Week 1, 2025

played in Denver, CO

47 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	7	3	10	7	-	27
Denver Broncos	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 DEN - Lee Peel 18 field goal
1Q: 05:13 SDO - J.C. Ramirez 26 run (Quentin George extra point)
2Q: 09:41 DEN - Dexter McCluster 5 run (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 04:09 SDO - Quentin George 34 field goal
3Q: 11:19 SDO - Amos Holley 53 pass from Jimmy Clausen (Quentin George extra point)
3Q: 07:03 SDO - Quentin George 23 field goal
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Kris Mascorella 9 pass from Jimmy Clausen (Quentin George extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 DEN - Lee Peel 18 field goal
1Q: 05:13 SDO - J.C. Ramirez 26 run (Quentin George extra point)
2Q: 09:41 DEN - Dexter McCluster 5 run (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 04:09 SDO - Quentin George 34 field goal
3Q: 11:19 SDO - Amos Holley 53 pass from Jimmy Clausen (Quentin George extra point)
3Q: 07:03 SDO - Quentin George 23 field goal
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Kris Mascorella 9 pass from Jimmy Clausen (Quentin George extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 15 15
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 405 328
- Offensive Plays 64 61
- Yards per Play 6.33 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 134 93
- Rushing Attempts 29 19
- Yards per Rush 4.62 4.89
Net Passing Yards 271 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 0 39 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 277 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 7.74 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 6/140
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 38
Time of Possession 35:24 24:36

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	15	15
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	405	328
- Offensive Plays	64	61
- Yards per Play	6.33	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	134	93
- Rushing Attempts	29	19
- Yards per Rush	4.62	4.89
Net Passing Yards	271	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 0	39 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	277	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	7.74	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	6/140
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 38
Time of Possession	35:24	24:36

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:27	4:29	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	2:08	2:06	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	9:33	5:31	OWN 20	8	63	Field Goal
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 20	4	19	Half
3	15:00	3:59	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	9:10	2:13	OPP 30	5	24	Field Goal
3	5:04	5:10	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
4	12:11	0:57	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	9:48	6:33	OWN 26	9	40	Missed FG
4	1:19	0:37	OWN 29	3	5	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:33	OWN 35	11	64	Field Goal
1	4:58	2:50	OWN 45	4	14	Punt
1	0:02	5:29	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
2	4:02	3:12	OWN 32	9	62	Interception
3	11:01	1:51	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
3	6:57	1:53	OWN 33	3	27	Fumble
4	14:54	2:04	OWN 41	3	-5	Punt
4	12:50	0:39	OPP 30	2	16	Interception
4	11:14	1:26	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
4	3:15	1:56	OWN 41	8	30	Downs
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 29	4	48	Game

Game MVP: Jimmy Clausen, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Goodson	13	49	3.77	8	0	0
J.C. Ramirez	13	66	5.08	26	2	1
Jimmy Clausen	3	19	6.33	13	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dexter McCluster	10	69	6.90	16	3	1
Tito Sheldon	5	7	1.40	7	0	0
Percy Barnes	4	17	4.25	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Clausen	34	25	277	1/6	2	53	0	116.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Percy Barnes	29	16	196	2/14	0	32	2	47.5
Brian Brohm	10	6	59	1/6	0	15	0	76.7

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kris Mascorella	7	11	103	14.71	20	47	1
WR Kenneth Cornwell	5	6	36	7.20	6	12	0
WR Amos Holley	5	7	101	20.20	56	53	1
TE Carlos Gilley	4	5	17	4.25	1	8	0
WR Taylor Price	2	2	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Mike Goodson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB J.C. Ramirez	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Marc Fridlund	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terrell Houari	6	12	64	10.67	15	15
WR Ricky Burroughs	6	8	78	13.00	44	19
RB Dexter McCluster	4	5	35	8.75	12	16
WR Austin Miller	3	5	25	8.33	6	16
FB Robert Newton	1	1	18	18.00	19	18
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Dustin Francis	1	3	32	32.00	16	32
TE Perry Sheldon	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Rob Benton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB DeAngelo Smith	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Alex Brady	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Goodson	2	1	0
Patrick Seba	1	0	0
Kenyon Forbes	0	1	0
Hall Davis	0	1	0
Jerry Parker	0	0	1
Richard Donakowski	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Percy Barnes	1	0	0
Dexter McCluster	1	0	0
Tito Sheldon	0	1	0
Jorge Sirmon	0	1	0
Darren Meehan	0	0	1
Everson Griffen	0	0	1
Morgan Burnett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sherman Davis	3	120	40.0	35.3	50	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Glover	4	111	27.8	23.5	41	0

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Quentin George	2/3	0/1	0/1	34	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Seba	1	-3	-3.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Lindquist	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stokes	4	102	25.5	0
Dustin Peterson	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerry Parker	6	1	1.0	17	38
S Jerome Bumpers	6	2	0.0	15	36
CB Ernie Lowder	4	0	0.0	14	29
CB Bo Didelot	3	2	0.0	10	26
DT D.J. Brady	3	1	0.0	14	28
ILB Wes Ingram	3	1	0.0	13	18
OLB Alex Brady	3	0	0.0	6	12
DE Hall Davis	2	2	1.5	17	33
DE Burt McDaniels	2	0	0.5	17	33
S Richard Donakowski	2	3	0.0	19	42
CB Patrick Seba	2	1	0.0	12	34
CB DeAngelo Smith	2	0	0.0	15	29
S Larry Asante	2	0	0.0	8	25
OLB Tommy Glover	1	2	0.0	6	23
DT Mark Chipokas	1	0	0.0	6	18

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darren Meehan	7	1	0.0	21	27
OLB Stan Whitfield	6	5	0.0	21	27
OLB Lionel Schneider	5	3	0.5	25	32
DT Ethan Losman	4	1	0.0	22	25
S Rico Hill	4	0	0.0	24	27
CB Alphonso Smith	3	2	0.0	24	27
OLB Reuben Stevenson	3	2	0.0	18	17
S Darcel McBath	3	1	0.0	9	19
CB Morgan Burnett	3	0	0.0	10	26
S Mercury Dotson	3	0	0.0	8	10
DE Billy Joe Corbett	2	0	0.5	16	29
QB Percy Barnes	2	0	---	---	---
DE Everson Griffen	2	0	0.0	22	19
DT Shaun Cella	2	0	0.0	5	1
CB Todd Power	2	0	0.0	21	29
DT Jon Dupre	1	1	0.0	13	11
DE Ike Brothers	1	0	0.0	7	16
CB Charlie Galasinski	1	0	0.0	9	8
OLB Travis Foster	0	2	0.0	12	4
DE Kelly Rose	0	1	0.0	13	6

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Hall Davis	1.5	0	0	33
ILB Jerry Parker	1.0	0	0	38
DE Burt McDaniels	0.5	1	2	33
DT D.J. Brady	0.0	0	1	28
CB Ernie Lowder	0.0	0	1	29
DE Skip Ingoglia	0.0	0	1	9

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Billy Joe Corbett	0.5	0	2	29
OLB Lionel Schneider	0.5	0	0	32
DE Ike Brothers	0.0	1	0	16
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	0	1	22
DE Everson Griffen	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jerome Bumpers	4	0	0	36
CB Ernie Lowder	4	0	0	29
CB Patrick Seba	2	2	0	34
ILB Wes Ingram	2	1	0	18
CB Bo Didelot	2	0	0	26
ILB Jerry Parker	2	0	0	38
S Larry Asante	2	0	0	25
OLB Tommy Glover	1	2	0	23
CB DeAngelo Smith	1	0	1	29
OLB Alex Brady	1	0	1	12
DT D.J. Brady	1	0	0	28

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Stan Whitfield	5	0	27
OLB Lionel Schneider	3	1	32
OLB Reuben Stevenson	3	0	17
S Rico Hill	3	0	27
CB Morgan Burnett	3	0	26
S Darren Meehan	2	0	27
S Darcel McBath	2	0	19
CB Alphonso Smith	1	1	27
S Mercury Dotson	1	0	10
OLB Travis Foster	1	0	4
CB Todd Power	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Davis	3	5	1	26	1	25
Rex Murray	3	5	1	29	0	35
Jake Long	2	6	0	29	0	35
Marc Fridlund	1	2	0	16	0	16
Paul Shepherd	1	1	0	3	0	10
Kelly Damon	0	3	0	27	0	35
Andy Levitre	0	2	1	24	0	30
Kenyon Forbes	0	1	0	12	0	13
Carlos Gilley	0	1	0	20	0	21

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.R. Clemons	4	5	19	0	40
Randal Welch	1	3	17	1	39
Rondell Brady	1	2	17	2	35
Bryan Bulaga	1	2	18	0	40
Jorge Sirmon	0	2	17	0	35
Robert Newton	0	1	13	0	23
Danny Briscoe	0	1	3	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Asante	4	12
Mike Goodson	3	19
Rex Murray	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Morgan Burnett	1	15

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rex Murray	29	35	---	---	6	70
Kelly Damon	27	35	---	---	6	68
Richard Donakowski	---	---	19	42	4	65
Jake Long	29	35	---	---	---	64
Jimmy Clausen	29	35	---	---	---	64
Jerry Parker	---	---	17	38	2	57
Kris Mascorella	23	28	---	---	5	56
Kenneth Cornwell	19	25	---	---	12	56
DeAngelo Smith	---	---	15	29	11	55
Andy Levitre	24	30	---	---	---	54
Jerome Bumpers	---	---	15	36	2	53
Hall Davis	---	---	17	33	3	53
Carlos Gilley	20	21	---	---	10	51
Burt McDaniels	---	---	17	33	1	51
Anthony Davis	26	25	---	---	---	51
Patrick Seba	---	---	12	34	3	49
Bo Didelot	---	---	10	26	10	46
Marc Fridlund	16	16	---	---	14	46
D.J. Brady	---	---	14	28	3	45
Larry Asante	---	---	8	25	12	45
Ernie Lowder	---	---	14	29	---	43
Mike Goodson	13	10	---	---	19	42
Kenyon Forbes	12	13	---	---	16	41
Amos Holley	18	23	---	---	---	41
J.C. Ramirez	16	22	---	---	1	39
Tommy Glover	---	---	6	23	4	33
Alex Brady	---	---	6	12	14	32
Wes Ingram	---	---	13	18	1	32
Mark Chipokas	---	---	6	18	5	29
Taylor Price	7	13	---	---	---	20
Paul Shepherd	3	10	---	---	6	19
Russell Coughenour	---	---	5	14	---	19
Russell Ahrens	1	4	---	---	12	17
Evander Hood	---	---	9	5	1	15
Levon Battle	---	---	2	9	2	13
Skip Ingoglia	---	---	2	9	---	11
Ted Shinners	5	5	---	---	---	10
Quentin George	0	0	---	---	9	9
Don Myers	2	0	---	---	6	8
Lincoln Rice	---	---	0	0	8	8
Martin Patterson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sherman Davis	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jesse Barker	---	---	2	1	---	3
Jamie Blades	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kelvin Paz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. Clemons	19	40	---	---	4	63
Todd Power	---	---	21	29	13	63
Lionel Schneider	---	---	25	32	4	61
Bryan Bulaga	18	40	---	---	---	58
Rondell Brady	17	35	---	---	5	57
Jorge Sirmon	17	35	---	---	5	57
Randal Welch	17	39	---	---	---	56
Alphonso Smith	---	---	24	27	2	53
Rico Hill	---	---	24	27	2	53
Terrell Houari	14	36	---	---	2	52
Stan Whitfield	---	---	21	27	3	51
Morgan Burnett	---	---	10	26	15	51
Darren Meehan	---	---	21	27	2	50
Ethan Losman	---	---	22	25	3	50
Robert Newton	13	23	---	---	13	49
Ricky Burroughs	15	33	---	---	---	48
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	16	29	3	48
Everson Griffen	---	---	22	19	2	43
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	18	17	7	42
Percy Barnes	10	31	---	---	---	41
Dexter McCluster	13	28	---	---	---	41
Darcel McBath	---	---	9	19	11	39
Larry Meadows	---	---	15	22	2	39
Rob Benton	10	24	---	---	4	38
Dustin Francis	11	17	---	---	8	36
Tito Sheldon	6	13	---	---	14	33
Ike Brothers	---	---	7	16	5	28
Jon Dupre	---	---	13	11	1	25
Perry Sheldon	3	8	---	---	13	24
Dustin Peterson	4	8	---	---	10	22
Mercury Dotson	---	---	8	10	4	22
Travis Foster	---	---	12	4	6	22
Kelly Rose	---	---	13	6	2	21
Brian Brohm	9	11	---	---	---	20
Gary Lindquist	0	4	---	---	16	20
Danny Briscoe	3	12	---	---	5	20
Eugene Monroe	4	9	---	---	5	18
Austin Miller	2	15	---	---	---	17
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	9	8	---	17
Travis Goethel	---	---	4	3	8	15
Derek Stokes	4	1	---	---	10	15
Shaun Cella	---	---	5	1	---	6
Sam Glover	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	4	4
Walter James	---	---	0	0	2	2
Ian Hazeltine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	17	66	3.9
Right	8	49	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	4	42	10.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Clausen	34	25	2	1	1	2	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Percy Barnes	29	16	1	1	2	3	5	0	2
Brian Brohm	10	6	0	0	1	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	116	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	91	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	47	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	66	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	57	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	132	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kris Mascorella	11	7	0	103	1	28
WR Amos Holley	7	5	0	101	1	23
WR Kenneth Cornwell	6	5	0	36	0	25
TE Carlos Gilley	5	4	0	17	0	21
WR Taylor Price	2	2	0	13	0	13
RB Mike Goodson	1	1	0	3	0	10
TE Marc Fridlund	1	0	1	0	0	16
RB J.C. Ramirez	1	1	0	4	0	22

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Houari	12	6	1	64	0	36
WR Ricky Burroughs	8	6	0	78	0	33
RB Dexter McCluster	5	4	0	35	0	28
WR Austin Miller	5	3	0	25	0	15
TE Perry Sheldon	3	0	0	0	0	8
TE Dustin Francis	3	1	1	32	1	17
FB Robert Newton	1	1	0	18	0	23
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	0	3	0	13
TE Rob Benton	1	0	1	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.C. Ramirez	2	11	5.50	5.08
Mike Goodson	1	2	2.00	3.77

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tito Sheldon	2	6	3.00	1.40
Percy Barnes	1	6	6.00	4.25
Dexter McCluster	1	5	5.00	6.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Clausen	5	3	17	3.40	8.15

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Percy Barnes	4	0	0	0.00	6.76
Brian Brohm	2	0	0	0.00	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kris Mascorella	4	2	16	4.00	9.36
WR Kenneth Cornwell	1	1	1	1.00	6.00

Denver	Target	Overall Avg
TE Perry Sheldon	2	0.00
WR Terrell Houari	1	5.33
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	9.75
RB Dexter McCluster	1	7.00
WR Austin Miller	1	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Goodson	2	0
Jimmy Clausen	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Percy Barnes	1	1
Dexter McCluster	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Clausen	10	8	7

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	5	3	3
Percy Barnes	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kris Mascorella	3	2	2
WR Amos Holley	3	2	2
WR Kenneth Cornwell	2	2	1
TE Carlos Gilley	1	1	1
WR Taylor Price	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Houari	4	2	2
TE Perry Sheldon	2	0	0
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	1	1
RB Dexter McCluster	1	1	1
TE Rob Benton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,700 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,400 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,700 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,400 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)