Week 1, 2037

played in Denver, CO

62 degrees, rain, 22 mph wind

San Diego Chargers0736-16
Denver Broncos0700-7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:41 SDO - DeVier Posey 19 pass from Jimmy Clausen (Ed Stanton extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Ryan Tannehill 2 run (Clifton Cortez extra point)
3Q: 09:44 SDO - Ed Stanton 37 field goal
4Q: 10:30 SDO - Ed Stanton 32 field goal
4Q: 02:16 SDO - Ed Stanton 51 field goal

Team StatisticsSDODEN
Record1-00-1
First Downs1421
- by Rushing32
- by Passing1017
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards302376
- Offensive Plays6160
- Yards per Play4.956.27
Net Rushing Yards8469
- Rushing Attempts3220
- Yards per Rush2.633.45
Net Passing Yards218307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 18 - 038 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards223318
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/52/11
- Yards per Pass Play7.527.68
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions7/174/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.96.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/306/45
Punt Returns/Yards1/121/13
Kick Returns/Yards1/173/68
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/21/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 26
Time of Possession32:0427:56

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:432:26OWN 29733Punt
14:172:09OWN 2038Punt
11:013:27OWN 20780Touchdown
29:432:11OWN 20514Punt
21:521:25OWN 2334Punt
315:005:21OWN 201060Field Goal
36:442:34OWN 33615Punt
31:366:13OWN 21283Field Goal
49:321:41OPP 4233Punt
44:352:25OPP 4036Field Goal
40:370:37OWN 203-4Game
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:17OWN 39642Fumble
19:175:00OWN 10848Punt
12:081:07OPP 4535Punt
212:342:51OWN 29427Punt
27:325:40OWN 191181Touchdown
20:270:27OWN 44318Half
39:392:55OWN 2638Punt
34:102:34OWN 20526Punt
410:230:51OWN 203-2Punt
47:513:16OWN 11739Punt
42:101:33OWN 19779Interception

Game MVP: Jimmy Clausen, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San DiegoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rick Carr19462.421410
Jimmy Clausen6152.501010
Rodney Perry5183.601110
Jake Lapointe252.50300
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ryan Wagner11333.00800
Blaine Cook8344.251810
Ryan Tannehill122.00201

Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jimmy Clausen28182231/51430100.7
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ryan Tannehill38283182/11038187.4

Receiving Statistics

San DiegoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Edwin Edwards667913.1710360
RB Rick Carr467318.2565430
WR Richard Melsha37186.009130
WR DeVier Posey253115.500191
WR Arnie Richmond22199.501100
FB Nicky Knell1133.00130
TE Tyler Eifert0100.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Irving Carlson7118912.7120180
WR C.J. Clauss68599.834170
WR Alshon Jeffery555110.2019150
WR Terry Yeh479122.7545380
TE Leon Sims22126.000110
FB D.J. Quartucci11-4-4.000-40
TE Melvin Wolff1188.00080
RB Blaine Cook1222.00020
RB Ryan Wagner111010.007100

Interception Statistics

San DiegoIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Walter Johnstone100.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

San DiegoFumbRecovForceTD
Alonzo Conrady0100
Kris Maioriello0010
Jared Craig0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Ryan Tannehill1100
C.J. Clauss1000

Punting Statistics

San DiegoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Stephen Compton621435.730.2523
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Burt Boyajian724735.325.0521

Kicking Statistics

San DiegoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ed Stanton3/31/11/1511/1
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Clifton Cortez0/00/00/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
Donnie Nord11212.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Kyle Bradley11313.00

Kick Return Statistics

San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
B.J. Pfaff11717.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Kyle Bradley24522.50
Terry Yeh12323.00

Defensive Statistics

San DiegoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Jared Craig600.01530
OLB Kris Maioriello511.51231
CB Marcus Gilchrist500.01330
S Emmitt Reid500.01333
S R.J. Reynolds430.01224
ILB Jerry Allen430.01935
OLB Walter Johnstone320.01519
ILB Lamar Riley300.098
DE Casey Ready300.01625
CB Tony Page300.01529
OLB Steven Christie210.0916
DE Antonio Caudill200.01225
CB Donnie Nord200.01321
DT Moe Blazewicz120.01225
DT Bart Fisher010.51020
CB Colin Morris010.0612
DE Kendrick Byerly010.01026
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Paul Lawless700.02927
DE Tony Buerfeind501.02518
OLB Skip Devries510.0149
S Bo Fiester420.02326
ILB Broderick Cella330.03025
S Robert Blanton310.0169
CB Bobby Cooper310.02419
DT Harry Roberson300.02519
CB Alan Tullo210.01421
DE Sean Washington200.01917
ILB Audie Cole200.024
CB Donnie Shell120.02922
S Dominic Preston110.02727
DT Herman Dillon110.01115
CB Aaron Lee110.037
CB Kyle Bradley100.086
QB Ryan Tannehill10---------
OLB Ian Crane100.075
S Reggie Whitfield100.043
C Sherman Angus10---------
DT Ian Lance020.01610
DE Bruce Pardee010.01312

Pass Rush Statistics

San DiegoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Kris Maioriello1.500031
DT Bart Fisher0.500020
DE Casey Ready0.001025
DE Antonio Caudill0.001025
DE Kendrick Byerly0.001026
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tony Buerfeind1.010318
DT Harry Roberson0.004119
DE Sean Washington0.002517

Pass Defense Statistics

San DiegoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Emmitt Reid50033
S Jared Craig41030
OLB Walter Johnstone30119
S R.J. Reynolds30024
CB Marcus Gilchrist30030
ILB Lamar Riley3008
CB Tony Page30029
CB Donnie Nord11021
DT Moe Blazewicz10025
DE Casey Ready10025
DE Antonio Caudill10025
OLB Kris Maioriello01031
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Broderick Cella21025
OLB Paul Lawless20027
ILB Audie Cole2004
S Robert Blanton2009
CB Aaron Lee2007
S Bo Fiester20026
CB Alan Tullo10021
S Reggie Whitfield1003
OLB Skip Devries1009
CB Bobby Cooper10019
DT Harry Roberson10019
CB Donnie Shell10022
S Dominic Preston01027

Blocking Statistics

San DiegoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kelvin Lane35029025
Lane Johnson1107013
Neil Auyeung03029124
Nicky Knell030807
David Moln03028021
Louie Warwick03022026
Mitchell Sauter03023024
Jake Lapointe0201408
Johnny Herbertson0101708
Andre Harvey010504
Tyler Eifert01022018
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Terry Finley16015030
Sherman Angus13020038
Calvin Copeland110907
Joe Barksdale04015127
D.J. Quartucci02013026
Stan Osgood02014031
Melvin Wolff01010016
David Arkin00012135

Special Teams Tackles

San DiegoTacklesSTPlays
Jerry Allen311
Rick Carr16
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Kyle Bradley120
D.J. Quartucci113

Participation

San DiegoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jerry Allen------19351165
Tony Page------15292064
Jimmy Clausen3229---------61
Kelvin Lane2925------660
Neil Auyeung2924------356
Mitchell Sauter2324------855
Rick Carr2521------652
Richard Melsha2722------251
David Moln2821---------49
Tyler Eifert2218------848
Louie Warwick2226---------48
Emmitt Reid------1333147
Jared Craig------1530---45
Marcus Gilchrist------1330144
Kris Maioriello------1231---43
Kendrick Byerly------1026743
R.J. Reynolds------1224642
Steven Christie------9161641
Edwin Edwards2120---------41
Casey Ready------1625---41
Donnie Nord------1321741
Moe Blazewicz------1225---37
Bart Fisher------1020737
Antonio Caudill------1225---37
Arnie Richmond1013------1235
B.J. Pfaff------6181135
Johnny Herbertson178------934
Walter Johnstone------1519---34
DeVier Posey1417------233
Nicky Knell87------1429
Lane Johnson713------929
Jake Lapointe148------224
Alonzo Conrady------313723
Todd Minter00------2323
Colin Morris------612321
Corwin Sinclair98------320
Andre Harvey54------918
Lamar Riley------98---17
Conrad Wilson24------1016
Brent McElroy11------1315
Rodney Perry76---------13
Ed Stanton00------88
Stephen Compton00------66
Willie Sutton00------33
Mickey Heemskerk00---------0
Preston Hudson00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Sherman Angus2038------765
Paul Lawless------2927763
Ryan Tannehill2040---------60
Broderick Cella------3025358
Dominic Preston------2727458
Bo Fiester------2326453
Donnie Shell------2922253
D.J. Quartucci1326------1352
Stan Osgood1431------550
C.J. Clauss1627------649
Irving Carlson1930---------49
David Arkin1235---------47
Bobby Cooper------2419346
Tony Buerfeind------2518346
Harry Roberson------2519246
Terry Finley1530---------45
Alan Tullo------1421944
Blaine Cook816------2044
Joe Barksdale1527---------42
Leon Sims1117------1442
Sean Washington------1917238
Skip Devries------1491538
Ryan Wagner1224---------36
Freddie Hoover1018------735
Kyle Bradley------862034
Melvin Wolff1016------733
Robert Blanton------169833
Terry Yeh318------1233
Bruce Pardee------1312732
Ian Lance------1610531
Alshon Jeffery821------130
Herman Dillon------1115430
Aaron Lee------371929
Calvin Copeland97------723
Buddy Perkins------711321
Randal Randle513------220
Ian Crane------75719
Mike Martin------67---13
Edward Shields05------712
Reggie Whitfield------4329
Oliver Duffy01------78
Burt Boyajian00------77
Audie Cole------24---6
Clifton Cortez00------22
Brandon Weeden00---------0
Thomas Lott00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10161.6
Middle12564.7
Right7162.3
None3-4-1.3
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left520.4
Middle9323.6
Right6355.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jimmy Clausen28183102690
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ryan Tannehill38282303301

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64345.7
Short (0-8 Yds)12101129.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)52224.4
Long (19+ Yds)525511.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33217.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1412876.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)19111759.2
Long (19+ Yds)223517.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Richard Melsha73018022
RB Rick Carr64073221
WR Edwin Edwards66079120
WR DeVier Posey52031017
WR Arnie Richmond22019013
FB Nicky Knell110307
TE Tyler Eifert1000018
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Irving Carlson117089030
WR C.J. Clauss86059027
WR Terry Yeh74091218
WR Alshon Jeffery55051021
RB Blaine Cook2102016
TE Leon Sims22012017
FB D.J. Quartucci110-4026
TE Melvin Wolff1108016
RB Ryan Wagner11010024

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San DiegoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rick Carr1-1-1.002.42
Rodney Perry100.003.60
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ryan Tannehill122.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jimmy Clausen111919.007.96
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ryan Tannehill42194.758.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR DeVier Posey111919.006.20
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR C.J. Clauss1000.007.38
WR Alshon Jeffery1188.0010.20
TE Leon Sims111111.006.00
WR Irving Carlson1000.008.09

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San DiegoRushesConversions
Rick Carr31
Jimmy Clausen10
Rodney Perry11
DenverRushesConversions
Blaine Cook10
Ryan Wagner10

Third Down Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompConversions
Jimmy Clausen1285
DenverAttCompConversions
Ryan Tannehill1074

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargCatchConversions
WR DeVier Posey300
WR Richard Melsha321
RB Rick Carr221
WR Edwin Edwards222
WR Arnie Richmond221
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Irving Carlson411
TE Melvin Wolff110
WR C.J. Clauss110
WR Alshon Jeffery111
WR Terry Yeh111
RB Blaine Cook111
TE Leon Sims110

SectionAttendance
Stadium71,900 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck22,000 (23,500)
End Zone15,800 (16,900)
Mezzanine9,400 (9,700)
Sideline Seats14,100 (14,900)
Club Seats8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes2,200 (2,600)