Wild Card Playoff Games, 2037

played in San Diego, CA

51 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	3	14	-	17
San Diego Chargers	3	21	6	3	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 SDO - James Bates 32 field goal
2Q: 09:26 SDO - Al Starks 57 punt return (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 03:15 SDO - Al Starks 5 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 00:27 SDO - Rod Goga 8 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
3Q: 10:34 SDO - Ian Bradley 4 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point failed)
3Q: 06:22 DEN - Lewis McDaniel 42 field goal
4Q: 14:48 DEN - Elliot Sylvester 45 pass from Ernie Cary (Lewis McDaniel extra point)
4Q: 08:47 DEN - Darnell Reilly 8 pass from Ernie Cary (Lewis McDaniel extra point)
4Q: 03:20 SDO - James Bates 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 SDO - James Bates 32 field goal
2Q: 09:26 SDO - Al Starks 57 punt return (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 03:15 SDO - Al Starks 5 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 00:27 SDO - Rod Goga 8 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
3Q: 10:34 SDO - Ian Bradley 4 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point failed)
3Q: 06:22 DEN - Lewis McDaniel 42 field goal
4Q: 14:48 DEN - Elliot Sylvester 45 pass from Ernie Cary (Lewis McDaniel extra point)
4Q: 08:47 DEN - Darnell Reilly 8 pass from Ernie Cary (Lewis McDaniel extra point)
4Q: 03:20 SDO - James Bates 33 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 10-7 12-4-1
First Downs 23 29
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 18 19
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 371 431
- Offensive Plays 64 75
- Yards per Play 5.80 5.75
Net Rushing Yards 53 93
- Rushing Attempts 11 29
- Yards per Rush 4.82 3.21
Net Passing Yards 318 338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 24 - 3 44 - 35 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 318 352
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 7.35
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 9.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 3/98
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 23:44 36:16

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	10-7	12-4-1
First Downs	23	29
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	18	19
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	371	431
- Offensive Plays	64	75
- Yards per Play	5.80	5.75
Net Rushing Yards	53	93
- Rushing Attempts	11	29
- Yards per Rush	4.82	3.21
Net Passing Yards	318	338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 24 - 3	44 - 35 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	318	352
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	7.35
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	9.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	3/98
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	23:44	36:16

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 25	5	49	Interception
1	10:56	0:33	OWN 34	2	17	Interception
1	7:14	4:50	OWN 25	11	51	Missed FG
1	1:43	1:03	OPP 38	3	0	Punt
2	10:15	0:57	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	9:18	2:51	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	3:09	1:22	OWN 34	3	-5	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 25	1	1	Half
3	10:25	4:11	OWN 40	8	35	Field Goal
4	15:00	0:29	50	2	50	Touchdown
4	11:40	3:04	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
4	3:15	2:45	OWN 17	13	57	Interception

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	2:07	OWN 14	4	6	Punt
1	10:23	3:09	OWN 32	7	53	Field Goal
1	2:24	0:41	OWN 31	2	7	Fumble
1	0:40	5:25	OWN 20	11	51	Punt
2	6:27	3:18	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	1:47	1:28	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:35	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	6:14	6:14	OWN 25	11	52	Missed FG
4	14:31	2:51	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
4	8:36	5:21	OWN 47	8	37	Field Goal
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 21	4	23	Game

Game MVP: Richie Bensen, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Peyton Peterson	4	27	6.75	14	1
RB Marty Kolker	4	15	3.75	8	0
QB Ernie Cary	2	15	7.50	10	1
QB Dale Burmbaugh	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Timothy Hopper	15	22	1.47	18	2
RB Wendell Kohberger	5	10	2.00	8	0
RB Blaine Turnbull	4	28	7.00	13	2
QB Brendan Manning	2	0	0.00	2	0
RB Miles Ackerman	2	23	11.50	22	1
WR Al Starks	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Burmbaugh	28	11	131	0/0	0	43	2	24.5
Ernie Cary	25	13	187	0/0	2	45	1	86.6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richie Bensen	36	29	300	1/5	3	29	0	129.1
Brendan Manning	8	6	52	1/9	0	20	0	91.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnell Reilly	5	9	102	20.40	59	43	1
TE Mark Lake	5	9	49	9.80	6	17	0
WR Elliot Sylvester	4	6	61	15.25	0	45	1
WR Michael Lowe	3	10	28	9.33	0	14	0
RB Marty Kolker	2	3	27	13.50	17	18	0
WR Devon Webb	2	3	29	14.50	0	22	0
TE Daniel Shepherd	1	9	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Peyton Peterson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Daniel Organ	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
TE Tito Hernandez	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Starks	9	11	89	9.89	16	20	1
WR Tom Strong	9	11	84	9.33	34	29	0
WR Rod Goga	5	6	50	10.00	4	17	1
TE Ian Bradley	3	4	22	7.33	2	11	1
RB Timothy Hopper	3	3	55	18.33	40	27	0
TE Charles Marshall	3	4	16	5.33	2	12	0
WR Herb West	2	2	36	18.00	0	26	0
FB J.R. Flanders	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Miles Ackerman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Corey Money	3	6	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Julian Wells	0	1	0	0
DE Sammy Baumhackl	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Tom Strong	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bart St. Cyr	4	169	42.3	18.0	53	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Atkins	3	133	44.3	35.3	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lewis McDaniel	1/2	1/2	0/0	42	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Bates	2/3	0/1	0/0	33	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Reilly	2	7	3.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Starks	3	98	32.7	1

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lowe	2	42	21.0	0
Brendan Denton	1	14	14.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Goga	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gino Chatas	11	1	0.0	28	44
S Ben Sampson	9	0	0.0	27	39
OLB Tre Barlow	7	2	1.0	10	32
CB Julian Wells	6	2	0.0	27	42
S Earl Duran	6	1	0.0	29	46
DE Sammy Baumhackl	4	1	1.0	27	44
ILB Brant Melchior	4	3	0.0	26	36
CB Brendan Denton	4	1	0.0	29	46
CB Matt Gameau	3	0	0.0	18	19
DT Roosevelt Roberson	2	3	0.0	25	32
DT Morris Daileader	2	2	0.0	28	40
WR Elliot Sylvester	2	0	---	---	---
CB Zach Cobb	2	0	0.0	2	7
ILB Harold Bishop	1	1	0.0	5	3
TE Daniel Shepherd	1	0	---	---	---
DE Les Gaines	0	2	0.0	28	44

San Diego	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mason Fried	6	0	11	53
OLB Lenny Wunder	6	0	7	37
S Enrique Butler	5	2	11	53
CB Ike McMillin	3	1	3	25
DT Ricky Woods	3	0	9	40
ILB Mack Maw	2	0	2	14
OLB Alejandro Faulkenbury	2	0	6	38
ILB Sawyer Motz	1	2	4	14
CB Keegan Richard	1	1	6	23
CB Corey Money	1	1	9	42
ILB Trenton Jordan	1	1	5	17
DT Julian Clark	1	0	5	27
DT Claude Cope	1	0	6	28
S Rickey Buchanan	0	1	7	31
DE Bobby Losman	0	1	11	53
S William Little	0	1	4	23
DT Maxwell Mazzeo	0	1	2	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sammy Baumhackl	1.0	0	44
OLB Tre Barlow	1.0	0	32
DT Graham Scarbrough	0.0	3	20
DE Les Gaines	0.0	1	44

San Diego	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Quinn Radmore	2	2	0	34
DE Bobby Losman	0	3	3	53
DE Stanley Foley	0	1	0	5
DT Ricky Woods	0	1	0	40
DE Malachi Sax	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Julian Wells	6	1	42
S Ben Sampson	5	0	39
S Earl Duran	4	0	46
ILB Brant Melchior	4	0	36
OLB Gino Chatas	4	0	44
CB Brendan Denton	3	0	46
OLB Tre Barlow	3	0	32
DT Roosevelt Roberson	1	0	32
DE Sammy Baumhackl	1	0	44
DT Morris Daileader	1	0	40
CB Matt Gameau	1	0	19
ILB Harold Bishop	1	0	3
CB Zach Cobb	1	0	7
DT Graham Scarbrough	0	1	20

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Enrique Butler	5	4	0	53
OLB Lenny Wunder	5	2	0	37
CB Mason Fried	4	0	0	53
OLB Alejandro Faulkenbury	3	1	0	38
CB Ike McMillin	3	1	0	25
ILB Mack Maw	2	1	0	14
CB Corey Money	1	0	3	42
ILB Trenton Jordan	1	0	0	17
S Rickey Buchanan	0	2	0	31
CB Keegan Richard	0	1	0	23
S William Little	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Jake Curran	2	3	11	53
T Rusty Ellard	2	2	11	53
C Brandon Baker	1	2	11	53
G Fred Burr	0	2	8	46

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ian Cropp	5	6	1	29	0	46
G Jumbo DeBerg	1	6	0	29	1	46
C Rodolfo Maxwell	1	5	0	29	0	46
T Manuel Woodard	1	5	0	29	0	46
T Zachery Carpenter	1	3	0	29	1	46
FB J.R. Flanders	1	2	0	4	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Lowe	2	11
Rusty Ellard	1	10

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Stanley Foley	2	19
Blaine Turnbull	1	21
Timothy Hopper	1	17
Ian Bradley	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brendan Denton	---	---	29	46	8	83
S Earl Duran	---	---	29	46	4	79
OLB Gino Chatas	---	---	28	44	4	76
T Rusty Ellard	11	53	---	---	10	74
DE Les Gaines	---	---	28	44	2	74
WR Elliot Sylvester	11	52	---	---	11	74
DE Sammy Baumhackl	---	---	27	44	1	72
CB Julian Wells	---	---	27	42	2	71
T Ashton Walters	11	53	---	---	6	70
G Jake Curran	11	53	---	---	6	70
DT Morris Daileader	---	---	28	40	1	69
S Ben Sampson	---	---	27	39	1	67
C Brandon Baker	11	53	---	---	---	64
DT Roosevelt Roberson	---	---	25	32	6	63
ILB Brant Melchior	---	---	26	36	1	63
G Fred Burr	8	46	---	---	5	59
TE Mark Lake	9	44	---	---	1	54
OLB Tre Barlow	---	---	10	32	11	53
CB Matt Gameau	---	---	18	19	14	51
RB Marty Kolker	6	32	---	---	13	51
WR Darnell Reilly	7	33	---	---	10	50
WR Michael Lowe	7	29	---	---	11	47
WR Devon Webb	3	23	---	---	16	42
QB Dale Burmbaugh	6	28	---	---	---	34
QB Ernie Cary	5	25	---	---	---	30
DT Graham Scarbrough	---	---	6	20	3	29
RB Peyton Peterson	6	20	---	---	---	26
TE Tito Hernandez	1	6	---	---	19	26
S Malcolm Powell	---	---	2	7	15	24
RB Terrence Dixon	1	3	---	---	20	24
TE Daniel Shepherd	4	19	---	---	---	23
ILB Harold Bishop	---	---	5	3	11	19
CB Zach Cobb	---	---	2	7	5	14
G Sherman Gorton	3	7	---	---	1	11
DE Wally Milloy	---	---	2	4	5	11
OLB Bob Leong	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Lewis McDaniel	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Conner Charron	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Bart St. Cyr	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Daniel Organ	0	4	---	---	---	4
T Dashawn Drake	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Paul Franklin	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Thurman Karney	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lawrence Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jonathan Bair	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Ian Bradley	25	44	---	---	13	82
G Jumbo DeBerg	29	46	---	---	6	81
T Zachery Carpenter	29	46	---	---	6	81
WR Tom Strong	27	45	---	---	4	76
C Rodolfo Maxwell	29	46	---	---	---	75
G Ian Cropp	29	46	---	---	---	75
T Manuel Woodard	29	46	---	---	---	75
WR Al Starks	25	39	---	---	9	73
CB Mason Fried	---	---	11	53	7	71
DE Bobby Losman	---	---	11	53	6	70
S Enrique Butler	---	---	11	53	3	67
WR Rod Goga	20	25	---	---	18	63
OLB Lenny Wunder	---	---	7	37	19	63
RB Timothy Hopper	17	21	---	---	17	55
S Rickey Buchanan	---	---	7	31	16	54
CB Corey Money	---	---	9	42	1	52
DT Ricky Woods	---	---	9	40	1	50
QB Richie Bensen	12	37	---	---	---	49
CB Keegan Richard	---	---	6	23	16	45
OLB Alejandro Faulkenbury	---	---	6	38	1	45
DE Quinn Radmore	---	---	8	34	1	43
RB Blaine Turnbull	5	11	---	---	21	37
DT Claude Cope	---	---	6	28	1	35
DT Julian Clark	---	---	5	27	1	33
QB Brendan Manning	17	9	---	---	3	29
CB Ike McMillin	---	---	3	25	---	28
S William Little	---	---	4	23	---	27
TE Charles Marshall	10	17	---	---	---	27
DE Stanley Foley	---	---	2	5	19	26
ILB Trenton Jordan	---	---	5	17	1	23
DE Malachi Sax	---	---	3	15	5	23
TE Quentin Joiner	1	0	---	---	21	22
ILB Sawyer Motz	---	---	4	14	1	19
WR Herb West	3	4	---	---	10	17
ILB Mack Maw	---	---	2	14	---	16
DT Maxwell Mazzeo	---	---	2	11	1	14
RB Wendell Kohberger	6	7	---	---	---	13
RB Miles Ackerman	2	10	---	---	---	12
FB J.R. Flanders	4	7	---	---	---	11
K James Bates	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Vince Newton	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Roberto Dorf	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Arnie Atkins	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Burt Horton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dana Mayes	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Mickey Dukas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	3	15	5.0
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	18	46	2.6
Right	1	-2	-2.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Burmbaugh	28	11	1	0	2	6	6	0	2
Ernie Cary	25	13	3	0	1	7	2	3	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richie Bensen	36	29	5	0	2	2	3	0	0
Brendan Manning	8	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	31	31.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	86	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	7	74	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	13	4	127	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	18	144	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	13	154	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Lowe	10	3	1	28	0	29
WR Darnell Reilly	9	5	0	102	2	33
TE Daniel Shepherd	9	1	1	6	0	19
TE Mark Lake	9	5	0	49	0	44
WR Elliot Sylvester	6	4	0	61	1	52
RB Marty Kolker	3	2	0	27	0	32
WR Devon Webb	3	2	1	29	1	23
TE Tito Hernandez	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Peyton Peterson	1	1	0	-1	0	20
WR Daniel Organ	1	1	0	17	0	4

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Starks	11	9	1	89	2	39
WR Tom Strong	11	9	0	84	1	45
WR Rod Goga	6	5	0	50	0	25
TE Ian Bradley	4	3	0	22	0	44
TE Charles Marshall	4	3	0	16	0	17
RB Timothy Hopper	3	3	0	55	2	21
WR Herb West	2	2	0	36	1	4
FB J.R. Flanders	2	1	1	0	0	7
RB Miles Ackerman	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Timothy Hopper	2	3	1.50	1.47
RB Miles Ackerman	1	1	1.00	11.50
RB Wendell Kohberger	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Cary	3	2	15	5.00	7.48

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richie Bensen	6	5	41	6.83	8.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnell Reilly	1	1	8	8.00	11.33
TE Daniel Shepherd	1	0	0	0.00	0.67
WR Devon Webb	1	1	7	7.00	9.67

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Starks	2	2	17	8.50	8.09
TE Charles Marshall	2	1	12	6.00	4.00
WR Rod Goga	1	1	8	8.00	8.33
TE Ian Bradley	1	1	4	4.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Peyton Peterson	2	2
QB Ernie Cary	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB Miles Ackerman	2	1
RB Blaine Turnbull	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Burmbaugh	6	0	0
Ernie Cary	4	1	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richie Bensen	6	4	3
Brendan Manning	4	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Lowe	4	0	0
TE Daniel Shepherd	3	0	0
WR Devon Webb	2	1	1
TE Mark Lake	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Starks	4	3	2
WR Rod Goga	3	2	1
WR Tom Strong	2	2	1
RB Miles Ackerman	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)