Week 1, 2016

played in San Diego, CA

76 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:38 DEN - Michael Robinson 13 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 11:55 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 51 field goal
3Q: 08:41 DEN - Steve Slaton 5 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
4Q: 11:25 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 38 field goal
4Q: 06:46 SDO - Tito Brady 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:38 DEN - Michael Robinson 13 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 11:55 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 51 field goal
3Q: 08:41 DEN - Steve Slaton 5 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
4Q: 11:25 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 38 field goal
4Q: 06:46 SDO - Tito Brady 52 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 9
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 10 5
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 321 146
- Offensive Plays 68 59
- Yards per Play 4.72 2.47
Net Rushing Yards 93 94
- Rushing Attempts 32 26
- Yards per Rush 2.91 3.62
Net Passing Yards 228 52
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 0 30 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 241 73
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 1.58
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 1/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/4
Penalties/Yards 4/32 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 5/21 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 19
Time of Possession 35:22 24:38

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	9
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	10	5
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	321	146
- Offensive Plays	68	59
- Yards per Play	4.72	2.47
Net Rushing Yards	93	94
- Rushing Attempts	32	26
- Yards per Rush	2.91	3.62
Net Passing Yards	228	52
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 0	30 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	241	73
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	1.58
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	1/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/4
Penalties/Yards	4/32	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	5/21	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 19
Time of Possession	35:22	24:38

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	5:18	OWN 12	9	69	Missed FG
1	5:51	3:31	OWN 33	6	17	Punt
1	0:30	0:46	OPP 43	3	2	Punt
2	13:23	2:50	OWN 36	5	29	Punt
2	8:42	2:09	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
2	4:59	4:03	OWN 13	8	26	Punt
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 42	6	24	Field Goal
3	11:04	2:32	OPP 19	6	19	Touchdown
3	4:37	2:30	OWN 32	4	20	Punt
3	0:32	4:14	OWN 39	8	40	Field Goal
4	6:39	2:13	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	2:11	0:33	OWN 45	3	-3	Punt
4	0:04	0:04	OPP 26	1	-2	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 28	5	16	Punt
1	7:26	1:35	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
1	2:20	1:50	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
2	14:44	1:21	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	10:33	1:51	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	6:33	1:34	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 16	2	9	Half
3	11:48	0:44	OWN 33	1	-2	Fumble
3	8:32	3:55	OWN 6	6	16	Punt
3	2:07	1:35	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
4	11:18	4:39	OWN 34	8	31	Field Goal
4	4:26	2:15	OWN 29	11	26	Downs
4	1:38	1:34	OWN 20	8	6	Downs

Game MVP: Hugh Manning, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steve Slaton	17	64	3.76	23	2	1
Phillip Ackerman	12	27	2.25	11	1	0
Brian Brohm	2	0	0.00	2	0	0
Deangelo Williams	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jorge Scutaro	11	42	3.82	9	0
Bruce Kirsch	10	30	3.00	11	1
Ted Shea	2	19	9.50	11	1
Paul Sellers	1	3	3.00	3	0
Neil Harvey	1	0	0.00	0	0
Artie Humphrey	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	34	22	241	2/13	1	36	0	95.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Harvey	18	8	39	1/6	0	7	0	51.6
Paul Sellers	12	5	34	2/15	0	11	0	49.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Robinson	6	7	72	12.00	5	29	1
WR Max Sweeney	4	7	46	11.50	10	20	0
TE Tony Scheffler	3	3	20	6.67	0	8	0
WR Terrell Houari	3	7	64	21.33	6	36	0
WR D.J. Monroe	2	4	12	6.00	0	11	0
FB Robert Newton	2	3	18	9.00	13	14	0
RB Steve Slaton	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0
RB Phillip Ackerman	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Browning	3	6	19	6.33	0	7
TE Martrez Milner	2	3	10	5.00	0	6
RB Bruce Kirsch	2	2	14	7.00	0	11
WR Russell Lucas	2	6	18	9.00	2	11
RB Ted Shea	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Norbert England	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Jorge Scutaro	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Dan Wells	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Lavelle Hawkins	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
TE Neil Swinger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Artie Humphrey	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Brohm	1	0	0
Darren Meehan	0	1	1
Robert Newton	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bruce Kirsch	1	0	0	0
Shawne Merriman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Strong	7	323	46.1	37.0	58	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Moorman	8	357	44.6	42.0	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Jefcoat	2/3	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tito Brady	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deangelo Williams	5	21	4.2	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Wells	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deangelo Williams	1	30	30.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Wells	2	45	22.5	0
Trevor Concepcion	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Hugh Manning	10	2	2.5	25	33
S Benjamin Kramer	8	0	0.0	26	33
CB Ashton Youboty	4	0	0.0	24	33
DE Vernon Gholston	3	1	0.5	24	33
OLB Ben Capstick	3	2	0.0	25	33
ILB Patrick Willis	3	1	0.0	25	28
S Darren Meehan	2	1	0.0	22	32
S Vincent Fuller	2	0	0.0	18	28
CB Carlos Crawford	2	0	0.0	4	4
DE Earnest Briggs	2	0	0.0	24	33
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	1	2	0.0	23	33
DT Dennis Parrish	1	1	0.0	16	13
OLB Dale Kitchens	1	0	0.0	6	6
DE Donald Saffran	0	1	0.0	5	0
ILB Troy Henderson	0	1	0.0	2	0

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shawne Merriman	11	3	1.0	25	35
S Grady Peters	9	5	0.0	27	31
CB Trevor Concepcion	5	1	0.0	24	29
CB Jared Bates	4	4	0.0	19	26
S Kevin Payne	4	0	0.0	26	27
DE Lawrence Jackson	3	1	1.0	29	36
CB Steve Pauley	3	1	0.0	30	34
ILB Ron Pfeifer	3	1	0.0	8	9
ILB Ross Pieper	2	2	0.0	32	34
S Marlon Ford	2	0	0.0	5	4
DT Jackie Brecher	2	0	0.0	9	4
DE Randal Jeffrey	2	0	0.0	10	5
DT Barry Dennis	1	2	0.0	26	30
TE Martrez Milner	1	0	---	---	---
CB Danny Duff	1	0	0.0	9	7
S Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie	1	0	0.0	6	10
DE Mack Hayes	0	3	0.0	27	34
DT Mark Chipokas	0	1	0.0	25	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Hugh Manning	2.5	0	0	33
DE Vernon Gholston	0.5	1	0	33
DE Earnest Briggs	0.0	0	1	33

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Jackson	1.0	1	2	36
OLB Shawne Merriman	1.0	1	1	35
DE Mack Hayes	0.0	1	1	34
DT Mark Chipokas	0.0	1	1	34
S Kevin Payne	0.0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Benjamin Kramer	3	1	33
CB Ashton Youboty	2	1	33
ILB Patrick Willis	2	1	28
OLB Ben Capstick	2	0	33
S Vincent Fuller	1	0	28
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	1	0	33
OLB Dale Kitchens	1	0	6
S Darren Meehan	1	0	32
S Dominque Barber	0	2	21

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Shawne Merriman	6	0	35
CB Jared Bates	3	1	26
S Kevin Payne	2	1	27
ILB Ross Pieper	2	1	34
S Grady Peters	2	0	31
CB Trevor Concepcion	2	0	29
S Marlon Ford	1	0	4
CB Steve Pauley	1	0	34
CB Danny Duff	1	0	7
DE Lawrence Jackson	1	0	36
ILB Ron Pfeifer	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Spencer	3	8	2	32	2	36
Irv Fisk	2	4	0	26	0	31
Ralph Bensen	1	7	0	26	0	26
Deuce Lutui	1	4	0	27	0	31
Robert Newton	1	2	0	13	0	18
Michael McGlynn	0	3	0	5	0	5
Tony Scheffler	0	1	0	29	0	34
Tony Hills	0	1	0	6	0	5

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Kelley	2	4	2	19	0	20
Robert Spence	1	6	0	22	1	24
Charles Dann	1	5	0	18	0	19
Zack Edwards	1	3	0	12	0	7
Jeremy Zuttah	1	2	0	15	0	8
Arron Sears	1	1	0	8	1	14
Max Jean-Gilles	0	2	0	11	0	25
Hunter Keisel	0	1	0	11	1	22
Jake Long	0	1	0	14	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
D.J. Monroe	3	19
Robert Newton	1	16
Michael McGlynn	1	10

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Jorge Scutaro	2	22
Dan Wells	2	21
Martrez Milner	1	16
Kevin Payne	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Spencer	32	36	---	---	10	78
Tony Scheffler	29	34	---	---	5	68
Brian Brohm	32	36	---	---	---	68
Dominque Barber	---	---	11	21	31	63
Vincent Fuller	---	---	18	28	16	62
Ben Capstick	---	---	25	33	2	60
Benjamin Kramer	---	---	26	33	1	60
Ralph Bensen	26	26	---	---	8	60
Hugh Manning	---	---	25	33	1	59
Darren Meehan	---	---	22	32	5	59
Deuce Lutui	27	31	---	---	---	58
Ashton Youboty	---	---	24	33	1	58
Earnest Briggs	---	---	24	33	1	58
Vernon Gholston	---	---	24	33	1	58
Alton "Dee" McCann	---	---	23	33	1	57
Irv Fisk	26	31	---	---	---	57
Patrick Willis	---	---	25	28	1	54
Terrell Houari	24	26	---	---	---	50
Michael Robinson	23	23	---	---	3	49
D.J. Monroe	14	16	---	---	19	49
Steve Slaton	18	18	---	---	13	49
Robert Newton	13	18	---	---	16	47
Shane Olivea	23	23	---	---	---	46
Max Sweeney	16	25	---	---	5	46
Clyde Allen	9	13	---	---	10	32
Dennis Parrish	---	---	16	13	2	31
Phillip Ackerman	12	16	---	---	---	28
Deangelo Williams	1	0	---	---	25	26
Perry Sheldon	9	0	---	---	17	26
Tony Hills	6	5	---	---	10	21
Michael McGlynn	5	5	---	---	10	20
Donald Saffran	---	---	5	0	14	19
Richie Strickland	6	10	---	---	2	18
Tyrell Mimick	1	4	---	---	13	18
Lincoln Dennis	---	---	1	0	16	17
Dale Kitchens	---	---	6	6	---	12
Carlos Crawford	---	---	4	4	1	9
Mel Jefcoat	0	0	---	---	8	8
Phillip Strong	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dre Moore	---	---	1	0	6	7
Troy Henderson	---	---	2	0	2	4
Zach Gallimore	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cliff Avril	---	---	2	0	---	2
Marcus Harrison	---	---	2	0	---	2
Patrick Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Luke Imme	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ross Pieper	---	---	32	34	8	74
Lawrence Jackson	---	---	29	36	3	68
Steve Pauley	---	---	30	34	3	67
Martrez Milner	26	24	---	---	16	66
Kevin Payne	---	---	26	27	13	66
Trevor Concepcion	---	---	24	29	12	65
Mack Hayes	---	---	27	34	3	64
Shawne Merriman	---	---	25	35	3	63
Grady Peters	---	---	27	31	4	62
Mark Chipokas	---	---	25	34	3	62
Barry Dennis	---	---	26	30	6	62
Robert Spence	22	24	---	---	9	55
Jared Bates	---	---	19	26	7	52
Jorge Scutaro	13	14	---	---	22	49
Van Kelley	19	20	---	---	9	48
Neil Harvey	25	19	---	---	---	44
Hunter Keisel	11	22	---	---	9	42
Lavelle Hawkins	10	24	---	---	7	41
Artie Humphrey	7	21	---	---	13	41
Jake Long	14	26	---	---	---	40
Charles Dann	18	19	---	---	---	37
Max Jean-Gilles	11	25	---	---	---	36
Ted Shea	17	17	---	---	1	35
Russell Lucas	16	18	---	---	1	35
Cris Browning	15	19	---	---	---	34
Arron Sears	8	14	---	---	9	31
Danny Duff	---	---	9	7	15	31
Randal Jeffrey	---	---	10	5	14	29
Neil Swinger	13	9	---	---	7	29
Zack Edwards	12	7	---	---	9	28
Dan Wells	0	6	---	---	21	27
Jeremy Zuttah	15	8	---	---	---	23
Bruce Kirsch	11	11	---	---	---	22
Norbert England	2	2	---	---	16	20
R.J. Mifflin	---	---	7	5	7	19
Jackie Brecher	---	---	9	4	5	18
Ron Pfeifer	---	---	8	9	---	17
Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie	---	---	6	10	1	17
Leon Weber	---	---	8	2	6	16
Marlon Ford	---	---	5	4	6	15
Paul Sellers	1	14	---	---	---	15
Brian Moorman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Trent Woodland	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tito Brady	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rich Funk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wade Horseman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	8	0.7
Middle	12	44	3.7
Right	8	43	5.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	18	63	3.5
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	34	22	3	3	1	3	5	5	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Harvey	18	8	0	4	1	4	1	0	0
Paul Sellers	12	5	0	3	2	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	79	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	85	10.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	43	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	22	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Robinson	7	6	0	72	1	23
WR Max Sweeney	7	4	0	46	1	25
WR Terrell Houari	7	3	1	64	1	26
WR D.J. Monroe	4	2	0	12	0	16
TE Tony Scheffler	3	3	0	20	0	34
FB Robert Newton	3	2	0	18	0	18
RB Steve Slaton	2	1	0	3	0	18
RB Phillip Ackerman	1	1	0	6	0	16

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Cris Browning	6	3	0	19	19
WR Russell Lucas	6	2	3	18	18
WR Lavelle Hawkins	4	0	0	0	24
WR Artie Humphrey	4	0	0	0	21
TE Martrez Milner	3	2	0	10	24
RB Bruce Kirsch	2	2	0	14	11
RB Ted Shea	1	1	0	3	17
TE Norbert England	1	1	0	3	2
RB Jorge Scutaro	1	1	0	2	14
WR Dan Wells	1	1	0	4	6
TE Neil Swinger	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Slaton	3	8	2.67	3.76
Phillip Ackerman	1	3	3.00	2.25

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	6	3	22	3.67	7.09

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Robinson	2	2	21	10.50	10.29
WR Terrell Houari	2	0	0	0.00	9.14
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	1	1.00	3.00
WR Max Sweeney	1	0	0	0.00	6.57

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Slaton	6	3
Deangelo Williams	1	1
Phillip Ackerman	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Ted Shea	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	9	7	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Harvey	8	3	1
Paul Sellers	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Houari	3	2	1
WR D.J. Monroe	2	1	1
WR Max Sweeney	2	2	1
TE Tony Scheffler	1	1	0
WR Michael Robinson	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Russell Lucas	2	0	0
WR Lavelle Hawkins	2	0	0
WR Cris Browning	1	0	0
TE Martrez Milner	1	0	0
RB Ted Shea	1	1	0
TE Norbert England	1	1	0
WR Dan Wells	1	1	1
WR Artie Humphrey	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,300 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,800 (22,000)
End Zone 9,900 (15,800)
Mezzanine 5,700 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (14,000)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,300 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,800 (22,000)
End Zone	9,900 (15,800)
Mezzanine	5,700 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (14,000)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,800)