Week 8, 2016

played in Denver, CO

60 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	6	0	0	0	-	6
Denver Broncos	0	0	10	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:36 SDO - Josh Lambo 20 field goal
1Q: 03:42 SDO - Josh Lambo 44 field goal
3Q: 07:35 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 6 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
3Q: 00:07 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:36 SDO - Josh Lambo 20 field goal
1Q: 03:42 SDO - Josh Lambo 44 field goal
3Q: 07:35 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 6 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
3Q: 00:07 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 38 field goal

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 6-1 4-3
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 241 327
- Offensive Plays 59 73
- Yards per Play 4.08 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 89 91
- Rushing Attempts 22 29
- Yards per Rush 4.05 3.14
Net Passing Yards 152 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 16 - 1 44 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 156 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.11 5.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/70 10/75
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/34 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:37 33:23

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	6-1	4-3
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	241	327
- Offensive Plays	59	73
- Yards per Play	4.08	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	89	91
- Rushing Attempts	22	29
- Yards per Rush	4.05	3.14
Net Passing Yards	152	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 16 - 1	44 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	156	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.11	5.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/70	10/75
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/34	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:37	33:23

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	12:00	4:32	50	10	47	Field Goal
1	5:42	2:05	OWN 45	4	28	Field Goal
1	2:18	1:57	OWN 33	5	8	Punt
2	13:28	2:25	OWN 37	7	19	Punt
2	4:47	2:09	OWN 38	5	29	Punt
2	1:04	0:28	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 46	0	-10	Half
3	7:24	1:04	OWN 37	2	-4	Interception
3	5:14	0:54	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	3:00	1:17	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
4	15:00	3:27	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
4	6:36	4:11	OWN 20	10	47	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	1:46	OWN 37	4	23	Interception
1	7:28	1:46	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
1	3:37	1:19	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	0:21	1:53	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
2	11:03	6:16	OWN 8	12	61	Missed FG
2	2:38	1:34	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:36	0:34	OWN 20	3	41	Missed FG
3	15:00	7:36	OWN 32	15	68	Touchdown
3	6:20	1:06	OPP 36	3	-8	Punt
3	4:20	1:20	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
3	1:43	1:43	OPP 43	4	22	Field Goal
4	11:33	4:57	OWN 4	10	52	Punt
4	2:25	2:25	OWN 33	7	30	Game

Game MVP: Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Melvin Gordon	19	68	3.58	29	3
Donald Brown	2	11	5.50	11	1
Philip Rivers	1	10	10.00	10	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Anderson	13	30	2.31	18	1
Ameer Abdullah	12	54	4.50	24	2
Peyton Manning	3	10	3.33	6	0
Demaryius Thomas	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	36	16	156	1/4	0	21	1	45.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	44	23	236	0/0	1	35	1	66.1

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steve Johnson	3	7	35	11.67	5	20
WR Keenan Allen	3	8	36	12.00	6	21
WR Dontrelle Inman	3	7	30	10.00	6	15
FB Eric Barreras	2	3	4	2.00	2	4
TE Bill Marshall	2	2	18	9.00	0	10
TE Ladarius Green	1	1	12	12.00	1	12
RB Melvin Gordon	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
WR J.C. Rendon	1	3	13	13.00	8	13
TE Jacob Tamme	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Donald Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmanuel Sanders	8	15	96	12.00	10	22	0
WR Demaryius Thomas	6	17	77	12.83	19	35	1
FB Sammy Ostwald	4	4	37	9.25	38	21	0
TE Vernon Davis	2	2	7	3.50	4	6	0
RB C.J. Anderson	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Monty Whiting	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Chris Owusu	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brandon Flowers	1	34	34.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Brandon Marshall	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Weddle	0	0	1	0
Corey Liuget	0	0	1	0
Denzel Perryman	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov
Ameer Abdullah	2	0
C.J. Anderson	1	0
Ryan Clady	0	1
Demaryius Thomas	0	1
Sammy Ostwald	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	8	328	41.0	33.8	60	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Booker	7	319	45.6	35.4	52	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josh Lambo	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gilbert Brooks	1/3	0/2	0/1	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Johnson	3	31	10.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordan Norwood	1	11	11.0	0
Bradley Roby	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Brown	1	31	31.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Fowler	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Weddle	10	2	0.0	29	44
CB Jason Verrett	7	4	0.0	29	44
ILB Denzel Perryman	6	2	0.0	22	19
S Oliver Zarate	4	2	0.0	22	21
ILB Manti Te'o	3	3	0.0	29	44
OLB Melvin Ingram	3	1	0.0	25	33
CB Brandon Flowers	3	0	0.0	29	44
DE Corey Liuget	3	0	0.0	27	36
DE Kendall Reyes	3	0	0.0	12	22
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	2	2	0.0	22	29
DE Darius Philon	2	2	0.0	19	30
CB Craig Mager	2	0	0.0	7	23
RB Donald Brown	1	0	---	---	---
S Isa Abdul-Quddus	1	0	0.0	7	23
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	1	0	0.0	5	9
DT Sean Lissemore	0	1	0.0	12	20

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	7	3	0.0	21	35
S T.J. Ward	6	1	0.0	22	35
CB Chris Harris	4	0	0.0	22	37
S Ryan Murphy	3	1	0.0	21	37
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	3	0	0.0	13	11
S Dave Fell	3	0	0.0	5	19
ILB Brandon Marshall	2	4	0.0	22	37
CB Bradley Roby	2	0	0.0	9	24
DE Artie Lawniczak	2	0	0.0	9	20
DT Phil Sigler	2	0	0.0	13	18
OLB Bruce Hevey	1	0	1.0	2	6
CB Aqib Talib	1	2	0.0	21	37
DT Sylvester Williams	1	2	0.0	10	19
DE Derek Wolfe	1	0	0.0	16	25
T Kendall Lamm	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Shane Ray	1	0	0.0	15	12
DE Vance Walker	0	1	0.0	19	29

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Corey Liuget	2	1	36
DE Darius Philon	1	2	30
ILB Denzel Perryman	1	0	19
OLB Melvin Ingram	0	2	33
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	0	2	29
DT Sean Lissemore	0	1	20

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bruce Hevey	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE Derek Wolfe	0.0	1	3	0	25
DE Vance Walker	0.0	1	0	0	29
DE Artie Lawniczak	0.0	0	3	0	20
OLB Von Miller	0.0	0	1	1	35
DT Phil Sigler	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Eric Weddle	6	1	0	44
CB Jason Verrett	4	1	0	44
OLB Melvin Ingram	2	1	0	33
CB Brandon Flowers	2	0	1	44
CB Craig Mager	2	0	0	23
S Oliver Zarate	2	0	0	21
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	1	0	0	9
DE Kendall Reyes	1	0	0	22
ILB Manti Te'o	1	0	0	44
ILB Denzel Perryman	1	0	0	19
DE Darius Philon	1	0	0	30

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	3	1	0	35
CB Chris Harris	3	1	0	37
S Dave Fell	2	0	0	19
CB Aqib Talib	1	1	0	37
OLB Von Miller	1	1	0	35
ILB Brandon Marshall	1	0	1	37
DE Derek Wolfe	1	0	0	25
CB Bradley Roby	1	0	0	24
S Ryan Murphy	1	0	0	37
OLB Shane Ray	1	0	0	12
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.D. Walton	2	6	0	22	0	37
D.J. Fluker	2	4	0	22	0	37
Orlando Franklin	2	3	0	22	1	37
Eric Barreras	0	4	0	14	0	16
Joe Barksdale	0	3	1	22	0	37
Dan Joyner	0	1	0	22	0	37

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Louis Vasquez	2	6	29	44
Mack Cheshier	2	5	29	44
Ryan Clady	2	3	29	44
Kendall Lamm	1	4	29	44
Matt Paradis	0	4	29	44
Vernon Davis	0	3	21	29
Sammy Ostwald	0	1	19	27

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Saleaumua	2	11
Danny Woodhead	1	23
Jason Verrett	1	14

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Latimer	2	16
Bruce Hevey	1	14
Louis Vasquez	1	10

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jason Verrett	---	---	29	44	14	87
Brandon Flowers	---	---	29	44	4	77
Eric Weddle	---	---	29	44	3	76
Manti Te'o	---	---	29	44	3	76
Corey Liuget	---	---	27	36	10	73
D.J. Fluker	22	37	---	---	10	69
Philip Rivers	22	37	---	---	---	59
J.D. Walton	22	37	---	---	---	59
Joe Barksdale	22	37	---	---	---	59
Orlando Franklin	22	37	---	---	---	59
Melvin Ingram	---	---	25	33	1	59
Dan Joyner	22	37	---	---	---	59
Steve Johnson	11	30	---	---	15	56
Jeremiah Attaochu	---	---	22	29	3	54
Craig Mager	---	---	7	23	22	52
Darius Philon	---	---	19	30	3	52
Melvin Gordon	20	28	---	---	---	48
Bobby Cooley	---	---	17	24	7	48
Eric Barreras	14	16	---	---	17	47
Keenan Allen	17	28	---	---	1	46
Dontrelle Inman	11	27	---	---	6	44
Denzel Perryman	---	---	22	19	3	44
Oliver Zarate	---	---	22	21	---	43
Ladarius Green	17	22	---	---	2	41
Isa Abdul-Quddus	---	---	7	23	9	39
Kendall Reyes	---	---	12	22	2	36
Sean Lissemore	---	---	12	20	1	33
Kyle Emanuel	---	---	2	9	21	32
J.C. Rendon	6	14	---	---	9	29
Bill Marshall	11	9	---	---	4	24
Danny Woodhead	0	0	---	---	23	23
Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	5	9	6	20
Jacob Tamme	1	1	---	---	16	18
Travis Gallier	---	---	4	8	2	14
Donald Brown	2	8	---	---	3	13
Rick Saleaumua	---	---	0	2	11	13
Trevor Robinson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Louis Schwartz	0	0	---	---	10	10
Curtis Norton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Albert Abrams	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Josh Lambo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Caiden Luckman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Deion Moore	0	2	---	---	---	2
Brad Sorensen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bert Kolodzik	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Emmanuel Sanders	28	44	---	---	13	85
Louis Vasquez	29	44	---	---	10	83
Demaryius Thomas	29	42	---	---	4	75
Peyton Manning	29	44	---	---	---	73
Ryan Clady	29	44	---	---	---	73
Kendall Lamm	29	44	---	---	---	73
Matt Paradis	29	44	---	---	---	73
Mack Cheshier	29	44	---	---	---	73
Aqib Talib	---	---	21	37	8	66
T.J. Ward	---	---	22	35	8	65
Vernon Davis	21	29	---	---	13	63
Chris Harris	---	---	22	37	2	61
Brandon Marshall	---	---	22	37	2	61
Ameer Abdullah	15	21	---	---	24	60
Ryan Murphy	---	---	21	37	2	60
Von Miller	---	---	21	35	3	59
Sammy Ostwald	19	27	---	---	10	56
Vance Walker	---	---	19	29	2	50
Derek Wolfe	---	---	16	25	---	41
Phil Sigler	---	---	13	18	9	40
Artie Lawniczak	---	---	9	20	10	39
C.J. Anderson	14	19	---	---	3	36
Bradley Roby	---	---	9	24	3	36
Shane Ray	---	---	15	12	7	34
Chris Owusu	9	22	---	---	---	31
Sylvester Williams	---	---	10	19	1	30
Marlon Kriewaldt	---	---	13	11	6	30
Cody Latimer	3	7	---	---	16	26
Dave Fell	---	---	5	19	1	25
Bruce Hevey	---	---	2	6	14	22
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	1	2	16	19
Lorenzo Doss	---	---	1	0	16	17
Monty Whiting	4	4	---	---	8	16
Michael Schofield	0	0	---	---	10	10
James Ferentz	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tristan Ballinger	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ryan Griffin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jordan Norwood	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bennie Fowler	0	4	---	---	3	7
Paul Booker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gilbert Brooks	0	0	---	---	6	6
Theo Riddick	3	1	---	---	1	5
Wayne Kinsella	---	---	0	4	---	4
Brock Osweiler	0	0	---	---	3	3
Trevor Siemian	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	29	29.0
Middle	15	39	2.6
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	12	20	1.7
Right	8	43	5.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	36	16	2	2	3	4	8	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	44	23	4	3	2	3	8	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	83	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	73	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	48	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	51	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	80	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	12	2	57	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keenan Allen	8	3	1	36	1	28
WR Steve Johnson	7	3	1	35	1	30
WR Dontrelle Inman	7	3	1	30	0	27
RB Melvin Gordon	3	1	0	8	0	28
FB Eric Barreras	3	2	0	4	0	16
WR J.C. Rendon	3	1	0	13	0	14
TE Bill Marshall	2	2	0	18	0	9
TE Jacob Tamme	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Donald Brown	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Ladarius Green	1	1	0	12	0	22

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	17	6	1	77	2	42
WR Emmanuel Sanders	15	8	1	96	1	44
FB Sammy Ostwald	4	4	0	37	1	27
WR Chris Owusu	3	0	0	0	0	22
TE Vernon Davis	2	2	0	7	0	29
RB C.J. Anderson	1	1	0	12	0	19
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0	4	0	21
TE Monty Whiting	1	1	0	3	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Melvin Gordon	2	4	2.00	3.58
Donald Brown	1	0	0.00	5.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Anderson	2	5	2.50	2.31
Ameer Abdullah	2	-1	-0.50	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	2	8	2.67	4.33

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	2	1	6	3.00	5.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	5.00
WR Keenan Allen	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
FB Eric Barreras	1	1	0	0.00	1.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	1	6	3.00	4.53

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Donald Brown	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Anderson	2	1
Ameer Abdullah	2	2
Peyton Manning	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	13	5	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dontrelle Inman	4	1	1
WR Steve Johnson	3	2	2
WR Keenan Allen	2	0	0
RB Donald Brown	1	0	0
FB Eric Barreras	1	1	0
TE Bill Marshall	1	1	0
WR J.C. Rendon	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demaryius Thomas	6	3	1
WR Emmanuel Sanders	3	3	2
WR Chris Owusu	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 6,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 5,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	6,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	5,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)