Week 1, 2034

played in San Diego, CA

69 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	8	11	-	19
San Diego Chargers	10	14	0	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 SDO - Tom Strong 31 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
1Q: 02:12 SDO - James Bates 19 field goal
2Q: 07:46 SDO - Abel McCotter 23 fumble return (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 02:00 SDO - Ian Bradley 6 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
3Q: 00:29 DEN - Wendell Weaver 15 pass from Ernie Cary (Ernie Cary pass to Elliot Sylvester for conversion)
4Q: 09:18 DEN - Denzel McDonald 46 field goal
4Q: 04:00 SDO - James Bates 20 field goal
4Q: 01:33 DEN - Manuel Kaufman 2 pass from Ernie Cary (Ernie Cary pass to Elliot Sylvester for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 SDO - Tom Strong 31 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
1Q: 02:12 SDO - James Bates 19 field goal
2Q: 07:46 SDO - Abel McCotter 23 fumble return (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 02:00 SDO - Ian Bradley 6 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
3Q: 00:29 DEN - Wendell Weaver 15 pass from Ernie Cary (Ernie Cary pass to Elliot Sylvester for conversion)
4Q: 09:18 DEN - Denzel McDonald 46 field goal
4Q: 04:00 SDO - James Bates 20 field goal
4Q: 01:33 DEN - Manuel Kaufman 2 pass from Ernie Cary (Ernie Cary pass to Elliot Sylvester for conversion)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 342 340
- Offensive Plays 72 70
- Yards per Play 4.75 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 112 92
- Rushing Attempts 22 32
- Yards per Rush 5.09 2.88
Net Passing Yards 230 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 25 - 0 38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.60 6.53
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/37 12/80
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 2/2 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:22 31:38

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	342	340
- Offensive Plays	72	70
- Yards per Play	4.75	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	112	92
- Rushing Attempts	22	32
- Yards per Rush	5.09	2.88
Net Passing Yards	230	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 25 - 0	38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.60	6.53
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/37	12/80
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	2/2	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:22	31:38

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:15	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
1	7:42	0:33	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	2:05	1:20	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	14:52	2:31	OWN 47	4	18	Punt
2	9:02	1:31	OWN 20	4	3	Fumble
2	7:31	1:01	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	1:49	1:06	OWN 25	4	24	Punt
3	12:14	1:33	OWN 37	4	34	Fumble
3	7:44	2:28	OWN 5	7	32	Punt
3	3:14	2:55	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
4	13:18	4:05	OWN 23	7	48	Field Goal
4	6:49	1:14	OWN 8	5	-7	Downs
4	3:52	2:25	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	1:22	1:02	OWN 49	6	32	Downs

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:45	4:03	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
1	7:09	5:04	OWN 43	11	55	Field Goal
1	0:45	0:53	OWN 11	4	42	Fumble
2	12:21	3:19	OWN 4	9	42	Punt
2	6:30	4:41	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 1	2	0	Half
3	15:00	2:46	OWN 37	3	-6	Punt
3	10:41	2:57	OWN 29	6	14	Punt
3	5:16	2:02	OWN 9	4	18	Punt
3	0:19	2:01	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
4	9:13	2:24	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
4	5:35	1:43	OPP 1	3	-2	Field Goal
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 19	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Richie Bensen, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wendell Weaver	17	59	3.47	15	3
RB Monty Thomason	4	45	11.25	20	2
QB Ernie Cary	1	8	8.00	8	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ezra Jamison	13	24	1.85	8	0
RB Harold Hoskins	10	33	3.30	13	2
QB Richie Bensen	7	31	4.43	8	0
WR Derek Grant	2	4	2.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Cary	30	18	226	3/16	2	41	0	105.7
Brendan Manning	16	7	29	1/9	0	14	0	51.0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richie Bensen	38	25	248	0/0	2	31	0	101.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Elliot Sylvester	7	10	66	9.43	2	19	0
WR Weston Austin	5	7	69	13.80	34	41	0
RB Wendell Weaver	4	7	43	10.75	21	15	1
TE Manuel Kaufman	3	3	5	1.67	0	4	1
TE Daniel Shepherd	2	8	13	6.50	0	15	0
RB Monty Thomason	2	3	15	7.50	16	8	0
WR Michael Lowe	2	8	44	22.00	0	30	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Damien Ellard	7	12	68	9.71	17	24	0
WR Derek Grant	5	8	42	8.40	3	12	0
WR Rod Goga	4	6	66	16.50	31	26	0
WR Tom Strong	4	7	46	11.50	1	31	1
RB Ezra Jamison	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	1	0
TE Ian Bradley	2	2	16	8.00	10	10	1
RB Harold Hoskins	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brendan Manning	1	0	0
QB Ernie Cary	1	0	0
CB Josiah Turner	0	1	0
OLB Joshua Burkhammer	0	0	1
CB Brendan Denton	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Nick Flannery	1	0	0	0
RB Harold Hoskins	1	0	0	0
OLB Abel McCotter	0	2	0	1
CB Scottie Naslund	0	1	0	0
CB Sebastian Jones	0	0	1	0
DE Bobby Losman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Ashworth	7	302	43.1	42.4	51	5

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lewis Morrison	6	271	45.2	41.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Denzel McDonald	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Bates	2/2	0/0	0/0	20	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Flannery	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth Norris	2	62	31.0	0
Derek Grant	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Van Lyon	7	5	27	30
S Earl Duran	7	2	30	37
OLB Gino Chatas	6	2	29	35
CB Devon Stackhouse	5	2	14	22
S Dean Harden	5	1	32	38
DT Roosevelt Roberson	4	1	24	30
CB Brendan Denton	4	1	32	38
CB Josiah Turner	3	2	32	38
DT Moe Anderson	3	1	26	35
OLB Joshua Burkhammer	3	0	16	14
DE Les Gaines	1	3	30	32
DE Javier Page	1	2	30	33
DE Troy Granados	1	1	18	17
OLB Joshua Child	1	0	5	7

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Efrain Crane	7	0	1.0	21	47
OLB Abel McCotter	6	2	0.0	22	35
CB Sebastian Jones	6	0	0.0	22	41
DT Henry Neely	5	0	0.0	20	38
CB Seth Norris	4	3	0.0	19	34
S Enrique Butler	4	1	0.0	22	48
DT Harvey Aronovitch	3	0	1.0	19	27
S William McConnell	3	3	0.0	22	36
DE Bobby Losman	2	2	1.0	22	48
S Sammie Bullock	2	0	0.0	0	15
DE Jeffery Franz	1	1	1.0	3	28
ILB Cornelius Balent	1	4	0.0	21	39
CB Scottie Naslund	1	2	0.0	1	15
DE Dillon Patterson	1	1	0.0	21	35
ILB Mack Maw	1	0	0.0	0	11
OLB Mike Marsh	1	0	0.0	3	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Les Gaines	1	2	0	32
DT Roosevelt Roberson	0	2	1	30
DE Troy Granados	0	1	0	17
DT Moe Anderson	0	1	0	35

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Harvey Aronovitch	1.0	2	1	27
DE Bobby Losman	1.0	1	0	48
DE Jeffery Franz	1.0	0	0	28
CB Efrain Crane	1.0	0	0	47
DE Dillon Patterson	0.0	2	0	35
DE Ben Masters	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Earl Duran	5	0	37
ILB Van Lyon	4	0	30
OLB Gino Chatas	4	0	35
CB Josiah Turner	3	0	38
S Dean Harden	3	0	38
CB Brendan Denton	3	0	38
CB Devon Stackhouse	2	1	22
OLB Joshua Burkhammer	1	0	14
DE Javier Page	0	1	33
DE Les Gaines	0	1	32

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Efrain Crane	7	0	47
CB Sebastian Jones	3	1	41
CB Seth Norris	3	0	34
S William McConnell	2	2	36
S Enrique Butler	2	1	48
S Sammie Bullock	2	0	15
ILB Cornelius Balent	1	2	39
OLB Quentin Shapiro	1	0	2
ILB Mack Maw	1	0	11
CB Scottie Naslund	1	0	15
OLB Abel McCotter	1	0	35
DE Bobby Losman	1	0	48

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Rusty Ellard	3	5	1	22	0	50
T Ashton Walters	3	4	0	22	0	50
G Norm Brazil	2	4	1	22	2	50
C Brandon Baker	1	5	0	22	0	50
G Britt Pachelbel	0	3	0	22	2	50

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Tim Moten	2	7	32	38
G Jumbo DeBerg	2	5	32	38
G Roberto Dorf	2	4	32	38
C Rodolfo Maxwell	0	4	32	38
T Bennett Harden	0	3	32	38
TE Damien Ellard	0	2	32	38

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Joshua Burkhammer	1	25
Manuel Kaufman	1	24
Wyatt Zuccolotto	1	17
Devon Stackhouse	1	11
Elliot Sylvester	1	9

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Rusty Ellard	22	50	---	---	12	84
G Norm Brazil	22	50	---	---	8	80
G Britt Pachelbel	22	50	---	---	8	80
RB Wendell Weaver	20	36	---	---	24	80
T Ashton Walters	22	50	---	---	8	80
CB Josiah Turner	---	---	32	38	9	79
S Dean Harden	---	---	32	38	3	73
C Brandon Baker	22	50	---	---	---	72
CB Brendan Denton	---	---	32	38	2	72
DE Javier Page	---	---	30	33	8	71
WR Michael Lowe	20	45	---	---	6	71
WR Elliot Sylvester	20	41	---	---	9	70
TE Daniel Shepherd	20	49	---	---	---	69
ILB Van Lyon	---	---	27	30	12	69
DT Moe Anderson	---	---	26	35	8	69
S Earl Duran	---	---	30	37	1	68
OLB Gino Chatas	---	---	29	35	1	65
DE Les Gaines	---	---	30	32	2	64
WR Weston Austin	17	32	---	---	7	56
DT Roosevelt Roberson	---	---	24	30	1	55
OLB Joshua Burkhammer	---	---	16	14	25	55
CB Devon Stackhouse	---	---	14	22	11	47
TE Manuel Kaufman	3	20	---	---	24	47
QB Ernie Cary	12	33	---	---	---	45
DE Troy Granados	---	---	18	17	2	37
QB Brendan Manning	10	17	---	---	---	27
WR Wyatt Zuccolotto	3	4	---	---	17	24
RB Monty Thomason	4	14	---	---	1	19
ILB Deon Witten	---	---	5	8	2	15
CB Julian Wells	---	---	0	0	15	15
S Ben Sampson	---	---	0	0	15	15
OLB Joshua Child	---	---	5	7	1	13
RB Dixon Muir	1	1	---	---	10	12
C O.J. Carpenter	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Irving Ashworth	0	0	---	---	8	8
T George Swatek	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Andre DiCosimo	---	---	2	4	---	6
WR Kelly Fraaije	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Denzel McDonald	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Elijah Osborne	1	4	---	---	---	5
RB Eugene Doesburg	0	3	---	---	---	3
RB B.J. Sutter	1	1	---	---	---	2
S Jameson Rayburn	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Isaac Seale	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Kim McConnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dixon Anastasiades	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Damien Ellard	32	38	---	---	19	89
G Jumbo DeBerg	32	38	---	---	8	78
G Roberto Dorf	32	38	---	---	8	78
WR Rod Goga	30	36	---	---	10	76
S Enrique Butler	---	---	22	48	2	72
DE Bobby Losman	---	---	22	48	1	71
QB Richie Bensen	32	38	---	---	---	70
T Tim Moten	32	38	---	---	---	70
C Rodolfo Maxwell	32	38	---	---	---	70
T Bennett Harden	32	38	---	---	---	70
CB Efrain Crane	---	---	21	47	1	69
DT Henry Neely	---	---	20	38	7	65
CB Sebastian Jones	---	---	22	41	2	65
WR Derek Grant	23	30	---	---	11	64
ILB Cornelius Balent	---	---	21	39	1	61
S William McConnell	---	---	22	36	1	59
OLB Abel McCotter	---	---	22	35	1	58
CB Seth Norris	---	---	19	34	4	57
DE Dillon Patterson	---	---	21	35	1	57
WR Tom Strong	18	32	---	---	---	50
TE Tanner Kirby	13	9	---	---	25	47
DT Harvey Aronovitch	---	---	19	27	---	46
RB Harold Hoskins	17	23	---	---	---	40
WR Weston McNeil	9	3	---	---	24	36
DE Jeffery Franz	---	---	3	28	1	32
CB Scottie Naslund	---	---	1	15	16	32
TE Ian Bradley	3	4	---	---	24	31
OLB Mike Marsh	---	---	3	26	1	30
RB Ezra Jamison	15	15	---	---	---	30
OLB Bernie Becker	---	---	0	0	23	23
DE Ben Masters	---	---	3	16	1	20
S Antonio Norris	---	---	0	0	16	16
DE Stanley Foley	---	---	0	9	7	16
S Sammie Bullock	---	---	0	15	---	15
RB Nick Flannery	0	0	---	---	13	13
ILB Mack Maw	---	---	0	11	---	11
OLB Lenny Wunder	---	---	0	0	11	11
K James Bates	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Vince Newton	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Lewis Morrison	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Orlando Glendenning	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Zachery Carpenter	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Lionel Heckathorn	---	---	0	0	7	7
OLB Quentin Shapiro	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Noah Finch	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Daniel Organ	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	39	9.8
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	4	31	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	20	72	3.6
Right	4	10	2.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Cary	30	18	2	3	3	4	2	0	0
Brendan Manning	16	7	0	1	2	2	4	1	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richie Bensen	38	25	4	0	3	3	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	110	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	68	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	49	5.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	20	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	108	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	63	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	57	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Elliot Sylvester	10	7	0	66	0	41
TE Daniel Shepherd	8	2	0	13	0	49
WR Michael Lowe	8	2	3	44	1	45
WR Weston Austin	7	5	0	69	1	32
RB Wendell Weaver	7	4	2	43	0	36
RB Monty Thomason	3	2	0	15	0	14
TE Manuel Kaufman	3	3	0	5	0	20

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Damien Ellard	12	7	1	68	1	38
WR Derek Grant	8	5	1	42	0	30
WR Tom Strong	7	4	1	46	1	32
WR Rod Goga	6	4	0	66	2	36
RB Ezra Jamison	2	2	0	-1	0	15
TE Ian Bradley	2	2	0	16	0	4
RB Harold Hoskins	1	1	0	11	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wendell Weaver	1	4	4.00	3.47

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Harold Hoskins	3	-7	-2.33	3.30
RB Ezra Jamison	2	5	2.50	1.85
QB Richie Bensen	1	8	8.00	4.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Cary	4	3	25	6.25	7.53

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richie Bensen	3	1	6	2.00	6.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Wendell Weaver	2	1	15	7.50	6.14
RB Monty Thomason	1	1	8	8.00	5.00
TE Manuel Kaufman	1	1	2	2.00	1.67

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Damien Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
WR Derek Grant	1	0	0	0.00	5.25
TE Ian Bradley	1	1	6	6.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ezra Jamison	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brendan Manning	8	5	2
Ernie Cary	6	6	3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richie Bensen	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Wendell Weaver	4	3	2
WR Elliot Sylvester	4	4	1
WR Weston Austin	3	3	2
TE Daniel Shepherd	1	0	0
TE Manuel Kaufman	1	1	0
WR Michael Lowe	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Damien Ellard	5	1	1
WR Rod Goga	3	2	2
WR Derek Grant	2	2	2
RB Ezra Jamison	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)