Week 15, 2036

played in San Diego, CA

46 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	13	14	7	0	-	34
San Diego Chargers	7	3	0	8	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 DEN - Denzel McDonald 35 field goal
1Q: 06:39 DEN - Denzel McDonald 40 field goal
1Q: 03:16 DEN - Julian Wells 90 interception return (Denzel McDonald extra point)
1Q: 00:01 SDO - Tanner Kirby 4 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 07:45 SDO - James Bates 43 field goal
2Q: 03:44 DEN - Daniel Shepherd 2 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
2Q: 00:29 DEN - Elliot Sylvester 5 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
3Q: 02:27 DEN - Michael Lowe 3 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
4Q: 12:12 SDO - Burt Horton 20 pass from Richie Bensen (Richie Bensen pass to Burt Horton for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 DEN - Denzel McDonald 35 field goal
1Q: 06:39 DEN - Denzel McDonald 40 field goal
1Q: 03:16 DEN - Julian Wells 90 interception return (Denzel McDonald extra point)
1Q: 00:01 SDO - Tanner Kirby 4 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 07:45 SDO - James Bates 43 field goal
2Q: 03:44 DEN - Daniel Shepherd 2 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
2Q: 00:29 DEN - Elliot Sylvester 5 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
3Q: 02:27 DEN - Michael Lowe 3 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
4Q: 12:12 SDO - Burt Horton 20 pass from Richie Bensen (Richie Bensen pass to Burt Horton for conversion)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 10-4 7-6-1
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 15 18
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 365 384
- Offensive Plays 61 79
- Yards per Play 5.98 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 109 36
- Rushing Attempts 24 18
- Yards per Rush 4.54 2.00
Net Passing Yards 256 348
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 0 59 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 263 361
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.92 5.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 2/4
Penalties/Yards 9/73 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 1/90 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:54 31:06

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	10-4	7-6-1
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	15	18
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	365	384
- Offensive Plays	61	79
- Yards per Play	5.98	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	109	36
- Rushing Attempts	24	18
- Yards per Rush	4.54	2.00
Net Passing Yards	256	348
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 0	59 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	263	361
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.92	5.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	2/4
Penalties/Yards	9/73	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	1/90	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:54	31:06

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:06	OWN 29	7	53	Field Goal
1	9:09	2:35	OPP 44	7	21	Field Goal
2	15:00	1:59	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
2	7:40	4:03	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
2	1:55	1:32	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
3	9:31	2:30	OWN 36	5	9	Punt
3	5:48	3:27	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
4	11:58	3:14	OWN 28	6	36	Downs
4	7:30	2:31	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
4	3:20	2:16	OWN 38	6	19	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:54	0:45	OWN 35	2	9	Fumble
1	6:34	3:30	OWN 25	8	47	Interception
1	3:04	3:04	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	13:01	5:21	OWN 10	9	64	Field Goal
2	3:37	1:42	OWN 17	5	2	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 21	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:29	OWN 35	11	38	Missed FG
3	7:01	1:13	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	2:21	5:23	OWN 25	14	75	Touchdown
4	8:44	1:14	OWN 36	6	28	Downs
4	4:59	1:39	OWN 24	8	38	Downs
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 20	4	21	Game

Game MVP: Ernie Cary, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Marty Kolker	16	74	4.63	16	3
RB Eugene Doesburg	5	15	3.00	5	0
RB B.J. Sutter	2	4	2.00	4	0
QB Ernie Cary	1	16	16.00	16	1

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Blaine Turnbull	9	18	2.00	6	0
RB Gary Newhouse	4	3	0.75	5	0
QB Richie Bensen	3	19	6.33	11	1
RB Joe Stone	2	-4	-2.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Cary	36	24	263	1/7	3	38	0	115.8

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richie Bensen	59	32	361	2/13	2	32	1	76.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Daniel Shepherd	7	9	111	15.86	41	38	1
WR Elliot Sylvester	5	6	47	9.40	13	22	1
WR Weston Austin	4	6	31	7.75	12	13	0
RB Marty Kolker	3	3	32	10.67	15	14	0
WR Michael Lowe	2	6	11	5.50	0	8	1
RB B.J. Sutter	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Maurice Alston	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Mark Lake	1	1	32	32.00	26	32	0
WR Wyatt Zuccolotto	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Eugene Doesburg	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Goga	9	18	95	10.56	41	20	0
WR Tom Strong	6	14	43	7.17	14	19	0
TE Tanner Kirby	5	10	48	9.60	0	24	1
WR Burt Horton	5	8	85	17.00	34	32	1
RB Blaine Turnbull	4	5	61	15.25	54	27	0
TE Ian Bradley	2	2	25	12.50	15	22	0
RB Gary Newhouse	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Adam Harvey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Julian Wells	1	90	90.00	1

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Recov	Force
ILB Brant Melchior	1	0
RB B.J. Sutter	0	1
S Ben Sampson	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov
WR Rod Goga	1	0
RB Blaine Turnbull	1	0
TE Gregory Phillips	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leland Gaylor	4	162	40.5	32.8	46	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Braxton Vecchio	2	82	41.0	34.0	43	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Denzel McDonald	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Bates	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Weston Austin	2	14	7.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Blaine Turnbull	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lowe	3	81	27.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Zorn	4	96	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brendan Denton	8	3	0.0	18	61
S Ben Sampson	5	0	0.0	18	61
ILB Brant Melchior	4	1	0.0	18	48
CB Arturo Aspell	4	0	0.0	11	36
OLB Bob Leong	4	0	0.0	9	42
DE Sammy Baumhackl	3	1	0.0	16	45
DT Morris Daileader	3	1	0.0	16	43
OLB Gino Chatas	3	1	0.0	5	20
OLB Joshua Child	3	0	0.0	9	29
DT Roosevelt Roberson	2	1	1.0	12	37
DE Les Gaines	2	0	1.0	15	39
S Earl Duran	2	1	0.0	18	61
OLB Joshua Burkhammer	1	2	0.0	7	25
CB Matt Gameau	1	1	0.0	1	12
DT Moe Anderson	1	0	0.0	8	32
CB Julian Wells	1	0	0.0	16	47
ILB Harold Bishop	1	0	0.0	0	11

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Enrique Butler	9	2	0.0	24	37
ILB Mack Maw	5	0	0.0	20	18
CB Steve Merritt	4	1	0.0	21	33
ILB Trenton Jordan	4	0	0.0	6	17
DT Dillon Patterson	3	2	0.0	23	37
S William McConnell	3	0	0.0	24	36
CB Corey Money	3	0	0.0	17	21
CB Roberto Woodson	3	0	0.0	15	17
DT Ricky Woods	2	1	0.5	9	18
DE Stanley Foley	2	0	0.5	23	35
DT Mitchell Farrell	2	2	0.0	22	36
OLB Lenny Wunder	2	1	0.0	5	16
OLB Mike Marsh	1	3	0.0	13	26
OLB Don Middleton	1	2	0.0	17	19
S Jaylen Newnam	1	1	0.0	9	25
DE Gabe English	1	1	0.0	12	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Les Gaines	1.0	0	5	39
DT Roosevelt Roberson	1.0	0	0	37
DE Sammy Baumhackl	0.0	1	2	45
DT Moe Anderson	0.0	0	2	32
DT Morris Daileader	0.0	0	1	43

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stanley Foley	0.5	4	1	35
DT Ricky Woods	0.5	1	0	18
DT Dillon Patterson	0.0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brendan Denton	7	2	0	61
OLB Bob Leong	5	1	0	42
S Ben Sampson	4	0	0	61
CB Arturo Aspell	3	1	0	36
S Earl Duran	2	3	0	61
OLB Joshua Child	2	1	0	29
DE Les Gaines	1	1	0	39
CB Julian Wells	1	0	1	47
OLB Joshua Burkhammer	1	0	0	25
ILB Brant Melchior	1	0	0	48
DT Moe Anderson	1	0	0	32
DE Sammy Baumhackl	1	0	0	45
DT Morris Daileader	1	0	0	43
CB Matt Gameau	1	0	0	12
ILB Harold Bishop	1	0	0	11

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Enrique Butler	5	1	37
CB Corey Money	3	0	21
ILB Trenton Jordan	3	0	17
CB Steve Merritt	3	0	33
OLB Lenny Wunder	2	2	16
ILB Mack Maw	2	0	18
DE Stanley Foley	2	0	35
CB Roberto Woodson	2	0	17
OLB Mike Marsh	1	0	26
S Jaylen Newnam	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jake Curran	3	3	24	1	37
T Ashton Walters	2	4	24	0	37
C Brandon Baker	1	6	24	0	37
G Fred Burr	1	6	24	0	37
T Rusty Ellard	1	3	24	0	37
TE Mark Lake	0	1	1	0	3

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jumbo DeBerg	2	3	18	2	61
TE Ian Bradley	1	2	9	0	23
FB Troy Holder	1	1	3	0	5
G Roberto Dorf	0	3	18	0	61
T Bennett Harden	0	3	18	0	61
T Tim Moten	0	2	18	0	61
C Rodolfo Maxwell	0	1	18	0	61

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Rusty Ellard	2	13
B.J. Sutter	1	19
Joshua Child	1	16
Wyatt Zuccolotto	1	13

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Tanner Kirby	3	19
Roberto Woodson	1	15
Weston McNeil	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brendan Denton	---	---	18	61	4	83
S Earl Duran	---	---	18	61	4	83
S Ben Sampson	---	---	18	61	2	81
T Rusty Ellard	24	37	---	---	13	74
WR Michael Lowe	23	36	---	---	15	74
ILB Brant Melchior	---	---	18	48	1	67
T Ashton Walters	24	37	---	---	6	67
G Jake Curran	24	37	---	---	6	67
G Fred Burr	24	37	---	---	6	67
CB Julian Wells	---	---	16	47	1	64
C Brandon Baker	24	37	---	---	---	61
QB Ernie Cary	24	37	---	---	---	61
DE Sammy Baumhackl	---	---	16	45	---	61
DT Morris Daileader	---	---	16	43	1	60
CB Arturo Aspell	---	---	11	36	12	59
WR Weston Austin	21	22	---	---	15	58
DE Les Gaines	---	---	15	39	1	55
TE Daniel Shepherd	21	33	---	---	---	54
OLB Joshua Child	---	---	9	29	16	54
DT Roosevelt Roberson	---	---	12	37	4	53
OLB Bob Leong	---	---	9	42	2	53
WR Elliot Sylvester	20	29	---	---	---	49
RB Marty Kolker	17	19	---	---	13	49
DT Moe Anderson	---	---	8	32	1	41
TE Maurice Alston	4	14	---	---	19	37
OLB Joshua Burkhammer	---	---	7	25	3	35
RB B.J. Sutter	8	8	---	---	19	35
OLB Gino Chatas	---	---	5	20	2	27
RB Eugene Doesburg	5	14	---	---	4	23
WR Wyatt Zuccolotto	0	5	---	---	13	18
ILB Harold Bishop	---	---	0	11	7	18
CB Matt Gameau	---	---	1	12	3	16
DE Troy Granados	---	---	1	12	2	15
S Malcolm Powell	---	---	0	0	11	11
DT Graham Scarbrough	---	---	0	10	---	10
K Denzel McDonald	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Conner Charron	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Leland Gaylor	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Dashawn Drake	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Mark Lake	1	3	---	---	---	4
WR Daniel Organ	0	2	---	---	---	2
S Jameson Rayburn	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Dale Burmbaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Sherman Gorton	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Harold Legins	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Lawrence Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Tanner Kirby	18	61	---	---	19	98
WR Rod Goga	16	59	---	---	8	83
G Jumbo DeBerg	18	61	---	---	4	83
WR Tom Strong	18	61	---	---	2	81
QB Richie Bensen	18	61	---	---	---	79
T Tim Moten	18	61	---	---	---	79
G Roberto Dorf	18	61	---	---	---	79
C Rodolfo Maxwell	18	61	---	---	---	79
T Bennett Harden	18	61	---	---	---	79
S Enrique Butler	---	---	24	37	14	75
RB Blaine Turnbull	10	44	---	---	19	73
DT Dillon Patterson	---	---	23	37	6	66
DE Stanley Foley	---	---	23	35	5	63
S William McConnell	---	---	24	36	2	62
DT Mitchell Farrell	---	---	22	36	1	59
CB Steve Merritt	---	---	21	33	2	56
OLB Don Middleton	---	---	17	19	17	53
CB Roberto Woodson	---	---	15	17	15	47
OLB Mike Marsh	---	---	13	26	2	41
TE Ian Bradley	9	23	---	---	9	41
ILB Mack Maw	---	---	20	18	1	39
CB Corey Money	---	---	17	21	1	39
S Jaylen Newnam	---	---	9	25	2	36
WR Burt Horton	6	30	---	---	---	36
OLB Lenny Wunder	---	---	5	16	13	34
DT Ricky Woods	---	---	9	18	2	29
ILB Trenton Jordan	---	---	6	17	1	24
DE Gabe English	---	---	12	11	---	23
WR Adam Harvey	2	3	---	---	16	21
RB Gary Newhouse	6	15	---	---	---	21
TE Gregory Phillips	0	0	---	---	18	18
S Wesley Zorn	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Weston McNeil	0	0	---	---	12	12
FB Troy Holder	3	5	---	---	---	8
K James Bates	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Ethan Sprout	---	---	3	2	---	5
DT Vince Horan	---	---	1	3	1	5
C Vince Newton	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR DeAndre Ramirez	0	1	---	---	3	4
G Bernard Lester	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Johnnie Torretta	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Braxton Vecchio	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Joe Stone	2	1	---	---	---	3
TE Patrick Harvey	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Noah Finch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dana Mayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	16	73	4.6
Right	5	31	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	2	0.3
Middle	8	30	3.8
Right	2	5	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Cary	36	24	4	3	0	3	6	1	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richie Bensen	59	32	7	2	4	9	10	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	96	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	113	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	31	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	9	91	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	14	111	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	105	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	54	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Daniel Shepherd	9	7	111	2	33
WR Weston Austin	6	4	31	0	22
WR Elliot Sylvester	6	5	47	1	29
WR Michael Lowe	6	2	11	0	36
RB Marty Kolker	3	3	32	0	19
TE Maurice Alston	2	1	3	0	14
WR Wyatt Zuccolotto	1	0	0	0	5
RB B.J. Sutter	1	1	-4	0	8
RB Eugene Doesburg	1	0	0	0	14
TE Mark Lake	1	1	32	1	3

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Goga	18	9	1	95	1	59
WR Tom Strong	14	6	1	43	0	61
TE Tanner Kirby	10	5	0	48	1	61
WR Burt Horton	8	5	2	85	2	30
RB Blaine Turnbull	5	4	0	61	2	44
TE Ian Bradley	2	2	0	25	1	23
WR Adam Harvey	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Gary Newhouse	1	1	0	4	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eugene Doesburg	2	7	3.50	3.00
RB Marty Kolker	1	3	3.00	4.63

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Cary	10	6	23	2.30	7.31

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richie Bensen	5	3	22	4.40	6.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Elliot Sylvester	3	2	4	1.33	7.83
WR Michael Lowe	3	1	3	1.00	1.83
TE Daniel Shepherd	2	1	2	1.00	12.33
WR Weston Austin	1	1	11	11.00	5.17
TE Maurice Alston	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tanner Kirby	2	1	4	2.00	4.80
WR Rod Goga	1	0	0	0.00	5.28
WR Tom Strong	1	1	-2	-2.00	3.07
WR Burt Horton	1	1	20	20.00	10.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marty Kolker	4	2

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB Blaine Turnbull	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Cary	10	6	5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richie Bensen	17	12	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Lowe	3	1	1
TE Daniel Shepherd	2	1	1
WR Elliot Sylvester	2	2	1
WR Weston Austin	1	0	0
RB Marty Kolker	1	1	1
TE Mark Lake	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Strong	5	4	2
RB Blaine Turnbull	4	3	2
WR Rod Goga	3	1	0
TE Tanner Kirby	2	2	2
WR Burt Horton	2	1	1
TE Ian Bradley	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)