Week 8, 2012

played in Denver, CO

32 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	17	7	0	-	24
Denver Broncos	3	0	14	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:54 DEN - Danny Whitfield 42 field goal
2Q: 12:32 SDO - Alvin Meier 69 interception return (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 05:44 SDO - Jared Steinhorst 3 pass from Peyton Manning (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:11 SDO - Nate Kaeding 46 field goal
3Q: 12:55 DEN - Darius Watts 35 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 05:28 SDO - Jared Steinhorst 9 pass from Peyton Manning (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 03:32 DEN - Juan Tucker 14 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 05:52 DEN - Danny Whitfield 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:54 DEN - Danny Whitfield 42 field goal
2Q: 12:32 SDO - Alvin Meier 69 interception return (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 05:44 SDO - Jared Steinhorst 3 pass from Peyton Manning (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:11 SDO - Nate Kaeding 46 field goal
3Q: 12:55 DEN - Darius Watts 35 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 05:28 SDO - Jared Steinhorst 9 pass from Peyton Manning (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 03:32 DEN - Juan Tucker 14 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 05:52 DEN - Danny Whitfield 20 field goal

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 4-3 2-5
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 378 375
- Offensive Plays 54 76
- Yards per Play 7.00 4.93
Net Rushing Yards 72 120
- Rushing Attempts 19 30
- Yards per Rush 3.79 4.00
Net Passing Yards 306 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 0 44 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 312 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 8.74 5.54
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 5/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/70 10/88
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/69 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 25:51 34:09

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	4-3	2-5
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	378	375
- Offensive Plays	54	76
- Yards per Play	7.00	4.93
Net Rushing Yards	72	120
- Rushing Attempts	19	30
- Yards per Rush	3.79	4.00
Net Passing Yards	306	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 0	44 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	312	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	8.74	5.54
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	5/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/70	10/88
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/69	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	25:51	34:09

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 20	6	56	Missed FG
1	9:45	1:14	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	1:47	1:19	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	9:32	3:58	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	2:48	1:05	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
2	0:58	0:55	OWN 23	4	48	Field Goal
3	12:38	3:29	OWN 26	5	35	Punt
3	6:47	1:29	OPP 47	3	47	Touchdown
3	3:27	4:16	OWN 22	6	25	Punt
4	12:51	1:16	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
4	5:46	0:06	OWN 20	1	6	Fumble
4	4:37	2:02	OWN 20	3	20	Punt
4	1:32	1:32	OPP 40	5	33	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	2:11	OWN 31	5	28	Punt
1	8:31	6:44	OWN 33	11	42	Field Goal
1	0:28	3:06	OWN 30	6	12	Interception
2	12:22	2:50	OWN 13	8	61	Fumble
2	5:34	2:46	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	1:43	0:45	OWN 15	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
3	9:09	2:22	OWN 7	5	0	Punt
3	5:18	1:51	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	14:11	1:20	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	11:35	5:49	OPP 46	11	43	Field Goal
4	5:40	1:03	OPP 26	3	-8	Punt
4	2:35	1:03	OWN 24	6	16	Downs

Game MVP: Peyton Manning, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Coons	12	39	3.25	8	0
Martin Parrish	6	34	5.67	16	1
Peyton Manning	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey McCollom	19	83	4.37	25	2
Tatum Bell	9	29	3.22	8	0
Jimmie Burton	1	6	6.00	6	0
Shane Ford	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	34	25	312	1/6	2	47	0	121.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Burton	44	25	265	2/10	2	40	1	80.2

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jared Steinhorst	8	12	84	10.50	7	23	2
WR Bernard Berrian	3	5	84	28.00	12	47	0
WR Tony Lyons	3	5	48	16.00	12	23	0
FB Ronnie Allen	3	4	17	5.67	6	10	0
WR Jamie Delvalle	3	3	32	10.67	0	13	0
TE Alge Crumpler	2	2	35	17.50	11	29	0
RB Mark Coons	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Phillip Cunningham	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Derek Monroe	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	5	7	74	14.80	18	24	0
WR Darius Watts	4	10	59	14.75	28	35	1
RB Jeffrey McCollom	4	4	17	4.25	4	7	0
WR Juan Tucker	4	7	39	9.75	0	14	1
WR Moe Doll	4	8	63	15.75	4	40	0
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	2	4	11	5.50	5	8	0
RB Tatum Bell	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Brett Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Quentin Morrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alvin Meier	1	69	69.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Peyton Manning	1	0	0
Mark Coons	1	0	0
Nate Clements	0	1	1
Roosevelt McDaniel	0	1	0
Donald Strickland	0	0	1
Stephen Cooper	0	0	1
Kyle Lucas	0	0	1
Alvin Meier	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Deron Lane	1	1	0
Jeffrey McCollom	1	0	0
Louie Lake	1	0	0
Jimmie Burton	1	0	0
Troy Hopper	1	0	0
Shane Arnold	0	1	0
Geoff Nichols	0	1	0
Juan Tucker	0	1	0
Marshall Chin	0	1	0
Freddie Segers	0	0	1
Tracy Homer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Walter	7	290	41.4	38.0	53	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	6	293	48.8	39.0	67	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jared Steinhorst	2	19	9.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Wiggs	1	2	2.0	0
Rico Bensen	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Strickland	1	22	22.0	0
Mark Coons	1	18	18.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louie Lake	1	25	25.0	0
Rico Bensen	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Lucas	10	1	0.0	29	46
CB Alvin Meier	6	0	1.0	25	45
S Nate Clements	5	3	0.0	26	46
S Anthony Floyd	5	2	0.0	28	43
CB Donald Strickland	5	1	0.0	23	42
DE Norm Walters	5	0	0.0	29	46
DT Tommie Bernard	4	1	1.0	24	40
OLB Van Blick	4	1	0.0	9	5
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	3	1	0.0	30	46
DT Kenneth Lents	3	0	0.0	27	45
CB Dominic MacDonald	2	2	0.0	30	46
DE Tim Stroup	2	1	0.0	28	46
S Mario Marshall	2	0	0.0	6	6
DT Rufus Preston	1	0	0.0	3	1
DT Dean Reeves	0	1	0.0	2	0

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bubba Rhodes	7	0	0.0	19	35
CB Walt Tanner	6	0	0.0	13	31
S Rickey Richmond	5	4	0.0	13	33
CB Jeremy LeSueur	4	0	0.0	17	35
OLB Marshall Chin	3	1	0.0	17	34
DT Shaun Woods	3	0	0.0	18	35
CB John Echols	3	0	0.0	18	34
DT Freddie Segers	2	1	0.0	14	23
S Bernie Burke	2	1	0.0	19	35
DE Bernard Banks	2	0	0.0	18	34
DE Tracy Homer	1	2	1.0	16	35
CB Daniel Bellas	1	1	0.0	3	10
ILB Eric Westmoreland	1	0	0.0	1	3
DT Graham Stokes	1	0	0.0	7	4
ILB Shane Taylor	1	0	0.0	8	2

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tommie Bernard	1.0	0	3	1	40
CB Alvin Meier	1.0	0	0	0	45
DE Norm Walters	0.0	1	1	0	46
DE Tim Stroup	0.0	0	1	2	46

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tracy Homer	1.0	0	0	35
DE Bernard Banks	0.0	2	1	34
DT Shaun Woods	0.0	1	0	35
DT Freddie Segers	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alvin Meier	5	0	1	45
S Anthony Floyd	4	1	0	43
S Nate Clements	4	0	0	46
CB Donald Strickland	4	0	0	42
CB Dominic MacDonald	3	1	0	46
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	2	2	0	46
DE Norm Walters	2	0	0	46
DT Austin Dole	1	0	0	3
ILB Kyle Lucas	0	1	0	46

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rickey Richmond	5	0	33
CB Jeremy LeSueur	4	1	35
CB Walt Tanner	4	1	31
OLB Bubba Rhodes	4	0	35
CB John Echols	2	0	34
S Bernie Burke	2	0	35
ILB Eric Westmoreland	1	0	3
ILB Shane Taylor	1	0	2
CB Daniel Bellas	1	0	10
OLB Marshall Chin	1	0	34
OLB Khalid Abdullah	0	1	1

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donny Summers	2	6	1	16	0	23
Mark Wilson	1	3	0	16	0	30
Dean Hickman	1	3	0	15	0	31
Archie Caldwell	1	2	0	17	0	30
Milford Brown	0	2	0	9	0	14
Roosevelt McDaniel	0	1	0	13	0	29
Ronnie Allen	0	1	0	12	0	18
Nick Hardwick	0	0	0	3	1	12

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ben Hamilton	3	9	28	0	38
Rodney Galloway	3	6	29	0	40
Freddie Back	2	6	27	0	39
Shane Arnold	1	5	29	0	45
Oliver Lynn	1	2	26	2	40
Quentin Morrison	1	1	10	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Stephen Cooper	3	22
Armegis Spearman	1	17
Martin Parrish	0	24
Donald Strickland	0	19
Phillip Cunningham	0	17
Jamie Delvalle	0	15
Bernard Berrian	0	12
Derek Monroe	0	11
Raheem Orr	0	10
Ronnie Allen	0	10
Nick Hardwick	0	9
Mark Wilson	0	9
Milford Brown	0	9
Dean Hickman	0	9
Sean Parisi	0	9
Leland Duffy	0	9
Jared Steinhorst	0	8
Nate Kaeding	0	7
Ken Walter	0	7
William Burnett	0	7
Alge Crumpler	0	6
Rufus Preston	0	6
Alphonso Roundtree	0	5
Van Blick	0	5
Dean Reeves	0	5
Mark Coons	0	4
Nate Clements	0	3
Anthony Floyd	0	3
Tim Stroup	0	2
Kyle Lucas	0	2
Johnny Sanford	0	2
Tommie Bernard	0	2
Kenneth Lents	0	2
Dominic MacDonald	0	2
Norm Walters	0	2
Lorenzo Cousin	0	2
Alvin Meier	0	2
Tony Lyons	0	1
Mario Marshall	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Lamont Wiggs	2	17
Kelly Herndon	1	16
Ben Hamilton	1	2
Khalid Abdullah	0	24
Geoff Nichols	0	18
Troy Hopper	0	18
Juan Tucker	0	17
Walt Tanner	0	15
Quentin Morrison	0	15
Brett Johnson	0	14
Louie Lake	0	12
Shane Ford	0	12
Rico Bensen	0	11
Rodney Galloway	0	8
Antoine McGee	0	8
Don Rudis	0	8
Ted Paulk	0	8
Danny Whitfield	0	7
Christian Cunningham	0	6
Oliver Lynn	0	6
Jonathan D'Eramo	0	6
Daniel Bellas	0	6
Eric Westmoreland	0	5
Graham Stokes	0	5
Freddie Segers	0	5
Shane Taylor	0	5
Jeremy LeSueur	0	3
Moe Doll	0	3
Freddie Back	0	2
Lee Grant	0	2
Tracy Homer	0	2
Bubba Rhodes	0	2
John Echols	0	2
Marshall Chin	0	2
Bernie Burke	0	2
Shaun Woods	0	1
Bernard Banks	0	1
Rickey Richmond	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	3	11	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	18	52	2.9
Right	5	31	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	34	25	6	1	2	3	3	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Burton	44	25	3	4	3	5	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	62	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	147	14.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	93	11.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	50	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	151	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	57	7.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jared Steinhorst	12	8	0	84	1	27
WR Bernard Berrian	5	3	0	84	2	21
WR Tony Lyons	5	3	2	48	2	29
FB Ronnie Allen	4	3	0	17	0	18
WR Jamie Delvalle	3	3	0	32	0	15
TE Alge Crumpler	2	2	0	35	1	17
RB Mark Coons	1	1	0	5	0	25
TE Phillip Cunningham	1	1	0	3	0	7
RB Derek Monroe	1	1	0	4	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darius Watts	10	4	1	59	1	29
WR Moe Doll	8	4	1	63	1	35
WR Juan Tucker	7	4	0	39	0	20
WR Deron Lane	7	5	1	74	1	32
RB Jeffrey McCollom	4	4	0	17	0	27
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	4	2	0	11	0	18
RB Tatum Bell	1	1	0	1	0	17
TE Brett Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	23
TE Quentin Morrison	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	0	1	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Martin Parrish	2	7	3.50	5.67
Peyton Manning	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Mark Coons	1	7	7.00	3.25

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey McCollom	3	7	2.33	4.37
Tatum Bell	2	9	4.50	3.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	3	2	12	4.00	9.18

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Burton	4	2	16	4.00	6.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jared Steinhorst	3	2	12	4.00	7.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darius Watts	1	0	0	0.00	5.90
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	2	2.00	4.25
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
WR Juan Tucker	1	1	14	14.00	5.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Coons	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey McCollom	2	0
Tatum Bell	1	1
Shane Ford	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	12	9	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Burton	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jared Steinhorst	5	4	3
FB Ronnie Allen	2	1	0
WR Jamie Delvalle	2	2	1
WR Bernard Berrian	1	1	1
RB Mark Coons	1	1	0
WR Tony Lyons	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darius Watts	3	1	1
WR Moe Doll	3	1	0
WR Deron Lane	3	3	3
WR Juan Tucker	2	1	0
RB Tatum Bell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,300 (23,500)
End Zone 16,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,100 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,300 (23,500)
End Zone	16,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,100 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,600)