Week 1, 2046

played in San Diego, CA

75 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	14	0	7	-	24
San Diego Chargers	7	13	10	0	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 SDO - Deon Emerson 2 run (Trent Howery extra point)
1Q: 00:13 DEN - Zane Killian 33 field goal
2Q: 11:09 SDO - Trent Howery 31 field goal
2Q: 11:04 DEN - Lorenzo Chuang 95 kickoff return (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 03:51 SDO - Jose Merrell 12 pass from Dustin Hooks (Trent Howery extra point)
2Q: 00:58 DEN - Jalen Carlson 2 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 00:17 SDO - Trent Howery 51 field goal
3Q: 06:33 SDO - Deon Emerson 6 run (Trent Howery extra point)
3Q: 01:31 SDO - Trent Howery 49 field goal
4Q: 04:58 DEN - Casey Blackburn 28 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 SDO - Deon Emerson 2 run (Trent Howery extra point)
1Q: 00:13 DEN - Zane Killian 33 field goal
2Q: 11:09 SDO - Trent Howery 31 field goal
2Q: 11:04 DEN - Lorenzo Chuang 95 kickoff return (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 03:51 SDO - Jose Merrell 12 pass from Dustin Hooks (Trent Howery extra point)
2Q: 00:58 DEN - Jalen Carlson 2 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 00:17 SDO - Trent Howery 51 field goal
3Q: 06:33 SDO - Deon Emerson 6 run (Trent Howery extra point)
3Q: 01:31 SDO - Trent Howery 49 field goal
4Q: 04:58 DEN - Casey Blackburn 28 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 24
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 339 458
- Offensive Plays 52 70
- Yards per Play 6.52 6.54
Net Rushing Yards 44 175
- Rushing Attempts 16 39
- Yards per Rush 2.75 4.49
Net Passing Yards 295 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 28 - 1 31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 298 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.19 9.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/9 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/51 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 5/175 2/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:08 34:52

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	24
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	339	458
- Offensive Plays	52	70
- Yards per Play	6.52	6.54
Net Rushing Yards	44	175
- Rushing Attempts	16	39
- Yards per Rush	2.75	4.49
Net Passing Yards	295	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 28 - 1	31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	298	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.19	9.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/9	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/51	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	5/175	2/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:08	34:52

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
1	8:17	1:34	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	3:40	3:34	OWN 37	6	47	Field Goal
2	9:24	1:06	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
2	3:41	2:51	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
3	12:38	2:53	OWN 6	6	16	Punt
3	6:23	2:19	OWN 23	4	25	Punt
3	1:24	4:16	OWN 25	8	39	Punt
4	8:40	3:52	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
4	2:07	1:20	OWN 25	4	25	Interception

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	4:06	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
1	6:43	3:03	OWN 21	5	49	Missed FG
1	0:06	4:02	OWN 33	7	53	Field Goal
2	10:49	1:25	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	8:18	4:37	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
2	0:50	0:41	OPP 41	3	7	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
3	9:45	3:22	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
3	4:04	2:40	OWN 20	6	48	Field Goal
4	12:08	3:28	OWN 5	8	32	Punt
4	4:48	2:41	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 42	4	12	Game

Game MVP: Dustin Hooks, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jalen Carlson	12	37	3.08	8	0
Irving Solymos	2	12	6.00	10	1
Casey Blackburn	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Brenton Becker	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Deon Emerson	25	99	3.96	15	2	2
Kelly Hutchens	9	57	6.33	33	1	0
Dustin Hooks	4	18	4.50	11	1	0
Jose Merrell	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Irving Solymos	35	28	298	1/3	2	34	1	109.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dustin Hooks	31	20	283	0/0	1	55	0	104.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darien Blackwell	7	7	74	10.57	18	19	0
RB Jalen Carlson	6	7	21	3.50	5	8	1
WR Rusty Boone	3	3	44	14.67	31	34	0
WR Casey Blackburn	3	4	53	17.67	20	28	1
WR Lorenzo Chuang	3	5	46	15.33	20	30	0
RB Edwin Wheeler	2	2	3	1.50	4	4	0
TE Van Garrison	2	3	15	7.50	3	8	0
TE Albert Daley	1	1	26	26.00	19	26	0
WR Randal Layne	1	1	16	16.00	18	16	0
TE Preston Cremeans	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Abraham Cook	6	9	46	7.67	13	14	0
WR Jose Merrell	5	7	84	16.80	43	37	1
TE R.J. McNeil	4	6	63	15.75	28	33	0
WR Frank Whitfield	3	5	33	11.00	9	13	0
RB Deon Emerson	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Ricky Romano	1	1	55	55.00	32	55	0
FB Glen Carl	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kurt Durham	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Albert Daley	1	0	0
Brenton Becker	0	1	0
Edwin Wheeler	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kurt Durham	1	0	0
Joe Hempstead	0	1	0
Travis Laws	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tito Sawyer	6	292	48.7	40.8	59	4

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Geoff Nomellini	4	203	50.8	47.8	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane Killian	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trent Howery	3/4	2/3	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Fredrickson	2	12	6.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Durham	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Chuang	4	155	38.8	1
Kerry Deisig	1	20	20.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Baumann	1	50	50.0	0
Jose Merrell	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kaden Jones	9	4	0.0	35	27
S Tony Greenlee	7	1	0.0	37	31
DE Winfred Fennell	6	0	0.0	33	21
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	5	3	0.0	39	31
OLB Corbin Clayton	5	2	0.0	37	31
CB Derrick Buckley	5	1	0.0	37	30
S Everett Fredrickson	4	2	0.0	39	31
DE Emmitt Weaver	4	0	0.0	33	24
CB Giovanni Blackburn	3	4	0.0	35	26
DT Juan Callis	3	3	0.0	37	29
DE Wes Banks	2	4	0.0	39	31
TE Preston Cremeans	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lionel Harmon	1	0	0.0	5	4

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Travis Laws	6	2	1.0	16	36
CB Craig Jennings	6	2	0.0	14	33
CB Kurt Durham	6	1	0.0	15	35
S Max Scott	4	2	0.0	15	29
ILB Sergio Metz	3	2	0.0	10	19
S Winston Ciszewski	3	1	0.0	15	32
DE Adrian Gladden	3	0	0.0	15	30
DT Horace Dole	2	0	0.0	12	27
CB Randy Gibson	2	0	0.0	11	25
CB Lawrence Capstraw	2	0	0.0	4	9
DT Gustavo Tolbert	2	0	0.0	6	13
ILB Greg Montez	1	0	0.0	5	10
S Leo Toth	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Walt Fulton	1	0	0.0	9	24
ILB Quentin Ham	1	0	0.0	5	10
DT Thomas McDonald	0	1	0.0	12	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Emmitt Weaver	0.0	0	1	0	24

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Travis Laws	1.0	0	1	36
DE Adrian Gladden	0.0	1	1	30
DT Horace Dole	0.0	1	0	27
DE Christian Brann	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	3	1	31
ILB Kaden Jones	3	1	27
CB Derrick Buckley	3	0	30
S Everett Fredrickson	2	1	31
DE Winfred Fennell	2	0	21
OLB Corbin Clayton	2	0	31
CB Giovanni Blackburn	2	0	26
CB Terry Sims	1	0	13
DE Lionel Harmon	1	0	4
DE Emmitt Weaver	1	0	24
S Tony Greenlee	0	3	31

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Travis Laws	6	1	0	36
CB Craig Jennings	5	0	0	33
S Max Scott	4	0	0	29
CB Kurt Durham	3	0	1	35
CB Randy Gibson	2	1	0	25
ILB Sergio Metz	2	0	0	19
CB Lawrence Capstraw	2	0	0	9
S Winston Ciszewski	2	0	0	32
S Leo Toth	1	0	0	7
DT Gustavo Tolbert	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcos Morris	2	2	16	0	36
Pete Winters	1	4	16	1	36
Lester O'Brien	1	2	16	0	36
Antonio Mullaney	1	2	7	0	15
Les Arndt	0	3	16	0	36
Xavier Madison	0	1	9	0	21

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Paul Atherton	4	9	0	39	31
Lucas Fullerton	3	7	1	39	31
Sawyer Wombacher	3	6	0	29	20
Grayson Tejeda	2	4	0	39	31
Abraham Cook	2	3	0	35	30
Freddie Lang	0	4	0	39	31
Paul Spring	0	1	0	10	11
Glen Carl	0	1	0	17	13

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Wheeler	3	23
Tony Greenlee	1	15
Lester O'Brien	1	7

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Durham	2	23
Abraham Cook	2	20
Frank Whitfield	1	22
Craig Jennings	1	14

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Everett Fredrickson	---	---	39	31	20	90
Sedrick Zimmerman	---	---	39	31	16	86
Tony Greenlee	---	---	37	31	15	83
Derrick Buckley	---	---	37	30	8	75
Wes Banks	---	---	39	31	3	73
Corbin Clayton	---	---	37	31	4	72
Van Garrison	15	32	---	---	23	70
Juan Callis	---	---	37	29	3	69
Kaden Jones	---	---	35	27	2	64
Giovanni Blackburn	---	---	35	26	3	64
Lester O'Brien	16	36	---	---	7	59
Les Arndt	16	36	---	---	7	59
Marcos Morris	16	36	---	---	7	59
Winfred Fennell	---	---	33	21	4	58
Emmitt Weaver	---	---	33	24	1	58
Irving Solymos	16	36	---	---	---	52
Pete Winters	16	36	---	---	---	52
Darien Blackwell	12	21	---	---	17	50
Casey Blackburn	14	30	---	---	---	44
Lorenzo Chuang	12	25	---	---	7	44
Jalen Carlson	15	21	---	---	1	37
Xavier Madison	9	21	---	---	3	33
Edwin Wheeler	0	9	---	---	23	32
Dixon Hickman	---	---	3	3	21	27
Antonio Mullaney	7	15	---	---	4	26
Terry Sims	---	---	9	13	1	23
Martin Kieta	---	---	3	3	17	23
Cory Wimer	---	---	3	3	16	22
Albert Daley	4	15	---	---	---	19
Kerry Deisig	1	2	---	---	12	15
Lionel Harmon	---	---	5	4	6	15
Randal Layne	1	5	---	---	7	13
Jackie Perry	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rusty Boone	3	6	---	---	---	9
Troy Rogers	---	---	2	2	5	9
Preston Cremeans	1	6	---	---	---	7
Tito Sawyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Malachi Mason	0	0	---	---	7	7
Zane Killian	0	0	---	---	6	6
Angel Cottle	1	4	---	---	---	5
Rondell Jefferies	---	---	3	1	1	5
Brenton Becker	1	4	---	---	---	5
Efrain Richmond	---	---	0	0	1	1
Bruce Torelli	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Abraham Cook	35	30	---	---	20	85
Paul Atherton	39	31	---	---	8	78
Freddie Lang	39	31	---	---	8	78
Grayson Tejeda	39	31	---	---	8	78
Lucas Fullerton	39	31	---	---	3	73
Kurt Durham	---	---	15	35	23	73
Ricky Romano	32	28	---	---	12	72
Dustin Hooks	39	31	---	---	---	70
Frank Whitfield	23	16	---	---	22	61
Craig Jennings	---	---	14	33	14	61
Deon Emerson	30	27	---	---	---	57
Sawyer Wombacher	29	20	---	---	5	54
Winston Ciszewski	---	---	15	32	7	54
Travis Laws	---	---	16	36	1	53
Jose Merrell	19	25	---	---	5	49
Adrian Gladden	---	---	15	30	1	46
Max Scott	---	---	15	29	1	45
Thomas McDonald	---	---	12	25	7	44
Horace Dole	---	---	12	27	---	39
Kelly Hutchens	9	4	---	---	26	39
Greg Montez	---	---	5	10	23	38
Glen Carl	17	13	---	---	7	37
Randy Gibson	---	---	11	25	---	36
Walt Fulton	---	---	9	24	---	33
R.J. McNeil	24	8	---	---	---	32
Irv Patton	2	1	---	---	26	29
Sergio Metz	---	---	10	19	---	29
Christian Brann	---	---	7	20	---	27
Gustavo Tolbert	---	---	6	13	7	26
Jessie Lofton	---	---	4	9	12	25
Paul Spring	10	11	---	---	---	21
Joe Hempstead	---	---	0	0	18	18
Quentin Ham	---	---	5	10	1	16
Lawrence Capstraw	---	---	4	9	---	13
Trent Howery	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ed Butler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leo Toth	---	---	1	7	---	8
Kendrick Brock	4	3	---	---	---	7
Derek Baumann	---	---	0	0	5	5
Geoff Nomellini	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dustin Heidorn	0	0	---	---	4	4
Irving Somogyi	---	---	0	3	---	3
Darren Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Clarence Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
Norbert Guthrie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cedric Vance	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-2	-0.5
Middle	8	30	3.8
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	22	83	3.8
Right	8	52	6.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Irving Solymos	35	28	5	0	2	2	2	3	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dustin Hooks	31	20	4	1	3	6	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	48	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	135	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	115	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	137	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	52	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	55	55.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jalen Carlson	7	6	0	21	0	21
WR Darien Blackwell	7	7	0	74	0	21
WR Lorenzo Chuang	5	3	1	46	1	25
WR Casey Blackburn	4	3	0	53	2	30
WR Rusty Boone	3	3	0	44	1	6
TE Van Garrison	3	2	0	15	0	32
TE Preston Cremeans	2	0	1	0	0	6
RB Edwin Wheeler	2	2	0	3	0	9
TE Albert Daley	1	1	0	26	1	15
WR Randal Layne	1	1	0	16	0	5

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Abraham Cook	9	6	1	46	0	30
WR Jose Merrell	7	5	0	84	2	25
TE R.J. McNeil	6	4	2	63	1	8
WR Frank Whitfield	5	3	0	33	0	16
RB Deon Emerson	2	1	0	2	0	27
FB Glen Carl	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Ricky Romano	1	1	0	55	1	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deon Emerson	6	19	3.17	3.96
Kelly Hutchens	2	9	4.50	6.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Irving Solymos	3	3	7	2.33	8.51

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dustin Hooks	4	2	25	6.25	9.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rusty Boone	1	1	-1	-1.00	14.67
RB Jalen Carlson	1	1	2	2.00	3.00
WR Darien Blackwell	1	1	6	6.00	10.57

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Merrell	2	1	12	6.00	12.00
FB Glen Carl	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Frank Whitfield	1	1	13	13.00	6.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Dustin Hooks	2	0
Deon Emerson	2	0
Jose Merrell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Irving Solymos	8	6	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dustin Hooks	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Edwin Wheeler	2	2	0
WR Lorenzo Chuang	2	2	1
TE Preston Cremeans	1	0	0
WR Casey Blackburn	1	1	0
TE Van Garrison	1	0	0
WR Darien Blackwell	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Abraham Cook	3	1	1
WR Jose Merrell	2	1	1
FB Glen Carl	1	0	0
RB Deon Emerson	1	0	0
TE R.J. McNeil	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,700 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,400 (16,200)
End Zone 9,200 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,500 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 4,700 (10,400)
Club Seats 19,800 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (8,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,700 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,400 (16,200)
End Zone	9,200 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,500 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	4,700 (10,400)
Club Seats	19,800 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (8,300)