2000 · Week 17
San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos
Dec 23, 2000 · Mile High Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
It wasn't close — Denver Broncos beat San Francisco 49ers 38–9. ScoutIndex had favored Broncos (74%) going in. Broncos improve to 11-5; 49ers fall to 6-10. Gus Frerotte was the story of the game with 205 passing yards and 1 TD; 23 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Broncos out-gained the opponent 378–234 in total yards.
Team stats
| SF | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 22 |
| 234 | Total yards | 378 |
| 188 | Passing yards | 219 |
| 46 | Rushing yards | 159 |
| 18/40 | Comp / Att | 20/31 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 18/40 | 188 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Charlie Garner | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Smith | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 6 | 13 | 61 | 0 |
| J.J. Stokes | 3 | 3 | 43 | 1 |
| Terrell Owens | 3 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
| Charlie Garner | 4 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Greg Clark | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 18/29 | 205 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Griese | 2/2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 3 | 23 | 1 |
| Mike Anderson | 26 | 85 | 2 |
| KaRon Coleman | 12 | 52 | 1 |
| Jarious Jackson | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 8 | 14 | 80 | 0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 5 | 7 | 71 | 1 |
| Desmond Clark | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |