Week 8, 2037

played in San Diego, CA

67 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	7	7	0	-	21
San Diego Chargers	7	10	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 DEN - Daniel Shepherd 15 pass from Ernie Cary (Lewis McDaniel extra point)
1Q: 04:38 SDO - Al Starks 40 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 14:32 DEN - Peyton Peterson 5 pass from Ernie Cary (Lewis McDaniel extra point)
2Q: 07:58 SDO - James Bates 26 field goal
2Q: 04:37 SDO - Rod Goga 12 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
3Q: 04:01 DEN - Mark Lake 1 pass from Ernie Cary (Lewis McDaniel extra point)
4Q: 14:27 SDO - Timothy Hopper 9 run (James Bates extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 DEN - Daniel Shepherd 15 pass from Ernie Cary (Lewis McDaniel extra point)
1Q: 04:38 SDO - Al Starks 40 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 14:32 DEN - Peyton Peterson 5 pass from Ernie Cary (Lewis McDaniel extra point)
2Q: 07:58 SDO - James Bates 26 field goal
2Q: 04:37 SDO - Rod Goga 12 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
3Q: 04:01 DEN - Mark Lake 1 pass from Ernie Cary (Lewis McDaniel extra point)
4Q: 14:27 SDO - Timothy Hopper 9 run (James Bates extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 4-3 5-2
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 331 316
- Offensive Plays 73 57
- Yards per Play 4.53 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 133 111
- Rushing Attempts 30 27
- Yards per Rush 4.43 4.11
Net Passing Yards 198 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 0 29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 211 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.60 6.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/49
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:49 26:11

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	4-3	5-2
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	331	316
- Offensive Plays	73	57
- Yards per Play	4.53	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	133	111
- Rushing Attempts	30	27
- Yards per Rush	4.43	4.11
Net Passing Yards	198	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 0	29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	211	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.60	6.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/49
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:49	26:11

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:55	OWN 12	6	24	Punt
1	10:32	3:23	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
1	4:24	5:01	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	7:53	1:02	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	4:26	3:31	OWN 25	10	41	Missed FG
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 1	1	1	Half
3	13:53	2:28	OWN 37	4	19	Punt
3	8:52	5:02	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
4	14:16	2:06	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
4	10:16	4:12	OWN 20	7	22	Punt
4	5:00	1:51	OPP 30	3	4	Missed FG
4	2:00	1:12	OWN 15	8	15	Downs

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:05	0:33	OWN 43	2	0	Fumble
1	7:09	2:45	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	14:23	6:30	OWN 33	11	58	Field Goal
2	6:51	2:25	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
2	0:55	0:32	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	1:07	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	11:25	2:33	OWN 6	5	22	Punt
3	3:50	4:34	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	12:10	1:54	OWN 16	5	23	Punt
4	6:04	1:04	OWN 29	3	7	Interception
4	3:09	1:09	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
4	0:48	0:48	OPP 30	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Ernie Cary, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Marty Kolker	12	71	5.92	11	2
QB Ernie Cary	7	42	6.00	16	1
RB Peyton Peterson	6	10	1.67	14	1
RB Eugene Doesburg	4	9	2.25	4	0
RB Terrence Dixon	1	1	1.00	1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Timothy Hopper	16	68	4.25	11	2	1
QB Richie Bensen	5	7	1.40	13	1	0
RB Wendell Kohberger	4	30	7.50	18	2	0
WR Tom Strong	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
RB Miles Ackerman	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Cary	40	26	211	3/13	3	25	0	103.2

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richie Bensen	29	18	211	1/6	2	40	1	92.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Peyton Peterson	6	6	26	4.33	3	15	1
TE Mark Lake	5	9	51	10.20	4	25	1
WR Elliot Sylvester	4	9	41	10.25	0	25	0
TE Daniel Shepherd	3	3	28	9.33	6	15	1
WR Darnell Reilly	2	3	23	11.50	12	14	0
WR Michael Lowe	2	4	12	6.00	0	13	0
RB Marty Kolker	2	4	17	8.50	14	11	0
RB Eugene Doesburg	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Terrence Dixon	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Timothy Hopper	3	5	40	13.33	24	18	0
TE Charles Marshall	3	5	34	11.33	4	22	0
WR Rod Goga	2	2	17	8.50	0	12	1
WR Al Starks	2	2	50	25.00	30	40	1
WR Herb West	2	3	16	8.00	10	12	0
RB Wendell Kohberger	2	2	33	16.50	25	27	0
WR Tom Strong	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Miles Ackerman	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Ian Bradley	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB J.R. Flanders	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brendan Denton	1	13	13.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Mark Lake	1	0	0
TE Daniel Shepherd	0	1	0
DT Morris Daileader	0	1	0
DT Roosevelt Roberson	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Richie Bensen	1	0	0	0
ILB Mack Maw	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bart St. Cyr	5	206	41.2	31.4	45	4

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Atkins	5	258	51.6	45.2	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lewis McDaniel	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Bates	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Reilly	2	12	6.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Starks	3	49	16.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lowe	2	36	18.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Goga	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ben Sampson	7	1	0.0	26	22
CB Brendan Denton	6	0	0.0	27	30
DT Morris Daileader	4	0	1.0	25	22
DT Roosevelt Roberson	4	3	0.0	24	19
ILB Brant Melchior	4	3	0.0	25	22
S Earl Duran	4	0	0.0	27	30
OLB Gino Chatas	3	6	0.0	27	26
DE Les Gaines	2	0	0.0	22	21
OLB Bob Leong	2	0	0.0	12	21
ILB Harold Bishop	1	1	0.0	2	8
CB Julian Wells	1	0	0.0	27	23
CB Matt Gameau	1	0	0.0	19	17
DT Graham Scarbrough	1	0	0.0	5	16
CB Zach Cobb	1	0	0.0	1	8
DE Sammy Baumhackl	0	3	0.0	25	25

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mason Fried	8	0	0.0	30	43
ILB Trenton Jordan	6	2	1.0	19	27
ILB Mack Maw	6	3	0.0	11	14
DE Bobby Losman	6	2	0.0	30	43
OLB Don Middleton	5	3	0.0	28	32
S Enrique Butler	4	1	0.0	30	43
DT Ricky Woods	4	0	0.0	25	29
CB Keegan Richard	3	1	0.0	29	42
OLB Alejandro Faulkenbury	3	1	0.0	13	24
CB Ike McMillin	3	0	0.0	15	18
DE Stanley Foley	2	1	0.5	4	12
S Rickey Buchanan	2	1	0.0	30	43
DE Quinn Radmore	1	0	1.0	25	31
DT Julian Clark	1	1	0.5	28	39
WR Al Starks	1	0	---	---	---
CB Corey Money	1	0	0.0	5	12
DE Malachi Sax	1	0	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Morris Daileader	1.0	0	0	22
DT Roosevelt Roberson	0.0	1	1	19
DE Les Gaines	0.0	0	1	21
OLB Bob Leong	0.0	0	1	21

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Quinn Radmore	1.0	0	0	0	31
ILB Trenton Jordan	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Stanley Foley	0.5	0	0	0	12
DT Julian Clark	0.5	0	0	0	39
DE Bobby Losman	0.0	1	3	1	43
DT Maxwell Mazzeo	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brant Melchior	4	2	0	22
S Ben Sampson	4	0	0	22
CB Brendan Denton	3	1	1	30
S Earl Duran	1	0	0	30
DE Les Gaines	1	0	0	21
OLB Gino Chatas	1	0	0	26
CB Julian Wells	1	0	0	23
ILB Harold Bishop	1	0	0	8
S Malcolm Powell	1	0	0	9
CB Zach Cobb	1	0	0	8
S Paul Franklin	0	1	0	3

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mason Fried	6	1	43
ILB Trenton Jordan	5	1	27
ILB Mack Maw	3	1	14
OLB Alejandro Faulkenbury	3	1	24
OLB Don Middleton	3	0	32
CB Keegan Richard	2	0	42
CB Ike McMillin	2	0	18
S Enrique Butler	1	0	43
DE Malachi Sax	1	0	5
S Rickey Buchanan	0	1	43

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jake Curran	4	6	30	1	43
G Fred Burr	2	4	30	0	43
C Brandon Baker	2	3	30	0	43
T Ashton Walters	1	5	30	2	43
T Rusty Ellard	0	4	30	0	43
TE Mark Lake	0	1	26	0	35

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ian Cropp	4	7	27	1	30
C Dana Mayes	2	6	27	0	30
T Zachery Carpenter	2	2	27	0	30
G Jumbo DeBerg	1	3	27	0	30
G Kim Kelley	1	3	27	0	30
TE Charles Marshall	0	3	27	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Lowe	2	14
Elliot Sylvester	1	16
Rusty Ellard	1	11

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Joiner	1	20
Ian Bradley	1	15
Vince Newton	1	6
Manuel Woodard	1	6

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Michael Lowe	29	43	---	---	14	86
T Rusty Ellard	30	43	---	---	11	84
WR Elliot Sylvester	27	41	---	---	16	84
TE Mark Lake	26	35	---	---	21	82
T Ashton Walters	30	43	---	---	7	80
G Jake Curran	30	43	---	---	7	80
G Fred Burr	30	43	---	---	7	80
C Brandon Baker	30	43	---	---	---	73
QB Ernie Cary	30	43	---	---	---	73
CB Brendan Denton	---	---	27	30	7	64
S Earl Duran	---	---	27	30	2	59
OLB Gino Chatas	---	---	27	26	2	55
DE Sammy Baumhackl	---	---	25	25	1	51
OLB Bob Leong	---	---	12	21	18	51
WR Darnell Reilly	23	22	---	---	5	50
CB Julian Wells	---	---	27	23	---	50
S Ben Sampson	---	---	26	22	---	48
ILB Brant Melchior	---	---	25	22	---	47
DT Morris Daileader	---	---	25	22	---	47
DT Roosevelt Roberson	---	---	24	19	---	43
DE Les Gaines	---	---	22	21	---	43
RB Eugene Doesburg	7	15	---	---	21	43
RB Marty Kolker	17	13	---	---	11	41
CB Matt Gameau	---	---	19	17	1	37
TE Daniel Shepherd	11	24	---	---	---	35
DT Graham Scarbrough	---	---	5	16	6	27
RB Peyton Peterson	9	17	---	---	---	26
S Malcolm Powell	---	---	2	9	14	25
CB Zach Cobb	---	---	1	8	14	23
ILB Harold Bishop	---	---	2	8	11	21
DE Wally Milloy	---	---	1	8	6	15
WR Devon Webb	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Conner Charron	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Terrence Dixon	1	1	---	---	5	7
P Bart St. Cyr	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Lewis McDaniel	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Dashawn Drake	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Paul Franklin	---	---	0	3	1	4
WR Daniel Organ	0	3	---	---	---	3
TE Tito Hernandez	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Dale Burmbaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Sherman Gorton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Thurman Karney	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lawrence Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Tre Barlow	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Jonathan Bair	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Mason Fried	---	---	30	43	16	89
OLB Don Middleton	---	---	28	32	19	79
CB Keegan Richard	---	---	29	42	7	78
S Enrique Butler	---	---	30	43	3	76
S Rickey Buchanan	---	---	30	43	2	75
DE Bobby Losman	---	---	30	43	2	75
DT Julian Clark	---	---	28	39	---	67
G Jumbo DeBerg	27	30	---	---	6	63
T Zachery Carpenter	27	30	---	---	6	63
WR Tom Strong	27	30	---	---	4	61
WR Al Starks	26	24	---	---	10	60
QB Richie Bensen	27	30	---	---	---	57
G Ian Cropp	27	30	---	---	---	57
C Dana Mayes	27	30	---	---	---	57
G Kim Kelley	27	30	---	---	---	57
DE Quinn Radmore	---	---	25	31	---	56
DT Ricky Woods	---	---	25	29	---	54
TE Charles Marshall	27	25	---	---	---	52
ILB Trenton Jordan	---	---	19	27	2	48
RB Timothy Hopper	19	9	---	---	20	48
OLB Alejandro Faulkenbury	---	---	13	24	2	39
DE Stanley Foley	---	---	4	12	17	33
CB Ike McMillin	---	---	15	18	---	33
TE Ian Bradley	6	11	---	---	15	32
WR Herb West	21	10	---	---	---	31
ILB Mack Maw	---	---	11	14	---	25
WR Rod Goga	3	6	---	---	15	24
TE Quentin Joiner	0	0	---	---	20	20
CB Corey Money	---	---	5	12	2	19
DT Maxwell Mazzeo	---	---	2	8	7	17
RB Wendell Kohberger	4	12	---	---	---	16
FB J.R. Flanders	0	8	---	---	5	13
S William Little	---	---	0	0	13	13
WR Courtney Mahaffey	0	5	---	---	8	13
RB Miles Ackerman	2	10	---	---	---	12
ILB Sawyer Motz	---	---	0	3	9	12
DE Malachi Sax	---	---	4	5	---	9
DT Claude Cope	---	---	2	5	2	9
K James Bates	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Vince Newton	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Roberto Dorf	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Manuel Woodard	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Arnie Atkins	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Brendan Manning	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Rodolfo Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Mickey Dukas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	20	110	5.5
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	6	34	5.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Cary	40	26	2	2	2	5	4	1	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richie Bensen	29	18	3	1	1	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	13	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	80	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	50	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	36	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	100	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	53	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Elliot Sylvester	9	4	1	41	1	41
TE Mark Lake	9	5	0	51	1	35
RB Peyton Peterson	6	6	0	26	0	17
WR Michael Lowe	4	2	0	12	0	43
RB Marty Kolker	4	2	0	17	0	13
WR Darnell Reilly	3	2	1	23	0	22
TE Daniel Shepherd	3	3	0	28	0	24
RB Eugene Doesburg	1	1	0	5	0	15
RB Terrence Dixon	1	1	0	8	0	1

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Strong	5	1	0	3	0	30
RB Timothy Hopper	5	3	1	40	0	9
TE Charles Marshall	5	3	0	34	1	25
WR Herb West	3	2	0	16	0	10
WR Rod Goga	2	2	0	17	0	6
WR Al Starks	2	2	0	50	1	24
TE Ian Bradley	2	1	0	10	0	11
RB Wendell Kohberger	2	2	0	33	1	12
FB J.R. Flanders	2	1	0	4	0	8
RB Miles Ackerman	1	1	0	4	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Peyton Peterson	2	2	1.00	1.67
RB Marty Kolker	2	16	8.00	5.92
RB Eugene Doesburg	1	0	0.00	2.25

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Timothy Hopper	1	9	9.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Cary	5	5	29	5.80	5.28

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richie Bensen	5	4	23	4.60	7.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Daniel Shepherd	2	2	24	12.00	9.33
RB Peyton Peterson	1	1	5	5.00	4.33
WR Michael Lowe	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.00
TE Mark Lake	1	1	1	1.00	5.67

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Goga	1	1	12	12.00	8.50
WR Tom Strong	1	1	3	3.00	0.60
RB Miles Ackerman	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Herb West	1	1	4	4.00	5.33
TE Charles Marshall	1	0	0	0.00	6.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ernie Cary	2	0
RB Marty Kolker	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
QB Richie Bensen	1	1
RB Miles Ackerman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Cary	11	7	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richie Bensen	8	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Peyton Peterson	4	4	1
WR Elliot Sylvester	2	1	1
TE Mark Lake	2	1	1
WR Darnell Reilly	1	0	0
TE Daniel Shepherd	1	1	1
WR Michael Lowe	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Charles Marshall	2	2	1
WR Rod Goga	1	1	0
WR Tom Strong	1	0	0
RB Miles Ackerman	1	1	0
WR Herb West	1	0	0
TE Ian Bradley	1	0	0
FB J.R. Flanders	1	0	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)