Week 1, 2046

played in San Diego, CA

78 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Denver Broncos	13	7	0	7	-	27
San Diego Chargers	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:11 DEN - Kaiden Fulton 9 run (Angel McTermid extra point failed)
1Q: 00:16 DEN - Kaiden Fulton 14 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 05:06 SDO - Tim Vance 14 pass from Kelly Brandon (Donovan Walz extra point)
2Q: 04:13 DEN - Kaiden Fulton 69 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 09:58 SDO - C.J. Hicks 7 run (Donovan Walz extra point)
4Q: 12:00 SDO - C.J. Hicks 14 run (Donovan Walz extra point)
4Q: 06:30 DEN - Ron Clark 59 pass from Evan Paton (Angel McTermid extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:11 DEN - Kaiden Fulton 9 run (Angel McTermid extra point failed)
1Q: 00:16 DEN - Kaiden Fulton 14 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 05:06 SDO - Tim Vance 14 pass from Kelly Brandon (Donovan Walz extra point)
2Q: 04:13 DEN - Kaiden Fulton 69 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 09:58 SDO - C.J. Hicks 7 run (Donovan Walz extra point)
4Q: 12:00 SDO - C.J. Hicks 14 run (Donovan Walz extra point)
4Q: 06:30 DEN - Ron Clark 59 pass from Evan Paton (Angel McTermid extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 5 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 306 445
- Offensive Plays 52 76
- Yards per Play 5.88 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 197 178
- Rushing Attempts 33 30
- Yards per Rush 5.97 5.93
Net Passing Yards 109 267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 13 - 0 46 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 109 267
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.74 5.80
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/39
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 4/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 23
Time of Possession 26:14 33:46

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	5	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	306	445
- Offensive Plays	52	76
- Yards per Play	5.88	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	197	178
- Rushing Attempts	33	30
- Yards per Rush	5.97	5.93
Net Passing Yards	109	267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 13 - 0	46 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	109	267
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.74	5.80
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/39
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	4/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 23
Time of Possession	26:14	33:46

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
1	8:51	1:46	OPP 45	3	3	Punt
1	4:08	2:04	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
1	0:48	0:42	OPP 33	2	33	Touchdown
2	13:57	2:08	OWN 28	4	17	Punt
2	8:26	1:22	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	4:59	1:04	OWN 31	1	69	Touchdown
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	3	10	Half
3	12:35	2:10	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
3	9:51	1:58	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
3	3:23	3:31	OWN 31	6	18	Punt
4	11:50	2:10	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
4	8:35	2:21	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
4	4:53	2:55	OWN 46	6	20	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	3:42	OWN 10	7	26	Interception
1	7:05	2:57	OWN 20	6	23	Interception
1	2:04	1:16	OWN 20	3	4	Interception
1	0:06	1:09	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	11:49	3:23	OWN 2	8	36	Punt
2	7:04	2:05	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
2	3:55	2:45	OWN 26	6	32	Punt
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
3	10:25	0:34	OPP 43	2	43	Touchdown
3	7:53	4:30	OWN 24	8	52	Missed FG
4	14:52	3:02	OWN 16	5	84	Touchdown
4	9:40	1:05	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
4	6:14	1:21	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	1:58	1:58	OWN 20	11	45	Interception

Game MVP: Kaiden Fulton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kaiden Fulton	22	164	7.45	69	5	3
Jeremy West	10	29	2.90	19	1	0
Evan Paton	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Hicks	16	100	6.25	16	4	2
Kelly Brandon	7	49	7.00	15	2	0
Perry Burks	7	29	4.14	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Paton	19	13	109	0/0	1	59	0	100.5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kelly Brandon	46	24	267	0/0	1	36	4	40.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Kaiden Fulton	5	5	14	2.80	0	10	0
WR Perry Green	3	4	26	8.67	5	11	0
WR Richard Hopper	2	4	10	5.00	0	11	0
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE B.J. Donaldson	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Ron Clark	1	2	59	59.00	56	59	1
WR Norbert Mossberg	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richard Melsha	8	13	107	13.38	22	36	0
TE Tim Vance	6	9	76	12.67	20	23	1
WR Carson Bradford	4	11	46	11.50	1	13	0
RB C.J. Hicks	3	4	27	9.00	21	24	0
TE Alexander England	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Mo Preston	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Perry Burks	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Jonah Burnett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Josiah Shanks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clay Crackel	3	27	9.00	0
CB Cory Navarro	1	0	0.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	9	375	41.7	34.8	53	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	6	273	45.5	38.0	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/4

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donovan Walz	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ostrander	3	25	8.3	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hicks	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Clough	2	42	21.0	0
Cory Navarro	1	19	19.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Preston	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Clay Crackel	6	3	30	46
DE Connor Thornburg	6	1	22	30
ILB Malcolm Allen	5	2	28	45
S Bo Fiester	4	1	9	19
OLB Dave Gaudio	4	1	12	22
S Earnest Luen	4	0	30	46
OLB Julian Cobb	4	0	22	28
OLB Dalton Marsh	3	1	9	14
DT Arik Armstead	3	1	22	40
CB Dean Clough	3	1	30	46
CB Skip MacMillan	3	0	30	42
DT Sergio Freibergs	1	1	19	14
DE Shawn Covington	1	0	25	36
DE Lenny Hamernik	1	0	7	12
DT Jerry Raaen	1	0	8	17
CB Cory Navarro	1	0	17	28
S Courtney Lamm	1	0	0	4

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gavin Barlow	7	3	0.0	33	19
ILB Stephone Anthony	6	3	0.0	33	19
DT Timmy Jernigan	4	3	0.0	26	13
CB Ian Fiester	4	0	0.0	15	9
OLB Ezekiel Kennedy	4	0	0.0	28	14
ILB Ralph Conner	3	2	0.0	19	13
DE Cameron Brinkow	3	1	0.0	24	11
OLB Jon Welch	3	0	0.0	29	15
CB Howie Blake	2	1	0.0	31	17
S Calvin Pryor	2	0	0.0	33	19
TE Tim Vance	2	0	---	---	---
CB Marcus Peters	1	2	0.0	33	19
DE Dave James	1	0	0.0	9	8
S Byron Lofton	1	0	0.0	4	2
FB Jonah Burnett	1	0	---	---	---
WR Josiah Shanks	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Connor Thornburg	1	2	0	30
DE Shawn Covington	1	1	0	36
ILB Malcolm Allen	1	0	0	45
DE Abel Kurtz	0	1	1	16
DT Arik Armstead	0	1	1	40
S Clay Crackel	0	1	0	46
OLB Dave Gaudio	0	1	0	22
DE Lenny Hamernik	0	1	0	12

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jon Welch	0.0	0	3	0	15
DT Timmy Jernigan	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dave Gaudio	4	0	0	22
S Bo Fiester	3	0	0	19
ILB Malcolm Allen	3	0	0	45
S Clay Crackel	2	0	3	46
DE Connor Thornburg	2	0	0	30
CB Skip MacMillan	2	0	0	42
CB Dean Clough	2	0	0	46
CB Cory Navarro	1	1	1	28
S Earnest Luen	1	1	0	46
OLB Dalton Marsh	1	0	0	14
DT Arik Armstead	1	0	0	40
OLB Julian Cobb	1	0	0	28
S Courtney Lamm	1	0	0	4

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Howie Blake	3	0	17
S Gavin Barlow	2	1	19
CB Ian Fiester	2	0	9
OLB Ezekiel Kennedy	2	0	14
CB Marcus Peters	1	1	19
ILB Ralph Conner	1	0	13
S Byron Lofton	1	0	2
S Calvin Pryor	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Randal Randle	4	7	33	19
Seth Lavoie	2	8	33	19
Blaine Flanders	2	5	30	16
Calvin Lucas	2	4	33	19
Bernard Hernandez	1	6	33	19
Kirk Curley	0	1	16	13
B.J. Donaldson	0	1	25	15

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Lane Johnson	5	5	1	30	46
Irv Hanks	3	7	0	30	46
Broderick Adderley	1	4	0	30	46
Louie Warwick	1	2	0	30	46
Jonah Burnett	1	1	0	23	35
Alexander England	1	1	0	5	12
Elijah Borkowski	0	2	0	30	46
Tim Vance	0	2	0	30	39

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Fiester	2	18
Norman Falconer	1	18
Ashton Burke	1	9

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Carson Bradford	1	19
Jonah Burnett	1	16
Parker Gonzalez	1	15
Alexander England	1	15
Gage Grider	1	8
Darrell Frederick	1	1

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dean Clough	---	---	30	46	4	80
Earnest Luen	---	---	30	46	1	77
Clay Crackel	---	---	30	46	1	77
Malcolm Allen	---	---	28	45	2	75
Skip MacMillan	---	---	30	42	1	73
Shawn Covington	---	---	25	36	2	63
Arik Armstead	---	---	22	40	---	62
Randal Randle	33	19	---	---	7	59
Blaine Flanders	30	16	---	---	9	55
Cory Navarro	---	---	17	28	10	55
Connor Thornburg	---	---	22	30	2	54
Dave Gaudio	---	---	12	22	19	53
Calvin Lucas	33	19	---	---	---	52
Evan Paton	33	19	---	---	---	52
Seth Lavoie	33	19	---	---	---	52
Bernard Hernandez	33	19	---	---	---	52
Perry Green	23	13	---	---	14	50
Julian Cobb	---	---	22	28	---	50
Richard Hopper	31	16	---	---	1	48
Bo Fiester	---	---	9	19	18	46
B.J. Donaldson	25	15	---	---	6	46
Norbert Mossberg	16	7	---	---	18	41
Kaiden Fulton	22	17	---	---	---	39
Kirk Curley	16	13	---	---	9	38
Jeremy West	10	2	---	---	24	36
Sergio Freibergs	---	---	19	14	1	34
Abel Kurtz	---	---	8	16	9	33
Jerry Raaen	---	---	8	17	4	29
Norman Falconer	5	3	---	---	18	26
Dalton Marsh	---	---	9	14	2	25
Ron Clark	14	9	---	---	2	25
Lenny Hamernik	---	---	7	12	1	20
Cris Ostrander	1	0	---	---	13	14
Melvin Kozak	---	---	0	0	13	13
Courtney Lamm	---	---	0	4	9	13
Barry Miller	2	0	---	---	9	11
Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alex Smith	0	0	---	---	9	9
Raymond Bednarik	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ashton Burke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Doug Stark	3	3	---	---	2	8
Bert Gagnon	---	---	2	1	3	6
Kaden Lane	0	0	---	---	5	5
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earl Leyes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Xavier Everson	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louie Warwick	30	46	---	---	7	83
Tim Vance	30	39	---	---	8	77
Kelly Brandon	30	46	---	---	---	76
Lane Johnson	30	46	---	---	---	76
Elijah Borkowski	30	46	---	---	---	76
Broderick Adderley	30	46	---	---	---	76
Carson Bradford	22	35	---	---	19	76
Irv Hanks	30	46	---	---	---	76
Jonah Burnett	23	35	---	---	16	74
Richard Melsha	27	43	---	---	---	70
Stephone Anthony	---	---	33	19	18	70
C.J. Hicks	20	26	---	---	10	56
Gavin Barlow	---	---	33	19	---	52
Calvin Pryor	---	---	33	19	---	52
Marcus Peters	---	---	33	19	---	52
Howie Blake	---	---	31	17	1	49
Ian Fiester	---	---	15	9	22	46
Jon Welch	---	---	29	15	1	45
Ezekiel Kennedy	---	---	28	14	1	43
Timmy Jernigan	---	---	26	13	2	41
Cameron Brinkow	---	---	24	11	1	36
Ralph Conner	---	---	19	13	2	34
Edwin Brewer	---	---	18	12	4	34
Alexander England	5	12	---	---	15	32
Otis Olechowski	3	5	---	---	23	31
Dave James	---	---	9	8	9	26
Parker Gonzalez	5	6	---	---	15	26
Perry Burks	7	15	---	---	3	25
Eduardo Rough	---	---	15	7	2	24
Walt Lynch	---	---	1	1	15	17
Byron Lofton	---	---	4	2	10	16
Mo Preston	3	8	---	---	5	16
Joey Kidd	---	---	4	4	8	16
Luke Visconti	---	---	7	6	---	13
Lionel Webster	---	---	1	1	9	11
Josiah Shanks	3	5	---	---	---	8
Gage Grider	---	---	0	0	8	8
Johnnie Nelson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Johnny Barney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerome Kirk	0	0	---	---	7	7
Omar Stinson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donovan Walz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darrell Frederick	2	1	---	---	1	4
Nickolas LeCroy	0	0	---	---	1	1
Paul Propson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	108	13.5
Middle	18	70	3.9
Right	7	19	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	75	6.3
Middle	14	85	6.1
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Paton	19	13	1	0	0	2	4	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kelly Brandon	46	24	4	2	1	2	8	2	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	87	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	21	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	119	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	96	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	36	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Kaiden Fulton	5	5	14	0	17
WR Richard Hopper	4	2	10	0	16
WR Perry Green	4	3	26	0	13
TE B.J. Donaldson	2	1	-4	0	15
WR Ron Clark	2	1	59	1	9
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	4	0	13
WR Norbert Mossberg	1	0	0	0	7

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richard Melsha	13	8	0	107	2	43
WR Carson Bradford	11	4	0	46	0	35
TE Tim Vance	9	6	0	76	1	39
RB C.J. Hicks	4	3	1	27	1	26
FB Jonah Burnett	2	0	0	0	0	35
WR Mo Preston	2	1	0	12	0	8
WR Josiah Shanks	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Alexander England	1	1	0	3	0	12
RB Perry Burks	1	1	0	-4	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kaiden Fulton	3	29	9.67	7.45

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Hicks	2	21	10.50	6.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kelly Brandon	2	1	14	7.00	5.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richard Melsha	1	0	0	0.00	8.23
TE Tim Vance	1	1	14	14.00	8.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Kaiden Fulton	6	2
Jeremy West	2	1
Evan Paton	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Kelly Brandon	4	2
Perry Burks	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Paton	4	2	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kelly Brandon	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	0
RB Kaiden Fulton	1	1	1
WR Norbert Mossberg	1	0	0
WR Ron Clark	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richard Melsha	3	2	1
WR Carson Bradford	3	1	1
WR Mo Preston	2	1	0
TE Tim Vance	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,100 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (19,800)
End Zone 12,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,600)
Club Seats 7,900 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,800 (8,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,100 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (19,800)
End Zone	12,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,600)
Club Seats	7,900 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,800 (8,800)