Week 15, 2024

played in San Diego, CA

76 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	7	0	14	-	28
San Diego Chargers	7	17	6	3	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 DEN - Sammy Bunn 31 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
1Q: 00:02 SDO - Graham Bensen 1 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 09:59 SDO - Graham Bensen 4 run (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 07:42 SDO - James Bates 31 field goal
2Q: 05:02 DEN - Sammy Bunn 11 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 01:04 SDO - Louis Ward 10 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
3Q: 00:41 SDO - Damien Ellard 10 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point failed)
4Q: 04:45 SDO - James Bates 25 field goal
4Q: 02:21 DEN - Lonnie Horie 6 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Ricardo Kerr pass to Donald Clemons for conversion)
4Q: 01:35 DEN - Lonnie Horie 7 run (Sammy Bunn run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 DEN - Sammy Bunn 31 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
1Q: 00:02 SDO - Graham Bensen 1 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 09:59 SDO - Graham Bensen 4 run (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 07:42 SDO - James Bates 31 field goal
2Q: 05:02 DEN - Sammy Bunn 11 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 01:04 SDO - Louis Ward 10 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
3Q: 00:41 SDO - Damien Ellard 10 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point failed)
4Q: 04:45 SDO - James Bates 25 field goal
4Q: 02:21 DEN - Lonnie Horie 6 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Ricardo Kerr pass to Donald Clemons for conversion)
4Q: 01:35 DEN - Lonnie Horie 7 run (Sammy Bunn run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 7-7 10-4
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 297 348
- Offensive Plays 52 73
- Yards per Play 5.71 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 120 147
- Rushing Attempts 22 46
- Yards per Rush 5.45 3.20
Net Passing Yards 177 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 13 - 3 27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 177 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.90 7.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/34 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/45
Kick Returns/Yards 4/67 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/17
2pt Conversions 2/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 44
Time of Possession 21:14 38:46

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	7-7	10-4
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	297	348
- Offensive Plays	52	73
- Yards per Play	5.71	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	120	147
- Rushing Attempts	22	46
- Yards per Rush	5.45	3.20
Net Passing Yards	177	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 13 - 3	27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	177	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.90	7.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/34	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/45
Kick Returns/Yards	4/67	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/17
2pt Conversions	2/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 44
Time of Possession	21:14	38:46

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:58	1:54	OWN 11	4	89	Touchdown
1	4:27	1:54	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
2	15:00	2:04	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
2	9:51	0:55	OWN 10	2	0	Interception
2	7:34	2:42	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	0:53	0:38	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
3	15:00	4:19	OWN 29	8	16	Punt
3	5:29	2:12	OWN 20	5	14	Interception
3	0:31	0:44	OWN 35	2	-5	Interception
4	10:56	1:27	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	4:37	2:26	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
4	1:56	0:30	OPP 6	2	6	Touchdown

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:02	OWN 14	8	36	Punt
1	7:04	2:37	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
1	2:33	2:33	OPP 33	6	33	Touchdown
2	12:56	3:05	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
2	8:56	1:22	OPP 17	3	3	Field Goal
2	4:52	3:59	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 37	2	-3	Half
3	10:41	5:12	OWN 30	8	36	Punt
3	3:17	2:46	OPP 37	5	37	Touchdown
4	14:47	3:51	OWN 31	8	26	Punt
4	9:29	4:52	OPP 33	7	25	Field Goal
4	2:11	0:15	OWN 16	1	-1	Fumble
4	1:26	1:26	OPP 48	5	16	Game

Game MVP: Richie Bensen, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lonnie Horie	14	50	3.57	19	2	1
Sammy Bunn	7	71	10.14	31	2	1
Deron Robinson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Graham Bensen	35	128	3.66	16	2	1
Richie Bensen	4	8	2.00	8	0	0
Butch Flannery	4	7	1.75	6	0	0
Louis Ward	2	2	1.00	8	0	0
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Kerr	30	13	177	0/0	2	46	3	45.4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richie Bensen	27	22	201	0/0	3	23	0	134.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donald Clemons	3	13	28	9.33	3	14	0
WR Nickolas Tipton	2	4	49	24.50	1	43	0
RB Lonnie Horie	2	2	12	6.00	3	6	1
RB Sammy Bunn	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	1
WR Hunter Marshak	1	1	46	46.00	35	46	0
TE Ron Kennedy	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Levi Anthony	1	3	9	9.00	8	9	0
TE Ike Barlow	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Rob Alexander	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Damien Ellard	7	9	86	12.29	34	23	1
WR Louis Ward	6	7	49	8.17	1	17	1
RB Graham Bensen	4	5	14	3.50	12	10	1
WR Nathan Emerson	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
TE Bubba Franklin	2	3	30	15.00	1	15	0
RB Butch Flannery	1	1	12	12.00	1	12	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Scottie Lang	1	0	0.00
ILB Joel Ours	1	17	17.00
S Doug Cooley	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ben Badgro	0	1	0	0
Randall Farley	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Graham Bensen	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jalen Stephenson	5	185	37.0	28.0	44	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brant Stokes	4	170	42.5	32.5	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grant Buchanon	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Bates	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Bechtel	3	45	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nickolas Tipton	4	67	16.8	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Justice	2	39	19.5	0
Liam Buie	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Raymond Padgett	12	5	0.0	46	24
S Randall Farley	9	2	0.0	46	25
OLB Deon Witten	6	3	0.0	45	24
S C.J. Thompson	6	2	0.0	46	24
CB Dana Torres	5	1	0.0	44	27
DT Carl McKenzie	5	1	0.0	33	14
DT Toby Douglas	4	3	0.0	41	22
DE Skip Rahn	3	2	0.0	40	22
OLB Amari Roussel	3	1	0.0	21	15
CB Gus Harding	3	0	0.0	45	27
CB Earl Gaylor	2	0	0.0	28	15
OLB Mercury Schultz	2	0	0.0	7	3
DE Ben Badgro	1	2	0.0	46	24
WR Donald Clemons	1	0	---	---	---
WR Levi Anthony	1	0	---	---	---
S Brody Dillon	1	0	0.0	0	5
TE Ike Barlow	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ellis Baker	0	1	0.0	18	14

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dexter Diaz	6	1	0.0	21	21
CB Amari Alstott	5	1	0.0	21	30
S Burt Batista	4	0	0.0	22	30
CB Scottie Lang	3	1	0.0	22	30
DT Reuben Stagg	3	0	0.0	15	20
ILB Joel Ours	2	3	0.0	22	25
DE Hector Mahnken	2	2	0.0	18	29
DT Cody Nuston	2	0	0.0	7	3
CB Roderick Grenda	2	0	0.0	2	9
S Doug Cooley	1	0	0.0	22	22
CB Jessie McDaniel	1	0	0.0	14	21
TE Damien Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
DT Randall Linquist	0	1	0.0	15	21
DT Abraham Austin	0	1	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mercury Schultz	2	0	3
S Randall Farley	1	0	25
OLB Deon Witten	1	0	24
DE Ben Badgro	0	2	24

San Diego	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Hector Mahnken	2	1	1	29
OLB Dexter Diaz	1	0	0	21
DE Devin O'Neill	0	2	3	30
DE Bobby Fuller	0	1	0	4
DT Reuben Stagg	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	PPlay
CB Dana Torres	4	27
ILB Raymond Padgett	4	24
CB Gus Harding	3	27
S Randall Farley	3	25
OLB Deon Witten	2	24
OLB Amari Roussel	1	15
CB Earl Gaylor	1	15
DT Carl McKenzie	1	14
DE Skip Rahn	1	22
S C.J. Thompson	1	24
S Brody Dillon	1	5

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Scottie Lang	3	1	1	30
S Doug Cooley	3	1	1	22
CB Roderick Grenda	2	0	0	9
CB Amari Alstott	1	3	0	30
ILB Joel Ours	1	0	1	25
OLB Dexter Diaz	1	0	0	21
S Burt Batista	1	0	0	30
CB Jessie McDaniel	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Keegan Beisel	2	5	0	22	30
Mickey Dotson	1	8	1	22	30
Kurt Ricker	1	6	0	22	30
Brandon Baker	1	2	0	22	30
Ron Kennedy	1	1	0	20	30

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Preston Diamond	5	10	0	46	27
Lamont Romberg	4	8	0	46	27
Darnell Brownell	3	14	0	46	27
Harold Ault	2	6	0	46	27
Reginald Maass	1	6	1	46	27

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Kennedy	6	11

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Parker Tallman	2	21
Nathan Emerson	1	23
Damien Ellard	1	18

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Raymond Padgett	---	---	46	24	12	82
Dana Torres	---	---	44	27	3	74
Gus Harding	---	---	45	27	2	74
Randall Farley	---	---	46	25	2	73
C.J. Thompson	---	---	46	24	2	72
Ben Badgro	---	---	46	24	1	71
Deon Witten	---	---	45	24	2	71
Toby Douglas	---	---	41	22	---	63
Skip Rahn	---	---	40	22	1	63
Ron Kennedy	20	30	---	---	11	61
Earl Gaylor	---	---	28	15	16	59
Nickolas Tipton	18	24	---	---	16	58
Donald Clemons	21	27	---	---	10	58
Michael Hancock	22	30	---	---	5	57
Kurt Ricker	22	30	---	---	5	57
Mickey Dotson	22	30	---	---	5	57
Brandon Baker	22	30	---	---	5	57
Carl McKenzie	---	---	33	14	6	53
Ricardo Kerr	22	30	---	---	---	52
Keegan Beisel	22	30	---	---	---	52
Lonnie Horie	15	24	---	---	1	40
Amari Roussel	---	---	21	15	3	39
Ellis Baker	---	---	18	14	1	33
Levi Anthony	14	19	---	---	---	33
Deron Robinson	5	8	---	---	19	32
Mercury Schultz	---	---	7	3	21	31
Ike Barlow	5	6	---	---	20	31
Sammy Bunn	8	6	---	---	13	27
Hunter Marshak	3	4	---	---	16	23
Brody Dillon	---	---	0	5	16	21
Clayton Wells	---	---	0	0	11	11
O.J. Thornburg	---	---	0	4	5	9
Warren Wynn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donnie O'Neal	---	---	0	5	1	6
Grant Buchanon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe McMurdo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jalen Stephenson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rob Alexander	1	2	---	---	---	3
Jim Porter	---	---	0	3	---	3
Leslie Donovan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Young	0	0	---	---	---	0
Claude Peachey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcos Varona	---	---	0	0	---	0
Pete Arias	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andres Henderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
B.J. Romanski	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nathan Emerson	45	26	---	---	23	94
Graham Bensen	41	24	---	---	23	88
Damien Ellard	44	24	---	---	18	86
Louis Ward	42	26	---	---	12	80
Lamont Romberg	46	27	---	---	6	79
Harold Ault	46	27	---	---	2	75
Darnell Brownell	46	27	---	---	---	73
Preston Diamond	46	27	---	---	---	73
Richie Bensen	46	27	---	---	---	73
Reginald Maass	46	27	---	---	---	73
Scottie Lang	---	---	22	30	10	62
Devin O'Neill	---	---	21	30	11	62
Burt Batista	---	---	22	30	---	52
Amari Alstott	---	---	21	30	1	52
Jessie McDaniel	---	---	14	21	16	51
Joel Ours	---	---	22	25	1	48
Hector Mahnken	---	---	18	29	---	47
Liam Buie	23	16	---	---	5	44
Doug Cooley	---	---	22	22	---	44
Dexter Diaz	---	---	21	21	---	42
Reuben Stagg	---	---	15	20	5	40
Randall Linquist	---	---	15	21	---	36
Herman Denham	5	1	---	---	23	29
Parker Tallman	---	---	0	6	21	27
Bubba Franklin	16	9	---	---	---	25
Tanner Justice	---	---	0	0	17	17
Alexis Barton	---	---	0	7	9	16
Zachery Robinette	---	---	6	8	---	14
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	3	2	---	---	7	12
Alfred Gilmore	---	---	5	7	---	12
Levon Lindsay	6	5	---	---	---	11
Bobby Fuller	---	---	2	4	5	11
Roderick Grenda	---	---	2	9	---	11
Abraham Austin	---	---	5	6	---	11
Cody Nuston	---	---	7	3	---	10
James Bates	0	0	---	---	9	9
Butch Flannery	5	2	---	---	---	7
Jimmie Gaines	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ray Curtis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rickey Beattle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Broderick Bechtel	---	---	0	0	5	5
Brant Stokes	0	0	---	---	4	4
Emmett Chasser	0	0	---	---	2	2
Graham Richmond	---	---	1	1	---	2
Stan Heyward	---	---	1	0	---	1
Byron Norton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	7	37	5.3
Right	5	48	9.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	48	3.2
Middle	22	83	3.8
Right	7	18	2.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Kerr	30	13	2	0	1	5	5	4	3

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richie Bensen	27	22	1	0	1	0	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	43	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	85	14.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	43	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	62	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	116	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donald Clemons	13	3	0	28	0	27
WR Nickolas Tipton	4	2	0	49	1	24
WR Levi Anthony	3	1	1	9	0	19
TE Ike Barlow	3	1	0	5	0	6
TE Ron Kennedy	2	1	0	3	0	30
RB Lonnie Horie	2	2	0	12	0	24
RB Sammy Bunn	1	1	0	11	0	6
WR Hunter Marshak	1	1	0	46	1	4
TE Rob Alexander	1	1	0	14	0	2

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Damien Ellard	9	7	1	86	1	24
WR Louis Ward	7	6	0	49	0	26
RB Graham Bensen	5	4	0	14	0	24
TE Bubba Franklin	3	2	0	30	0	9
WR Nathan Emerson	2	2	0	10	0	26
RB Butch Flannery	1	1	0	12	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lonnie Horie	1	7	7.00	3.57
Deron Robinson	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Graham Bensen	9	20	2.22	3.66
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Kerr	3	2	17	5.67	5.90

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richie Bensen	8	7	37	4.63	7.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sammy Bunn	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
RB Lonnie Horie	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Ike Barlow	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Graham Bensen	3	2	0	0.00	2.80
WR Louis Ward	3	3	20	6.67	7.00
TE Damien Ellard	2	2	17	8.50	9.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Bunn	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Graham Bensen	2	1
Richie Bensen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Kerr	9	4	3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richie Bensen	11	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nickolas Tipton	3	2	1
WR Donald Clemons	2	0	0
WR Hunter Marshak	1	1	1
RB Lonnie Horie	1	1	1
WR Levi Anthony	1	0	0
TE Ike Barlow	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Damien Ellard	5	4	3
RB Graham Bensen	4	3	2
WR Nathan Emerson	1	1	1
WR Louis Ward	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)