Week 8, 2015

played in San Diego, CA

73 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	0	3	7	-	17
San Diego Chargers	0	13	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 DEN - Edwin Wynn 8 run (Josh Brown extra point)
2Q: 07:01 SDO - Jared Bates 28 fumble return (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 00:53 SDO - Sebastian Janikowski 18 field goal
2Q: 00:12 SDO - Sebastian Janikowski 22 field goal
3Q: 08:27 SDO - Russell Lucas 34 pass from Rich Funk (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
3Q: 01:22 DEN - Josh Brown 32 field goal
4Q: 04:21 SDO - Sebastian Janikowski 36 field goal
4Q: 01:44 DEN - Max Sweeney 10 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Josh Brown extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 DEN - Edwin Wynn 8 run (Josh Brown extra point)
2Q: 07:01 SDO - Jared Bates 28 fumble return (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 00:53 SDO - Sebastian Janikowski 18 field goal
2Q: 00:12 SDO - Sebastian Janikowski 22 field goal
3Q: 08:27 SDO - Russell Lucas 34 pass from Rich Funk (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
3Q: 01:22 DEN - Josh Brown 32 field goal
4Q: 04:21 SDO - Sebastian Janikowski 36 field goal
4Q: 01:44 DEN - Max Sweeney 10 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Josh Brown extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 2-5 3-4
First Downs 31 15
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 18 11
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 411 294
- Offensive Plays 73 56
- Yards per Play 5.63 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 104 94
- Rushing Attempts 28 28
- Yards per Rush 3.71 3.36
Net Passing Yards 307 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 33 - 1 28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 326 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.82 7.14
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 5.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/29 8/69
Punt Returns/Yards 5/25 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 5/104 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/73
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 34
Time of Possession 33:21 26:40

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	2-5	3-4
First Downs	31	15
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	18	11
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	411	294
- Offensive Plays	73	56
- Yards per Play	5.63	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	104	94
- Rushing Attempts	28	28
- Yards per Rush	3.71	3.36
Net Passing Yards	307	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 33 - 1	28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	326	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.82	7.14
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	5.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/29	8/69
Punt Returns/Yards	5/25	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	5/104	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/73
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 34
Time of Possession	33:21	26:40

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:59	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
1	5:59	1:35	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
1	1:12	1:23	OWN 2	3	4	Punt
2	13:16	4:18	OWN 7	7	28	Punt
2	7:01	0:08	OWN 26	1	2	Fumble
2	6:53	4:50	OWN 26	9	52	Interception
3	13:50	2:19	OWN 2	5	17	Punt
3	8:12	1:35	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
3	5:29	4:13	OWN 24	9	61	Field Goal
4	15:00	5:07	OWN 13	13	81	Fumble
4	4:16	2:40	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 44	4	30	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:01	4:02	OWN 20	8	71	Fumble
1	4:24	3:12	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
2	14:49	1:33	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
2	8:58	1:57	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
2	2:03	1:17	OPP 20	4	19	Field Goal
2	0:40	0:34	OPP 22	3	17	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:10	OWN 49	4	-9	Punt
3	11:31	3:19	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
3	6:37	1:08	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
3	1:16	1:16	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
4	9:53	5:37	OWN 15	8	66	Field Goal
4	1:36	0:46	OWN 4	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Rich Funk, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edwin Wynn	18	71	3.94	14	3	1
Leon Charbonneau	10	33	3.30	9	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ted Shea	21	76	3.62	11	1	0
Jorge Scutaro	7	18	2.57	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	42	33	326	3/19	1	35	1	97.0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Funk	28	19	200	0/0	1	34	0	100.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Max Sweeney	6	7	76	12.67	21	16	1
WR Michael Robinson	5	7	51	10.20	9	24	0
FB Kendall Malchow	5	5	29	5.80	9	10	0
RB Edwin Wynn	4	5	13	3.25	7	5	0
WR William Franklin	4	6	40	10.00	0	15	0
TE Matt Sherry	3	3	29	9.67	11	13	0
WR Demetrius Williams	2	4	44	22.00	13	35	0
RB Leon Charbonneau	2	2	17	8.50	15	11	0
TE Donovan Lavender	2	2	27	13.50	1	14	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Martrez Milner	5	6	54	10.80	17	19	0
WR Russell Lucas	4	7	63	15.75	34	34	1
WR Cris Browning	3	4	42	14.00	1	20	0
RB Jorge Scutaro	3	3	13	4.33	4	8	0
RB Ted Shea	2	2	14	7.00	5	13	0
FB Victor Meadows	1	3	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Tim Lawler	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Norbert England	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ross Pieper	1	73	73.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kendall Malchow	1	1	0
Demetrius Williams	1	0	0
Michael Robinson	1	0	0
Edwin Wynn	1	0	0
Ashton Youboty	0	1	0
Alton "Dee" McCann	0	0	1
Benjamin Kramer	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jorge Scutaro	1	1	1	0
Ted Shea	1	0	1	0
Jared Bates	0	1	0	1
Victor Meadows	0	1	0	0
Lawrence Jackson	0	1	0	0
Steve Pauley	0	0	1	0
Grady Peters	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Strong	5	271	54.2	51.8	59	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Neil Sullivan	7	374	53.4	49.9	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josh Brown	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Robinson	5	25	5.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Wells	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Robinson	3	64	21.3	0
Demetrius Williams	2	40	20.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanard Jackson	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	9	3	0.0	28	28
S Benjamin Kramer	5	3	0.0	26	26
OLB Dale Kitchens	5	1	0.0	18	23
DE Vernon Gholston	5	1	0.0	22	22
DT Hugh Manning	5	0	0.0	26	24
OLB Ben Capstick	3	3	0.0	18	17
CB Ashton Youboty	3	0	0.0	24	23
S Vincent Fuller	2	1	0.0	16	15
DT Dennis Parrish	2	0	0.0	21	20
G Richie Strickland	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dan Pihos	1	0	0.0	5	4
DE Chris Canty	1	0	0.0	23	25
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	1	0	0.0	22	25
G Ralph Bensen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Earnest Briggs	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Dre Moore	1	0	0.0	2	4
S Dominque Barber	1	0	0.0	12	13
CB Richard Marshall	0	1	0.0	15	16
DT Marcus Harrison	0	1	0.0	9	10

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grady Peters	10	3	0.0	27	44
ILB Ross Pieper	10	3	0.0	28	41
S Marlon Ford	7	1	0.0	25	38
CB Steve Pauley	6	1	0.5	27	43
DE Lawrence Jackson	6	0	0.5	27	42
CB Tanard Jackson	4	0	1.0	26	43
OLB Shawne Merriman	4	1	0.0	28	45
CB Jared Bates	3	0	0.0	20	36
DE Mack Hayes	2	3	0.0	27	45
DT Mark Chipokas	1	4	1.0	22	33
S Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie	1	1	0.0	5	15
DT Jackie Brecher	1	0	0.0	5	5
OLB R.J. Mifflin	1	0	0.0	3	7
DE Ronald Westbrook	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Trevor Concepcion	1	0	0.0	2	3
DT Barry Dennis	1	0	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Hurry	PPlay
DT Hugh Manning	2	24
DE Earnest Briggs	1	6
DE Vernon Gholston	1	22

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Tanard Jackson	1.0	0	0	0	43
DT Mark Chipokas	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Lawrence Jackson	0.5	0	0	1	42
CB Steve Pauley	0.5	0	0	0	43
DE Mack Hayes	0.0	1	1	0	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	6	1	28
CB Ashton Youboty	3	0	23
OLB Dale Kitchens	3	0	23
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	2	0	25
S Dominque Barber	1	1	13
DT Hugh Manning	1	0	24
OLB Ben Capstick	1	0	17
S Benjamin Kramer	1	0	26
DE Vernon Gholston	1	0	22

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Steve Pauley	7	0	0	43
S Marlon Ford	6	0	0	38
ILB Ross Pieper	5	0	1	41
S Grady Peters	3	1	0	44
CB Tanard Jackson	2	2	0	43
OLB Shawne Merriman	2	1	0	45
CB Jared Bates	2	0	0	36
DE Lawrence Jackson	2	0	0	42
DE Ronald Westbrook	1	0	0	3
CB Trevor Concepcion	1	0	0	3
DT Mark Chipokas	1	0	0	33
S Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Spencer	3	7	1	28	0	45
Richie Strickland	3	3	0	21	0	32
Deuce Lutui	2	4	0	25	1	37
Clyde Allen	2	4	0	24	1	39
Glenn Taylor	1	4	0	21	0	39
Donovan Lavender	1	2	0	18	0	19
Michael McGlynn	1	2	0	3	0	9
Ralph Bensen	1	1	0	11	1	17
Tony Hills	0	1	0	7	0	6

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Victor Meadows	2	3	19	16
Van Kelley	1	7	26	28
Max Jean-Gilles	1	4	17	18
Jake Long	1	4	27	27
Martrez Milner	1	2	26	27
Charles Dann	1	2	24	20
Jeremy Zuttah	1	2	13	10
Zack Edwards	1	1	1	1
Hunter Keisel	0	2	22	23
Robert Spence	0	1	6	5

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Kitchens	2	12
Kendall Malchow	1	17
Troy Williamson	1	11
Ben Capstick	1	9

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Wells	4	17
Jorge Scutaro	2	24
Victor Meadows	1	20
Lavelle Hawkins	1	17
Max Jean-Gilles	1	7
Ted Shea	1	6

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Ramsey	28	45	---	---	---	73
Chris Spencer	28	45	---	---	---	73
Michael Robinson	23	33	---	---	12	68
Deuce Lutui	25	37	---	---	2	64
Clyde Allen	24	39	---	---	---	63
Glenn Taylor	21	39	---	---	---	60
Patrick Willis	---	---	28	28	4	60
Richie Strickland	21	32	---	---	4	57
Hugh Manning	---	---	26	24	5	55
Benjamin Kramer	---	---	26	26	3	55
Max Sweeney	10	27	---	---	17	54
Dale Kitchens	---	---	18	23	12	53
Chris Canty	---	---	23	25	3	51
Matt Sherry	15	22	---	---	14	51
Vincent Fuller	---	---	16	15	19	50
Ashton Youboty	---	---	24	23	3	50
Alton "Dee" McCann	---	---	22	25	3	50
Kendall Malchow	12	20	---	---	17	49
Demetrius Williams	14	27	---	---	6	47
Edwin Wynn	20	26	---	---	1	47
Vernon Gholston	---	---	22	22	3	47
Dennis Parrish	---	---	21	20	5	46
Donovan Lavender	18	19	---	---	8	45
Ben Capstick	---	---	18	17	9	44
William Franklin	12	24	---	---	1	37
Richard Marshall	---	---	15	16	4	35
Ralph Bensen	11	17	---	---	6	34
Marlon Walters	---	---	6	3	24	33
Leon Charbonneau	10	18	---	---	---	28
Troy Williamson	6	9	---	---	11	26
Dominque Barber	---	---	12	13	---	25
Earnest Briggs	---	---	6	6	10	22
Steve Slaton	0	0	---	---	22	22
Lincoln Dennis	---	---	4	1	15	20
Dan Pihos	---	---	5	4	10	19
Tony Hills	7	6	---	---	6	19
Marcus Harrison	---	---	9	10	---	19
Michael McGlynn	3	9	---	---	6	18
Dre Moore	---	---	2	4	4	10
Courtney DePree	---	---	5	3	---	8
Jerald Lane	0	1	---	---	6	7
Josh Brown	0	0	---	---	5	5
Phillip Strong	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brian Brohm	0	0	---	---	1	1
Max Sciullo	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Grady Peters	---	---	27	44	7	78
Shawne Merriman	---	---	28	45	1	74
Tanard Jackson	---	---	26	43	5	74
Mack Hayes	---	---	27	45	1	73
Steve Pauley	---	---	27	43	1	71
Lawrence Jackson	---	---	27	42	2	71
Ross Pieper	---	---	28	41	1	70
Jake Morton	---	---	23	40	2	65
Marlon Ford	---	---	25	38	1	64
Martrez Milner	26	27	---	---	10	63
Van Kelley	26	28	---	---	3	57
Jared Bates	---	---	20	36	1	57
Mark Chipokas	---	---	22	33	2	57
Rich Funk	28	28	---	---	---	56
Victor Meadows	19	16	---	---	20	55
Jake Long	27	27	---	---	---	54
Hunter Keisel	22	23	---	---	3	48
Russell Lucas	22	22	---	---	1	45
Jorge Scutaro	7	13	---	---	24	44
Charles Dann	24	20	---	---	---	44
Max Jean-Gilles	17	18	---	---	7	42
Cris Browning	19	22	---	---	1	42
Ted Shea	21	15	---	---	6	42
Tim Lawler	10	11	---	---	15	36
Norbert England	8	5	---	---	20	33
Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie	---	---	5	15	12	32
Dan Wells	5	4	---	---	17	26
Trevor Concepcion	---	---	2	3	20	25
Jeremy Zuttah	13	10	---	---	---	23
Arron Sears	4	8	---	---	10	22
Robert Spence	6	5	---	---	7	18
Trent Woodland	3	5	---	---	9	17
Lavelle Hawkins	0	0	---	---	17	17
Barry Dennis	---	---	5	5	4	14
Ron Pfeifer	---	---	6	4	4	14
Clarence Gretzky	---	---	0	3	10	13
Zack Edwards	1	1	---	---	10	12
R.J. Mifflin	---	---	3	7	1	11
Jackie Brecher	---	---	5	5	---	10
Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ronald Westbrook	---	---	1	3	4	8
Neil Sullivan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Randal Jeffrey	---	---	1	0	4	5
Jason Jones	---	---	0	0	4	4
Maurice Greer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Preston McClellan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	17	1.7
Middle	8	46	5.8
Right	10	41	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	41	5.1
Middle	15	40	2.7
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	42	33	2	0	1	4	1	1	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Funk	28	19	2	2	1	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	57	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	47	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	13	163	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	59	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	12	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	83	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	85	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Robinson	7	5	0	51	1	33
WR Max Sweeney	7	6	0	76	0	27
WR William Franklin	6	4	0	40	0	24
FB Kendall Malchow	5	5	0	29	0	20
RB Edwin Wynn	5	4	1	13	0	26
WR Demetrius Williams	4	2	0	44	1	27
TE Matt Sherry	3	3	0	29	0	22
RB Leon Charbonneau	2	2	0	17	0	18
TE Donovan Lavender	2	2	0	27	0	19

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Russell Lucas	7	4	1	63	1	22
TE Martrez Milner	6	5	0	54	0	27
WR Cris Browning	4	3	0	42	1	22
FB Victor Meadows	3	1	0	3	0	16
RB Jorge Scutaro	3	3	0	13	0	13
RB Ted Shea	2	2	0	14	0	15
WR Tim Lawler	2	1	0	11	0	11
TE Norbert England	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edwin Wynn	2	7	3.50	3.94
Leon Charbonneau	1	5	5.00	3.30

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ted Shea	6	11	1.83	3.62
Jorge Scutaro	2	0	0.00	2.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	8	7	36	4.50	7.76

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Funk	2	2	21	10.50	7.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Edwin Wynn	2	2	6	3.00	2.60
WR Max Sweeney	2	2	17	8.50	10.86
WR William Franklin	2	1	7	3.50	6.67
WR Michael Robinson	1	1	0	0.00	7.29
FB Kendall Malchow	1	1	6	6.00	5.80

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jorge Scutaro	1	1	8	8.00	4.33
WR Russell Lucas	1	1	13	13.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Leon Charbonneau	3	2
Edwin Wynn	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Ted Shea	5	2
Jorge Scutaro	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	9	6	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Funk	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Franklin	5	3	3
RB Edwin Wynn	2	1	1
WR Michael Robinson	1	1	0
RB Leon Charbonneau	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Russell Lucas	3	1	0
FB Victor Meadows	1	0	0
WR Cris Browning	1	1	1
TE Martrez Milner	1	1	1
WR Tim Lawler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,000 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,000 (22,000)
End Zone 10,100 (15,800)
Mezzanine 5,700 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (14,000)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,000 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,000 (22,000)
End Zone	10,100 (15,800)
Mezzanine	5,700 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (14,000)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,800)