Week 8, 2015

played in San Diego, CA

74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	14	6	0	10	-	30
San Diego Chargers	7	7	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 DEN - Troy Hopper 21 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 06:08 DEN - Donnie Kerber 10 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 02:34 SDO - Tony Lyons 13 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 11:13 DEN - Danny Whitfield 41 field goal
2Q: 08:54 SDO - Tony Lyons 73 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:02 DEN - Danny Whitfield 20 field goal
3Q: 03:59 SDO - Stephen Hope 61 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 13:28 DEN - Danny Whitfield 35 field goal
4Q: 07:29 DEN - Deron Lane 47 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 02:00 SDO - Roy Lyons 3 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 DEN - Troy Hopper 21 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 06:08 DEN - Donnie Kerber 10 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 02:34 SDO - Tony Lyons 13 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 11:13 DEN - Danny Whitfield 41 field goal
2Q: 08:54 SDO - Tony Lyons 73 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:02 DEN - Danny Whitfield 20 field goal
3Q: 03:59 SDO - Stephen Hope 61 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 13:28 DEN - Danny Whitfield 35 field goal
4Q: 07:29 DEN - Deron Lane 47 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 02:00 SDO - Roy Lyons 3 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 5-2 2-5
First Downs 25 22
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 19 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 440 444
- Offensive Plays 70 61
- Yards per Play 6.29 7.28
Net Rushing Yards 131 171
- Rushing Attempts 24 24
- Yards per Rush 5.46 7.13
Net Passing Yards 309 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 28 - 2 33 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 314 297
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.72 7.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/64 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 3/24 2/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:04 27:56

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	5-2	2-5
First Downs	25	22
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	19	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	440	444
- Offensive Plays	70	61
- Yards per Play	6.29	7.28
Net Rushing Yards	131	171
- Rushing Attempts	24	24
- Yards per Rush	5.46	7.13
Net Passing Yards	309	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 28 - 2	33 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	314	297
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.72	7.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/64	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	3/24	2/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:04	27:56

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	9:24	1:25	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
1	6:48	0:49	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown
1	3:26	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	2:27	6:21	OWN 27	12	49	Field Goal
2	8:38	2:31	OWN 31	5	14	Punt
2	4:13	0:24	OPP 33	2	-5	Interception
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 32	9	65	Field Goal
3	12:13	1:37	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
3	7:24	2:38	OWN 4	5	69	Fumble
3	3:39	5:17	OWN 38	8	44	Field Goal
4	10:40	3:31	OWN 14	7	86	Touchdown
4	5:59	2:43	OWN 35	4	6	Punt
4	1:55	0:41	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 31	1	-2	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	3:46	OWN 11	7	24	Interception
1	7:59	1:11	OWN 7	2	9	Interception
1	5:59	2:33	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
1	3:17	0:50	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
2	11:06	2:28	OWN 14	4	86	Touchdown
2	6:07	1:54	OWN 3	3	-2	Punt
2	3:49	1:54	OWN 35	7	40	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 14	5	30	Punt
3	10:36	3:12	OWN 41	6	20	Punt
3	4:46	1:07	OWN 27	2	73	Touchdown
4	13:22	2:42	OWN 41	4	28	Interception
4	7:09	1:10	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	3:16	1:21	OWN 6	6	94	Touchdown
4	1:14	0:55	OWN 41	4	-10	Downs

Game MVP: Tom Clancy, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey McCollom	15	111	7.40	48	2
Luther Puzzuoli	8	22	2.75	9	0
Drew Brees	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Hugh Reeves	15	69	4.60	12	3	0
Stephen Hope	7	101	14.43	61	4	1
Clifton Huffman	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Roy Lyons	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	45	28	314	1/5	3	47	2	86.7

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clifton Huffman	33	18	297	4/24	3	73	3	77.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darius Watts	6	12	77	12.83	12	18	0
WR Deron Lane	5	9	92	18.40	12	47	1
RB Jeffrey McCollom	3	3	20	6.67	5	12	0
TE Troy Hopper	3	4	36	12.00	0	21	1
WR Donnie Kerber	3	6	38	12.67	0	14	1
WR Warren Kerr	3	4	37	12.33	0	15	0
RB Jay Baumgardner	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
TE Lee Rayman	2	3	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Jessie Crittenden	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Luther Puzzuoli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Lyons	5	7	160	32.00	67	73	2
WR Devery Henderson	4	6	54	13.50	13	22	0
WR Brett Peralta	3	7	48	16.00	3	20	0
RB Hugh Reeves	2	3	10	5.00	9	9	0
WR Clarence Williams	2	6	18	9.00	4	14	0
RB Roy Lyons	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Warren Segal	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Bo Lucas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Bubba Rhodes	1	20	20.00
CB Tom Clancy	1	4	4.00
CB Randal Blake	1	0	0.00

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	1	8	8.00	0
CB Desmond Peterson	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Luther Puzzuoli	1	0	0	0
Chuck Densmore	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Hugh Reeves	1	0	0
Gene Monaco	0	1	0
Tony Lyons	0	1	0
Tony Reichard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	5	264	52.8	49.0	62	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Glen Irwin	5	217	43.4	39.2	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	2	21	10.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Peralta	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	3	78	26.0	0
Mario Beyer	1	22	22.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Peterson	2	31	15.5	0
Brett Peralta	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Bernard Banks	5	2	1.0	24	36
OLB Bubba Rhodes	5	2	1.0	23	37
ILB Chuck Densmore	5	1	0.0	24	37
CB Randal Blake	5	1	0.0	19	35
CB Tom Clancy	4	2	1.0	24	36
S Reuben Toniolo	4	2	0.0	22	35
S Cris Shepard	3	1	0.0	5	23
S Bernie Burke	3	1	0.0	23	36
CB Cornell Shah	3	1	0.0	24	35
DT Kirk Orbik	2	0	1.0	18	13
DT Shaun Woods	1	1	0.0	22	37
WR Darius Watts	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tracy Homer	1	0	0.0	23	36
S Rickey Richmond	1	0	0.0	1	1
TE Troy Hopper	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Marshall Chin	0	1	0.0	4	3

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Lucas	7	3	0.0	24	45
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	6	1	0.0	24	45
DT Tony Reichard	5	1	0.5	24	42
S Zach Anderson	5	2	0.0	22	46
DE Norm Walters	5	1	0.0	23	44
S Gino Shields	4	3	0.0	22	41
DT Tommie Bernard	3	2	0.5	18	31
CB Brock Carr	3	3	0.0	17	36
CB Alvin Meier	3	0	0.0	21	46
CB Desmond Peterson	3	0	0.0	18	41
S Perry Walker	2	1	0.0	4	20
DE Herb Shaw	1	2	0.0	17	40
DE Lamont Farr	1	0	0.0	7	7
WR Clarence Williams	1	0	---	---	---
DE Vinny Pourdanesh	1	0	0.0	1	2
WR Bo Lucas	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brett Peralta	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jon Tyler	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Banks	1.0	1	2	2	36
OLB Bubba Rhodes	1.0	0	0	0	37
DT Kirk Orbik	1.0	0	0	0	13
CB Tom Clancy	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Tracy Homer	0.0	0	2	0	36
DT Shaun Woods	0.0	0	1	1	37

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tommie Bernard	0.5	0	3	3	31
DT Tony Reichard	0.5	0	1	0	42
DE Norm Walters	0.0	1	0	0	44
DE Herb Shaw	0.0	0	3	3	40
ILB Kyle Lucas	0.0	0	1	0	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bubba Rhodes	3	1	1	37
CB Cornell Shah	3	1	0	35
S Cris Shepard	3	0	0	23
CB Tom Clancy	2	1	1	36
CB Randal Blake	2	1	1	35
S Bernie Burke	2	0	0	36
ILB Chuck Densmore	2	0	0	37
S Reuben Toniolo	1	0	0	35
DT Kirk Orbik	0	1	0	13

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kyle Lucas	5	0	0	45
CB Brock Carr	4	0	0	36
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	3	2	1	45
CB Desmond Peterson	3	2	1	41
CB Alvin Meier	3	1	0	46
S Zach Anderson	3	0	0	46
S Gino Shields	3	0	0	41
S Perry Walker	2	0	0	20
DE Lamont Farr	1	0	0	7
DT Tony Reichard	1	0	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Farrell	4	9	20	1	33
Shane Arnold	3	5	24	0	46
Ted Paulk	1	3	20	0	40
Rico Wyss	1	2	7	0	17
Craig Atkins	0	3	16	0	37
Arnie Alcott	0	1	20	0	37

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ronnie Prescott	4	5	0	19	1	26
Donny Summers	2	5	1	21	1	30
Lorenzo McGee	1	4	0	23	0	36
Mario Rayburn	1	3	0	16	1	34
Mack Prescott	1	2	0	16	0	11
Mo Rodriguez	1	1	0	8	0	4
Phillip Goodin	1	1	0	13	0	22
Archie Caldwell	0	2	0	20	1	34

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Hopper	2	18
Lee Rayman	1	17
Rickey Richmond	1	13
Cris Shepard	1	11
Jay Baumgardner	0	24
Mario Beyer	0	16
Rico Bensen	0	16
Donnie Kerber	0	16
Darius Watts	0	11
Marshall Chin	0	11
Jose Brooks	0	11
Randal Blake	0	11
Wendell Jenkins	0	10
Danny Whitfield	0	9
Rico Wyss	0	8
Thomas Neitring	0	8
Luther Puzzuoli	0	8
Cary Woodard	0	8
Ted Paulk	0	6
Cornell Shah	0	6
Jessie Crittenden	0	6
Christian Cunningham	0	5
Marcus Farrell	0	5
Ricky Weichel	0	5
Horace Kotz	0	3
Kirk Orbik	0	3
Kennedy Finneran	0	2
Shaun Woods	0	1
Bernard Banks	0	1
Tracy Homer	0	1
Bubba Rhodes	0	1
Bernie Burke	0	1
Chuck Densmore	0	1
Reuben Toniolo	0	1
Tom Clancy	0	1

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Dusek	3	10
Warren Segal	1	16
Clarence Williams	1	8
Ronnie Prescott	1	6
Roy Lyons	0	21
Phillip Goodin	0	17
Brock Carr	0	14
Bo Lucas	0	14
Perry Walker	0	14
Harvey Bradley	0	11
Brett Peralta	0	11
Gene Monaco	0	10
Stephen Hope	0	9
Desmond Peterson	0	9
Mack Prescott	0	8
Nate Kaeding	0	6
Mo Rodriguez	0	6
Zach Stokes	0	6
Carl Bridges	0	6
Jon Tyler	0	6
Devery Henderson	0	5
Donny Summers	0	5
Lamont Farr	0	5
Glen Irwin	0	5
Blake Coulter	0	5
Zach Anderson	0	4
Herb Shaw	0	4
Alvin Meier	0	4
Vinny Pourdanesh	0	4
Geoff Umenyiora	0	4
Kyle Lucas	0	3
Tony Reichard	0	3
Tommie Bernard	0	3
Norm Walters	0	3
Lorenzo Cousin	0	3
Gino Shields	0	3
Hugh Reeves	0	2
Van Blick	0	1
Johnny Sanford	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	34	4.9
Middle	15	98	6.5
Right	1	1	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	58	7.3
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	5	75	15.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	45	28	2	0	1	5	8	6	2

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clifton Huffman	33	18	4	0	1	5	5	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	50	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	15	185	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	68	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	126	12.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	97	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	65	8.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darius Watts	12	6	0	77	0	29
WR Deron Lane	9	5	0	92	1	36
WR Donnie Kerber	6	3	0	38	0	24
TE Troy Hopper	4	3	0	36	1	16
WR Warren Kerr	4	3	0	37	0	25
RB Jeffrey McCollom	3	3	0	20	0	27
TE Lee Rayman	3	2	1	6	0	19
RB Jay Baumgardner	2	2	0	5	0	10
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Jessie Crittenden	1	1	0	3	0	20

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	7	5	0	160	2	27
WR Brett Peralta	7	3	0	48	1	23
WR Devery Henderson	6	4	0	54	1	19
WR Clarence Williams	6	2	1	18	0	22
RB Hugh Reeves	3	2	0	10	0	31
RB Roy Lyons	2	1	0	3	0	16
WR Bo Lucas	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Warren Segal	1	1	0	4	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey McCollom	2	3	1.50	7.40
Luther Puzzuoli	1	9	9.00	2.75

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	1	10	3.33	6.98

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clifton Huffman	4	3	24	6.00	9.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donnie Kerber	3	1	10	3.33	6.33

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Roy Lyons	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	8	8.00	9.00
WR Tony Lyons	1	1	13	13.00	22.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Luther Puzzuoli	2	1
Jeffrey McCollom	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Clifton Huffman	1	0
Hugh Reeves	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	10	6	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clifton Huffman	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Kerber	4	3	3
WR Deron Lane	2	0	0
WR Darius Watts	1	0	0
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	0
TE Lee Rayman	1	1	0
WR Warren Kerr	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Peralta	2	1	1
WR Devery Henderson	1	0	0
WR Tony Lyons	1	1	1
WR Clarence Williams	1	1	1
WR Bo Lucas	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,900 (16,200)
End Zone 9,000 (11,700)
Mezzanine 4,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (10,400)
Club Seats 16,200 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 7,900 (8,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,900 (16,200)
End Zone	9,000 (11,700)
Mezzanine	4,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (10,400)
Club Seats	16,200 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	7,900 (8,300)