Week 1, 2031

played in Denver, CO

64 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	3	24	0	7	-	34
Denver Broncos	7	7	17	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:49 SDO - James Bates 42 field goal
1Q: 08:32 DEN - Weston Austin 12 pass from Brendan Manning (Arnold Witt extra point)
2Q: 11:45 SDO - Chuck Kastilahn 3 run (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 06:47 SDO - R.J. Burns 9 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 05:00 DEN - Weston Austin 22 pass from Brendan Manning (Arnold Witt extra point)
2Q: 03:03 SDO - Damien Ellard 27 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 00:05 SDO - James Bates 32 field goal
3Q: 10:33 DEN - Wendell Weaver 5 run (Arnold Witt extra point)
3Q: 03:02 DEN - Arnold Witt 26 field goal
3Q: 00:13 DEN - Javier Farrell 6 pass from Brendan Manning (Arnold Witt extra point)
4Q: 07:18 SDO - Chuck Kastilahn 6 run (James Bates extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:49 SDO - James Bates 42 field goal
1Q: 08:32 DEN - Weston Austin 12 pass from Brendan Manning (Arnold Witt extra point)
2Q: 11:45 SDO - Chuck Kastilahn 3 run (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 06:47 SDO - R.J. Burns 9 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 05:00 DEN - Weston Austin 22 pass from Brendan Manning (Arnold Witt extra point)
2Q: 03:03 SDO - Damien Ellard 27 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 00:05 SDO - James Bates 32 field goal
3Q: 10:33 DEN - Wendell Weaver 5 run (Arnold Witt extra point)
3Q: 03:02 DEN - Arnold Witt 26 field goal
3Q: 00:13 DEN - Javier Farrell 6 pass from Brendan Manning (Arnold Witt extra point)
4Q: 07:18 SDO - Chuck Kastilahn 6 run (James Bates extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 27 23
- by Rushing 11 9
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 446 453
- Offensive Plays 69 60
- Yards per Play 6.46 7.55
Net Rushing Yards 113 211
- Rushing Attempts 33 25
- Yards per Rush 3.42 8.44
Net Passing Yards 333 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 0 34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 333 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 9.25 6.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/38 11/90
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/67 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:12 27:48

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	27	23
- by Rushing	11	9
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	446	453
- Offensive Plays	69	60
- Yards per Play	6.46	7.55
Net Rushing Yards	113	211
- Rushing Attempts	33	25
- Yards per Rush	3.42	8.44
Net Passing Yards	333	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 0	34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	333	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	9.25	6.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/38	11/90
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/67	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:12	27:48

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:19	OWN 25	8	50	Field Goal
1	8:21	3:27	OWN 25	6	27	Punt
1	2:34	5:57	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	8:36	1:58	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
2	4:45	1:52	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
2	1:25	1:25	OWN 42	7	43	Field Goal
3	10:24	3:00	OWN 32	7	21	Punt
3	2:55	0:28	OWN 25	1	18	Fumble
3	0:03	7:54	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
4	4:52	2:52	OWN 43	6	17	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:41	3:20	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	4:54	2:20	OWN 15	5	46	Punt
2	11:37	3:01	OWN 30	7	-5	Punt
2	6:38	1:53	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	2:53	1:28	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	4:36	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	7:24	4:29	OWN 20	9	71	Field Goal
3	2:27	2:24	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
4	7:09	2:17	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 15	10	39	Game

Game MVP: Richie Bensen, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rex Akroyd	11	26	2.36	11	1	0
Richie Bensen	9	64	7.11	12	3	0
Nathan Reed	4	13	3.25	12	1	0
Chuck Kastilahn	4	12	3.00	6	0	2
Francisco Dobreski	2	1	0.50	3	0	0
Harold Hoskins	2	-5	-2.50	-1	0	0
Rod Goga	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wendell Weaver	15	152	10.13	40	4	1
Winfred Hill	8	46	5.75	16	2	0
C.J. Johnson	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Brendan Manning	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richie Bensen	36	24	333	0/0	2	47	0	114.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brendan Manning	34	22	249	1/7	3	37	0	115.9

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR R.J. Burns	7	12	81	11.57	31	25	1
TE Damien Ellard	5	6	55	11.00	33	27	1
WR Rod Goga	5	7	69	13.80	36	32	0
WR Xavier Dayne	3	5	67	22.33	42	47	0
WR Louis Ward	2	2	31	15.50	23	23	0
TE Matt Morey	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Rex Akroyd	1	3	16	16.00	8	16	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Weston Austin	9	14	131	14.56	28	37	2
WR Elliot Sylvester	5	6	68	13.60	26	33	0
WR Javier Farrell	3	5	19	6.33	6	9	1
TE C.J. Johnson	1	1	19	19.00	10	19	0
RB Winfred Hill	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Bobby Starks	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Wendell Weaver	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Levi Jarvis	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Ron Kennedy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Neil Erickson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Louis Ward	1	0	0
Rex Akroyd	1	0	0
Tim Moten	0	1	0
Amari Alstott	0	0	1
D.J. Cox	0	0	1
Quentin Shapiro	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Winfred Hill	2	0	0
Wendell Weaver	1	0	0
Raymond Padgett	0	1	1
Brandon Baker	0	1	0
Frank Dubose	0	1	0
Norm Brazil	0	1	0
Mercury Klingensmith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lewis Morrison	3	111	37.0	28.3	47	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dakota Monroe	4	159	39.8	31.3	43	0

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Bates	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Arnold Witt	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Burns	1	14	14.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javier Farrell	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Burns	2	67	33.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javier Farrell	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Marsh	7	0	0.0	23	28
CB Amari Alstott	6	1	0.0	25	35
ILB Mack Maw	6	0	0.0	13	15
ILB D.J. Cox	5	1	0.0	12	20
CB Justics Monroe	4	0	0.0	24	35
S Travis Briggs	3	2	0.0	25	35
S Isaac Kelley	3	0	0.0	1	11
DT Zachery Ballard	2	1	1.0	18	20
OLB Quentin Shapiro	2	2	0.0	12	10
DE Devin O'Neill	2	0	0.0	23	27
DT Cody Nuston	1	1	0.0	12	13
DE Jeffery Franz	1	1	0.0	14	26
CB Efrain Belanger	1	0	0.0	2	7
S William McConnell	0	1	0.0	24	24

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brendan Denton	10	3	33	36
S Earl Duran	7	3	33	36
OLB Deon Witten	7	2	31	29
ILB Raymond Padgett	5	0	23	32
DT Roosevelt Roberson	3	2	27	28
ILB Drew Capriglione	3	1	7	4
CB Devon Stackhouse	3	1	19	19
DE Javier Page	3	0	25	26
DT Mercury Klingensmith	2	0	21	24
DE Warren Franchebois	2	0	4	7
CB Andre DiCosimo	1	2	33	35
S C.J. Thompson	1	1	27	24
DT Eugene Flournoy	1	1	8	12
S Randall Farley	1	0	6	12
CB Thurman Rosian	1	0	8	14
OLB Joshua Burkhammer	1	0	9	4
DE Jimmy Berns	0	3	30	30

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Zachery Ballard	1.0	1	20
DE Jeffery Franz	0.0	3	26
DT Harvey Aronovitch	0.0	1	20
DE Ruben Jefferson	0.0	1	17

Denver	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Javier Page	1	0	26
DE Jimmy Berns	0	3	30
DT Roosevelt Roberson	0	2	28
DE Ben Badgro	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Amari Alstott	5	0	35
CB Justics Monroe	4	1	35
ILB D.J. Cox	3	0	20
ILB Mack Maw	3	0	15
S Isaac Kelley	3	0	11
S Travis Briggs	2	0	35
OLB Mike Marsh	1	1	28
CB Efrain Belanger	1	0	7
DE Devin O'Neill	0	1	27
S William McConnell	0	1	24

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Raymond Padgett	5	0	32
S Earl Duran	4	0	36
OLB Deon Witten	3	0	29
CB Devon Stackhouse	3	0	19
CB Brendan Denton	2	2	36
S C.J. Thompson	1	0	24
S Randall Farley	1	0	12
CB Thurman Rosian	1	0	14
CB Andre DiCosimo	1	0	35
DE Warren Franchebois	1	0	7
DE Javier Page	1	0	26
ILB Drew Capriglione	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tim Moten	3	4	33	36
Devan Coleman	3	3	33	36
Rodolfo Maxwell	2	6	33	36
Jumbo DeBerg	1	10	33	36
Roberto Dorf	0	1	33	36

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norm Brazil	5	10	25	0	35
Brandon Baker	2	6	25	0	35
Rusty Ellard	2	4	25	0	35
Frank Dubose	1	2	25	0	35
Ashton Walters	1	1	25	1	35
Ron Kennedy	0	1	13	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Damien Ellard	1	21
Tanner Kirby	1	21
Devin O'Neill	1	20

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Kennedy	2	20
Rusty Ellard	1	11

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Goga	33	35	---	---	12	80
Amari Alstott	---	---	25	35	17	77
Devan Coleman	33	36	---	---	5	74
Jumbo DeBerg	33	36	---	---	5	74
Roberto Dorf	33	36	---	---	5	74
Damien Ellard	27	25	---	---	21	73
R.J. Burns	26	30	---	---	16	72
Devin O'Neill	---	---	23	27	20	70
Richie Bensen	33	36	---	---	---	69
Tim Moten	33	36	---	---	---	69
Rodolfo Maxwell	33	36	---	---	---	69
Xavier Dayne	31	33	---	---	---	64
Justics Monroe	---	---	24	35	5	64
Travis Briggs	---	---	25	35	1	61
Jeffery Franz	---	---	14	26	19	59
Sebastian Jones	---	---	12	24	16	52
Mike Marsh	---	---	23	28	1	52
William McConnell	---	---	24	24	1	49
Louis Ward	6	12	---	---	21	39
Zachery Ballard	---	---	18	20	---	38
Tanner Kirby	7	10	---	---	21	38
Ruben Jefferson	---	---	13	17	5	35
D.J. Cox	---	---	12	20	1	33
Rex Akroyd	16	16	---	---	---	32
Harvey Aronovitch	---	---	10	20	1	31
Cody Nuston	---	---	12	13	4	29
Van Baum	---	---	10	17	1	28
Mack Maw	---	---	13	15	---	28
Quentin Shapiro	---	---	12	10	1	23
Nathan Reed	5	2	---	---	6	13
Francisco Dobreski	4	1	---	---	8	13
Isaac Kelley	---	---	1	11	---	12
Chuck Kastilahn	5	6	---	---	---	11
Matt Morey	0	4	---	---	6	10
Efrain Belanger	---	---	2	7	---	9
Harold Hoskins	5	4	---	---	---	9
James Bates	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vince Newton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rich Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lewis Morrison	0	0	---	---	5	5
Emmanuel Battle	---	---	2	1	---	3
Ty Threats	0	2	---	---	---	2
B.J. Romanski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Noah Finch	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.R. Emmons	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ben Masters	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rusty Ellard	25	35	---	---	11	71
Brendan Denton	---	---	33	36	2	71
Earl Duran	---	---	33	36	2	71
Andre DiCosimo	---	---	33	35	2	70
Frank Dubose	25	35	---	---	5	65
Norm Brazil	25	35	---	---	5	65
Ashton Walters	25	35	---	---	5	65
Javier Farrell	22	32	---	---	10	64
Deon Witten	---	---	31	29	3	63
Jimmy Berns	---	---	30	30	2	62
Brendan Manning	25	35	---	---	1	61
Brandon Baker	25	35	---	---	---	60
Raymond Padgett	---	---	23	32	2	57
Weston Austin	23	32	---	---	2	57
Neil Erickson	23	33	---	---	---	56
Wendell Weaver	15	25	---	---	16	56
Roosevelt Roberson	---	---	27	28	---	55
C.J. Thompson	---	---	27	24	1	52
Javier Page	---	---	25	26	---	51
Ron Kennedy	13	15	---	---	20	48
Elliot Sylvester	13	20	---	---	15	48
Mercury Klingensmith	---	---	21	24	---	45
Thurman Rosian	---	---	8	14	17	39
Devon Stackhouse	---	---	19	19	---	38
Randall Farley	---	---	6	12	16	34
Joshua Burkhammer	---	---	9	4	18	31
Ben Badgro	---	---	11	13	5	29
Winfred Hill	10	11	---	---	7	28
Eugene Flournoy	---	---	8	12	5	25
Bobby Starks	2	2	---	---	20	24
Drew Capriglione	---	---	7	4	9	20
Kendrick Feagles	---	---	2	6	9	17
Warren Franchebois	---	---	4	7	2	13
Levi Jarvis	1	2	---	---	10	13
Les Gaines	---	---	6	4	---	10
Arnold Witt	0	0	---	---	7	7
C.J. Johnson	3	3	---	---	---	6
Edward Jones	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dakota Monroe	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mickey Dotson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dexter Baltuskonis	---	---	0	1	---	1
Caden Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Riddick Rolf	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harold Nevett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andy Huntley	---	---	0	0	---	0
Rod Cutler	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	19	71	3.7
Right	11	26	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	114	14.3
Middle	8	49	6.1
Right	9	48	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richie Bensen	36	24	5	0	3	2	6	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brendan Manning	34	22	4	0	2	4	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	84	16.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	187	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	62	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	44	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	151	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	45	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR R.J. Burns	12	7	2	81	1	30
WR Rod Goga	7	5	1	69	1	35
TE Damien Ellard	6	5	0	55	1	25
WR Xavier Dayne	5	3	0	67	1	33
RB Rex Akroyd	3	1	0	16	0	16
WR Louis Ward	2	2	0	31	1	12
TE Matt Morey	1	1	0	14	0	4

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Weston Austin	14	9	0	131	3	32
WR Elliot Sylvester	6	5	0	68	1	20
WR Javier Farrell	5	3	0	19	0	32
RB Winfred Hill	3	1	1	8	0	11
TE Ron Kennedy	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Neil Erickson	1	0	1	0	0	33
TE C.J. Johnson	1	1	0	19	0	3
RB Bobby Starks	1	1	0	-1	0	2
RB Wendell Weaver	1	1	0	0	0	25
WR Levi Jarvis	1	1	0	5	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Bensen	4	36	9.00	7.11
Chuck Kastilahn	2	9	4.50	3.00
Nathan Reed	1	-3	-3.00	3.25
Francisco Dobreski	1	3	3.00	0.50
Rex Akroyd	1	-4	-4.00	2.36
Harold Hoskins	1	-1	-1.00	-2.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Weaver	3	18	6.00	10.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richie Bensen	6	3	21	3.50	9.25

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brendan Manning	5	3	26	5.20	7.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR R.J. Burns	2	1	9	4.50	6.75
WR Louis Ward	1	1	8	8.00	15.50
TE Damien Ellard	1	1	4	4.00	9.17
WR Xavier Dayne	1	0	0	0.00	13.40
WR Rod Goga	1	0	0	0.00	9.86

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Winfred Hill	2	1	8	4.00	2.67
TE Ron Kennedy	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Javier Farrell	1	1	6	6.00	3.80
WR Weston Austin	1	1	12	12.00	9.36

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Kastilahn	4	3
Richie Bensen	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Hill	1	1
Wendell Weaver	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richie Bensen	9	8	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brendan Manning	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR R.J. Burns	4	3	2
WR Rod Goga	3	3	2
TE Damien Ellard	1	1	0
WR Xavier Dayne	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Weston Austin	3	2	2
WR Javier Farrell	2	1	0
TE Ron Kennedy	1	0	0
RB Bobby Starks	1	1	0
RB Wendell Weaver	1	1	0
WR Elliot Sylvester	1	1	0
WR Levi Jarvis	1	1	1

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)