Week 8, 2016

played in Denver, CO

67 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	3	0	7	10	-	20
Denver Broncos	7	13	0	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:11 DEN - Dwight Shepherd 3 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 00:54 SDO - Nate Kaeding 42 field goal
2Q: 10:04 DEN - Danny Whitfield 41 field goal
2Q: 06:41 DEN - Dwight Shepherd 3 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 00:28 DEN - Danny Whitfield 23 field goal
3Q: 06:33 SDO - Tony Lyons 4 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 13:57 SDO - Nate Kaeding 31 field goal
4Q: 10:44 DEN - Danny Whitfield 45 field goal
4Q: 03:53 SDO - Tony Lyons 3 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:11 DEN - Dwight Shepherd 3 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 00:54 SDO - Nate Kaeding 42 field goal
2Q: 10:04 DEN - Danny Whitfield 41 field goal
2Q: 06:41 DEN - Dwight Shepherd 3 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 00:28 DEN - Danny Whitfield 23 field goal
3Q: 06:33 SDO - Tony Lyons 4 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 13:57 SDO - Nate Kaeding 31 field goal
4Q: 10:44 DEN - Danny Whitfield 45 field goal
4Q: 03:53 SDO - Tony Lyons 3 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 4-3 3-4
First Downs 26 19
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 424 288
- Offensive Plays 67 57
- Yards per Play 6.33 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 158 100
- Rushing Attempts 30 27
- Yards per Rush 5.27 3.70
Net Passing Yards 266 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 2 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 272 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.19 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/10 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/51 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 5/126
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 39
Time of Possession 35:19 24:41

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	4-3	3-4
First Downs	26	19
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	424	288
- Offensive Plays	67	57
- Yards per Play	6.33	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	158	100
- Rushing Attempts	30	27
- Yards per Rush	5.27	3.70
Net Passing Yards	266	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 2	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	272	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.19	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/10	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/51	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	5/126
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 39
Time of Possession	35:19	24:41

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:15	OWN 20	5	40	Punt
1	9:51	2:38	OWN 28	6	22	Interception
1	5:04	4:15	OWN 20	8	55	Field Goal
2	9:56	1:14	OWN 35	2	6	Fumble
2	6:33	3:21	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 16	1	-2	Half
3	13:04	6:38	OWN 6	13	94	Touchdown
3	3:29	4:38	OWN 20	11	66	Field Goal
4	10:37	6:49	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	2:29	0:29	OWN 23	2	10	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:45	1:54	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	7:13	2:09	OPP 28	5	28	Touchdown
1	0:49	5:53	OWN 28	11	48	Field Goal
2	8:42	2:09	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
2	3:12	2:49	OWN 16	11	78	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	6:26	2:57	OWN 34	5	5	Punt
4	13:51	3:14	OWN 35	6	37	Field Goal
4	3:48	1:19	OWN 29	3	-9	Punt
4	2:00	2:00	OPP 35	5	26	Game

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Hugh Reeves	22	115	5.23	19	5
Roy Lyons	6	41	6.83	24	1
Clifton Huffman	2	2	1.00	4	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dwight Shepherd	22	77	3.50	10	1	1
Drew Brees	3	3	1.00	5	0	0
Jeffrey McCollom	2	20	10.00	18	1	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clifton Huffman	36	26	272	1/6	2	39	2	89.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	30	20	188	0/0	1	31	0	94.8

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Lyons	13	14	167	12.85	36	39	2
RB Hugh Reeves	4	5	20	5.00	15	6	0
WR Broderick Lowrey	3	8	42	14.00	14	22	0
FB Ronnie Allen	2	3	6	3.00	0	5	0
TE Mack Prescott	2	2	24	12.00	0	18	0
WR Warren Segal	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Brett Peralta	1	2	10	10.00	10	10	0
WR Bo Lucas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	5	6	47	9.40	8	11	0
TE Steven Owens	4	5	23	5.75	0	11	0
WR Carlton DeRonde	4	5	57	14.25	7	31	0
WR Kurt Perkins	3	6	36	12.00	6	17	0
RB Dwight Shepherd	3	3	17	5.67	8	10	1
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Shane Ford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lee Rayman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Warren Kerr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB John Echols	1	3	3.00	0
ILB Chuck Densmore	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roy Lyons	1	0	1
Hugh Reeves	1	0	0
Mario Rayburn	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ralph Finley	1	0	0
Bernie Burke	0	1	0
Luther Puzzuoli	0	1	0
Bernard Banks	0	0	1
Rickey Richmond	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Glen Irwin	2	81	40.5	30.5	41	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	4	214	53.5	47.5	61	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Lyons	1	4	4.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Peralta	2	42	21.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Finley	4	105	26.3	0
Rico Bensen	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	7	2	0.0	20	20
CB Dominic MacDonald	4	3	0.0	17	27
S Zach Anderson	4	2	0.0	25	30
S Gino Shields	4	1	0.0	20	26
CB Pat Gardocki	4	0	0.0	22	27
DT Tommie Bernard	3	2	0.0	22	21
ILB Kyle Lucas	3	1	0.0	25	29
CB Desmond Peterson	3	1	0.0	22	22
DE Cary Tindall	3	0	0.0	26	27
OLB Spencer Parrish	3	0	0.0	16	16
OLB Jon Tyler	2	0	0.0	3	3
DT Tony Reichard	1	1	0.0	8	11
WR Broderick Lowrey	1	0	---	---	---
FB Ronnie Allen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Norm Walters	1	0	0.0	26	27
DT Blake Coulter	1	0	0.0	20	22
DE Ethan Brotzman	0	1	0.0	1	3

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	8	3	0.0	30	37
CB John Echols	7	2	0.0	30	36
CB Randal Blake	7	0	0.0	25	36
S Reuben Toniolo	5	3	1.0	26	35
DE Hunter Meadows	5	0	0.0	26	36
CB Rico Bensen	4	2	0.0	12	21
CB Cornell Shah	4	1	0.0	15	13
OLB Marshall Chin	3	1	0.0	30	35
DE Vernon Alcott	3	1	0.0	20	26
DT Ian Kanpurwala	3	0	0.0	26	34
S Rickey Richmond	2	0	0.0	8	13
S Bernie Burke	1	2	0.0	30	36
DE Bernard Banks	1	0	0.0	14	11
OLB Dyno Dog Bensen	1	0	0.0	0	3
DT Freddie Segers	0	1	0.0	12	14
DT J.B. Hock	0	1	0.0	12	13

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cary Tindall	1	1	2	27
DE Norm Walters	0	1	0	27
DT Blake Coulter	0	1	0	22
DT Tommie Bernard	0	0	1	21

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Reuben Toniolo	1.0	0	0	35
DE Hunter Meadows	0.0	1	0	36
DT Ian Kanpurwala	0.0	1	0	34
DE Bernard Banks	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Pat Gardocki	3	0	27
S Gino Shields	3	0	26
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	2	1	20
OLB Spencer Parrish	2	1	16
S Zach Anderson	2	0	30
ILB Kyle Lucas	2	0	29
CB Dominic MacDonald	2	0	27
OLB Jon Tyler	2	0	3
CB Desmond Peterson	2	0	22

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Randal Blake	8	1	0	36
CB John Echols	6	2	1	36
CB Rico Bensen	3	1	0	21
ILB Chuck Densmore	2	1	1	37
S Bernie Burke	2	0	0	36
S Rickey Richmond	1	0	0	13
DT Ian Kanpurwala	1	0	0	34
CB Cornell Shah	1	0	0	13
DE Vernon Alcott	1	0	0	26
OLB Dyno Dog Bensen	1	0	0	3

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lorenzo McGee	4	8	1	30	0	36
Mario Rayburn	2	7	0	26	0	30
Zach Stokes	2	4	0	23	1	27
Archie Caldwell	2	3	0	22	0	34
Ronnie Allen	1	1	0	17	0	10
Donny Summers	0	5	0	23	0	24

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Freddie Back	5	9	1	26	28
Marcus Farrell	2	6	0	23	24
Lance Guzowski	2	2	1	23	25
Shane Ford	1	1	0	16	17
Arnie Alcott	0	3	0	21	24
Ted Paulk	0	1	0	11	13
Lee Rayman	0	1	0	13	6
Kennedy Finneran	0	1	0	2	1

Special Teams Statistics

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Kerr	3	20
Roy Lyons	1	19
T.J. Dusek	1	8
Nate Kaeding	1	7
Wayne Hurt	0	15
Phillip Goodin	0	15
Spencer Parrish	0	14
Warren Segal	0	14
Bo Lucas	0	13
Casey Bullock	0	10
Desmond Peterson	0	9
Ronnie Allen	0	8
Brett Peralta	0	8
Monty Spillane	0	8
Robbie Arcenaux	0	5
Zach Anderson	0	4
Donny Summers	0	4
Xavier Mularkey	0	4
Pat Gardocki	0	4
Kris Rivers	0	4
Dominic MacDonald	0	4
Zach Stokes	0	4
Herb Shaw	0	4
Mack Prescott	0	4
Carl Bridges	0	4
Ty Finneran	0	4
Kyle Lucas	0	3
Norm Walters	0	3
Cary Tindall	0	3
Gino Shields	0	3
Tony Reichard	0	2
Glen Irwin	0	2
Jon Tyler	0	2
Blake Coulter	0	2
Phil Rabach	0	2
Broderick Lowrey	0	1
Tommie Bernard	0	1
Lorenzo Cousin	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Luther Puzzuoli	1	19
Troy Hopper	1	18
Donnie Kerber	1	14
Lee Rayman	0	18
Ralph Finley	0	15
Rico Bensen	0	14
Kurt Perkins	0	13
Rickey Richmond	0	12
Shane Ford	0	11
J.C. Frady	0	11
Randal Blake	0	11
Danny Whitfield	0	9
Raylee Devine	0	7
Ted Paulk	0	7
Kennedy Finneran	0	7
Marshall Chin	0	6
Lance Guzowski	0	5
Dyno Dog Bensen	0	5
Christian Cunningham	0	4
Reuben Toniolo	0	4
Steven Owens	0	4
Ian Kanpurwala	0	3
Jimmie Burton	0	3
Marcus Farrell	0	3
Vernon Alcott	0	3
Hunter Meadows	0	2
John Echols	0	2
Bernie Burke	0	2
Chuck Densmore	0	2
Arnie Alcott	0	2
Freddie Segers	0	1
Bernard Banks	0	1
Cornell Shah	0	1
J.B. Hock	0	1
Carlton DeRonde	0	1
Roosevelt Westbrook	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	28	2.8
Middle	8	35	4.4
Right	11	97	8.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	9	39	4.3
Right	12	45	3.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clifton Huffman	36	26	3	0	1	5	2	1	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	30	20	1	2	2	2	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	41	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	88	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	66	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	77	38.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	73	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	48	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	14	13	1	167	2	35
WR Broderick Lowrey	8	3	0	42	1	36
RB Hugh Reeves	5	4	0	20	0	29
FB Ronnie Allen	3	2	0	6	0	10
TE Mack Prescott	2	2	0	24	0	22
WR Brett Peralta	2	1	0	10	0	21
WR Bo Lucas	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Warren Segal	1	1	0	3	0	10

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	6	5	0	47	0	29
WR Kurt Perkins	6	3	1	36	0	24
TE Steven Owens	5	4	0	23	0	13
WR Carlton DeRonde	5	4	0	57	1	16
RB Dwight Shepherd	3	3	0	17	0	17
RB Jeffrey McCollom	2	1	1	8	0	8
FB Shane Ford	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Lee Rayman	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Warren Kerr	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Hugh Reeves	5	6	1.20	5.23

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dwight Shepherd	4	17	4.25	3.50
Drew Brees	3	3	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clifton Huffman	6	4	19	3.17	7.56

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	4	3	19	4.75	6.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Lyons	2	2	7	3.50	11.93
WR Broderick Lowrey	1	0	0	0.00	5.25
RB Hugh Reeves	1	1	6	6.00	4.00
TE Mack Prescott	1	1	6	6.00	12.00
WR Brett Peralta	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deron Lane	2	2	16	8.00	7.83
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Dwight Shepherd	1	1	3	3.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Hugh Reeves	1	1
Roy Lyons	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	1	0
Dwight Shepherd	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clifton Huffman	7	4	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Lyons	3	3	3
WR Broderick Lowrey	2	1	1
WR Bo Lucas	1	0	0
WR Brett Peralta	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Steven Owens	2	1	1
FB Shane Ford	1	0	0
WR Deron Lane	1	0	0
WR Warren Kerr	1	0	0
WR Kurt Perkins	1	1	0
WR Carlton DeRonde	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,300 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,000 (23,500)
End Zone 16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,400 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,300 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,000 (23,500)
End Zone	16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,400 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,600)