Week 1, 2013

played in Denver, CO

70 degrees, fair, 15 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	10	7	3	7	-	27
Denver Broncos	3	17	7	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 SDO - Nate Kaeding 37 field goal
1Q: 06:45 SDO - Donnell Babka 3 pass from Josh Harris (Nate Kaeding extra point)
1Q: 04:24 DEN - Danny Whitfield 22 field goal
2Q: 14:25 SDO - Hugh Reeves 5 pass from Josh Harris (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 07:49 DEN - Deron Lane 27 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 03:19 DEN - Rico Bensen 82 punt return (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 00:09 DEN - Danny Whitfield 55 field goal
3Q: 07:22 SDO - Nate Kaeding 48 field goal
3Q: 02:38 DEN - Deron Lane 15 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 12:09 SDO - Hugh Reeves 69 pass from Josh Harris (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Danny Whitfield 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 SDO - Nate Kaeding 37 field goal
1Q: 06:45 SDO - Donnell Babka 3 pass from Josh Harris (Nate Kaeding extra point)
1Q: 04:24 DEN - Danny Whitfield 22 field goal
2Q: 14:25 SDO - Hugh Reeves 5 pass from Josh Harris (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 07:49 DEN - Deron Lane 27 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 03:19 DEN - Rico Bensen 82 punt return (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 00:09 DEN - Danny Whitfield 55 field goal
3Q: 07:22 SDO - Nate Kaeding 48 field goal
3Q: 02:38 DEN - Deron Lane 15 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 12:09 SDO - Hugh Reeves 69 pass from Josh Harris (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Danny Whitfield 24 field goal

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 358 326
- Offensive Plays 58 65
- Yards per Play 6.17 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 107 75
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 4.86 2.68
Net Passing Yards 251 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 1 37 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 268 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.97 6.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/87 5/42
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 3/108
Kick Returns/Yards 6/142 3/114
Interception Ret./Yards 3/17 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:22 28:38

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	2	4
Total Net Yards	358	326
- Offensive Plays	58	65
- Yards per Play	6.17	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	107	75
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	4.86	2.68
Net Passing Yards	251	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 1	37 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	268	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.97	6.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/87	5/42
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	3/108
Kick Returns/Yards	6/142	3/114
Interception Ret./Yards	3/17	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:22	28:38

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:48	OWN 43	8	37	Field Goal
1	8:51	2:16	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
1	4:17	2:25	OWN 38	4	19	Punt
1	1:04	1:46	OPP 23	4	23	Touchdown
2	7:36	4:25	OWN 19	7	21	Punt
2	3:11	2:22	OWN 34	4	27	Missed FG
3	12:56	5:39	OWN 25	10	44	Field Goal
3	2:30	1:30	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	14:52	3:00	OWN 6	5	94	Touchdown
4	10:27	1:08	OWN 17	6	30	Punt
4	5:08	1:40	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
4	1:52	0:20	OWN 26	1	0	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:12	1:21	OWN 38	3	4	Interception
1	6:35	2:18	OPP 29	8	24	Field Goal
1	1:52	0:48	OWN 7	3	3	Interception
2	14:18	6:42	OWN 9	13	91	Touchdown
2	0:49	0:46	OWN 46	4	16	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 20	4	55	Fumble
3	7:17	4:47	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
3	1:00	1:08	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
4	11:52	1:25	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	9:19	4:11	OWN 17	7	35	Interception
4	3:28	1:36	OPP 40	5	33	Field Goal
4	1:32	1:32	OPP 47	5	9	Game

Game MVP: Bernard Banks, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Hugh Reeves	17	92	5.41	23	4
Henry Perry	4	11	2.75	4	0
Josh Harris	1	4	4.00	4	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Jeffrey McCollom	14	47	3.36	8
Tatum Bell	10	24	2.40	5
Jimmie Burton	4	4	1.00	4

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josh Harris	33	24	268	3/17	3	69	1	114.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Burton	37	21	251	0/0	2	46	3	61.9

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Hugh Reeves	6	7	88	14.67	63	69	2
WR Jared Steinhorst	5	7	49	9.80	18	18	0
TE Phillip Cunningham	4	5	45	11.25	4	18	0
WR Donnell Babka	3	6	20	6.67	8	10	1
WR Tony Lyons	3	4	54	18.00	0	23	0
WR Bernard Berrian	2	3	10	5.00	5	6	0
FB Sam Carr	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	6	7	134	22.33	11	46	2
RB Tatum Bell	3	3	14	4.67	4	11	0
WR Darius Watts	2	8	17	8.50	0	13	0
RB Jeffrey McCollom	2	5	9	4.50	2	5	0
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	2	2	5	2.50	6	4	0
WR Juan Tucker	2	2	19	9.50	0	18	0
WR Donnie Kerber	2	5	33	16.50	3	24	0
TE Brett Johnson	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Troy Hopper	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Louie Lake	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dominic MacDonald	2	12	6.00	0
CB Darren Sims	1	5	5.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Chuck Densmore	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sam Carr	1	0	0
Phillip Cunningham	0	1	0
Norm Walters	0	1	0
Kyle Lucas	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jimmie Burton	1	0	0	0
Rufus Foster	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Glen Irwin	5	203	40.6	27.0	44	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	2	108	54.0	54.0	58	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	2/3	1/2	0/1	48	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	3/3	1/1	1/1	55	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jared Steinhorst	1	0	0.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	3	108	36.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jorge Summers	5	112	22.4	0
Hugh Reeves	1	30	30.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louie Lake	2	96	48.0	0
Rico Bensen	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Lucas	6	2	0.0	28	37
DT Tommie Bernard	6	0	0.0	27	37
OLB Van Blick	5	0	0.0	15	10
DE Norm Walters	5	0	0.0	24	36
CB Dominic MacDonald	4	2	0.0	26	37
S Ronnie Alexander	4	1	0.0	19	26
DE Tim Stroup	2	2	0.0	21	36
CB Donald Strickland	2	1	0.0	11	24
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	2	1	0.0	28	37
S Robbie Arcenaux	2	0	0.0	18	32
S Bobby Gray	1	0	0.0	9	11
CB Darren Sims	1	0	0.0	22	30
WR Donnell Babka	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kenneth Lents	1	0	0.0	14	23
DT Rufus Preston	1	0	0.0	16	10
CB Rico Strickland	1	0	0.0	7	7

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cris Shepard	8	0	0.0	19	31
DE Bernard Banks	6	0	2.0	20	34
CB Rufus Foster	6	2	0.0	21	33
CB Walt Tanner	5	1	0.0	12	25
DT Shaun Woods	4	1	1.0	21	33
OLB Bubba Rhodes	4	2	0.0	22	36
S Bernie Burke	3	3	0.0	20	35
DT Leslie Zytniak	2	2	0.0	7	8
ILB Chuck Densmore	2	1	0.0	22	36
CB John Echols	2	0	0.0	19	34
DT Freddie Segers	1	2	0.0	17	31
DE Tracy Homer	1	2	0.0	21	33
CB Cornell Shah	1	1	0.0	2	7
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	0	---	---	---
WR Louie Lake	1	0	---	---	---
WR Juan Tucker	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Shane Taylor	0	1	0.0	5	10

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tim Stroup	1	0	2	36
DT Tommie Bernard	0	2	1	37
DT Kenneth Lents	0	1	0	23
DE Norm Walters	0	1	0	36

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Banks	2.0	1	2	4	34
DT Shaun Woods	1.0	0	1	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dominic MacDonald	4	1	2	37
S Robbie Arcenaux	3	1	0	32
CB Darren Sims	2	1	1	30
DE Tim Stroup	2	0	0	36
OLB Van Blick	2	0	0	10
ILB Kyle Lucas	2	0	0	37
S Ronnie Alexander	2	0	0	26
CB Donald Strickland	1	0	0	24
DT Tommie Bernard	1	0	0	37
DE Norm Walters	1	0	0	36
CB Rico Strickland	1	0	0	7
S Bobby Gray	0	1	0	11

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walt Tanner	6	0	0	25
CB Rufus Foster	5	0	0	33
S Bernie Burke	3	0	0	35
ILB Chuck Densmore	2	0	1	36
OLB Bubba Rhodes	2	0	0	36
S Cris Shepard	2	0	0	31
CB John Echols	1	1	0	34
DT Leslie Zytniak	1	0	0	8
CB Cornell Shah	1	0	0	7
S Reuben Toniolo	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Archie Caldwell	2	8	21	0	28
Dean Hickman	2	3	18	0	27
Phillip Cunningham	1	2	21	0	26
Ronnie Prescott	1	1	4	1	9
Sam Carr	1	1	13	0	14
Lorenzo McGee	0	3	14	0	25
Mario Rayburn	0	1	22	1	29
Jorge Wright	0	1	8	0	11
Zach Stokes	0	1	1	0	8
Donny Summers	0	0	17	1	25

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ben Hamilton	2	5	27	33
Freddie Back	2	5	28	37
Antoine McGee	2	4	23	27
Shane Arnold	1	5	28	37
George Foster	1	3	19	33
Shane Ford	1	1	8	6
Jonathan D'Eramo	0	1	15	16

Special Teams Statistics

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Mack Prescott	1	20
Donnell Babka	1	15
Sam Carr	1	14
Nate Kaeding	1	9
Bobby Gray	1	3
Henry Perry	0	23
Jorge Summers	0	18
Stephen Cooper	0	17
Bernard Berrian	0	15
Donald Strickland	0	14
Anthony Floyd	0	13
Derek Monroe	0	12
Hugh Reeves	0	9
Jorge Wright	0	8
Gus Dorsey	0	8
Zach Stokes	0	8
Leland Duffy	0	8
Phillip Cunningham	0	7
Will Blake	0	6
Dean Hickman	0	5
Glen Irwin	0	5
Rico Strickland	0	5
Tommie Bernard	0	4
Kenneth Lents	0	4
William Burnett	0	3
Tim Stroup	0	3
Kyle Lucas	0	3
Jared Steinhorst	0	3
Johnny Sanford	0	3
Darren Sims	0	3
Dominic MacDonald	0	3
Lorenzo Cousin	0	3
Ronnie Prescott	0	3
Van Blick	0	2
Ronnie Alexander	0	2
Norm Walters	0	2
Robbie Arcenaux	0	2
Dustin Summers	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Cris Shepard	3	11
Troy Hopper	2	16
Juan Tucker	1	18
Clinton Hart	1	15
Jonathan D'Eramo	0	23
Shane Ford	0	18
Louie Lake	0	16
Marshall Chin	0	16
Brett Johnson	0	14
Eric Westmoreland	0	13
Gene Monaco	0	12
Rico Bensen	0	11
Danny Whitfield	0	10
Freddie Segers	0	7
Shane Taylor	0	6
Donnie Kerber	0	6
Cornell Shah	0	6
Reuben Toniolo	0	6
Jason Ball	0	5
Freddie Back	0	5
Don Rudis	0	5
Ted Paulk	0	5
Marcus Farrell	0	5
Craig Atkins	0	5
Rufus Foster	0	4
Shaun Woods	0	3
Bernard Banks	0	3
Lee Grant	0	3
Tracy Homer	0	3
Bubba Rhodes	0	3
John Echols	0	3
Bernie Burke	0	3
Chuck Densmore	0	3
Christian Cunningham	0	2
Walt Tanner	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	39	7.8
Middle	9	31	3.4
Right	8	37	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	19	53	2.8
Right	1	5	5.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josh Harris	33	24	2	3	0	1	3	5	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Burton	37	21	4	4	0	4	4	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	57	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	151	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	41	8.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	46	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	53	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	144	14.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jared Steinhorst	7	5	49	0	28
RB Hugh Reeves	7	6	88	1	26
WR Donnell Babka	6	3	20	0	21
TE Phillip Cunningham	5	4	45	0	26
WR Tony Lyons	4	3	54	1	27
WR Bernard Berrian	3	2	10	0	16
FB Sam Carr	1	1	2	0	14

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darius Watts	8	2	17	0	21
WR Deron Lane	7	6	134	3	33
RB Jeffrey McCollom	5	2	9	0	27
WR Donnie Kerber	5	2	33	1	19
RB Tatum Bell	3	3	14	0	9
TE Troy Hopper	3	1	10	0	16
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	2	2	5	0	16
WR Juan Tucker	2	2	19	0	15
TE Brett Johnson	1	1	10	0	21
WR Louie Lake	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Hugh Reeves	1	7	7.00	5.41

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey McCollom	3	11	3.67	3.36
Tatum Bell	2	-2	-1.00	2.40
Jimmie Burton	1	2	2.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Josh Harris	3	3	10	3.33	8.12

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Burton	4	2	16	4.00	6.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Sam Carr	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
RB Hugh Reeves	1	1	5	5.00	12.57
WR Donnell Babka	1	1	3	3.00	3.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darius Watts	1	0	0	0.00	2.13
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	0	0	0.00	1.80
WR Juan Tucker	1	1	1	1.00	9.50
WR Deron Lane	1	1	15	15.00	19.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Josh Harris	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Tatum Bell	3	3
Jeffrey McCollom	2	0
Jimmie Burton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josh Harris	11	9	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Burton	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernard Berrian	2	1	0
TE Phillip Cunningham	2	2	2
WR Jared Steinhorst	2	2	0
RB Hugh Reeves	2	2	1
WR Donnell Babka	2	1	1
WR Tony Lyons	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tatum Bell	3	3	2
WR Darius Watts	2	0	0
WR Louie Lake	1	0	0
WR Deron Lane	1	1	1
WR Donnie Kerber	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,000 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (23,500)
End Zone 15,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine 8,800 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (14,900)
Club Seats 7,700 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,000 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (23,500)
End Zone	15,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine	8,800 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (14,900)
Club Seats	7,700 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,600)