Week 1, 2019

played in Denver, CO

80 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:53 SDO - Darius Philon 11 fumble return (Johnathan Chapman extra point)
2Q: 07:02 SDO - Bill Marshall 27 pass from Philip Rivers (Johnathan Chapman extra point)
2Q: 03:37 SDO - Johnathan Chapman 22 field goal
3Q: 02:53 SDO - Philip Rivers 4 run (Johnathan Chapman extra point)
4Q: 08:19 SDO - Johnathan Chapman 46 field goal
4Q: 06:32 DEN - Raymond Godfrey 32 run (Britt Reeck extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:53 SDO - Darius Philon 11 fumble return (Johnathan Chapman extra point)
2Q: 07:02 SDO - Bill Marshall 27 pass from Philip Rivers (Johnathan Chapman extra point)
2Q: 03:37 SDO - Johnathan Chapman 22 field goal
3Q: 02:53 SDO - Philip Rivers 4 run (Johnathan Chapman extra point)
4Q: 08:19 SDO - Johnathan Chapman 46 field goal
4Q: 06:32 DEN - Raymond Godfrey 32 run (Britt Reeck extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 9
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 351 195
- Offensive Plays 71 54
- Yards per Play 4.94 3.61
Net Rushing Yards 170 60
- Rushing Attempts 48 17
- Yards per Rush 3.54 3.53
Net Passing Yards 181 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 13 - 1 31 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 201 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 6/34
- Yards per Pass Play 7.87 3.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 6/3
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 10.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/25 8/43
Punt Returns/Yards 4/-3 4/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 6/159
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:54 23:06

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	9
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	351	195
- Offensive Plays	71	54
- Yards per Play	4.94	3.61
Net Rushing Yards	170	60
- Rushing Attempts	48	17
- Yards per Rush	3.54	3.53
Net Passing Yards	181	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 13 - 1	31 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	201	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	6/34
- Yards per Pass Play	7.87	3.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	6/3
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	10.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/25	8/43
Punt Returns/Yards	4/-3	4/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	6/159
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:54	23:06

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OWN 29	5	15	Punt
1	9:21	1:44	OWN 41	4	5	Punt
1	3:05	4:23	OWN 5	7	51	Punt
2	12:37	5:48	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
2	5:41	2:10	OPP 43	5	38	Field Goal
2	2:07	1:12	OWN 28	5	36	Interception
3	12:46	1:40	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
3	8:36	3:35	OWN 2	6	13	Punt
3	5:01	2:16	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
3	0:59	2:51	OWN 28	6	20	Punt
4	10:13	2:02	OPP 28	3	-1	Field Goal
4	6:16	3:43	OWN 14	4	34	Punt
4	1:44	0:06	OPP 8	1	-1	Fumble
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 3	6	-3	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	2:45	OWN 22	6	28	Interception
1	7:37	0:57	OWN 17	2	-6	Fumble
1	6:40	3:35	OWN 36	5	29	Punt
2	13:42	1:05	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
2	6:49	1:08	OWN 29	2	-1	Interception
2	3:31	1:24	OWN 31	3	-6	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 11	2	22	Half
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
3	11:06	2:30	OWN 21	6	17	Punt
3	2:45	1:46	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
4	13:08	2:55	OWN 21	6	17	Punt
4	8:11	1:55	OWN 38	3	62	Touchdown
4	2:33	0:49	OWN 5	7	3	Fumble
4	1:38	1:03	OWN 9	4	-6	Downs

Game MVP: Eric Weddle, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Melvin Gordon	28	107	3.82	18	5	0
Rusty Satchel	11	50	4.55	36	2	0
Philip Rivers	5	12	2.40	6	0	1
Eric Barreras	3	5	1.67	4	0	0
Wayne D'Arms	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charcandrick West	7	-17	-2.43	7	0	0
Jim Sawyer	6	29	4.83	25	1	0
Nate Childers	3	16	5.33	12	1	0
Raymond Godfrey	1	32	32.00	32	1	1

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	20	13	201	3/20	1	38	1	94.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	31	17	169	6/34	0	24	2	43.6

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tucker Lukes	5	8	64	12.80	0	18	0
TE Bill Marshall	3	4	48	16.00	10	27	1
WR Bobby Torres	2	3	32	16.00	4	20	0
WR Wayne D'Arms	2	3	55	27.50	31	38	0
FB Ezekiel Salas	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR J.C. Humphries	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jumbo Sanford	4	7	27	6.75	5	11
WR Emmanuel Sanders	3	5	31	10.33	9	24
TE Shaun Weitzel	3	3	40	13.33	3	17
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	8	28	14.00	0	15
WR Bennie Fowler	2	3	23	11.50	0	12
WR Warren Wagner	2	2	14	7.00	5	10
FB Nate Childers	1	3	6	6.00	6	6

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eric Weddle	1	0	0.00	0
CB Pat LeBlond	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bradley Roby	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rusty Satchel	1	0	0	0
Darius Philon	0	1	0	1
Alex Mack	0	1	0	0
Cameron Heyward	0	1	0	0
Eric Weddle	0	0	2	0
George Iloka	0	0	1	0
Bobby Cooley	0	0	1	0
Gavin Murphy	0	0	1	0
Ezekiel Salas	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brock Osweiler	2	0	0
Bradley Roby	2	0	0
Emmanuel Sanders	1	0	0
Shaun Weitzel	1	0	0
Charcandrick West	0	2	0
Shane Ray	0	1	0
Ernie Borders	0	1	0
Lukas Grundy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Feazell	7	293	41.9	38.0	67	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Booker	7	266	38.0	38.4	60	3

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Johnathan Chapman	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Britt Reeck	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tucker Lukes	3	-1	-0.3	0
Keenan Allen	1	-2	-2.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roby	4	27	6.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tucker Lukes	2	35	17.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tracy Sanders	6	159	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Manti Te'o	9	1	1.0	14	29
S Eric Weddle	6	1	0.5	14	35
OLB Melvin Ingram	4	1	0.5	11	28
CB Pat LeBlond	4	0	0.0	14	31
DT Bobby Cooley	3	2	1.5	7	21
S Chris Banjo	3	1	0.5	4	14
ILB Denzel Perryman	3	1	0.0	8	4
DE Cameron Heyward	1	3	1.5	13	28
OLB Shaquil Barrett	1	3	0.5	12	18
DT Sealver Siliga	1	1	0.0	13	26
S George Iloka	1	0	0.0	15	34
RB Melvin Gordon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Braden Thomason	1	0	0.0	4	7
DE Mickey DiGuardi	1	0	0.0	13	31
CB Travis Gallier	0	1	0.0	8	30
CB Gerald Chapman	0	1	0.0	15	34

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Marshall	9	2	1.0	43	23
OLB Von Miller	7	1	1.0	40	21
CB Chris Harris	7	2	0.0	46	23
DT Sylvester Williams	6	1	0.0	39	14
S Wayne Kinsella	5	0	0.0	42	23
S Terry Woodcock	5	0	0.0	41	23
CB Bradley Roby	3	2	0.0	43	23
DE Micah Girard	3	1	0.0	28	11
OLB Shane Ray	3	0	0.0	34	12
S Ray Brian	3	0	0.0	12	5
DE Derek Wolfe	2	1	0.0	25	16
DT Phil Sigler	2	1	0.0	35	16
CB Tracy Sanders	2	1	0.0	24	12
DE Devon Wilson	1	0	1.0	20	12
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lukas Grundy	1	0	0.0	8	2
WR Jumbo Sanford	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ernie Borders	1	0	0.0	24	11
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	0	2	0.0	9	0

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cameron Heyward	1.5	0	0	28
DT Bobby Cooley	1.5	0	0	21
ILB Manti Te'o	1.0	0	0	29
OLB Melvin Ingram	0.5	1	2	28
S Eric Weddle	0.5	0	0	35
S Chris Banjo	0.5	0	0	14
OLB Shaquil Barrett	0.5	0	0	18
DE Mickey DiGuardi	0.0	2	0	31
DT Sealver Siliga	0.0	0	1	26

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	1.0	0	21
ILB Brandon Marshall	1.0	0	23
DE Devon Wilson	1.0	0	12
DE Derek Wolfe	0.0	1	16
OLB Bruce Hevey	0.0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Pat LeBlond	5	0	1	31
S Eric Weddle	3	1	1	35
ILB Manti Te'o	3	1	0	29
S Chris Banjo	3	0	0	14
S George Iloka	1	0	0	34
OLB Melvin Ingram	1	0	0	28
DT Sealver Siliga	1	0	0	26
OLB Shaquil Barrett	0	1	0	18

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Harris	4	0	0	23
CB Bradley Roby	3	1	1	23
S Terry Woodcock	2	0	0	23
ILB Brandon Marshall	1	0	0	23
S Wayne Kinsella	1	0	0	23
CB Tracy Sanders	1	0	0	12
S Ray Brian	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Barksdale	3	7	45	1	23
Ramon Clancy	3	5	41	0	23
Curtis Norton	2	9	42	1	23
Lonnie Harding	1	7	42	1	23
Santiago Rombach	1	3	25	0	5
Bill Marshall	1	1	33	0	20
William Foley	0	4	43	0	23
Eric Barreras	0	3	30	0	11
Chance Dukas	0	2	9	0	0
Ezekiel Salas	0	2	11	0	7
Cristian Kinsella	0	1	9	0	0

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mack Cheshier	2	5	15	2	36
Ryan Clady	2	2	17	0	37
Kendall Lamm	1	6	15	2	30
Matt Paradis	1	2	16	1	32
Louis Vasquez	0	1	16	0	28
Shaun Weitzel	0	1	12	0	20
Ty Sambrailo	0	0	3	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Gavin Murphy	6	13
Ladarius Green	1	17
Ezekiel Salas	1	13
Chris Banjo	1	7
Santiago Rombach	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Sanders	4	16
Louis Vasquez	1	7
Emmanuel Sanders	1	2

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Norton	42	23	---	---	9	74
Philip Rivers	48	23	---	---	---	71
Joe Barksdale	45	23	---	---	1	69
Tucker Lukes	39	20	---	---	8	67
William Foley	43	23	---	---	---	66
Eric Barreras	30	11	---	---	24	65
Lonnie Harding	42	23	---	---	---	65
Ramon Clancy	41	23	---	---	---	64
Sealver Siliga	---	---	13	26	14	53
Melvin Gordon	32	20	---	---	1	53
Bill Marshall	33	20	---	---	---	53
Travis Gallier	---	---	8	30	15	53
Eric Weddle	---	---	14	35	1	50
George Iloka	---	---	15	34	---	49
Gerald Chapman	---	---	15	34	---	49
Pat LeBlond	---	---	14	31	1	46
Mickey DiGuardi	---	---	13	31	---	44
Manti Te'o	---	---	14	29	---	43
Cameron Heyward	---	---	13	28	---	41
Melvin Ingram	---	---	11	28	1	40
Santiago Rombach	25	5	---	---	7	37
Bobby Torres	19	16	---	---	1	36
Wayne D'Arms	16	5	---	---	14	35
Braden Thomason	---	---	4	7	22	33
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	12	18	1	31
Ezekiel Salas	11	7	---	---	13	31
Bobby Cooley	---	---	7	21	---	28
Ladarius Green	8	2	---	---	17	27
Harrison Hutchison	---	---	4	9	13	26
Chris Banjo	---	---	4	14	7	25
Kyle Emanuel	---	---	6	9	6	21
Gavin Murphy	---	---	3	5	13	21
Rusty Satchel	13	2	---	---	4	19
Nick Dzubnar	---	---	4	9	5	18
Chance Dukas	9	0	---	---	9	18
J.C. Humphries	7	1	---	---	10	18
Cristian Kinsella	9	0	---	---	9	18
Alex Mack	9	0	---	---	8	17
Keenan Allen	7	6	---	---	2	15
Denzel Perryman	---	---	8	4	2	14
Darius Philon	---	---	5	5	---	10
Louis Schwartz	0	0	---	---	9	9
Johnathan Chapman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alvin Feazell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Caiden Luckman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Levi Keith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Harris	---	---	46	23	10	79
Bradley Roby	---	---	43	23	9	75
Brandon Marshall	---	---	43	23	2	68
Terry Woodcock	---	---	41	23	4	68
Wayne Kinsella	---	---	42	23	2	67
Von Miller	---	---	40	21	1	62
Sylvester Williams	---	---	39	14	9	62
Phil Sigler	---	---	35	16	9	60
Ryan Clady	17	37	---	---	---	54
Brock Osweiler	17	37	---	---	---	54
Tracy Sanders	---	---	24	12	16	52
Louis Vasquez	16	28	---	---	7	51
Mack Cheshier	15	36	---	---	---	51
Matt Paradis	16	32	---	---	---	48
Shane Ray	---	---	34	12	2	48
Jumbo Sanford	6	29	---	---	13	48
Emmanuel Sanders	14	29	---	---	2	45
Kendall Lamm	15	30	---	---	---	45
Jim Sawyer	8	16	---	---	20	44
Demaryius Thomas	14	28	---	---	---	42
Derek Wolfe	---	---	25	16	---	41
Micah Girard	---	---	28	11	1	40
Shaun Weitzel	12	20	---	---	7	39
Ernie Borders	---	---	24	11	3	38
Ray Brian	---	---	12	5	17	34
Devon Wilson	---	---	20	12	1	33
Lukas Grundy	---	---	8	2	22	32
Nate Childers	9	12	---	---	8	29
Charcandrick West	9	15	---	---	1	25
Warren Wagner	3	13	---	---	8	24
Bruce Hevey	---	---	10	6	7	23
Raymond Godfrey	4	4	---	---	15	23
Bennie Fowler	3	17	---	---	---	20
Ty Sambrailo	3	10	---	---	7	20
Trevin Wade	---	---	5	0	14	19
Christopher Lyons	2	7	---	---	7	16
James Ferentz	1	5	---	---	7	13
Marlon Kriewaldt	---	---	9	0	3	12
Barry Cooper	2	2	---	---	7	11
Monty Whiting	1	0	---	---	7	8
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Booker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Britt Reeck	0	0	---	---	2	2
Trevor Siemian	0	0	---	---	---	0
Corwin Comella	0	0	---	---	---	0
Taylor Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	29	2.1
Middle	20	98	4.9
Right	12	45	3.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-24	-4.8
Middle	11	52	4.7
Right	1	32	32.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	20	13	3	0	3	1	2	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	31	17	1	2	1	3	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	2	40	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	134	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	41	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	118	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tucker Lukes	8	5	2	64	0	20
TE Bill Marshall	4	3	1	48	1	20
WR Bobby Torres	3	2	0	32	1	16
WR Wayne D'Arms	3	2	0	55	1	5
WR J.C. Humphries	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB Ezekiel Salas	1	1	0	2	0	7

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	8	2	0	28	0	28
WR Jumbo Sanford	7	4	1	27	0	29
WR Emmanuel Sanders	5	3	0	31	1	29
WR Bennie Fowler	3	2	0	23	0	17
FB Nate Childers	3	1	0	6	0	12
TE Shaun Weitzel	3	3	0	40	0	20
WR Warren Wagner	2	2	0	14	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	2	0.67	2.40
Rusty Satchel	3	-3	-1.00	4.55
Melvin Gordon	2	4	2.00	3.82
Eric Barreras	1	-2	-2.00	1.67

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	2	1	9	4.50	10.05

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.C. Humphries	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tucker Lukes	1	1	9	9.00	8.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Melvin Gordon	7	2
Philip Rivers	2	0
Eric Barreras	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Charcandrick West	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	5	3	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	9	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bill Marshall	3	2	1
WR Tucker Lukes	2	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demaryius Thomas	3	1	1
TE Shaun Weitzel	2	2	0
WR Jumbo Sanford	2	2	1
WR Bennie Fowler	1	1	0
WR Warren Wagner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,000)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,000)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)