Week 1, 2028

played in San Diego, CA

81 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Denver Broncos141033-30
San Diego Chargers061510-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 DEN - Winfred Hill 5 run (Frankie Beyer extra point)
1Q: 08:48 DEN - Brendan Denton 39 interception return (Frankie Beyer extra point)
2Q: 13:31 SDO - Damien Ellard 5 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point failed)
2Q: 11:45 DEN - Leon Holliday 16 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Frankie Beyer extra point)
2Q: 03:57 DEN - Frankie Beyer 25 field goal
3Q: 10:39 SDO - Joey Austin 90 punt return (Richie Bensen pass to Louis Ward for conversion)
3Q: 03:18 DEN - Frankie Beyer 35 field goal
3Q: 00:01 SDO - Damien Ellard 19 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
4Q: 08:39 DEN - Frankie Beyer 44 field goal
4Q: 06:01 SDO - Nathan Emerson 1 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
4Q: 00:38 SDO - James Bates 24 field goal

Team StatisticsDENSDO
Record0-11-0
First Downs2419
- by Rushing115
- by Passing1014
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards442379
- Offensive Plays7661
- Yards per Play5.826.21
Net Rushing Yards20970
- Rushing Attempts3317
- Yards per Rush6.334.12
Net Passing Yards233309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 24 - 343 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards237314
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/41/5
- Yards per Pass Play5.427.02
Fumbles/Lost1/12/2
3rd Down Conversions4/151/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.57.0
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards8/5010/66
Punt Returns/Yards5/121/90
Kick Returns/Yards3/604/84
Interception Ret./Yards3/423/37
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits65
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/33/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 29
Time of Possession35:1324:47

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:03OWN 251075Touchdown
14:081:38OWN 20430Punt
213:201:41OWN 32368Touchdown
210:454:43OWN 251073Interception
25:532:03OPP 48540Field Goal
23:002:52OWN 151045Punt
314:123:42OWN 17618Punt
310:302:02OWN 25530Punt
37:141:33OWN 3034Interception
34:501:38OPP 2638Field Goal
415:001:29OWN 2536Punt
412:231:06OWN 3734Punt
49:531:2050523Field Goal
45:523:30OWN 42613Punt
40:330:18OWN 2410Interception
San Diego Chargers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:571:21OWN 252-4Interception
18:364:28OWN 35761Interception
12:304:10OWN 20880Touchdown
211:390:54OWN 2536Punt
26:020:09OWN 3919Fumble
23:500:50OWN 2930Punt
20:080:08OWN 201-1Half
315:000:48OWN 253-1Punt
38:281:14OWN 20335Interception
35:410:51OWN 2727Fumble
33:123:12OWN 20780Touchdown
413:311:08OWN 633Punt
411:171:24OWN 734Punt
48:331:01OWN 2531Punt
47:321:40OPP 949Touchdown
42:221:49OWN 20673Field Goal
40:150:15OPP 3822Game

Game MVP: Damien Ellard, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Winfred Hill181558.612461
Tanner Barker13524.00700
Ricardo Kerr111.00100
K.C. DeNeff111.00100
San DiegoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Camden Reiswig6355.832410
Richie Bensen5173.401120
William Farley492.25600
Korey Sutton294.501110

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ricardo Kerr42242371/4149351.4
San DiegoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Richie Bensen43273141/5330379.0

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Weston Austin7157010.0013200
WR Leon Holliday710639.0039201
RB Winfred Hill33134.330100
TE Ron Kennedy222211.003130
WR Cedric Rodriguez2773.50040
RB Tanner Barker245427.0039490
RB K.C. DeNeff1188.00080
San DiegoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Damien Ellard91211212.4461302
WR Louis Ward577615.2046280
WR Nathan Emerson464210.5015211
RB Camden Reiswig44287.000110
WR Rod Goga4115012.5017210
TE Tanner Kirby1166.00260
WR Bo Milton0200.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Raymond Padgett100.000
S C.J. Thompson133.000
CB Brendan Denton13939.001
San DiegoIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Efrain Belanger23718.500
CB Isaac Kelley100.000

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Tanner Barker1000
Skip Rahn0100
C.J. Thompson0100
Randall Farley0010
Ben Badgro0010
San DiegoFumbRecovForceTD
Richie Bensen1000
Camden Reiswig1000
Damien Ellard0100
Korey Sutton0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Lance Kopp734449.129.9573
San DiegoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Reggie Turnbull632954.852.8663

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Frankie Beyer3/31/10/0443/3
San DiegoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
James Bates1/10/00/0242/3

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Tanner Barker5122.40
San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
Joey Austin19090.01

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
K.C. DeNeff36020.00
San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
William Farley36521.70
Antonio Porter11919.00

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Deon Witten730.01741
S Randall Farley620.01641
ILB Raymond Padgett510.01537
S C.J. Thompson410.01741
OLB Zachery Robinette400.0518
CB Brendan Denton400.01644
DT Buddy Humphrey300.01739
CB Andre DiCosimo300.01644
DE Skip Rahn210.51436
WR Cedric Rodriguez20---------
DE Ben Badgro100.51539
WR Leon Holliday10---------
CB Tyrell Aiton100.038
DT Lincoln Bernier020.01640
San DiegoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Mel Asher830.03336
OLB Trey Dunlap720.02126
CB Efrain Belanger620.03343
DE Terrance Ogle600.03130
CB Justics Monroe540.03343
S Corwin Sinclair530.03241
DT Cody Nuston510.01315
DE Devin O'Neill301.03341
OLB Trent Burroughs320.02321
S Kenny Heusel230.03336
TE Damien Ellard20---------
DT Zachery Ballard120.02329
CB Antonio Porter110.01726
QB Richie Bensen10---------
DE Alfred Gilmore100.0718
S Joey Austin100.007
DT Jesse Duffy100.02831

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Skip Rahn0.501036
DE Ben Badgro0.500039
DE O.J. Thornburg0.02004
DT Lincoln Bernier0.001140
San DiegoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Devin O'Neill1.001141
OLB Trent Burroughs0.010121
DE Alfred Gilmore0.001118
DE Cornell Blades0.00103
DE Terrance Ogle0.001030

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S C.J. Thompson52141
ILB Raymond Padgett50137
S Randall Farley40041
OLB Zachery Robinette40018
CB Brendan Denton32144
OLB Deon Witten32041
CB Andre DiCosimo23044
CB Tyrell Aiton1008
San DiegoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Trey Dunlap51026
CB Efrain Belanger40243
CB Justics Monroe33043
S Corwin Sinclair30041
ILB Mel Asher21036
CB Antonio Porter20026
S Joey Austin1207
S Kenny Heusel10036
DE Alfred Gilmore10018
DT Cody Nuston10015
DE Terrance Ogle10030
CB Isaac Kelley0012

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Norm Brazil711033043
Rusty Ellard610033043
Mickey Dotson45133043
Brandon Baker24033043
Keith Epstein01033143
Freddie Burnstine010500
San DiegoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jumbo DeBerg23017044
Preston Diamond13017144
Tim Moten12017044
Tanner Kirby1107019
Clyde Downs05017044

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Rusty Ellard217
K.C. DeNeff122
Ron Kennedy115
San DiegoTacklesSTPlays
Luis Tilly27
Korey Sutton127
Tanner Kirby126
Bo Milton120
Marvin Furrey112
Louis Ward17
J.J. Blufer16

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rusty Ellard3343------1793
Ron Kennedy3242------1589
Keith Epstein3343------1086
Mickey Dotson3343------1086
Norm Brazil3343------1086
Ricardo Kerr3343---------76
Brandon Baker3343---------76
Weston Austin2743------171
Cedric Rodriguez2226------2270
Leon Holliday2742------170
C.J. Thompson------1741361
Deon Witten------1741361
Andre DiCosimo------1644161
Brendan Denton------1644161
Tanner Barker1414------2957
Randall Farley------1641---57
Lincoln Bernier------1640157
Buddy Humphrey------1739---56
Ben Badgro------1539---54
Raymond Padgett------1537153
Winfred Hill1928------653
Skip Rahn------1436---50
DeAndre Becker114------2843
K.C. DeNeff812------2242
Tyler Bailey------1122841
Tyrell Aiton------381829
Earl Duran------161825
Karl Marshall------002424
Zachery Robinette------518---23
Tyrone Hopper------261220
Philip Sawyer------410115
Marc Barrientos03------1215
O.J. Thornburg------24713
Mercury Klingensmith------05712
Lance Kopp00------1010
Vince Newton00------1010
Frankie Beyer00------1010
B.J. Romanski00------77
Dashawn Magazine01------56
Freddie Burnstine50---------5
Roosevelt Roberson------03---3
Kurt Frederick00---------0
Aiden Brown00---------0
Brendan Manning00---------0
Riddick Rolf00---------0
Joshua Burkhammer------00---0
San DiegoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Justics Monroe------33431086
Efrain Belanger------3343379
Devin O'Neill------3341377
Nathan Emerson1641------1976
Corwin Sinclair------3241376
Trent Burroughs------23212973
Mel Asher------3336372
Kenny Heusel------3336372
Terrance Ogle------3130364
Louis Ward1639------762
Zachery Ballard------23291062
Damien Ellard1538------962
Preston Diamond1744---------61
Richie Bensen1744---------61
Julio Kean1744---------61
Clyde Downs1744---------61
Tim Moten1744---------61
Jumbo DeBerg1744---------61
Jesse Duffy------2831261
Antonio Porter------17261457
Trey Dunlap------2126956
Tanner Kirby719------2652
William Farley824------1345
Rod Goga1227---------39
Korey Sutton27------2736
Cody Nuston------1315533
Bo Milton111------2032
Camden Reiswig713------828
Alfred Gilmore------718227
Joey Austin------072027
Earl Gaylor------122023
Edgar Williamson------212---14
Marvin Furrey00------1212
Cornell Blades------03912
Ray Curtis00------77
Luis Tilly00------77
Andrew Erickson00------77
James Bates00------77
Mack Maw------07---7
J.J. Blufer00------66
Reggie Turnbull00------66
Justics Hanson------04---4
Matt Morey11---------2
Isaac Kelley------02---2
Kerry McCarthy00------11
Xavier Dayne00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9778.6
Middle13644.9
Right11686.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left22211.0
Middle7152.1
Right6355.8
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ricardo Kerr42243217433
San DiegoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Richie Bensen43276009213

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)21151175.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)115928.4
Long (19+ Yds)4000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)25171817.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)10711211.2
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Weston Austin157070143
WR Leon Holliday107063142
WR Cedric Rodriguez7207026
RB Tanner Barker42154114
RB Winfred Hill33013028
TE Ron Kennedy22022042
RB K.C. DeNeff1108012
San DiegoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Damien Ellard1290112238
WR Rod Goga114050127
WR Louis Ward75076239
WR Nathan Emerson64042141
RB Camden Reiswig44028013
WR Bo Milton2000011
TE Tanner Kirby1106019

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Winfred Hill4215.258.61
Tanner Barker1-1-1.004.00
San DiegoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Richie Bensen1-3-3.003.40
Korey Sutton11111.004.50
William Farley122.002.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ricardo Kerr84313.885.64
San DiegoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Richie Bensen119666.007.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Weston Austin3141.334.67
WR Leon Holliday31165.336.30
WR Cedric Rodriguez1133.001.00
RB K.C. DeNeff1188.008.00
San DiegoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Damien Ellard43317.759.33
WR Nathan Emerson22105.007.00
WR Louis Ward2131.5010.86
RB Camden Reiswig22168.007.00
TE Tanner Kirby1166.006.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Tanner Barker32
Winfred Hill21
San DiegoRushesConversions
Richie Bensen10
Korey Sutton10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Ricardo Kerr1041
San DiegoAttCompConversions
Richie Bensen731

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Weston Austin400
WR Cedric Rodriguez310
RB Winfred Hill221
WR Leon Holliday110
San DiegoTargCatchConversions
WR Rod Goga300
TE Damien Ellard220
WR Louis Ward111
WR Bo Milton100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)