▁their ▁ 1 3 – 3 ▁record ▁and ▁make ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁( at ▁least ) ▁the ▁A FC ▁Championship ▁Game ▁as ▁they ▁did ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁However , ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁and ▁they ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 – 7 ▁record , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁missing ▁post season ▁action ▁on ▁a ▁tie bre aker . ▁ ▁Off season ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁NFL ▁D raft , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁trad ed ▁their ▁number ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁ 6 8 ▁pick s ▁to ▁select ▁V ander b ilt ▁quarter back ▁Jay ▁C ut ler ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 1 . ▁Their ▁second ▁pick ▁was ▁tight ▁end ▁Tony ▁Sch eff ler ▁from ▁Western ▁Michigan . ▁They ▁then ▁used ▁their ▁next ▁pick ▁( ac quired ▁from ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ) ▁on ▁Central ▁Florida ▁wide ▁receiver ▁Br andon ▁Marshall . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁their ▁pick s ▁included ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville ▁def ensive ▁end ▁El vis ▁D umer vil , ▁Ak ron ▁University ▁wide ▁receiver ▁D omen ik ▁H ixon , ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁guard ▁Chris ▁K uper , ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁center ▁Greg ▁Es ling er . ▁Den ver ▁also ▁trad ed ▁a ▁second ▁round ▁pick ▁for ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Pack ers ▁wide ▁receiver ▁J av on ▁Walker . ▁In ▁another ▁big ▁move , ▁they ▁trad ed ▁W R ▁Ash ley ▁L el ie ▁to ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons ▁and ▁received ▁no ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 rd ▁and