Week 1, 2016

played in San Diego, CA

86 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	0	10	0	-	17
San Diego Chargers	0	10	7	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:55 DEN - Luther Puzzuoli 1 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 14:50 SDO - Brett Peralta 12 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:36 SDO - Nate Kaeding 37 field goal
3Q: 10:14 SDO - Tony Lyons 3 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 06:33 DEN - Deron Lane 4 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 01:26 DEN - Danny Whitfield 38 field goal
4Q: 09:23 SDO - Hugh Reeves 6 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 00:38 SDO - Nate Kaeding 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:55 DEN - Luther Puzzuoli 1 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 14:50 SDO - Brett Peralta 12 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:36 SDO - Nate Kaeding 37 field goal
3Q: 10:14 SDO - Tony Lyons 3 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 06:33 DEN - Deron Lane 4 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 01:26 DEN - Danny Whitfield 38 field goal
4Q: 09:23 SDO - Hugh Reeves 6 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 00:38 SDO - Nate Kaeding 35 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 302 327
- Offensive Plays 52 70
- Yards per Play 5.81 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 120 124
- Rushing Attempts 26 33
- Yards per Rush 4.62 3.76
Net Passing Yards 182 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 2 33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 187 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 5.49
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/28
Kick Returns/Yards 4/82 3/90
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 25:41 34:19

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	302	327
- Offensive Plays	52	70
- Yards per Play	5.81	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	120	124
- Rushing Attempts	26	33
- Yards per Rush	4.62	3.76
Net Passing Yards	182	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 2	33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	187	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	5.49
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/28
Kick Returns/Yards	4/82	3/90
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 38
Time of Possession	25:41	34:19

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
1	11:02	5:15	OWN 9	10	91	Touchdown
2	14:45	1:56	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
2	6:07	3:41	OWN 20	8	44	Interception
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 25	2	14	Half
3	10:07	3:42	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	4:44	3:23	OWN 46	5	33	Field Goal
4	14:52	1:18	OWN 35	3	-3	Punt
4	9:15	2:42	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
4	2:16	1:12	OWN 1	6	25	Downs
4	0:33	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	2:13	OWN 29	4	17	Punt
1	5:47	6:02	OWN 40	11	60	Touchdown
2	12:49	6:42	OWN 16	11	46	Punt
2	2:26	1:57	OPP 43	6	23	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:53	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown
3	6:25	1:41	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	1:21	1:29	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	13:34	4:19	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
4	6:33	4:17	OWN 40	6	13	Punt
4	1:04	0:31	OPP 26	3	8	Field Goal
4	0:22	0:22	OPP 40	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Clifton Huffman, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey McCollom	15	58	3.87	11	1	0
Luther Puzzuoli	9	55	6.11	24	1	1
Drew Brees	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Shane Ford	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Hugh Reeves	21	83	3.95	16	2	1
Roy Lyons	10	38	3.80	11	1	0
Clifton Huffman	2	3	1.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Burton	13	7	79	0/0	1	20	1	65.8
Drew Brees	12	7	108	1/5	0	33	1	53.5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clifton Huffman	33	23	232	4/29	2	25	0	109.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	6	9	95	15.83	12	33	1
WR Warren Kerr	3	5	42	14.00	1	18	0
WR Donnie Kerber	2	3	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Carlton DeRonde	2	4	31	15.50	2	20	0
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Lee Rayman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Lyons	6	8	53	8.83	7	22	1
RB Hugh Reeves	5	6	46	9.20	22	25	0
WR Broderick Lowrey	4	7	50	12.50	6	16	0
WR Brett Peralta	4	4	50	12.50	0	24	1
WR Warren Segal	2	3	20	10.00	4	13	0
TE Winston McQuistan	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Monty Spillane	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Phillip Goodin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Pat Gardocki	1	22	22.00	0
S Gino Shields	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	4	189	47.3	40.3	51	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Glen Irwin	5	207	41.4	37.4	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Peralta	4	28	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Finley	3	61	20.3	0
Rico Bensen	1	21	21.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Peralta	2	62	31.0	0
Desmond Peterson	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	11	2	0.0	33	37
S Bernie Burke	9	0	0.0	32	37
OLB Bubba Rhodes	7	2	1.0	33	36
CB John Echols	5	1	0.0	30	35
CB Tom Clancy	5	0	0.0	32	37
DE Bernard Banks	4	0	1.0	32	35
DE Vernon Alcott	3	2	2.0	32	36
CB Cornell Shah	3	2	0.0	24	30
S Reuben Toniolo	3	0	0.0	23	30
DT J.B. Hock	2	2	0.0	26	32
OLB Jose Brooks	2	1	0.0	11	9
S Rickey Richmond	2	0	0.0	8	6
WR Deron Lane	1	0	---	---	---
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ian Kanpurwala	0	1	0.0	10	7

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Lucas	6	1	1.0	24	25
CB Dominic MacDonald	4	2	0.0	23	25
S Gino Shields	4	0	0.0	22	22
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	3	2	0.0	16	15
S Zach Anderson	3	1	0.0	25	23
DE Cary Tindall	3	0	0.0	25	25
OLB Spencer Parrish	2	2	0.0	20	18
CB Pat Gardocki	2	1	0.0	21	24
DE Norm Walters	2	1	0.0	26	26
DT Tony Reichard	2	0	0.0	22	24
S Casey Bullock	2	0	0.0	1	3
DT Geoff Umenyiora	2	0	0.0	9	4
DT Tommie Bernard	1	3	0.0	15	15
CB Wayne Hurt	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Desmond Peterson	1	0	0.0	15	18
S Robbie Arcenaux	0	1	0.0	10	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vernon Alcott	2.0	0	0	36
DE Bernard Banks	1.0	1	0	35
OLB Bubba Rhodes	1.0	0	0	36
DT Shaun Woods	0.0	1	1	35

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Kyle Lucas	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Cary Tindall	0.0	1	1	2	25
DE Norm Walters	0.0	0	2	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB John Echols	4	3	35
CB Tom Clancy	4	1	37
ILB Chuck Densmore	3	1	37
OLB Bubba Rhodes	3	0	36
S Bernie Burke	3	0	37
CB Cornell Shah	3	0	30
S Reuben Toniolo	2	0	30
OLB Jose Brooks	1	0	9

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Pat Gardocki	2	1	1	24
CB Dominic MacDonald	2	0	0	25
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	2	0	0	15
CB Desmond Peterson	2	0	0	18
S Zach Anderson	1	0	0	23
ILB Kyle Lucas	1	0	0	25
DT Tony Reichard	1	0	0	24
S Casey Bullock	1	0	0	3
OLB Spencer Parrish	1	0	0	18
CB Wayne Hurt	1	0	0	3
S Gino Shields	0	1	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Farrell	4	7	1	21	0	21
Freddie Back	2	7	0	24	0	26
Lance Guzowski	2	4	0	21	0	22
Dwight Shepherd	1	2	0	14	0	10
Steven Owens	1	1	0	12	0	9
Ted Paulk	0	2	0	7	0	6
Kennedy Finneran	0	1	0	24	1	24
Raylee Devine	0	1	0	5	0	5

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donny Summers	3	7	1	24	1	29
Archie Caldwell	3	5	0	29	1	31
Zach Stokes	1	5	0	30	1	34
Lorenzo McGee	1	4	0	33	1	35
Kris Rivers	1	2	0	9	0	8
Mario Rayburn	1	1	0	24	0	33
Winston McQuistan	1	1	0	17	0	11
Carl Bridges	0	3	0	7	0	11
Xavier Mularkey	0	2	0	9	0	4
Phillip Goodin	0	1	0	13	0	22

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Luther Puzzuoli	2	15
Rickey Richmond	1	19
Troy Hopper	1	15
Donnie Kerber	1	15
Kurt Perkins	1	14
Steven Owens	1	4
Cornell Shah	0	17
Dyno Dog Bensen	0	16
Rico Bensen	0	15
Shane Ford	0	11
Ralph Finley	0	11
Ricky Weichel	0	10
Dwight Shepherd	0	10
Lee Rayman	0	9
Danny Whitfield	0	5
Ted Paulk	0	5
Craig Atkins	0	5
Roosevelt Westbrook	0	5
Christian Cunningham	0	4
Lance Guzowski	0	4
Kirk Orbik	0	4
Raylee Devine	0	3
Marcus Farrell	0	3
Shaun Woods	0	2
Bernard Banks	0	2
Bubba Rhodes	0	2
John Echols	0	2
Bernie Burke	0	2
Chuck Densmore	0	2
Vernon Alcott	0	2
Tom Clancy	0	2
J.B. Hock	0	2
Ian Kanpurwala	0	1
Jimmie Burton	0	1
Reuben Toniolo	0	1
Kennedy Finneran	0	1
Jose Brooks	0	1

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Bullock	2	9
Wayne Hurt	1	14
Zach Anderson	1	2
Roy Lyons	0	21
Nate Kerr	0	20
Winston McQuistan	0	15
Bo Lucas	0	12
T.J. Dusek	0	12
Warren Segal	0	12
Monty Spillane	0	12
Jon Tyler	0	9
Nate Kaeding	0	8
Xavier Mularkey	0	7
Kris Rivers	0	7
Zach Stokes	0	7
Carl Bridges	0	7
Brett Peralta	0	7
Archie Caldwell	0	6
Phillip Goodin	0	6
Broderick Lowrey	0	5
Ethan Brotzman	0	5
Spencer Parrish	0	5
Glen Irwin	0	5
Desmond Peterson	0	4
Ty Finneran	0	4
Herb Shaw	0	3
Robbie Arcenaux	0	3
Lorenzo Cousin	0	2
Phil Rabach	0	2
Donny Summers	0	1
Kyle Lucas	0	1
Tony Reichard	0	1
Pat Gardocki	0	1
Hugh Reeves	0	1
Tommie Bernard	0	1
Dominic MacDonald	0	1
Ronnie Allen	0	1
Norm Walters	0	1
Geoff Umenyiora	0	1
Gino Shields	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	19	102	5.4
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	48	4.8
Middle	15	48	3.2
Right	7	29	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Burton	13	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Drew Brees	12	7	2	1	0	1	2	2	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clifton Huffman	33	23	3	1	2	5	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	16	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	100	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	71	5.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	66	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	89	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	46	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	9	6	1	95	2	24
WR Warren Kerr	5	3	0	42	0	17
WR Carlton DeRonde	4	2	0	31	1	12
WR Donnie Kerber	3	2	0	12	0	13
RB Luther Puzzuoli	3	1	0	7	0	18
TE Lee Rayman	1	0	0	0	0	11

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	8	6	1	53	1	31
WR Broderick Lowrey	7	4	0	50	0	29
RB Hugh Reeves	6	5	0	46	1	27
WR Brett Peralta	4	4	0	50	1	21
WR Warren Segal	3	2	1	20	0	13
TE Phillip Goodin	2	0	0	0	0	22
RB Monty Spillane	2	1	0	6	0	21
TE Winston McQuistan	1	1	0	7	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey McCollom	4	14	3.50	3.87
Luther Puzzuoli	1	1	1.00	6.11

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Hugh Reeves	2	7	3.50	3.95
Roy Lyons	1	3	3.00	3.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Burton	2	2	15	7.50	6.08
Drew Brees	1	1	5	5.00	9.00

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clifton Huffman	8	6	40	5.00	7.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deron Lane	2	2	15	7.50	10.56
WR Donnie Kerber	1	1	5	5.00	4.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Hugh Reeves	2	2	14	7.00	7.67
WR Tony Lyons	2	1	3	1.50	6.63
WR Brett Peralta	2	2	16	8.00	12.50
TE Phillip Goodin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Warren Segal	1	1	7	7.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Luther Puzzuoli	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Hugh Reeves	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	4	2	2
Jimmie Burton	4	2	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clifton Huffman	11	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Warren Kerr	3	1	0
WR Deron Lane	2	2	2
WR Donnie Kerber	2	1	1
WR Carlton DeRonde	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Lowrey	3	2	1
RB Hugh Reeves	2	2	1
WR Tony Lyons	2	1	1
WR Warren Segal	2	2	2
WR Brett Peralta	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,700 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,700 (16,200)
End Zone 9,200 (11,700)
Mezzanine 4,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 7,900 (10,400)
Club Seats 16,200 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 7,900 (8,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,700 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,700 (16,200)
End Zone	9,200 (11,700)
Mezzanine	4,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	7,900 (10,400)
Club Seats	16,200 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	7,900 (8,300)