2006 · Week 1

Final

Broncos

Denver

QB Jake Plummer

10·18

Rams

St. Louis

QB Marc Bulger

Edward Jones Dome · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

DEN -3.5

Total

46

Model margin

+2.3est.

STL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Broncos

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsBroncos wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

STL lead 6–2 since 1999

Meetings average 50.8 points. STL are 4-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W3LA @ DEN26–30DEN
2022 · W16DEN @ LA14–51RAMS
2018 · W6LA @ DEN23–20RAMS
2014 · W11DEN @ STL7–22RAMS
2010 · W12STL @ DEN36–33RAMS
2002 · W1STL @ DEN16–23DEN
2000 · W1DEN @ STL36–41RAMS

Possession by possession

How it unfolded

Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.

Drive-by-drive log
BallStartPlaysYardsResultDEN–STL
DENQ1 15:00617Punt0–0
LAQ1 11:301564Field goal0–3
DENQ1 3:4446Turnover0–3
LAQ1 1:1931Missed field goal0–3
DENQ1 0:2011Turnover0–3
LAQ1 0:12614Field goal0–6
DENQ2 13:2137Turnover0–6
LAQ2 11:5436Field goal0–9
DENQ2 10:243-1Punt0–9
LAQ2 8:22538Field goal0–12
DENQ2 5:481279Touchdown7–12
LAQ2 0:2611End of half7–12
LAQ3 15:00536Field goal7–15
DENQ3 11:27734Punt7–15
LAQ3 7:58425Punt7–15
DENQ3 6:0737Punt7–15
LAQ3 5:11511Punt7–15
DENQ3 2:26634Field goal10–15
LAQ4 14:1836Punt10–15
DENQ4 12:46236Turnover10–15
LAQ4 12:001067Field goal10–18
DENQ4 6:241039Turnover10–18
LAQ4 2:26354End of half10–18

Box score

Individual performances

Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jake Plummer13/2613803

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tatum Bell151036.90
Mike Bell10585.81

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -3.54.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Broncos.

Half-point at risk

7.01%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

55.3%

Expected total

44.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.24
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.33

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.