Niners send Broncos home with OT win
December 31, 2006
Now Mike Shanahan wishes he hadn’t gotten his wish. Denver’s coach wanted Kansas City to win on Sunday so that the Broncos wouldn’t back into the playoffs but be motivated to play their best football. Instead, the Broncos tumbled into the offseason when Joe Nedney’s 36-yard field goal with 1:56 left in overtime sent the San Francisco 49ers past the stunned Broncos 26-23.
