Week 8, 2031

played in San Diego, CA

53 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	14	3	3	-	20
San Diego Chargers	14	21	7	0	-	42

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:33 SDO - R.J. Burns 2 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
1Q: 00:36 SDO - Louis Ward 22 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 13:25 SDO - Harold Hoskins 34 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 12:41 SDO - William McConnell 25 interception return (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 09:45 DEN - Weston Austin 27 pass from Brendan Manning (Arnold Witt extra point)
2Q: 05:58 SDO - R.J. Burns 4 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 03:06 DEN - C.J. Thompson 68 interception return (Arnold Witt extra point)
3Q: 05:33 DEN - Arnold Witt 22 field goal
3Q: 00:53 SDO - Rod Goga 5 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
4Q: 12:48 DEN - Arnold Witt 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:33 SDO - R.J. Burns 2 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
1Q: 00:36 SDO - Louis Ward 22 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 13:25 SDO - Harold Hoskins 34 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 12:41 SDO - William McConnell 25 interception return (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 09:45 DEN - Weston Austin 27 pass from Brendan Manning (Arnold Witt extra point)
2Q: 05:58 SDO - R.J. Burns 4 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 03:06 DEN - C.J. Thompson 68 interception return (Arnold Witt extra point)
3Q: 05:33 DEN - Arnold Witt 22 field goal
3Q: 00:53 SDO - Rod Goga 5 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
4Q: 12:48 DEN - Arnold Witt 41 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 4-3 4-3
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 10 18
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 369 432
- Offensive Plays 73 65
- Yards per Play 5.05 6.65
Net Rushing Yards 125 44
- Rushing Attempts 26 27
- Yards per Rush 4.81 1.63
Net Passing Yards 244 388
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 21 - 2 38 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 253 388
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.19 10.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/55 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 3/53
Kick Returns/Yards 2/31 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/68 2/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:27 29:33

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	4-3	4-3
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	10	18
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	369	432
- Offensive Plays	73	65
- Yards per Play	5.05	6.65
Net Rushing Yards	125	44
- Rushing Attempts	26	27
- Yards per Rush	4.81	1.63
Net Passing Yards	244	388
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 21 - 2	38 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	253	388
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.19	10.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/55	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	3/53
Kick Returns/Yards	2/31	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/68	2/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:27	29:33

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	2:36	OWN 22	6	23	Punt
1	10:06	1:33	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
1	6:22	1:39	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
1	0:23	1:09	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	13:12	0:42	OWN 17	1	0	Interception
2	12:30	2:58	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	5:51	1:20	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
2	1:09	0:58	OWN 20	4	37	Punt
3	15:00	9:34	OWN 25	17	70	Field Goal
3	0:44	3:02	OWN 25	8	51	Field Goal
4	11:21	1:16	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
4	9:03	0:10	OPP 32	1	0	Interception
4	7:06	1:53	OWN 35	7	33	Downs
4	2:39	1:08	OWN 24	5	14	Downs

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	10:56	0:50	OWN 17	2	53	Fumble
1	8:33	2:11	OPP 35	6	35	Touchdown
1	4:43	4:20	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
2	14:14	1:02	OWN 44	3	56	Touchdown
2	9:32	3:41	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	4:31	1:38	OWN 5	5	45	Interception
2	2:53	1:44	OWN 37	4	23	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 1	1	1	Half
3	5:26	4:42	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
4	12:42	1:21	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	10:05	1:02	OWN 34	2	-2	Fumble
4	8:53	1:47	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
4	5:13	2:34	OWN 32	3	-10	Punt
4	1:31	1:31	OPP 38	5	20	Game

Game MVP: Richie Bensen, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wendell Weaver	13	53	4.08	11	2
Winfred Hill	11	57	5.18	16	3
C.J. Johnson	1	4	4.00	4	0
Brendan Manning	1	11	11.00	11	1

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rex Akroyd	11	21	1.91	12	3
Richie Bensen	8	13	1.63	9	0
Chuck Kastilahn	3	3	1.00	2	0
Harold Hoskins	3	5	1.67	3	0
Francisco Dobreski	1	3	3.00	3	0
Rod Goga	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brendan Manning	42	20	248	1/5	1	35	2	54.4
Harold Nevett	3	1	5	1/4	0	5	0	42.4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richie Bensen	38	28	388	0/0	5	45	1	134.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Javier Farrell	5	8	65	13.00	23	27	0
WR Weston Austin	5	22	82	16.40	24	29	1
WR Elliot Sylvester	5	7	37	7.40	2	12	0
RB Wendell Weaver	3	3	40	13.33	35	35	0
TE Neil Erickson	2	4	22	11.00	5	18	0
TE Ron Kennedy	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Xavier Dayne	10	12	178	17.80	94	45	0
WR R.J. Burns	7	10	63	9.00	14	21	2
TE Matt Morey	4	5	56	14.00	17	19	0
WR Rod Goga	2	3	16	8.00	5	11	1
WR Louis Ward	1	2	22	22.00	0	22	1
TE Damien Ellard	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Tanner Kirby	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
FB Francisco Dobreski	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
RB Harold Hoskins	1	1	34	34.00	29	34	1
RB Rex Akroyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S C.J. Thompson	1	68	68.00	1

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S William McConnell	2	25	12.50	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Recov	Force
C.J. Thompson	1	0
Andre DiCosimo	1	0
Ron Kennedy	0	1
Jimmy Berns	0	1
Brendan Denton	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov
R.J. Burns	2	0
Harold Hoskins	1	0
Jeffery Franz	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dakota Monroe	7	294	42.0	34.4	58	4

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lewis Morrison	5	226	45.2	40.6	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Arnold Witt	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Bates	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javier Farrell	2	3	1.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Burns	3	53	17.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javier Farrell	2	31	15.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Burns	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Duran	14	0	0.0	24	38
S Randall Farley	6	0	0.0	18	28
CB Devon Stackhouse	4	2	0.0	21	36
DT Roosevelt Roberson	4	1	0.0	20	26
S C.J. Thompson	4	0	0.0	14	14
OLB Deon Witten	3	0	0.0	23	33
DE Jimmy Berns	2	1	0.0	25	35
DE Javier Page	2	1	0.0	16	31
OLB Joshua Burkhammer	2	0	0.0	10	12
DE Les Gaines	2	0	0.0	7	9
DT Mercury Klingensmith	1	3	0.0	21	26
CB Thurman Rosian	1	2	0.0	18	18
CB Andre DiCosimo	1	1	0.0	4	12
CB Brendan Denton	1	1	0.0	27	38
DE Ben Badgro	1	0	0.0	8	7
RB Wendell Weaver	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Drew Capriglione	0	2	0.0	10	9
ILB Raymond Padgett	0	1	0.0	16	26
DT Eugene Flournoy	0	1	0.0	7	13

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rondell Wong	8	1	0.0	26	44
S Travis Briggs	7	4	1.0	26	47
OLB Mike Marsh	5	3	0.0	22	40
CB Sebastian Jones	5	0	0.0	22	43
DE Jeffery Franz	4	2	0.5	25	47
CB Amari Alstott	4	3	0.0	26	47
CB Antonio Porter	4	1	0.0	11	27
DT Cody Nuston	3	2	0.0	20	41
DT Zachery Ballard	2	0	0.5	13	25
S William McConnell	2	2	0.0	26	47
OLB Emmanuel Battle	2	1	0.0	15	18
DE Ruben Jefferson	2	0	0.0	11	24
DE Devin O'Neill	0	1	0.0	23	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mercury Klingensmith	0.0	0	1	0	26

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Travis Briggs	1.0	0	0	0	47
DE Jeffery Franz	0.5	1	4	3	47
DT Zachery Ballard	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Devin O'Neill	0.0	0	5	1	35
DT Cody Nuston	0.0	0	1	0	41
DE Ruben Jefferson	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Earl Duran	9	1	0	38
S Randall Farley	4	1	0	28
CB Devon Stackhouse	4	1	0	36
CB Brendan Denton	2	2	0	38
S C.J. Thompson	2	0	1	14
OLB Joshua Burkhammer	2	0	0	12
OLB Deon Witten	1	1	0	33
CB Andre DiCosimo	1	0	0	12
DE Warren Franchebois	1	0	0	6
DE Javier Page	1	0	0	31
ILB Drew Capriglione	1	0	0	9

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sebastian Jones	4	2	0	43
S Travis Briggs	4	0	0	47
CB Antonio Porter	4	0	0	27
ILB Rondell Wong	3	2	0	44
CB Amari Alstott	2	0	0	47
OLB Mike Marsh	2	0	0	40
OLB Emmanuel Battle	1	0	0	18
DE Jeffery Franz	1	0	0	47
S William McConnell	0	1	2	47
CB Efrain Belanger	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Baker	3	10	0	26	0	47
Norm Brazil	2	5	0	26	0	47
Rusty Ellard	2	3	1	26	0	47
Ron Kennedy	2	2	0	17	0	18
Ashton Walters	1	2	0	26	0	47
Frank Dubose	0	2	0	26	2	47
C.J. Johnson	0	1	0	4	0	3

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tim Moten	2	6	27	38
Devan Coleman	1	5	27	38
Rodolfo Maxwell	1	4	27	38
Roberto Dorf	0	5	27	38
Luis Tilly	0	3	27	38
Tanner Kirby	0	1	23	29

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Kennedy	2	26
Bobby Starks	1	25
Elliot Sylvester	1	17
Rusty Ellard	1	14
Edward Jones	1	9

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Tanner Kirby	2	24
Damien Ellard	1	24
Antonio Porter	1	18

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rusty Ellard	26	47	---	---	14	87
Frank Dubose	26	47	---	---	9	82
Norm Brazil	26	47	---	---	9	82
Ashton Walters	26	47	---	---	9	82
Deon Witten	---	---	23	33	24	80
Javier Farrell	22	44	---	---	13	79
Weston Austin	25	47	---	---	2	74
Brandon Baker	26	47	---	---	---	73
Brendan Manning	26	43	---	---	2	71
Wendell Weaver	14	34	---	---	21	69
Neil Erickson	24	44	---	---	---	68
Brendan Denton	---	---	27	38	---	65
Earl Duran	---	---	24	38	---	62
Ron Kennedy	17	18	---	---	26	61
Jimmy Berns	---	---	25	35	---	60
Devon Stackhouse	---	---	21	36	---	57
Elliot Sylvester	11	27	---	---	17	55
Mercury Klingensmith	---	---	21	26	5	52
Javier Page	---	---	16	31	---	47
Randall Farley	---	---	18	28	---	46
Roosevelt Roberson	---	---	20	26	---	46
C.J. Thompson	---	---	14	14	17	45
Thurman Rosian	---	---	18	18	8	44
Raymond Padgett	---	---	16	26	---	42
Winfred Hill	12	14	---	---	6	32
Drew Capriglione	---	---	10	9	12	31
Bobby Starks	1	2	---	---	25	28
Joshua Burkhammer	---	---	10	12	---	22
Ben Badgro	---	---	8	7	5	20
Eugene Flournoy	---	---	7	13	---	20
Andre DiCosimo	---	---	4	12	---	16
Les Gaines	---	---	7	9	---	16
Kendrick Feagles	---	---	0	0	16	16
Levi Jarvis	0	2	---	---	11	13
Warren Franchebois	---	---	4	6	---	10
Edward Jones	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dakota Monroe	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mickey Dotson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C.J. Johnson	4	3	---	---	---	7
Arnold Witt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andy Huntley	---	---	0	0	5	5
Harold Nevett	0	4	---	---	---	4
Rod Cutler	---	---	2	1	---	3
Dexter Baltuskonis	---	---	2	0	---	2
Caden Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Riddick Rolf	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rondell Wong	---	---	26	44	26	96
Amari Alstott	---	---	26	47	21	94
Jeffery Franz	---	---	25	47	13	85
Devin O'Neill	---	---	23	35	21	79
Tanner Kirby	23	29	---	---	24	76
Travis Briggs	---	---	26	47	2	75
William McConnell	---	---	26	47	2	75
Sebastian Jones	---	---	22	43	10	75
Rod Goga	25	36	---	---	12	73
R.J. Burns	20	33	---	---	19	72
Luis Tilly	27	38	---	---	5	70
Devan Coleman	27	38	---	---	5	70
Tim Moten	27	38	---	---	5	70
Cody Nuston	---	---	20	41	8	69
Richie Bensen	27	38	---	---	---	65
Roberto Dorf	27	38	---	---	---	65
Rodolfo Maxwell	27	38	---	---	---	65
Mike Marsh	---	---	22	40	2	64
Xavier Dayne	23	33	---	---	---	56
Antonio Porter	---	---	11	27	18	56
Zachery Ballard	---	---	13	25	1	39
Ruben Jefferson	---	---	11	24	2	37
Louis Ward	3	8	---	---	24	35
Damien Ellard	7	4	---	---	24	35
Emmanuel Battle	---	---	15	18	2	35
Rex Akroyd	16	17	---	---	---	33
Van Baum	---	---	12	16	1	29
Matt Morey	6	8	---	---	5	19
Francisco Dobreski	3	4	---	---	7	14
Harold Hoskins	4	10	---	---	---	14
Efrain Belanger	---	---	4	7	---	11
Chuck Kastilahn	4	7	---	---	---	11
D.J. Cox	---	---	4	5	---	9
James Bates	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nathan Reed	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vince Newton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jumbo DeBerg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lewis Morrison	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mack Maw	---	---	0	2	---	2
Ty Threats	1	1	---	---	---	2
Donny Worth	---	---	0	2	---	2
B.J. Romanski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harvey Aronovitch	---	---	0	0	---	0
Noah Finch	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.R. Emmons	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ben Masters	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	47	6.7
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	14	14	1.0
Right	6	22	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brendan Manning	42	20	5	1	4	5	9	5	2
Harold Nevett	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richie Bensen	38	28	7	0	2	6	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	11	109	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	59	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	51	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	142	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	160	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	60	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Weston Austin	22	5	4	82	2	47
WR Javier Farrell	8	5	0	65	2	44
WR Elliot Sylvester	7	5	0	37	0	27
TE Neil Erickson	4	2	0	22	0	44
RB Wendell Weaver	3	3	0	40	1	34
TE Ron Kennedy	1	1	0	7	0	18

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Xavier Dayne	12	10	0	178	4	33
WR R.J. Burns	10	7	2	63	1	33
TE Matt Morey	5	4	0	56	0	8
WR Rod Goga	3	2	0	16	0	36
WR Louis Ward	2	1	0	22	1	8
TE Damien Ellard	2	1	0	8	0	4
TE Tanner Kirby	1	1	0	2	0	29
FB Francisco Dobreski	1	1	0	9	0	4
RB Rex Akroyd	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Harold Hoskins	1	1	0	34	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Weaver	3	14	4.67	4.08

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Bensen	2	-2	-1.00	1.63
Francisco Dobreski	1	3	3.00	3.00
Harold Hoskins	1	2	2.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richie Bensen	5	3	11	2.20	10.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR R.J. Burns	3	2	6	2.00	6.30
WR Rod Goga	2	1	5	2.50	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Hill	3	3
Wendell Weaver	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Rex Akroyd	2	1
Richie Bensen	1	0
Chuck Kastilahn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brendan Manning	12	6	3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richie Bensen	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Javier Farrell	3	1	1
WR Weston Austin	3	0	0
RB Wendell Weaver	3	3	1
WR Elliot Sylvester	3	2	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Matt Morey	2	1	1
WR Xavier Dayne	2	2	2
WR R.J. Burns	2	1	1
WR Louis Ward	1	0	0
WR Rod Goga	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)