Week 8, 2021

played in San Diego, CA

72 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	3	9	3	-	15
San Diego Chargers	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:31 SDO - Thomas Chapman 26 pass from Levi Keith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 05:39 DEN - Bert Herndon 39 field goal
3Q: 11:40 DEN - Amari McAdams 19 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point failed)
3Q: 07:45 SDO - Levi Keith 3 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 02:24 DEN - Bert Herndon 24 field goal
4Q: 10:21 DEN - Bert Herndon 46 field goal
4Q: 02:26 SDO - Stephen Gostkowski 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:31 SDO - Thomas Chapman 26 pass from Levi Keith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 05:39 DEN - Bert Herndon 39 field goal
3Q: 11:40 DEN - Amari McAdams 19 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point failed)
3Q: 07:45 SDO - Levi Keith 3 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 02:24 DEN - Bert Herndon 24 field goal
4Q: 10:21 DEN - Bert Herndon 46 field goal
4Q: 02:26 SDO - Stephen Gostkowski 53 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 2-5 3-4
First Downs 26 12
- by Rushing 11 4
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 392 197
- Offensive Plays 83 53
- Yards per Play 4.72 3.72
Net Rushing Yards 173 68
- Rushing Attempts 36 23
- Yards per Rush 4.81 2.96
Net Passing Yards 219 129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 1 29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 131
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/58 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 4.66 4.30
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.3 9.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/45 2/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 38:43 21:17

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	2-5	3-4
First Downs	26	12
- by Rushing	11	4
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	392	197
- Offensive Plays	83	53
- Yards per Play	4.72	3.72
Net Rushing Yards	173	68
- Rushing Attempts	36	23
- Yards per Rush	4.81	2.96
Net Passing Yards	219	129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 1	29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	131
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/58	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	4.66	4.30
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.3	9.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/45	2/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	38:43	21:17

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	2:02	OWN 30	4	1	Punt
1	7:20	2:48	OWN 20	5	3	Punt
1	3:21	2:41	OWN 16	4	26	Punt
2	14:42	1:52	OWN 45	4	9	Downs
2	12:06	6:32	OWN 20	12	58	Field Goal
2	4:06	3:23	OWN 11	9	58	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:29	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	7:34	5:16	OWN 20	11	73	Field Goal
3	0:12	1:00	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
4	13:20	3:07	OWN 35	7	36	Field Goal
4	8:23	3:50	OWN 38	8	34	Missed FG
4	2:21	1:06	OWN 28	5	19	Interception
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 3	4	16	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	10:40	3:20	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	4:32	1:11	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
1	0:40	0:58	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	12:50	0:44	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
2	5:34	1:28	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 38	4	11	Punt
3	11:31	3:57	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
3	2:18	2:06	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	14:12	0:52	OWN 17	3	-2	Punt
4	10:13	1:50	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	4:33	2:12	OWN 35	7	29	Field Goal
4	1:15	0:36	OPP 43	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Emmanuel Cote, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Barry Cooper	14	57	4.07	19	3
John Heidorn	12	69	5.75	20	4
Brock Osweiler	6	56	9.33	13	4
Nate Childers	3	-4	-1.33	4	0
Charcandrick West	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thomas Chapman	9	19	2.11	5	0	0
Levi Keith	7	29	4.14	9	0	1
Melvin Gordon	6	20	3.33	15	1	0
Earnest DeNeff	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	40	22	277	7/58	1	20	1	74.7

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Levi Keith	29	17	131	1/2	1	26	0	81.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jumbo Sanford	7	9	93	13.29	40	20	0
WR Demaryius Thomas	4	15	49	12.25	7	17	0
WR Amari McAdams	4	5	71	17.75	19	20	1
FB Nate Childers	2	3	16	8.00	2	9	0
RB Barry Cooper	2	2	17	8.50	0	14	0
RB John Heidorn	2	3	12	6.00	2	8	0
TE Shaun Weitzel	1	2	19	19.00	0	19	0
WR Alonzo Ferderer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thomas Chapman	5	6	36	7.20	31	26	1
WR Nolan Huffman	4	7	25	6.25	7	12	0
WR Javontee Herndon	3	6	19	6.33	0	10	0
WR Tucker Lukes	2	3	22	11.00	12	14	0
WR Paul Richardson	1	1	22	22.00	8	22	0
TE Bill Marshall	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Ezekiel Salas	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Earnest DeNeff	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Brian Anthony	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rico Culberson	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	4	165	41.3	41.8	50	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nathaniel Horner	10	478	47.8	41.3	64	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Herndon	3/5	1/3	0/0	46	0/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	1/1	1/1	1/1	53	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roby	4	45	11.3	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tucker Lukes	2	-2	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari McAdams	1	30	30.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tucker Lukes	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Marshall	9	0	0.0	21	29
S Alex Morton	6	1	0.0	22	30
CB Marquis Kenner	5	0	0.0	18	26
ILB Ernie Borders	4	3	0.0	12	12
CB Chris Harris	4	2	0.0	22	30
OLB Von Miller	3	0	0.5	19	29
DE Derek McIntyre	3	1	0.0	9	15
OLB Bruce Hevey	2	0	0.0	11	4
S Ray Brian	1	2	0.0	22	29
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
DE Derek Wolfe	1	0	0.0	14	15
OLB Shane Ray	1	0	0.0	15	10
DE Deion Edwards	0	1	0.5	10	13
DE Micah Girard	0	2	0.0	13	17
CB Bradley Roby	0	1	0.0	7	16
S Levi Marsh	0	1	0.0	3	16
DT Phil Sigler	0	1	0.0	15	13
DT Bryce Walters	0	1	0.0	9	17

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kam Chancellor	14	3	0.0	36	47
S Ellis Tweedie	9	3	0.0	36	47
OLB Emmanuel Cote	8	1	3.0	33	38
OLB Shaquil Barrett	7	0	1.0	31	29
CB Rico Culberson	7	4	0.0	35	47
CB Pat LeBlond	4	1	0.0	35	46
DE Darius Philon	2	1	1.0	21	27
DT Bobby Cooley	2	1	0.5	21	32
ILB Denzel Perryman	2	2	0.0	9	6
ILB Manti Te'o	2	1	0.0	34	45
CB Glen Hatcher	2	1	0.0	25	42
OLB Melvin Ingram	1	0	1.0	7	12
DE Jeremy Mili	1	1	0.5	21	28
DE Mickey DiGuardi	1	0	0.0	15	19
S Gavin Murphy	1	0	0.0	4	15
ILB Owen Laster	1	0	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	0.5	2	1	29
DE Deion Edwards	0.5	0	0	13
OLB Bruce Hevey	0.0	1	0	4
DE Derek McIntyre	0.0	1	0	15
DT Bryce Walters	0.0	1	0	17

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Emmanuel Cote	3.0	0	3	1	38
DE Darius Philon	1.0	0	1	0	27
OLB Melvin Ingram	1.0	0	0	0	12
OLB Shaquil Barrett	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Jeremy Mili	0.5	1	1	0	28
DT Bobby Cooley	0.5	0	1	0	32
DE Mickey DiGuardi	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marquis Kenner	5	0	26
OLB Von Miller	3	1	29
CB Chris Harris	3	0	30
ILB Brandon Marshall	2	0	29
S Alex Morton	2	0	30
S Ray Brian	1	1	29
ILB Ernie Borders	1	0	12
CB Tracy Sanders	0	1	7

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rico Culberson	5	0	1	47
S Kam Chancellor	4	0	0	47
OLB Shaquil Barrett	3	0	0	29
S Ellis Tweedie	3	0	0	47
CB Pat LeBlond	2	2	0	46
OLB Emmanuel Cote	2	0	0	38
ILB Manti Te'o	1	0	0	45
DE Jeremy Mili	1	0	0	28
DE Mickey DiGuardi	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwayne Paukschus	3	7	36	2	47
Nate Childers	3	4	27	0	30
Matt Paradis	2	9	36	1	47
Mitchell Schwartz	1	4	36	2	47
Mack Cheshier	1	3	36	0	47
Norbert Melsha	0	3	36	2	47

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lonnie Harding	1	4	23	1	30
Bill Marshall	1	2	14	0	20
Chance Dukas	1	2	23	0	30
Ramon Clancy	0	4	23	0	30
Joe Barksdale	0	3	23	0	30
Brian Anthony	0	2	10	0	5
William Foley	0	1	23	0	30
Earnest DeNeff	0	1	7	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Sanders	1	33
Amari McAdams	1	22
Nate Childers	1	19
Chris Harris	1	10

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Hatcher	3	17
Melvin Gordon	1	14
Chance Dukas	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Norbert Melsha	36	47	---	---	9	92
Demaryius Thomas	34	45	---	---	10	89
Brock Osweiler	36	47	---	---	---	83
Mitchell Schwartz	36	47	---	---	---	83
Matt Paradis	36	47	---	---	---	83
Mack Cheshier	36	47	---	---	---	83
Dwayne Paukschus	36	47	---	---	---	83
Nate Childers	27	30	---	---	19	76
Shaun Weitzel	27	38	---	---	6	71
Jumbo Sanford	27	42	---	---	---	69
Chris Harris	---	---	22	30	10	62
Amari McAdams	15	21	---	---	22	58
Von Miller	---	---	19	29	6	54
Alex Morton	---	---	22	30	1	53
Ray Brian	---	---	22	29	1	52
Brandon Marshall	---	---	21	29	1	51
John Heidorn	18	29	---	---	---	47
Tracy Sanders	---	---	6	7	33	46
Marquis Kenner	---	---	18	26	1	45
Barry Cooper	17	16	---	---	4	37
Derek McIntyre	---	---	9	15	11	35
Bradley Roby	---	---	7	16	11	34
Charcandrick West	1	5	---	---	28	34
Micah Girard	---	---	13	17	4	34
Levi Marsh	---	---	3	16	14	33
Phil Sigler	---	---	15	13	5	33
Derek Wolfe	---	---	14	15	1	30
Bryce Walters	---	---	9	17	1	27
Shane Ray	---	---	15	10	---	25
Lukas Grundy	---	---	3	1	20	24
Ernie Borders	---	---	12	12	---	24
Deion Edwards	---	---	10	13	1	24
Bruce Hevey	---	---	11	4	8	23
Alonzo Ferderer	10	9	---	---	---	19
Raymond Godfrey	1	0	---	---	17	18
Warren Wagner	2	0	---	---	14	16
Bert Herndon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ty Sambrailo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	9	9
Emmanuel Koenig	0	0	---	---	9	9
Graham Kaplan	---	---	2	1	6	9
Terrell Pina	0	0	---	---	9	9
Donald Raynor	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Taylor Burgess	1	0	---	---	---	1
Donte Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kam Chancellor	---	---	36	47	14	97
Pat LeBlond	---	---	35	46	10	91
Ellis Tweedie	---	---	36	47	5	88
Rico Culberson	---	---	35	47	5	87
Manti Te'o	---	---	34	45	6	85
Glen Hatcher	---	---	25	42	17	84
Emmanuel Cote	---	---	33	38	4	75
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	31	29	4	64
Chance Dukas	23	30	---	---	11	64
Bobby Cooley	---	---	21	32	7	60
Joe Barksdale	23	30	---	---	---	53
William Foley	23	30	---	---	---	53
Ramon Clancy	23	30	---	---	---	53
Lonnie Harding	23	30	---	---	---	53
Levi Keith	23	30	---	---	---	53
Jeremy Mili	---	---	21	28	3	52
Darius Philon	---	---	21	27	3	51
Devan Courtney	---	---	15	20	7	42
Javontee Herndon	15	23	---	---	1	39
Bill Marshall	14	20	---	---	5	39
Tucker Lukes	13	16	---	---	9	38
Melvin Ingram	---	---	7	12	18	37
Thomas Chapman	15	22	---	---	---	37
Mickey DiGuardi	---	---	15	19	2	36
Ezekiel Salas	14	20	---	---	1	35
Nolan Huffman	13	22	---	---	---	35
Earnest DeNeff	7	4	---	---	20	31
Reggie Lynch	---	---	15	15	1	31
Melvin Gordon	7	8	---	---	14	29
Gavin Murphy	---	---	4	15	10	29
Brian Anthony	10	5	---	---	9	24
Paul Richardson	5	8	---	---	10	23
Shaun Blair	---	---	1	0	22	23
Santiago Rombach	2	2	---	---	19	23
Denzel Perryman	---	---	9	6	5	20
Wayne D'Arms	0	0	---	---	12	12
Louis Schwartz	0	0	---	---	11	11
Cristian Kinsella	0	0	---	---	11	11
Raul Karney	0	0	---	---	11	11
Darren Simuel	0	0	---	---	11	11
Nathaniel Horner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Owen Laster	---	---	2	2	5	9
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brian Hoyer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Caiden Luckman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kirk Noorman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	43	3.9
Middle	18	104	5.8
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	28	2.8
Middle	11	40	3.6
Right	2	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	40	22	2	2	5	2	7	1	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Levi Keith	29	17	2	1	3	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	14	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	100	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	163	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	58	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	45	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	15	4	4	49	0	45
WR Jumbo Sanford	9	7	0	93	1	42
WR Amari McAdams	5	4	0	71	1	21
FB Nate Childers	3	2	0	16	0	30
RB John Heidorn	3	2	1	12	0	29
TE Shaun Weitzel	2	1	0	19	0	38
RB Barry Cooper	2	2	0	17	0	16
WR Alonzo Ferderer	1	0	0	0	0	9

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Huffman	7	4	0	25	0	22
WR Javontee Herndon	6	3	1	19	0	23
RB Thomas Chapman	6	5	0	36	1	22
TE Bill Marshall	3	1	1	11	0	20
WR Tucker Lukes	3	2	0	22	0	16
WR Paul Richardson	1	1	0	22	1	8
FB Ezekiel Salas	1	1	0	-4	0	20
FB Earnest DeNeff	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Brian Anthony	1	0	1	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Cooper	3	0	0.00	4.07

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Keith	1	3	3.00	4.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	2	2	22	11.00	6.93

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Levi Keith	1	1	14	14.00	4.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Barry Cooper	1	1	3	3.00	8.50
WR Amari McAdams	1	1	19	19.00	14.20

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tucker Lukes	1	1	14	14.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Cooper	2	1
John Heidorn	2	0
Brock Osweiler	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Melvin Gordon	4	1
Levi Keith	1	0
Earnest DeNeff	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	12	9	5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Levi Keith	6	4	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jumbo Sanford	4	4	3
WR Demaryius Thomas	3	1	0
TE Shaun Weitzel	2	1	0
RB Barry Cooper	2	2	1
WR Amari McAdams	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch
WR Nolan Huffman	3	2
WR Javontee Herndon	1	1
TE Bill Marshall	1	1
FB Earnest DeNeff	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)