Week 8, 2021

played in San Diego, CA

81 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	0	0	11	-	18
San Diego Chargers	3	3	6	3	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 SDO - Justin Chasser 46 field goal
1Q: 00:36 DEN - Martin Adams 23 pass from Norm Sinclair (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 05:57 SDO - Justin Chasser 41 field goal
3Q: 08:40 SDO - Justin Chasser 19 field goal
3Q: 00:06 SDO - Justin Chasser 39 field goal
4Q: 06:37 DEN - Danny Whitfield 26 field goal
4Q: 02:17 SDO - Justin Chasser 50 field goal
4Q: 00:20 DEN - Deron Lane 43 pass from Norm Sinclair (Norm Sinclair pass to Steven Owens for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 SDO - Justin Chasser 46 field goal
1Q: 00:36 DEN - Martin Adams 23 pass from Norm Sinclair (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 05:57 SDO - Justin Chasser 41 field goal
3Q: 08:40 SDO - Justin Chasser 19 field goal
3Q: 00:06 SDO - Justin Chasser 39 field goal
4Q: 06:37 DEN - Danny Whitfield 26 field goal
4Q: 02:17 SDO - Justin Chasser 50 field goal
4Q: 00:20 DEN - Deron Lane 43 pass from Norm Sinclair (Norm Sinclair pass to Steven Owens for conversion)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 3-4 1-6
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 370 301
- Offensive Plays 61 59
- Yards per Play 6.07 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 39 96
- Rushing Attempts 15 32
- Yards per Rush 2.60 3.00
Net Passing Yards 331 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 32 - 1 26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 339 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.20 7.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/37
Kick Returns/Yards 5/114 4/84
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/15
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:46 32:14

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	3-4	1-6
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	370	301
- Offensive Plays	61	59
- Yards per Play	6.07	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	39	96
- Rushing Attempts	15	32
- Yards per Rush	2.60	3.00
Net Passing Yards	331	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 32 - 1	26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	339	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.20	7.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/37
Kick Returns/Yards	5/114	4/84
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/15
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:46	32:14

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:36	3:52	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
1	4:51	4:28	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
2	12:13	2:05	OWN 20	4	11	Interception
2	5:52	2:05	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 35	5	42	Half
3	15:00	1:18	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
3	8:34	4:27	OWN 26	9	47	Fumble
4	15:00	3:33	OWN 37	6	17	Punt
4	10:04	3:33	OPP 43	8	34	Field Goal
4	2:11	2:08	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:24	OWN 45	8	26	Field Goal
1	6:44	1:53	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
1	0:23	3:10	OWN 15	6	43	Punt
2	10:08	4:16	OWN 38	7	38	Field Goal
2	3:47	3:01	OWN 25	8	25	Interception
3	13:42	5:08	OPP 42	10	40	Field Goal
3	4:07	4:07	OWN 27	8	51	Field Goal
4	11:27	1:23	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
4	6:31	4:20	OWN 20	5	47	Field Goal

Game MVP: Norm Sinclair, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Clifton Baxter	5	21	4.20	12	1
Norm Sinclair	5	11	2.20	3	0
Byron Aiken	4	5	1.25	3	0
J.C. Burnett	1	2	2.00	2	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	24	62	2.58	18	1	0
Terry Diaz	8	34	4.25	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norm Sinclair	45	32	339	1/8	2	43	1	98.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Andrews	26	16	209	1/4	0	43	1	70.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	10	16	124	12.40	48	43	1
WR Martin Adams	9	13	133	14.78	50	24	1
WR Curtis Marshall	4	5	27	6.75	6	10	0
TE Steven Owens	3	3	23	7.67	6	15	0
FB Clifton Baxter	2	3	7	3.50	8	8	0
WR Deon Brunsvold	2	3	13	6.50	6	11	0
RB Byron Aiken	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE J.C. Burnett	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roger Daniels	6	8	101	16.83	39	41
WR Edwin Holliday	3	5	36	12.00	15	18
WR Gabe Newman	2	7	43	21.50	0	43
TE Floyd Sullivan	2	2	15	7.50	0	8
WR Marc Taylor	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Steven Kerns	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Terry Diaz	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harvey Reeves	1	0	0.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roy Duncan	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Norm Sinclair	1	0	0	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Walter Flannery	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	4	167	41.8	27.5	53	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Simmons	3	124	41.3	33.0	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Chasser	5/5	3/3	1/1	50	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Finley	1	5	5.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Duncan	2	37	18.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Finley	5	114	22.8	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Newman	4	84	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	11	3	0.0	32	27
OLB Buddy Fogle	5	2	0.0	23	19
DE Jeff Schultz	4	0	0.5	19	17
DT O.J. Rosenkoetter	4	0	0.0	18	12
CB John Echols	3	2	0.0	25	23
DE Junior Clancy	3	2	0.0	15	11
OLB Bubba Rhodes	3	1	0.0	9	8
CB Bobby Taylor	3	1	0.0	23	26
CB Clifton Basford	3	0	0.0	23	22
S Jerald Thornton	2	3	0.0	20	11
S Riddick Burtnett	2	1	0.0	19	21
DT J.B. Hock	2	0	0.0	12	9
DT Donny Groce	2	0	0.0	9	6
DE Lorenzo Johnson	1	1	0.0	19	21
TE Otis Boyd	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Marlon Blackburn	1	0	0.0	9	5
DT Rick Zamora	0	2	0.5	23	21
S Harvey Reeves	0	2	0.0	12	12
DE Will Garner	0	1	0.0	13	6

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Colin Franks	7	1	0.0	8	35
S Roy Duncan	4	3	0.0	9	38
OLB William Parrish	4	2	0.0	11	22
ILB Claude Duran	4	2	0.0	13	39
CB Desmond Peterson	4	1	0.0	10	30
DE Zack Galloway	3	2	0.5	13	37
S Raymond Bentsen	3	1	0.0	13	38
DT Walter Flannery	2	1	0.5	7	30
CB Luke Kowalski	2	2	0.0	12	37
CB Claude Yachera	2	1	0.0	8	23
S Steve Stokes	2	1	0.0	6	21
DE Roger Bartoszek	2	1	0.0	12	36
OLB Derrick Borders	2	0	0.0	3	17
DT Chad Tatum	2	0	0.0	10	17
DT Geoff Umenyiora	1	1	0.0	8	23
WR Roger Daniels	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Sherman Hartman	1	0	0.0	3	11
CB Corey Wiltz	1	0	0.0	2	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Rick Zamora	0.5	0	21
DE Jeff Schultz	0.5	0	17
DT J.B. Hock	0.0	1	9

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Zack Galloway	0.5	0	1	37
DT Walter Flannery	0.5	0	0	30
CB Luke Kowalski	0.0	1	0	37
DE Roger Bartoszek	0.0	0	3	36
ILB Claude Duran	0.0	0	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Buddy Fogle	4	0	0	19
ILB Chuck Densmore	2	2	0	27
CB Bobby Taylor	2	1	0	26
OLB Bubba Rhodes	2	0	0	8
CB Clifton Basford	2	0	0	22
CB John Echols	1	1	0	23
DE Lorenzo Johnson	1	0	0	21
DE Jeff Schultz	1	0	0	17
OLB Marlon Blackburn	1	0	0	5
OLB Charles Fullerton	0	1	0	4
S Harvey Reeves	0	0	1	12

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Colin Franks	6	0	0	35
CB Desmond Peterson	4	0	0	30
ILB Claude Duran	4	0	0	39
OLB William Parrish	3	0	0	22
CB Luke Kowalski	2	2	0	37
S Steve Stokes	2	1	0	21
S Roy Duncan	2	0	1	38
OLB Derrick Borders	2	0	0	17
DE Roger Bartoszek	2	0	0	36
S Raymond Bentsen	2	0	0	38
CB Claude Yachera	1	0	0	23
DT Geoff Umenyiora	1	0	0	23
CB Corey Wiltz	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pete Herbert	1	2	13	0	36
Brent Baldridge	0	3	11	0	37
Arnie Alcott	0	2	13	1	41
Jumbo Miller	0	2	6	0	16
Otis Boyd	0	1	4	0	22
Gus Murphy	0	1	15	0	46

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Flanders	2	4	25	0	23
Casey Godfrey	2	3	5	0	4
Clifton Salpala	2	2	25	0	17
William Rohr	1	6	15	0	10
Lorenzo McGee	1	5	31	0	25
Tony Ohle	1	2	18	1	20
Ricky Fiedler	0	5	23	0	20
George Rhodes	0	3	24	0	19
Steven Kerns	0	1	13	0	11
Floyd Sullivan	0	1	19	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Bubba Rhodes	2	18
Clifton Basford	1	19
Riddick Burtnett	1	18
Curtis Marshall	1	7
Lance Guzowski	1	5
Ralph Finley	0	18
Otis Boyd	0	13
Deon Brunsvold	0	12
Melvin Beyer	0	11
Charles Fullerton	0	11
Jerome Wilkins	0	11
John Echols	0	9
J.C. Burnett	0	8
Steven Owens	0	7
Byron Aiken	0	6
Jeff Schultz	0	6
Bernie Burke	0	5
Chuck Densmore	0	5
Arnie Alcott	0	5
Jumbo Miller	0	5
Rick Zamora	0	5
Buddy Fogle	0	5
J.C. Clemons	0	5
Lorenzo Johnson	0	5
Bobby Taylor	0	5
Christian Cunningham	0	4
Wade Kaplan	0	4
O.J. Rosenkoetter	0	4
Jerald Thornton	0	3
Junior Clancy	0	2
Donny Groce	0	2
Will Garner	0	2
Gus Murphy	0	2
Lester Tatum	0	2
Danny Whitfield	0	1
J.B. Hock	0	1
Harvey Reeves	0	1
Norm Sinclair	0	1

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Stokes	2	12
Claude Yachera	1	21
Brett Conrad	1	15
Marc Taylor	1	14
Floyd Mueller	1	8
William Parrish	0	21
Allen Stephens	0	18
Floyd Sullivan	0	18
Terry Diaz	0	16
Justin Chasser	0	11
Derrick Borders	0	10
William Rohr	0	10
Casey Godfrey	0	8
Clifton Salpala	0	8
Tony Ohle	0	7
Ricky Fiedler	0	6
Colin Franks	0	6
Desmond Peterson	0	5
Phil Rabach	0	5
Dexter Rose	0	4
Chad Tatum	0	4
Gabe Newman	0	4
Danny Garcia	0	4
Roy Duncan	0	4
John Flanders	0	3
Alonzo Simmons	0	3
Sherman Hartman	0	2
Walter Flannery	0	1
Geoff Umenyiora	0	1
Zack Galloway	0	1
Roger Bartoszek	0	1
Claude Duran	0	1
Raymond Bentsen	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	10	13	1.3
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	17	45	2.6
Right	9	41	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norm Sinclair	45	32	4	1	2	3	5	0	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Andrews	26	16	3	3	0	5	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	51	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	19	143	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	129	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	16	2.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	79	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	35	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	77	19.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	16	10	1	124	1	43
WR Martin Adams	13	9	1	133	3	38
WR Curtis Marshall	5	4	0	27	0	26
TE Steven Owens	3	3	0	23	0	23
FB Clifton Baxter	3	2	0	7	0	38
WR Deon Brunsvold	3	2	0	13	0	8
RB Byron Aiken	1	1	0	7	0	14
TE J.C. Burnett	1	1	0	5	0	18

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Daniels	8	6	101	2	14
WR Gabe Newman	7	2	43	1	19
WR Edwin Holliday	5	3	36	0	21
WR Marc Taylor	2	1	3	0	14
TE Floyd Sullivan	2	2	15	0	11
TE Steven Kerns	1	1	6	0	11
RB Terry Diaz	1	1	5	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	5	13	2.60	2.58
Terry Diaz	1	4	4.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Norm Sinclair	3	1	7	2.33	7.53

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walt Andrews	2	0	0	0.00	8.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deron Lane	2	1	7	3.50	7.75
FB Clifton Baxter	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Holliday	1	0	0	0.00	7.20
WR Gabe Newman	1	0	0	0.00	6.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Clifton Baxter	1	0
Norm Sinclair	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norm Sinclair	12	9	6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Andrews	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron Lane	4	3	2
WR Martin Adams	4	3	2
FB Clifton Baxter	2	1	1
WR Curtis Marshall	1	1	1
WR Deon Brunsvold	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Daniels	7	5	4
WR Edwin Holliday	2	2	1
WR Gabe Newman	2	0	0
WR Marc Taylor	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,600 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,300 (16,200)
End Zone 8,300 (11,700)
Mezzanine 4,200 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 6,800 (10,400)
Club Seats 13,600 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 7,400 (8,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,600 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,300 (16,200)
End Zone	8,300 (11,700)
Mezzanine	4,200 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	6,800 (10,400)
Club Seats	13,600 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	7,400 (8,300)