Week 1, 2028

played in San Diego, CA

62 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	10	7	0	-	17
San Diego Chargers	0	6	0	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:50 SDO - Justin Branch 21 field goal
2Q: 05:09 DEN - Austin Miller 21 pass from Gene Zeyen (Tito Bakic extra point)
2Q: 02:12 SDO - Justin Branch 33 field goal
2Q: 00:12 DEN - Tito Bakic 41 field goal
3Q: 06:27 DEN - Austin Miller 11 pass from Gene Zeyen (Tito Bakic extra point)
4Q: 12:50 SDO - Justin Branch 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:50 SDO - Justin Branch 21 field goal
2Q: 05:09 DEN - Austin Miller 21 pass from Gene Zeyen (Tito Bakic extra point)
2Q: 02:12 SDO - Justin Branch 33 field goal
2Q: 00:12 DEN - Tito Bakic 41 field goal
3Q: 06:27 DEN - Austin Miller 11 pass from Gene Zeyen (Tito Bakic extra point)
4Q: 12:50 SDO - Justin Branch 18 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 16
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 382 356
- Offensive Plays 72 60
- Yards per Play 5.31 5.93
Net Rushing Yards 100 93
- Rushing Attempts 34 24
- Yards per Rush 2.94 3.88
Net Passing Yards 282 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 0 33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 282 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 7.42 7.31
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/18 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 4/118
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:25 24:35

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	16
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	382	356
- Offensive Plays	72	60
- Yards per Play	5.31	5.93
Net Rushing Yards	100	93
- Rushing Attempts	34	24
- Yards per Rush	2.94	3.88
Net Passing Yards	282	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 0	33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	282	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	7.42	7.31
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/18	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	4/118
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:25	24:35

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:14	3:07	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
1	6:29	4:16	OWN 31	9	39	Missed FG
2	14:43	4:05	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
2	7:40	2:42	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
2	2:05	1:59	OWN 32	7	44	Field Goal
3	15:00	8:40	OWN 4	16	96	Touchdown
3	5:01	2:52	OWN 49	5	29	Missed FG
4	12:45	5:51	OWN 28	10	58	Missed FG
4	3:22	1:13	OPP 30	3	2	Missed FG
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 9	1	-1	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:46	OWN 34	7	46	Fumble
1	8:07	1:38	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
1	2:13	2:30	OWN 37	6	59	Field Goal
2	10:38	2:58	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	4:58	2:53	OWN 34	8	50	Field Goal
3	6:20	1:19	OWN 27	2	24	Fumble
3	2:09	4:24	OWN 29	8	70	Field Goal
4	6:54	3:32	OWN 21	9	9	Downs
4	2:09	1:52	OWN 35	11	56	Downs

Game MVP: Gene Zeyen, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alonzo Fulton	16	55	3.44	21	2
Horace Wolfe	14	42	3.00	13	3
Gene Zeyen	3	3	1.00	2	0
Donnell Richmond	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herb Matich	13	40	3.08	10	1
J.C. Ramirez	4	4	1.00	2	0
Jimmy Clausen	3	15	5.00	7	0
Jake Lapointe	3	27	9.00	16	1
Spencer Hanson	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Zeyen	38	25	282	0/0	2	23	0	105.4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Clausen	33	19	281	3/18	0	43	0	85.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Austin Miller	6	9	85	14.17	9	21	2
WR Donnell Richmond	5	10	79	15.80	31	23	0
RB Horace Wolfe	3	3	20	6.67	8	11	0
TE R.J. Barnham	3	3	20	6.67	21	10	0
WR Kris Carlisle	3	4	44	14.67	20	16	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	3	15	7.50	1	12	0
RB Alonzo Fulton	2	3	6	3.00	3	3	0
TE David Maston	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Rob Benton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Edmond Gates	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Amos Holley	8	11	129	16.13	34	25
RB Herb Matich	2	3	53	26.50	51	33
WR Ernest Henderson	2	7	9	4.50	0	7
TE Patrick Logan	2	3	12	6.00	1	10
WR Spencer Hanson	2	2	46	23.00	0	43
FB Jake Lapointe	2	3	17	8.50	1	11
WR Cornelius Grisso	1	1	15	15.00	5	15
TE Carlos Gilley	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gene Zeyen	1	0	0
Alonzo Fulton	1	0	0
Charlie Galasinski	0	1	1
Danny Briscoe	0	1	0
Les Young	0	1	0
Horace Wolfe	0	1	0
Trevor Petry	0	0	1
Conrad Barrere	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herb Matich	1	0	0
Jake Lapointe	1	0	0
Cornelius Grisso	1	0	0
Jake Long	0	1	0
Burt McDaniels	0	0	1
Ras-I Dowling	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
George Horvath	2	80	40.0	29.5	43	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	2	81	40.5	39.0	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tito Bakic	1/5	1/3	0/0	41	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Branch	3/3	0/0	0/0	33	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bradley	1	3	3.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shannon Lorch	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bradley	2	40	20.0	0
Todd Power	1	12	12.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Holley	2	52	26.0	0
Spencer Hanson	2	66	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Les Young	5	2	0.0	23	31
DE Bruce Delgado	4	1	1.0	11	18
ILB Patrick Angerer	4	2	0.0	20	35
CB Charlie Galasinski	4	0	0.0	15	28
DT Ethan Losman	4	0	0.0	20	16
S Teddy Hutton	3	2	0.0	7	23
DT Larry Meadows	3	1	0.0	17	24
OLB Conrad Barrere	3	1	0.0	11	13
DT Kent Vaughn	2	0	1.0	8	12
DE Bruce Pardee	2	0	1.0	17	27
ILB Deon Reid	2	1	0.0	15	17
CB Todd Power	2	0	0.0	14	26
CB Kyle Bradley	2	0	0.0	21	23
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1	1	0.0	10	16
S Mercury Dotson	1	1	0.0	18	23
CB Richard Sherman	1	1	0.0	4	10
OLB Trevor Petry	1	0	0.0	12	18

San Diego	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Patrick Seba	7	0	20	28
ILB Jerry Parker	6	4	31	32
S Lincoln Rice	5	2	29	31
DE Levon Battle	5	1	21	28
CB Ernie Lowder	5	0	26	29
DT D.J. Brady	4	0	20	22
ILB Wes Ingram	3	4	24	32
S Shannon Lorch	3	2	28	33
DE Burt McDaniels	3	1	28	32
OLB Tommy Glover	3	1	20	14
CB Ras-I Dowling	3	1	30	31
DE Eugene Sims	2	1	13	10
DT Torell Troup	2	0	14	16
DT Ed Ferguson	2	0	24	26
S Irving Davis	1	1	11	16
OLB Walt Causey	1	0	3	6
DE Charles Stockton	1	0	6	6
CB Alonzo Rau	1	0	8	9
OLB Russell DiGiacomo	0	1	5	2
S Fred McNeil	0	1	8	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Pardee	1.0	3	0	27
DE Bruce Delgado	1.0	1	0	18
DT Kent Vaughn	1.0	0	0	12
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	1	1	24
DE Billy Joe Corbett	0.0	1	0	16

San Diego	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ed Ferguson	1	0	0	26
DE Burt McDaniels	0	3	1	32
DT D.J. Brady	0	1	0	22
DT Torell Troup	0	1	0	16
DE Charles Stockton	0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Charlie Galasinski	4	0	28
OLB Conrad Barrere	3	1	13
CB Todd Power	2	1	26
S Teddy Hutton	2	1	23
ILB Deon Reid	2	0	17
S Les Young	2	0	31
CB Kyle Bradley	2	0	23
S Mercury Dotson	1	0	23
CB Richard Sherman	1	0	10

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ernie Lowder	5	0	29
S Lincoln Rice	4	0	31
CB Patrick Seba	4	0	28
ILB Jerry Parker	3	1	32
CB Ras-I Dowling	2	1	31
CB Alonzo Rau	2	0	9
S Shannon Lorch	1	1	33
OLB Tommy Glover	1	0	14
DE Levon Battle	1	0	28
OLB Walt Causey	1	0	6
S Irving Davis	1	0	16
ILB Wes Ingram	0	1	32
DT Ed Ferguson	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
J.R. Clemons	5	13	2	30	33
David Arkin	2	3	1	29	33
Bryan Bulaga	1	5	0	30	34
Jorge Sirmon	1	3	1	26	35
Danny Briscoe	1	3	0	27	34
Rondell Brady	0	2	0	8	4
Mike Johnson	0	1	0	8	4
David Maston	0	1	0	11	9

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rex Murray	3	7	24	0	36
Jake Long	1	4	24	0	32
Anthony Davis	1	3	23	0	29
Damon Butterfield	1	2	8	0	4
Clint Boling	0	3	16	0	32
Carlos Gilley	0	2	18	0	24
Ted Shinners	0	1	19	2	31
Gilbert Garcia	0	1	5	0	5
Marty Nelson	0	0	0	1	4

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Benton	2	9
R.J. Barnham	1	14
David Maston	1	14
Kris Carlisle	1	9

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
J.C. Ramirez	1	14
Ernest Henderson	1	11
Walt Causey	1	8
Fred McNeil	1	7

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gene Zeyen	34	38	---	---	---	72
J.R. Clemons	30	33	---	---	5	68
David Arkin	29	33	---	---	5	67
Bryan Bulaga	30	34	---	---	---	64
Danny Briscoe	27	34	---	---	3	64
Jorge Sirmon	26	35	---	---	---	61
Patrick Angerer	---	---	20	35	3	58
Les Young	---	---	23	31	3	57
Austin Miller	26	30	---	---	---	56
Donnell Richmond	25	29	---	---	1	55
Todd Power	---	---	14	26	13	53
Rob Benton	22	20	---	---	9	51
R.J. Barnham	22	15	---	---	14	51
Kyle Bradley	---	---	21	23	7	51
Horace Wolfe	16	17	---	---	17	50
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	15	28	3	46
Bruce Pardee	---	---	17	27	1	45
Larry Meadows	---	---	17	24	3	44
Teddy Hutton	---	---	7	23	13	43
Mercury Dotson	---	---	18	23	1	42
Ethan Losman	---	---	20	16	3	39
Conrad Barrere	---	---	11	13	13	37
Trevor Petry	---	---	12	18	6	36
Kris Carlisle	10	17	---	---	9	36
Alonzo Fulton	18	17	---	---	---	35
Ricky Burroughs	14	20	---	---	---	34
Deon Reid	---	---	15	17	2	34
David Maston	11	9	---	---	14	34
Bruce Delgado	---	---	11	18	2	31
Edmond Gates	3	13	---	---	13	29
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	10	16	1	27
Alphonso Smith	---	---	4	19	1	24
Russell Okung	8	9	---	---	7	24
Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	10	11	2	23
Kent Vaughn	---	---	8	12	1	21
Rondell Brady	8	4	---	---	7	19
Larry Floyd	3	3	---	---	10	16
Sedrick Blake	4	4	---	---	7	15
Richard Sherman	---	---	4	10	1	15
Mike Johnson	8	4	---	---	---	12
Antoine Sellers	---	---	3	5	3	11
Tito Bakic	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rondell Quinn	---	---	4	1	1	6
Tyrod Taylor	0	0	---	---	5	5
George Horvath	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ryan Mallett	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerry Parker	---	---	31	32	5	68
Shannon Lorch	---	---	28	33	6	67
Burt McDaniels	---	---	28	32	6	66
Ras-I Dowling	---	---	30	31	4	65
Lincoln Rice	---	---	29	31	3	63
Patrick Seba	---	---	20	28	14	62
Amos Holley	24	33	---	---	4	61
Ernie Lowder	---	---	26	29	6	61
Jimmy Clausen	24	36	---	---	---	60
Rex Murray	24	36	---	---	---	60
Wes Ingram	---	---	24	32	4	60
Jake Long	24	32	---	---	---	56
Levon Battle	---	---	21	28	5	54
Ed Ferguson	---	---	24	26	4	54
Clint Boling	16	32	---	---	5	53
Anthony Davis	23	29	---	---	---	52
Ted Shinners	19	31	---	---	---	50
Carlos Gilley	18	24	---	---	5	47
Herb Matich	18	28	---	---	1	47
D.J. Brady	---	---	20	22	2	44
Jake Lapointe	13	19	---	---	12	44
Irving Davis	---	---	11	16	13	40
Ernest Henderson	10	18	---	---	11	39
Patrick Logan	9	18	---	---	11	38
Tommy Glover	---	---	20	14	3	37
Torell Troup	---	---	14	16	3	33
Spencer Hanson	13	16	---	---	4	33
Cornelius Grisso	8	15	---	---	10	33
J.C. Ramirez	7	9	---	---	14	30
Eugene Sims	---	---	13	10	1	24
Alonzo Rau	---	---	8	9	7	24
Fred McNeil	---	---	8	7	7	22
Damon Butterfield	8	4	---	---	5	17
Walt Causey	---	---	3	6	8	17
Gilbert Garcia	5	5	---	---	5	15
Zach Clayton	---	---	5	8	2	15
Charles Stockton	---	---	6	6	2	14
Damon Connell	1	7	---	---	5	13
Russell DiGiacomo	---	---	5	2	5	12
Justin Branch	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	5	5
Randy Sellers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marty Nelson	0	4	---	---	---	4
Jason Emanuel	---	---	0	0	1	1
Greg McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	27	2.3
Middle	7	37	5.3
Right	14	37	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	3	0.8
Middle	17	76	4.5
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Zeyen	38	25	4	1	0	5	6	1	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Clausen	33	19	6	4	1	3	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	63	7.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	70	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	128	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	59	14.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	47	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	155	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnell Richmond	10	5	79	3	29
WR Austin Miller	9	6	85	1	30
WR Kris Carlisle	4	3	44	0	17
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	2	15	0	20
RB Alonzo Fulton	3	2	6	0	17
RB Horace Wolfe	3	3	20	0	17
TE R.J. Barnham	3	3	20	0	15
TE Rob Benton	1	0	0	0	20
WR Edmond Gates	1	0	0	0	13
TE David Maston	1	1	13	0	9

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amos Holley	11	8	0	129	3	33
WR Ernest Henderson	7	2	0	9	0	18
TE Carlos Gilley	3	0	0	0	0	24
RB Herb Matich	3	2	0	53	2	28
TE Patrick Logan	3	2	0	12	0	18
FB Jake Lapointe	3	2	1	17	0	19
WR Spencer Hanson	2	2	0	46	1	16
WR Cornelius Grisso	1	1	0	15	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alonzo Fulton	3	9	3.00	3.44
Horace Wolfe	3	-2	-0.67	3.00

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	3	5	1.67	3.08
Jimmy Clausen	1	4	4.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Zeyen	2	1	11	5.50	7.42

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Clausen	9	2	10	1.11	8.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Austin Miller	1	1	11	11.00	9.44

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Henderson	5	1	2	0.40	1.29
WR Amos Holley	2	1	8	4.00	11.73
TE Carlos Gilley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Herb Matich	1	0	0	0.00	17.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Horace Wolfe	5	3
Alonzo Fulton	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	1	0
J.C. Ramirez	1	0
Jake Lapointe	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Zeyen	9	7	6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Clausen	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnell Richmond	4	3	3
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	0	0
WR Austin Miller	1	1	1
RB Alonzo Fulton	1	1	0
RB Horace Wolfe	1	1	1
WR Kris Carlisle	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amos Holley	2	1	1
WR Ernest Henderson	2	1	0
FB Jake Lapointe	2	1	1
WR Spencer Hanson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,400 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,400 (19,800)
End Zone 8,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine 4,800 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 7,400 (12,600)
Club Seats 3,700 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (8,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,400 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,400 (19,800)
End Zone	8,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine	4,800 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	7,400 (12,600)
Club Seats	3,700 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (8,800)