Week 1, 2028

played in San Diego, CA

76 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Denver Broncos	10	10	0	7	-	27
San Diego Chargers	7	3	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:55 SDO - Nate Devine 72 pass from Randy Collins (Percy Robinson extra point)
1Q: 08:01 DEN - Antonio Hudson 29 field goal
1Q: 05:39 DEN - Deron Quinn 4 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 15:00 SDO - Percy Robinson 29 field goal
2Q: 11:26 DEN - Antonio Hudson 47 field goal
2Q: 06:12 DEN - Mercury Crawford 16 pass from Howie de Marco (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 13:17 SDO - Percy Robinson 20 field goal
4Q: 05:20 SDO - Percy Robinson 35 field goal
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Deron Quinn 1 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:55 SDO - Nate Devine 72 pass from Randy Collins (Percy Robinson extra point)
1Q: 08:01 DEN - Antonio Hudson 29 field goal
1Q: 05:39 DEN - Deron Quinn 4 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 15:00 SDO - Percy Robinson 29 field goal
2Q: 11:26 DEN - Antonio Hudson 47 field goal
2Q: 06:12 DEN - Mercury Crawford 16 pass from Howie de Marco (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 13:17 SDO - Percy Robinson 20 field goal
4Q: 05:20 SDO - Percy Robinson 35 field goal
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Deron Quinn 1 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 4 1
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 322 363
- Offensive Plays 55 67
- Yards per Play 5.85 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 74 47
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards per Rush 3.22 1.68
Net Passing Yards 248 316
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 0 39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 262 316
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.75 8.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 4/128 6/79
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 21
Time of Possession 26:49 33:11

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	4	1
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	322	363
- Offensive Plays	55	67
- Yards per Play	5.85	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	74	47
- Rushing Attempts	23	28
- Yards per Rush	3.22	1.68
Net Passing Yards	248	316
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 0	39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	262	316
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.75	8.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	4/128	6/79
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 21
Time of Possession	26:49	33:11

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
1	11:37	3:41	OWN 31	7	57	Field Goal
1	7:16	1:43	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
2	14:53	3:34	OWN 36	7	34	Field Goal
2	9:22	3:19	50	6	50	Touchdown
2	4:09	1:19	OWN 40	4	13	Punt
2	1:45	0:55	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
2	0:40	0:38	OPP 24	3	21	Missed FG
3	8:19	3:00	OWN 20	5	49	Missed FG
3	3:52	1:24	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	13:10	1:39	OPP 46	3	-2	Punt
4	5:14	3:21	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	1:36	OWN 16	4	84	Touchdown
1	7:56	0:40	OWN 25	1	1	Fumble
1	5:33	5:40	OWN 29	8	59	Field Goal
2	11:19	1:57	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
2	6:03	1:54	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
2	2:50	1:05	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:50	0:10	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 11	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	6:41	OWN 20	11	46	Punt
3	5:19	1:27	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
3	2:28	4:18	OWN 35	9	62	Field Goal
4	11:31	6:17	OWN 30	11	52	Field Goal
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 15	9	44	Game

Game MVP: Howie de Marco, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Deron Quinn	19	59	3.11	48	1	2
Howie de Marco	2	9	4.50	6	0	0
Tyrus Stevenson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Marshall Sieh	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Martin Mills	15	24	1.60	4
Damon Roberts	10	16	1.60	4
Randy Collins	2	6	3.00	8
Brian Tripplehorn	1	1	1.00	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie de Marco	30	18	262	2/14	1	41	0	99.6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randy Collins	39	24	316	0/0	1	72	1	85.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tyrus Stevenson	5	7	72	14.40	3	27	0
WR Mitchell Malek	4	7	74	18.50	7	20	0
TE Aaron Webb	3	4	11	3.67	5	7	0
WR Grady Roberson	2	4	52	26.00	21	41	0
WR Mercury Crawford	2	2	21	10.50	0	16	1
TE Lenny Walton	1	1	21	21.00	21	21	0
WR Dwayne Lasica	1	3	11	11.00	2	11	0
FB Brian Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Deron Quinn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nate Devine	8	10	166	20.75	82	72	1
WR Cedric Sellers	6	13	56	9.33	25	29	0
TE Brandon Anderson	3	3	14	4.67	3	6	0
WR Wes Mahoney	3	5	33	11.00	19	24	0
WR Stephen Houle	2	3	26	13.00	4	18	0
RB Walt Stephen	1	1	13	13.00	12	13	0
RB Martin Mills	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Daryl LaRiche	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Joe Wooden	1	18	18.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Deron Quinn	1	0	0
Xavier Preston	0	1	0
Alonzo Perry	0	1	0
Xavier Bensen	0	0	1
Norbert Dawson	0	0	1
Joe Wooden	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cedric Sellers	1	2	0
Randy Collins	1	0	0
Damon Roberts	1	0	0
Nate Accimus	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andre Chelius	5	216	43.2	33.4	48	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	5	221	44.2	38.4	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antonio Hudson	2/4	1/2	0/0	47	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Percy Robinson	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Parrella	3	9	3.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Duncan	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Parrella	3	97	32.3	0
Marshall Sieh	1	31	31.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Sellers	5	79	15.8	0
Stephen Houle	1	0	0.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Xavier Bensen	9	4	27	39
ILB Phil Soares	7	0	24	22
CB Norbert Dawson	5	1	21	32
S Tyrus Parker	5	0	20	21
DE Erik Conwell	3	1	15	24
CB Joe Wooden	3	1	22	30
DE Xavier Preston	3	0	22	33
S Harry Hines	3	0	15	31
S Riddick Burtnett	2	1	12	21
DT Perry Atkins	2	0	25	26
DT Shannon Stanton	2	0	3	13
OLB Mack Dennis	2	0	21	26
CB Jared Williams	1	3	13	19
DE Lonnie McGarrahan	1	1	6	6
S Jessie Nelson	1	1	13	15
ILB Bryan Derubeis	1	0	4	11
OLB Alvin Swann	1	0	8	9
CB Sam Clements	0	1	12	28

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Bernie Dillon	5	0	1.0	19	26
ILB Ernest Ballard	5	2	0.0	16	24
S Roy Duncan	5	2	0.0	19	25
CB J.B. Lee	4	1	0.0	17	19
CB Carlos Labelle	4	0	0.0	15	23
OLB Tyrus Thompson	3	1	1.0	20	27
CB K.C. Yantis	3	2	0.0	11	29
S Nate Accimus	3	1	0.0	18	26
ILB Gabe Jamison	2	0	0.0	10	13
OLB Morris Sims	1	2	0.0	18	25
OLB Drew Inhofe	1	1	0.0	6	3
DE Allen Kennedy	1	1	0.0	13	16
ILB Trent Ostrowski	1	0	0.0	12	3
DE Donovan Harding	1	0	0.0	13	19
WR Wes Mahoney	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bo Johnstone	1	0	0.0	11	19
DE Charles Henderson	0	1	0.0	18	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Xavier Preston	1	3	0	33
DE Erik Conwell	1	1	1	24
ILB Xavier Bensen	0	2	0	39
OLB Mack Dennis	0	1	0	26
ILB Bryan Derubeis	0	0	1	11
DT Perry Atkins	0	0	1	26

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bernie Dillon	1.0	0	1	26
OLB Tyrus Thompson	1.0	0	1	27
OLB Morris Sims	0.0	1	0	25
DE Allen Kennedy	0.0	0	2	16
S Roy Duncan	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Xavier Bensen	5	1	0	39
CB Norbert Dawson	5	0	0	32
S Tyrus Parker	5	0	0	21
CB Joe Wooden	2	0	1	30
S Riddick Burtnett	2	0	0	21
ILB Phil Soares	2	0	0	22
ILB Bryan Derubeis	1	0	0	11
S Harry Hines	1	0	0	31
S Jessie Nelson	1	0	0	15

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carlos Labelle	4	1	23
ILB Ernest Ballard	3	1	24
CB J.B. Lee	3	0	19
CB K.C. Yantis	2	1	29
S Roy Duncan	2	0	25
S Nate Accimus	2	0	26
ILB Gabe Jamison	1	0	13
OLB Tyrus Thompson	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight George	1	4	1	22	0	28
Tyrell Osgood	1	4	0	22	0	29
Brent Baldridge	1	1	0	19	1	25
Billy Lewis	1	1	0	5	1	6
Brian Thompson	1	1	0	13	0	16
Van Kelly	0	5	0	23	0	31
Alonzo Perry	0	2	0	19	0	29
Ryan Witt	0	2	0	5	0	11
Aaron Webb	0	1	0	17	0	15

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Daryl LaRiche	1	1	10	19
Brad Nied	0	4	21	36
Dave Hankton	0	4	22	34
Alvin Finley	0	3	14	13
Corey Page	0	3	14	26
Graham Brewer	0	3	7	6
Leland Lidgett	0	3	21	33
Cole Jamison	0	2	21	30
Fred Carpenter	0	2	7	3
Andy Mills	0	1	7	9

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	3	25
Lenny Walton	2	20
Xavier Bensen	2	15
Jared Williams	1	13
Grady Roberson	1	5
Alvin Swann	0	22
Marshall Sieh	0	19
Mitchell Malek	0	17
Tyrus Stevenson	0	15
Riddick Burtnett	0	13
Aaron Webb	0	10
Antonio Hudson	0	10
D.J. Castillo	0	9
Billy Lewis	0	9
J.T. Parrella	0	9
Tyrell Osgood	0	9
Lonnie McGarrahan	0	9
Dwight George	0	9
Ryan Witt	0	8
Joe Wooden	0	7
Doug Warren	0	6
Robbie Thomason	0	5
Andre Chelius	0	5
Martin Prescott	0	5
Bryan Derubeis	0	4
Phil Soares	0	4
Antoine Everett	0	4
Xavier Preston	0	3
Harry Hines	0	3
Perry Atkins	0	3
Mickey Greenslade	0	3
Sam Clements	0	2
Mack Dennis	0	2
Erik Conwell	0	1
Norbert Dawson	0	1
Van Kelly	0	1
Deron Quinn	0	1
Jessie Nelson	0	1
Tyrus Parker	0	1

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
K.C. Yantis	1	24
Wes Mahoney	1	18
Billy Lunsford	1	13
Bo Johnstone	1	12
Brandon Anderson	1	9
Walt Stephen	1	9
Damon Roberts	1	4
Brian Tripplehorn	0	23
Daryl LaRiche	0	17
Charles Henderson	0	14
Kelvin Manifold	0	14
Gabe Jamison	0	13
Stephen Houle	0	10
Roy Duncan	0	9
Percy Robinson	0	8
Brad Nied	0	8
Cole Jamison	0	8
Cedric Sellers	0	8
Corey Page	0	8
Fred Carpenter	0	8
John Morgenstern	0	7
Bernie Dillon	0	7
Drew Inhofe	0	6
Rico Miiles	0	5
Karl Nevicosi	0	5
Andy Mills	0	5
Rickey Devine	0	5
Ernest Ballard	0	4
Carlos Labelle	0	4
Nate Accimus	0	4
Morris Sims	0	4
Johnnie Porter	0	3
Clyde Poehnert	0	3
Donovan Harding	0	2
J.B. Lee	0	2
Allen Kennedy	0	2
Tyrus Thompson	0	2
Trent Ostrowski	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	8	1.0
Middle	5	7	1.4
Right	10	59	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	8	1.3
Middle	10	21	2.1
Right	11	20	1.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie de Marco	30	18	6	1	2	3	5	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randy Collins	39	24	5	2	0	1	7	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	19	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	42	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	19	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	11	8	182	16.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	128	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	104	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	55	13.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrus Stevenson	7	5	0	72	3	18
WR Mitchell Malek	7	4	1	74	1	30
TE Aaron Webb	4	3	0	11	0	15
WR Grady Roberson	4	2	0	52	1	17
WR Dwayne Lasica	3	1	0	11	0	18
WR Mercury Crawford	2	2	0	21	0	6
FB Brian Thompson	1	0	1	0	0	16
TE Lenny Walton	1	1	0	21	1	3
RB Deron Quinn	1	0	0	0	0	22

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Sellers	13	6	56	1	39
WR Nate Devine	10	8	166	3	31
WR Wes Mahoney	5	3	33	1	29
TE Brandon Anderson	3	3	14	0	15
WR Stephen Houle	3	2	26	0	6
RB Walt Stephen	1	1	13	0	3
TE Daryl LaRiche	1	0	0	0	19
RB Martin Mills	1	1	8	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deron Quinn	6	5	0.83	3.11

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Martin Mills	3	7	2.33	1.60
Damon Roberts	2	4	2.00	1.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie de Marco	2	1	16	8.00	8.73

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randy Collins	4	3	4	1.00	8.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Grady Roberson	1	0	0	0.00	13.00
WR Mercury Crawford	1	1	16	16.00	10.50

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Sellers	2	2	1	0.50	4.31
WR Nate Devine	2	1	3	1.50	16.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Martin Mills	1	1
Damon Roberts	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie de Marco	13	7	6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randy Collins	15	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrus Stevenson	3	1	1
WR Grady Roberson	3	1	1
WR Mitchell Malek	3	2	2
TE Lenny Walton	1	1	1
TE Aaron Webb	1	1	0
WR Dwayne Lasica	1	0	0
WR Mercury Crawford	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Sellers	5	3	1
WR Nate Devine	3	2	2
WR Wes Mahoney	2	1	1
WR Stephen Houle	2	2	2
RB Walt Stephen	1	1	1
TE Daryl LaRiche	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,000 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,100 (16,200)
End Zone 5,100 (11,700)
Mezzanine 2,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 4,600 (10,400)
Club Seats 10,800 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (8,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,000 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,100 (16,200)
End Zone	5,100 (11,700)
Mezzanine	2,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	4,600 (10,400)
Club Seats	10,800 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (8,300)