Week 1, 2016

played in San Diego, CA

87 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	3	0	7	-	10
San Diego Chargers	17	10	0	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 SDO - Ladarius Green 25 pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo extra point)
1Q: 04:21 SDO - Josh Lambo 19 field goal
1Q: 00:33 SDO - Melvin Gordon 60 run (Josh Lambo extra point)
2Q: 05:40 SDO - Josh Lambo 49 field goal
2Q: 02:41 SDO - Steve Johnson 18 pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 23 field goal
4Q: 13:29 SDO - Josh Lambo 21 field goal
4Q: 05:45 DEN - C.J. Anderson 5 run (Gilbert Brooks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 SDO - Ladarius Green 25 pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo extra point)
1Q: 04:21 SDO - Josh Lambo 19 field goal
1Q: 00:33 SDO - Melvin Gordon 60 run (Josh Lambo extra point)
2Q: 05:40 SDO - Josh Lambo 49 field goal
2Q: 02:41 SDO - Steve Johnson 18 pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 23 field goal
4Q: 13:29 SDO - Josh Lambo 21 field goal
4Q: 05:45 DEN - C.J. Anderson 5 run (Gilbert Brooks extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 310 334
- Offensive Plays 74 63
- Yards per Play 4.19 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 49 141
- Rushing Attempts 21 37
- Yards per Rush 2.33 3.81
Net Passing Yards 261 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 26 - 2 26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 285 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.92 7.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 9/59
Punt Returns/Yards 5/26 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 37
Time of Possession 29:43 30:17

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	310	334
- Offensive Plays	74	63
- Yards per Play	4.19	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	49	141
- Rushing Attempts	21	37
- Yards per Rush	2.33	3.81
Net Passing Yards	261	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 26 - 2	26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	285	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.92	7.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	9/59
Punt Returns/Yards	5/26	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 37
Time of Possession	29:43	30:17

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:09	1:33	OWN 20	3	-15	Punt
1	4:13	2:11	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	0:17	1:56	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	11:51	1:32	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
2	8:08	1:21	OWN 14	3	10	Interception
2	5:32	1:19	OWN 27	3	-10	Punt
2	2:33	2:33	OWN 20	8	74	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	8:32	1:59	OWN 6	6	42	Punt
3	4:34	1:44	OWN 39	4	26	Interception
4	13:23	7:48	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
4	5:30	3:01	OWN 47	11	42	Downs
4	1:50	0:32	OWN 39	4	5	Downs
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 6	1	0	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:51	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
1	7:36	3:23	OPP 40	7	38	Field Goal
1	2:02	1:45	OWN 29	4	71	Touchdown
2	13:21	1:30	OWN 22	4	12	Punt
2	10:19	2:11	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
2	6:47	1:15	OPP 35	3	3	Field Goal
2	4:13	1:40	OPP 42	5	42	Touchdown
3	12:56	4:24	OWN 6	8	36	Punt
3	6:33	1:59	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	2:50	2:03	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	0:47	2:24	OPP 22	6	18	Field Goal
4	2:29	0:39	OWN 11	3	4	Punt
4	1:18	1:12	OPP 44	4	-9	Punt

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Anderson	11	23	2.09	12	1	1
Ameer Abdullah	10	26	2.60	10	1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Melvin Gordon	24	114	4.75	60	4	1
Donald Brown	10	28	2.80	11	1	0
Philip Rivers	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
Eric Barreras	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	50	26	285	3/24	0	49	2	52.5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	26	20	193	0/0	2	25	0	122.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Demaryius Thomas	6	11	119	19.83	8	49
WR Emmanuel Sanders	4	8	45	11.25	18	22
RB C.J. Anderson	4	5	26	6.50	15	16
WR Cody Latimer	4	8	34	8.50	3	14
TE Vernon Davis	3	3	15	5.00	0	9
WR Chris Owusu	2	4	38	19.00	0	23
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	5	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Bennie Fowler	1	5	3	3.00	0	3
TE Jeff Heuerman	1	1	6	6.00	5	6

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Javontee Herndon	6	7	38	6.33	0	11	0
WR Steve Johnson	3	3	54	18.00	22	25	1
WR Keenan Allen	3	5	17	5.67	0	7	0
WR Dontrelle Inman	3	4	37	12.33	9	18	0
RB Melvin Gordon	3	3	22	7.33	15	16	0
TE Ladarius Green	1	1	25	25.00	17	25	1
FB Eric Barreras	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bill Marshall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR J.C. Rendon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eric Weddle	1	6	6.00	0
ILB Manti Te'o	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jordan Norwood	1	0	0	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Louis Schwartz	0	1	0	0
Isa Abdul-Quddus	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Booker	7	324	46.3	39.9	57	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	7	341	48.7	45.0	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gilbert Brooks	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josh Lambo	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordan Norwood	5	26	5.2	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Brown	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Fowler	1	20	20.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Johnson	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	15	2	0.0	34	25
ILB Brandon Marshall	8	3	0.0	32	26
OLB Von Miller	7	4	0.0	35	24
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	6	2	0.0	22	12
CB Aqib Talib	5	0	0.0	32	26
CB Bradley Roby	3	2	0.0	13	13
DE Artie Lawniczak	3	0	0.0	26	22
DE Derek Wolfe	2	1	0.0	26	14
S Ryan Murphy	2	1	0.0	31	26
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	0.0	15	10
WR Bennie Fowler	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Shane Ray	1	0	0.0	19	17
CB Chris Harris	0	4	0.0	33	26
OLB Shaquil Barrett	0	2	0.0	7	2
DE Samuel Hatchette	0	2	0.0	30	12
OLB Bruce Hevey	0	1	0.0	12	5
S Wayne Kinsella	0	1	0.0	4	1

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Manti Te'o	6	1	0.0	15	47
S Eric Weddle	5	3	0.5	16	47
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	5	3	0.0	16	36
S Isa Abdul-Quddus	5	0	0.0	10	39
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	4	0	1.0	8	23
ILB Denzel Perryman	4	1	0.0	11	17
CB Travis Gallier	4	1	0.0	8	22
CB Craig Mager	4	0	0.0	9	39
CB Brandon Flowers	3	0	0.0	16	45
DT Sean Lissemore	3	0	0.0	15	24
DE Corey Liuget	2	1	1.0	10	30
CB Jason Verrett	1	2	0.0	18	45
ILB Donald Butler	1	1	0.0	8	8
OLB Melvin Ingram	1	0	0.0	16	33
DT Bobby Cooley	1	0	0.0	6	29
DE Darius Philon	0	1	0.5	13	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	10
DE Derek Wolfe	0	2	14
DE Samuel Hatchette	0	1	12

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Corey Liuget	1.0	0	0	1	30
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Darius Philon	0.5	0	1	0	32
S Eric Weddle	0.5	0	0	0	47
DT Bobby Cooley	0.0	1	0	0	29
DE Kendall Reyes	0.0	0	1	0	44
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	5	0	25
CB Aqib Talib	4	0	26
OLB Von Miller	3	0	24
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	3	0	12
ILB Brandon Marshall	2	0	26
CB Bradley Roby	2	0	13
DE Artie Lawniczak	1	0	22
CB Chris Harris	0	1	26

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Travis Gallier	4	2	0	22
S Isa Abdul-Quddus	4	0	0	39
CB Brandon Flowers	3	2	0	45
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	3	1	0	23
ILB Manti Te'o	3	0	1	47
CB Craig Mager	2	3	0	39
S Eric Weddle	2	1	1	47
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	2	0	0	36
DT Sean Lissemore	1	0	0	24
CB Jason Verrett	1	0	0	45
DT Bobby Cooley	1	0	0	29
ILB Denzel Perryman	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Clady	2	8	21	1	53
Louis Vasquez	1	3	21	1	52
Matt Paradis	1	3	16	0	38
Mack Cheshier	1	3	14	0	33
Michael Schofield	1	2	7	1	16
Vernon Davis	0	1	16	0	31
Kendall Lamm	0	1	18	0	48

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
D.J. Fluker	5	9	35	26
J.D. Walton	1	8	35	26
Joe Barksdale	1	6	37	26
Eric Barreras	1	4	28	14
Orlando Franklin	0	5	35	26
Dan Joyner	0	3	33	26

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Hevey	2	17
Vernon Davis	1	17
Demaryius Thomas	1	4

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Isa Abdul-Quddus	3	16
Danny Woodhead	2	26
Eric Barreras	1	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Vasquez	21	52	---	---	8	81
Peyton Manning	21	53	---	---	---	74
Ryan Clady	21	53	---	---	---	74
Emmanuel Sanders	14	41	---	---	16	71
Von Miller	---	---	35	24	12	71
Aqib Talib	---	---	32	26	12	70
Kendall Lamm	18	48	---	---	---	66
Vernon Davis	16	31	---	---	17	64
T.J. Ward	---	---	34	25	4	63
Chris Harris	---	---	33	26	3	62
Brandon Marshall	---	---	32	26	3	61
Bennie Fowler	14	41	---	---	6	61
Ryan Murphy	---	---	31	26	4	61
Artie Lawniczak	---	---	26	22	9	57
Matt Paradis	16	38	---	---	---	54
Demaryius Thomas	13	36	---	---	4	53
Ameer Abdullah	10	19	---	---	24	53
Cody Latimer	8	27	---	---	16	51
Mack Cheshier	14	33	---	---	---	47
C.J. Anderson	11	25	---	---	7	43
Samuel Hatchette	---	---	30	12	1	43
Derek Wolfe	---	---	26	14	2	42
Shane Ray	---	---	19	17	2	38
Marlon Kriewaldt	---	---	22	12	3	37
Tristan Ballinger	7	22	---	---	8	37
Vance Walker	---	---	13	20	2	35
Bruce Hevey	---	---	12	5	17	34
Bradley Roby	---	---	13	13	5	31
Michael Schofield	7	16	---	---	8	31
Jeff Heuerman	6	16	---	---	8	30
Shane Beckwith	6	8	---	---	16	30
Chris Owusu	7	21	---	---	---	28
Sylvester Williams	---	---	15	10	3	28
Dave Fell	---	---	12	4	8	24
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	7	2	14	23
Lorenzo Doss	---	---	4	0	12	16
James Ferentz	1	3	---	---	8	12
Silas Stewart	---	---	6	1	3	10
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	8	8
Phil Sigler	---	---	1	0	7	8
Paul Booker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jordan Norwood	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wayne Kinsella	---	---	4	1	---	5
Gilbert Brooks	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brock Osweiler	0	0	---	---	1	1
Trevor Siemian	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kendall Reyes	---	---	19	44	11	74
Eric Weddle	---	---	16	47	9	72
Craig Mager	---	---	9	39	22	70
D.J. Fluker	35	26	---	---	8	69
Isa Abdul-Quddus	---	---	10	39	16	65
Joe Barksdale	37	26	---	---	2	65
Brandon Flowers	---	---	16	45	3	64
Jason Verrett	---	---	18	45	1	64
Philip Rivers	37	26	---	---	---	63
Manti Te'o	---	---	15	47	1	63
J.D. Walton	35	26	---	---	1	62
Orlando Franklin	35	26	---	---	---	61
Dan Joyner	33	26	---	---	---	59
Eric Barreras	28	14	---	---	15	57
Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	8	23	23	54
Jeremiah Attaochu	---	---	16	36	1	53
Melvin Ingram	---	---	16	33	1	50
Keenan Allen	27	21	---	---	1	49
Javontee Herndon	16	16	---	---	15	47
Darius Philon	---	---	13	32	2	47
Melvin Gordon	26	19	---	---	---	45
Travis Gallier	---	---	8	22	14	44
Bill Marshall	21	12	---	---	10	43
Corey Liuget	---	---	10	30	1	41
Oliver Zarate	---	---	17	23	---	40
Sean Lissemore	---	---	15	24	---	39
Steve Johnson	19	16	---	---	3	38
Bobby Cooley	---	---	6	29	3	38
Dontrelle Inman	9	13	---	---	12	34
Ladarius Green	22	9	---	---	1	32
Denzel Perryman	---	---	11	17	2	30
Jacob Tamme	5	2	---	---	19	26
Danny Woodhead	0	0	---	---	26	26
Donald Brown	11	5	---	---	8	24
Donald Butler	---	---	8	8	3	19
Curtis Norton	4	0	---	---	10	14
Albert Abrams	4	0	---	---	10	14
Trevor Robinson	2	0	---	---	9	11
Josh Lambo	0	0	---	---	10	10
Louis Schwartz	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kyle Emanuel	---	---	0	0	4	4
J.C. Rendon	1	3	---	---	---	4
Caiden Luckman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brad Sorensen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bert Kolodzik	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	18	1.8
Middle	6	10	1.7
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	22	98	4.5
Right	8	26	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	50	26	3	5	3	10	3	1	2

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	26	20	2	0	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	41	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	104	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	109	10.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	134	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	59	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	11	6	2	119	1	36
WR Emmanuel Sanders	8	4	0	45	1	41
WR Cody Latimer	8	4	1	34	0	27
RB C.J. Anderson	5	4	0	26	0	25
RB Ameer Abdullah	5	1	0	-1	0	19
WR Bennie Fowler	5	1	0	3	0	41
WR Chris Owusu	4	2	0	38	1	21
TE Vernon Davis	3	3	0	15	0	31
TE Jeff Heuerman	1	1	0	6	0	16

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Javontee Herndon	7	6	0	38	0	16
WR Keenan Allen	5	3	0	17	0	21
WR Dontrelle Inman	4	3	0	37	0	13
WR Steve Johnson	3	3	0	54	1	16
RB Melvin Gordon	3	3	0	22	0	19
TE Ladarius Green	1	1	0	25	1	9
FB Eric Barreras	1	1	0	0	0	14
TE Bill Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR J.C. Rendon	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Anderson	2	5	2.50	2.09
Ameer Abdullah	2	-3	-1.50	2.60

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Melvin Gordon	3	-4	-1.33	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	7	4	11	1.57	5.70

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	5	4	39	7.80	7.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	1	-1	-0.33	-0.20
WR Cody Latimer	2	1	14	7.00	4.25
TE Vernon Davis	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.00
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.63

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Javontee Herndon	3	2	10	3.33	5.43
WR Steve Johnson	1	1	18	18.00	18.00
WR Dontrelle Inman	1	1	11	11.00	9.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Anderson	3	2
Ameer Abdullah	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Melvin Gordon	3	1
Philip Rivers	1	0
Donald Brown	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	12	8	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demaryius Thomas	3	1	1
WR Chris Owusu	2	2	2
RB C.J. Anderson	2	2	0
WR Cody Latimer	2	1	1
TE Vernon Davis	1	1	0
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	1	0
WR Bennie Fowler	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Javontee Herndon	5	5	1
WR Keenan Allen	3	2	2
WR Dontrelle Inman	2	1	1
WR J.C. Rendon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)