. Caldwell · New England Patriots · Receiving · +3.61 total EPA · 3 snaps · +1.20 EPA/play
8Ryan Smith · Denver Broncos · Receiving · +3.52 total EPA · 6 snaps · +0.59 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Jack Plummer — DEN · Passing

Jack Plummer posted the highest total EPA (+14.45) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Denver Broncos. Across 34 counted snaps, they averaged +0.43 EPA per play.

Jack Plummer's top snap (+8.10 EPA): (13:17) (Shotgun) 16-J.Plummer pass deep left to 84-J.Walker for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN [93-R.Seymour].

Quarterback report card

T. Brady led all passers in efficiency for New England Patriots, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

T. Brady (New England Patriots) · 59 dropbacks · 52.5% completion · -0.8% CPOE · -0.00 EPA/play · -0.02 total EPA
Jack Plummer (Denver Broncos) · 34 dropbacks · 44.1% completion · -1.7% CPOE · +0.43 EPA/play · +14.45 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Denver Broncos	New England Patriots
Offensive EPA/play	+0.093	-0.051
Offensive success rate	39.3%	40.4%
Pass EPA/play	+0.425	-0.000
Rush EPA/play	-0.160	-0.345
Defensive EPA/play	+0.051	-0.093
Defensive success rate	59.6%	60.7%

Drive & efficiency notes

Despite the final score, Denver Broncos generated the better offensive EPA per play (+0.09 vs -0.05), suggesting they moved the ball more efficiently.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Denver Broncos: +0.09 EPA/play (80th percentile vs. 2006 team-game averages)
New England Patriots: -0.05 EPA/play (41st percentile vs. 2006 team-game averages)

Denver Broncos: 12 drives, +7.84 total EPA, 3 scoring drives
New England Patriots: 12 drives, -4.80 total EPA, 1 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

Denver Broncos — Johnny Walker Jr. (Jack Plummer pass) (Q2 0:56)
Denver Broncos — Johnny Walker Jr. (Jack Plummer pass) (Q4 13:17)
New England Patriots — Dillon Gabriel (T. Brady pass) (Q4 9:18)

Field goals

Denver Broncos — J. Elam (Q2 7:28)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The second quarter: Denver Broncos won the period 10–0. Denver Broncos connected on a field goal from the NE 4 (Q2 7:28) — (7:28) 1-J.Elam 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-83-M.Leach, Holder-16-J.Plummer.; Denver Broncos found the end zone from the NE 32 (Q2 0:56) — (:56) 16-J.Plummer pass deep right to 84-J.Walker for 32 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Denver Broncos added 1 points from the NE 2 (Q2 0:50) — 1-J.Elam extra point is GOOD, Center-83-M.Leach, Holder-16-J.Plummer..

The fourth quarter: The quarter finished even at 7–7. Denver Broncos found the end zone from the NE 83 (Q4 13:17) — (13:17) (Shotgun) 16-J.Plummer pass deep left to 84-J.Walker for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN [93-R.Seymour].; Denver Broncos added 1 points from the NE 2 (Q4 13:03) — 1-J.Elam extra point is GOOD, Center-83-M.Leach, Holder-16-J.Plummer.; New England Patriots found the end zone from the DEN 8 (Q4 9:18) — (9:18) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short middle to 85-D.Gabriel for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New England Patriots added 1 points from the DEN 2 (Q4 9:13) — 3-S.Gostkowski extra point is GOOD, Center-66-L.Paxton, Holder-8-J.Miller..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Denver Broncos (Q2 0:56) — (:56) 16-J.Plummer pass deep right to 84-J.Walker for 32 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +12.4% · EPA +4.20]
Denver Broncos (Q4 13:17) — (13:17) (Shotgun) 16-J.Plummer pass deep left to 84-J.Walker for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN [93-R.Seymour]. [WPA +10.0% · EPA +8.10]
Denver Broncos (Q2 11:00) — (11:00) 16-J.Plummer pass short right to 87-D.Kircus to NE 24 for 24 yards (37-R.Harrison) [94-T.Warren]. PENALTY on NE-94-T.Warren, Roughing the Passer, 12 yards, enforced at NE 24. [WPA +9.6% · EPA +2.19]
New England Patriots (Q2 3:45) — (3:45) 3-S.Gostkowski 37 yard field goal is BLOCKED (22-D.Foxworth), Center-66-L.Paxton, Holder-8-J.Miller, declared dead at DEN 27. [WPA -9.5% · EPA -3.33]
New England Patriots (Q2 5:04) — (5:04) 12-T.Brady pass short middle to 39-L.Maroney to DEN 19 for 31 yards (27-Da.Williams). fake reverse to 80-Brown [WPA +8.6% · EPA +1.91]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Denver Broncos (Q4 13:17) — (13:17) (Shotgun) 16-J.Plummer pass deep left to 84-J.Walker for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN [93-R.Seymour]. [WPA +10.0% · EPA +8.10]
Denver Broncos (Q2 0:56) — (:56) 16-J.Plummer pass deep right to 84-J.Walker for 32 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +12.4% · EPA +4.20]
New England Patriots (Q2 3:45) — (3:45) 3-S.Gostkowski 37 yard field goal is BLOCKED (22-D.Foxworth), Center-66-L.Paxton, Holder-8-J.Miller, declared dead at DEN 27. [WPA -9.5% · EPA -3.33]
New England Patriots (Q2 12:08) — (12:08) 39-L.Maroney left tackle to DEN 37 for -1 yards (97-D.Veal, 91-E.Ekuban). [WPA -8.6% · EPA -3.08]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Denver Broncos FG (+3) — Q2 7:28 · NE 4 · Score 3-0
(7:28) 1-J.Elam 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-83-M.Leach, Holder-16-J.Plummer.
Denver Broncos TD (+6) — Q2 0:56 · NE 32 · Score 9-0
(:56) 16-J.Plummer pass deep right to 84-J.Walker for 32 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Denver Broncos XP (+1) — Q2 0:50 · NE 2 · Score 10-0
1-J.Elam extra point is GOOD, Center-83-M.Leach, Holder-16-J.Plummer.
Denver Broncos TD (+6) — Q4 13:17 · NE 83 · Score 16-0
(13:17) (Shotgun) 16-J.Plummer pass deep left to 84-J.Walker for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN [93-R.Seymour].
Denver Broncos XP (+1) — Q4 13:03 · NE 2 · Score 17-0
1-J.Elam extra point is GOOD, Center-83-M.Leach, Holder-16-J.Plummer.
New England Patriots TD (+6) — Q4 9:18 · DEN 8 · Score 17-6
(9:18) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short middle to 85-D.Gabriel for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
New England Patriots XP (+1) — Q4 9:13 · DEN 2 · Score 17-7
3-S.Gostkowski extra point is GOOD, Center-66-L.Paxton, Holder-8-J.Miller.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Denver Broncos earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
Jack Plummer (Denver Broncos) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots on 2006-09-24?

The Denver Broncos beat the New England Patriots 17-7 in Week 3, 2006.

What was the score by quarter in Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots?

Q2: Denver Broncos 10, New England Patriots 0; Q4: Denver Broncos 7, New England Patriots 7; Final: Denver Broncos 17, New England Patriots 7.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots?

Denver Broncos touchdown — J. Walker (J. Plummer pass) (Q2 0:56) Denver Broncos touchdown — J. Walker (J. Plummer pass) (Q4 13:17) New England Patriots touchdown — D. Gabriel (T. Brady pass) (Q4 9:18) Denver Broncos field goal — J. Elam (Q2 7:28, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots?

T. Brady (New England Patriots), 52.5% completion, -0.8% CPOE, -0.00 EPA per dropback, -0.02 total passing EPA. Jack Plummer (Denver Broncos), 44.1% completion, -1.7% CPOE, +0.43 EPA per dropback, +14.45 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots?

Jack Plummer (Denver Broncos) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +14.45 total EPA on Passing plays. across 34 snaps. Their top snap (+8.10 EPA): (13:17) (Shotgun) 16-J.Plummer pass deep left to 84-J.Walker for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN [93-R.Seymour]..

Season records after this game

Denver Broncos

Entered 1-1 Now 2-1 W

New England Patriots

Entered 2-0 Now 2-1 L

Denver Broncos vs. New England Patriots: 2006 Week 3 Recap

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