▁hold ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁tie ▁or ▁buy ▁their ▁exha usted ▁defense ▁enough ▁rest ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁difference ▁had ▁they ▁managed ▁the ▁clock ▁better . ▁ ▁Sh an ah an , ▁however , ▁either ▁didn ' t ▁think ▁this ▁would ▁extend ▁the ▁team ' s ▁season ▁or ▁wouldn ' t ▁sto op ▁to ▁such ▁tact ics . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁the ▁ 4 9 ers ' ▁Joe ▁Ned ney ▁attempted ▁a ▁ 3 6 - yard ▁field ▁goal ▁with ▁just ▁under ▁two ▁minutes ▁left . ▁ ▁He ▁hook ed ▁it ▁badly ▁but ▁the ▁ball ▁passed ▁just ▁inside ▁the ▁right ▁goal post , ▁ending ▁Den ver ' s ▁season . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁loss , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁dropped ▁the ▁record ▁to ▁ 9 – 7 ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁After math ▁The ▁final ▁record ▁was ▁ 9 – 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁did ▁not ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Play offs . ▁On ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 2 ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁last ▁game ▁ended , ▁second - year ▁corner back ▁D arr ent ▁Williams ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁drive - by ▁shooting . ▁He ▁was ▁ 2 4 . ▁▁ 5 0 ▁days ▁after ▁Williams ▁died , ▁running ▁back ▁Dam ien ▁Nash ▁died ▁following ▁a ▁char ity ▁basketball ▁game . ▁ ▁J ake ▁Pl um mer ▁retired ▁after ▁being ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Bu cc ane ers ▁since ▁Jay ▁C ut ler ▁was ▁the ▁new