Week 1, 2043

played in Denver, CO

43 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	3	7	7	0	-	17
Denver Broncos	7	17	14	0	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 DEN - Angel Cottle 3 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point)
1Q: 02:37 SDO - Trent Howery 23 field goal
2Q: 14:14 DEN - Irving Solymos 6 run (Tommy Walton extra point)
2Q: 04:56 SDO - Clarence Clark 3 run (Trent Howery extra point)
2Q: 03:03 DEN - Cristian Clements 5 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point)
2Q: 01:03 DEN - Tommy Walton 34 field goal
3Q: 10:04 DEN - Casey Blackburn 7 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point)
3Q: 05:18 DEN - Cristian Clements 63 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point)
3Q: 00:07 SDO - Rich Schwartz 28 pass from Clarence Clark (Trent Howery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 DEN - Angel Cottle 3 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point)
1Q: 02:37 SDO - Trent Howery 23 field goal
2Q: 14:14 DEN - Irving Solymos 6 run (Tommy Walton extra point)
2Q: 04:56 SDO - Clarence Clark 3 run (Trent Howery extra point)
2Q: 03:03 DEN - Cristian Clements 5 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point)
2Q: 01:03 DEN - Tommy Walton 34 field goal
3Q: 10:04 DEN - Casey Blackburn 7 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point)
3Q: 05:18 DEN - Cristian Clements 63 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point)
3Q: 00:07 SDO - Rich Schwartz 28 pass from Clarence Clark (Trent Howery extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 25
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 357 435
- Offensive Plays 70 63
- Yards per Play 5.10 6.90
Net Rushing Yards 159 134
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 5.68 4.62
Net Passing Yards 198 301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 2 34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 224 301
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 8.85
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 2/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:40 28:20

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	25
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	357	435
- Offensive Plays	70	63
- Yards per Play	5.10	6.90
Net Rushing Yards	159	134
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	5.68	4.62
Net Passing Yards	198	301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 2	34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	224	301
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	8.85
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	2/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:40	28:20

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	8:50	6:18	OWN 20	13	74	Field Goal
2	14:04	5:49	OWN 33	11	54	Interception
2	7:46	3:01	OPP 39	6	39	Touchdown
2	2:52	0:42	OWN 20	2	0	Fumble
2	0:55	0:44	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
3	9:57	4:39	OWN 20	8	43	Downs
3	5:00	0:54	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	2:48	2:48	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	11:48	2:03	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	3:45	0:32	OWN 20	2	17	Interception
4	2:03	2:03	OWN 2	9	30	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	3:42	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
1	2:32	3:28	OPP 42	7	42	Touchdown
2	8:15	0:29	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
2	4:45	1:53	OWN 29	3	71	Touchdown
2	2:10	1:15	OPP 20	3	3	Field Goal
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 22	2	15	Half
3	15:00	5:03	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	5:18	0:18	OWN 37	1	63	Touchdown
3	4:06	1:18	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
4	15:00	3:12	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
4	9:45	6:00	OWN 14	9	51	Punt
4	3:13	1:10	OWN 46	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Irving Solymos, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Winfred Devine	9	41	4.56	12	1	0
Clarence Clark	8	50	6.25	12	2	1
Freddie Goodlink	7	32	4.57	17	2	0
Shannon Woodcock	2	18	9.00	10	1	0
Glen Carl	2	18	9.00	13	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrance Cortez	16	54	3.38	12	1	0
Butch Snyder	11	75	6.82	21	3	0
Angel Cottle	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Irving Solymos	1	6	6.00	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clarence Clark	28	18	189	4/21	1	28	1	80.8
Donte Sullivan	9	3	35	1/5	0	17	1	6.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Irving Solymos	34	21	301	0/0	4	63	0	129.6

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Whitfield	6	11	68	11.33	1	18	0
WR Melvin Peters	4	6	50	12.50	7	23	0
TE Tyler Lindsay	3	5	13	4.33	2	8	0
WR Wally Reese	2	5	42	21.00	8	25	0
RB Shannon Woodcock	2	3	22	11.00	1	12	0
RB Winfred Devine	2	3	-5	-2.50	0	-1	0
TE Rich Schwartz	1	2	28	28.00	10	28	1
RB Freddie Goodlink	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Glen Carl	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cristian Clements	5	5	105	21.00	32	63	2
WR Rusty Boone	5	8	86	17.20	43	49	0
FB Angel Cottle	4	4	11	2.75	0	6	1
TE Rufus Ford	3	5	36	12.00	5	15	0
WR Cameron Tucker	2	4	39	19.50	15	24	0
WR Casey Blackburn	2	5	24	12.00	0	17	1
RB Terrance Cortez	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Preston Cremeans	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	1	0	0.00	0
CB Terry Sims	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tyler Lindsay	1	1	0	0
Clarence Clark	1	0	0	0

Denver	Recov	Force
Paul Babcock	1	0
Jared Madison	0	1
Tony Greenlee	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gabberty	4	183	45.8	43.3	52	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lira	5	203	40.6	30.8	49	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trent Howery	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Walton	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Burks	2	9	4.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mason Donovan	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tucker Winters	3	67	22.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Sims	2	68	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Max Scott	9	4	0.0	25	28
CB David Burks	6	1	0.0	24	33
OLB Sergio Metz	5	3	0.0	18	29
OLB Caiden Perrault	3	2	0.0	23	25
S Kelly Pearson	3	2	0.0	18	22
CB Lawrence Capstraw	3	1	0.0	22	31
DT Horace Dole	3	0	0.0	12	21
DT Edgar LaMontagne	2	1	0.0	23	21
CB Gregory Sampson	2	0	0.0	18	19
ILB Nathan Collier	2	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Travis Laws	2	0	0.0	18	10
DT Levi Iverson	1	2	0.0	26	24
DE Heath Robbins	1	0	0.0	17	28
DE Frank Hanson	1	0	0.0	18	19
WR Melvin Peters	1	0	---	---	---
DE Evan Domsten	1	0	0.0	5	8
TE Tyler Lindsay	1	0	---	---	---
S Cris Farmer	1	0	0.0	12	15
S Van Stone	0	1	0.0	3	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tony Greenlee	7	2	0.0	24	31
ILB Efrain Richmond	6	1	0.0	25	30
S Everett Fredrickson	6	1	0.0	25	34
CB Terry Sims	5	0	0.0	20	36
CB Isaiah Obenhoff	4	3	0.0	22	28
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	3	1	1.0	24	31
DE Winfred Fennell	3	1	1.0	23	34
OLB Kody Westbrook	3	2	0.5	19	26
CB Mason Donovan	3	2	0.0	28	40
DE Jared Madison	2	0	1.5	19	31
DE Rufus Douglas	2	2	0.5	14	16
S Reuben Webster	2	1	0.0	3	11
S Lewis James	2	0	0.0	8	20
DT Raymond Hudson	1	1	0.5	15	22
ILB Grayson Villareal	1	1	0.0	12	16
OLB Dustin Dawson	1	1	0.0	3	11
OLB Brody Jamison	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Paul Babcock	0	1	0.0	13	23
CB Leon Brewer	0	1	0.0	6	15

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Heath Robbins	1	0	28
DE Evan Domsten	1	0	8
DE Frank Hanson	0	1	19

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jared Madison	1.5	2	1	31
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	1.0	0	2	31
DE Winfred Fennell	1.0	0	1	34
DE Rufus Douglas	0.5	1	0	16
DT Raymond Hudson	0.5	1	0	22
OLB Kody Westbrook	0.5	0	1	26
OLB Brody Jamison	0.0	1	1	7
OLB Dustin Dawson	0.0	1	0	11
DT Paul Babcock	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB David Burks	7	0	33
S Max Scott	5	3	28
CB Lawrence Capstraw	3	0	31
OLB Sergio Metz	1	2	29
S Kelly Pearson	1	1	22
OLB Travis Laws	1	1	10
OLB Caiden Perrault	1	0	25
ILB Nathan Collier	1	0	20
S Cris Farmer	1	0	15

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Isaiah Obenhoff	3	1	0	28
S Everett Fredrickson	3	1	0	34
ILB Efrain Richmond	3	0	0	30
S Tony Greenlee	3	0	0	31
CB Terry Sims	2	0	1	36
CB Mason Donovan	2	0	0	40
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	1	1	1	31
OLB Brody Jamison	1	0	0	7
DE Rufus Douglas	1	0	0	16
OLB Kody Westbrook	1	0	0	26
OLB Dustin Dawson	1	0	0	11
S Lewis James	0	1	0	20
CB Leon Brewer	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vincent Burns	3	4	24	2	31
Paul Spring	3	3	26	1	41
Paul Atherton	2	5	27	1	40
Darren Huntley	2	4	27	0	30
Darrin Chapman	1	2	28	1	36
Rich Schwartz	1	2	15	0	27
Glen Carl	0	1	10	0	12

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Philip Ebeling	3	6	2	29	34
Pete Winters	2	6	1	28	34
Antonio Mullaney	2	4	0	25	33
Thomas Blake	1	6	0	29	34
Raymond Horner	1	2	1	6	10
Darrell Godsey	1	2	0	23	24
Angel Cottle	1	1	0	11	20
Gerald Hamilton	0	1	0	9	1

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
David Burks	3	21
Trent Howery	1	5

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Everett Fredrickson	4	14
Darrell Godsey	1	6

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Burks	---	---	24	33	21	78
Wally Reese	24	36	---	---	14	74
Darrin Chapman	28	36	---	---	5	69
Paul Atherton	27	40	---	---	---	67
Paul Spring	26	41	---	---	---	67
Frank Whitfield	20	29	---	---	16	65
Clarence Clark	28	32	---	---	---	60
Vincent Burns	24	31	---	---	5	60
Rich Schwartz	15	27	---	---	16	58
Darren Huntley	27	30	---	---	---	57
Caiden Perrault	---	---	23	25	8	56
Lawrence Capstraw	---	---	22	31	2	55
Max Scott	---	---	25	28	2	55
Tyler Lindsay	20	24	---	---	8	52
Levi Iverson	---	---	26	24	1	51
Gregory Sampson	---	---	18	19	13	50
Nathan Collier	---	---	17	20	11	48
Sergio Metz	---	---	18	29	1	48
Heath Robbins	---	---	17	28	2	47
Shannon Woodcock	7	18	---	---	21	46
Edgar LaMontagne	---	---	23	21	2	46
Kelly Pearson	---	---	18	22	4	44
Frank Hanson	---	---	18	19	5	42
Melvin Peters	14	27	---	---	---	41
Travis Laws	---	---	18	10	11	39
Freddie Goodlink	14	18	---	---	4	36
Horace Dole	---	---	12	21	1	34
Glen Carl	10	12	---	---	9	31
Cris Farmer	---	---	12	15	---	27
Alan Benson	4	17	---	---	5	26
Winfred Devine	12	13	---	---	---	25
Rodolfo Laing	4	15	---	---	5	24
Christian Brann	---	---	12	11	---	23
Clarence Montgomery	---	---	8	4	10	22
Van Stone	---	---	3	6	11	20
Evan Domsten	---	---	5	8	3	16
Preston Romanski	4	6	---	---	4	14
Donte Sullivan	0	10	---	---	---	10
Tucker Winters	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shawn McConnell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carlos Gabberty	0	0	---	---	5	5
Trent Howery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Zack Marvin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Royse	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dustin Hooks	0	0	---	---	---	0
Broderick Levens	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mason Donovan	---	---	28	40	5	73
Everett Fredrickson	---	---	25	34	14	73
Terry Sims	---	---	20	36	14	70
Philip Ebeling	29	34	---	---	3	66
Antonio Mullaney	25	33	---	---	6	64
Thomas Blake	29	34	---	---	---	63
Irving Solymos	29	34	---	---	---	63
Pete Winters	28	34	---	---	---	62
Winfred Fennell	---	---	23	34	1	58
Efrain Richmond	---	---	25	30	2	57
Sedrick Zimmerman	---	---	24	31	1	56
Tony Greenlee	---	---	24	31	1	56
Jared Madison	---	---	19	31	4	54
Darrell Godsey	23	24	---	---	6	53
Terrance Cortez	17	15	---	---	20	52
Isaiah Obenhoff	---	---	22	28	1	51
Casey Blackburn	17	29	---	---	4	50
Rufus Ford	20	24	---	---	4	48
Kody Westbrook	---	---	19	26	1	46
Rusty Boone	22	22	---	---	---	44
Preston Cremeans	13	13	---	---	17	43
Lewis James	---	---	8	20	14	42
Angel Cottle	11	20	---	---	10	41
Raymond Hudson	---	---	15	22	4	41
Cameron Tucker	13	11	---	---	15	39
Grayson Villareal	---	---	12	16	10	38
Paul Babcock	---	---	13	23	1	37
Rufus Douglas	---	---	14	16	1	31
Butch Snyder	12	19	---	---	---	31
Leon Brewer	---	---	6	15	10	31
Gerald Hamilton	9	1	---	---	17	27
Connor Worthy	4	1	---	---	12	17
Brody Jamison	---	---	5	7	4	16
Raymond Horner	6	10	---	---	---	16
Dustin Dawson	---	---	3	11	2	16
Reuben Webster	---	---	3	11	---	14
Cristian Clements	4	9	---	---	---	13
Nathaniel Garboushian	5	1	---	---	6	12
Thurman Barker	3	6	---	---	---	9
Chance Bensen	---	---	0	0	9	9
Tommy Walton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ryan Napiecek	0	0	---	---	6	6
Richie Lira	0	0	---	---	5	5
Les Arndt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Aaron Abrams	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bruce Torelli	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	47	6.7
Middle	16	72	4.5
Right	5	40	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	37	6.2
Middle	17	65	3.8
Right	6	32	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clarence Clark	28	18	3	0	2	2	5	7	1
Donte Sullivan	9	3	0	1	0	3	1	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Irving Solymos	34	21	3	0	4	7	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	19	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	174	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	70	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	150	13.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	75	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Whitfield	11	6	0	68	0	29
WR Melvin Peters	6	4	0	50	1	27
WR Wally Reese	5	2	0	42	1	36
TE Tyler Lindsay	5	3	0	13	0	24
RB Shannon Woodcock	3	2	1	22	0	18
RB Winfred Devine	3	2	0	-5	0	13
TE Rich Schwartz	2	1	0	28	1	27
FB Glen Carl	1	0	1	0	0	12
RB Freddie Goodlink	1	1	0	6	0	18

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rusty Boone	8	5	1	86	1	22
TE Rufus Ford	5	3	0	36	0	24
WR Cristian Clements	5	5	0	105	1	9
WR Casey Blackburn	5	2	1	24	0	29
WR Cameron Tucker	4	2	1	39	1	11
FB Angel Cottle	4	4	0	11	0	20
RB Terrance Cortez	2	0	1	0	0	15
TE Preston Cremeans	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Devine	1	0	0.00	4.56
Clarence Clark	1	3	3.00	6.25
Glen Carl	1	13	13.00	9.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irving Solymos	1	6	6.00	6.00
Butch Snyder	1	10	10.00	6.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clarence Clark	1	0	0	0.00	6.75

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Irving Solymos	7	5	22	3.14	8.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tyler Lindsay	1	0	0	0.00	2.60

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Angel Cottle	2	2	4	2.00	2.75
WR Cristian Clements	2	2	11	5.50	21.00
WR Rusty Boone	1	0	0	0.00	10.75
TE Preston Cremeans	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Casey Blackburn	1	1	7	7.00	4.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Clarence Clark	4	2
Shannon Woodcock	1	1
Glen Carl	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Terrance Cortez	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clarence Clark	7	5	4
Donte Sullivan	1	0	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Irving Solymos	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Whitfield	3	1	0
WR Melvin Peters	2	2	2
RB Shannon Woodcock	2	1	1
TE Rich Schwartz	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rusty Boone	4	3	2
WR Cameron Tucker	2	1	1
RB Terrance Cortez	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,000 (22,000)
End Zone 15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,000 (22,000)
End Zone	15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)