Week 17, 1974

played in San Diego, CA

61 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	14	0	10	-	31
San Diego Chargers	0	7	6	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:49 DEN - Howard Twilley 19 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 13:42 SDO - Ken Burrough 31 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 01:42 DEN - Floyd Little 6 run (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 00:50 DEN - Garry Lyle 50 interception return (David Ray extra point)
3Q: 08:31 SDO - Chester Marcol 34 field goal
3Q: 03:17 SDO - Chester Marcol 33 field goal
4Q: 11:12 DEN - Marv Fleming 12 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 00:14 DEN - David Ray 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:49 DEN - Howard Twilley 19 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 13:42 SDO - Ken Burrough 31 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 01:42 DEN - Floyd Little 6 run (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 00:50 DEN - Garry Lyle 50 interception return (David Ray extra point)
3Q: 08:31 SDO - Chester Marcol 34 field goal
3Q: 03:17 SDO - Chester Marcol 33 field goal
4Q: 11:12 DEN - Marv Fleming 12 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 00:14 DEN - David Ray 24 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 12-4 7-9
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 262 327
- Offensive Plays 62 61
- Yards per Play 4.23 5.36
Net Rushing Yards 104 138
- Rushing Attempts 32 29
- Yards per Rush 3.25 4.76
Net Passing Yards 158 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 32 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 173 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.27 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 10/70
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 5/127
Interception Ret./Yards 2/89 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:40 29:20

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	12-4	7-9
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	262	327
- Offensive Plays	62	61
- Yards per Play	4.23	5.36
Net Rushing Yards	104	138
- Rushing Attempts	32	29
- Yards per Rush	3.25	4.76
Net Passing Yards	158	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	32 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	173	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.27	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	10/70
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	5/127
Interception Ret./Yards	2/89	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:40	29:20

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:34	OWN 33	8	33	Punt
1	6:22	2:59	OWN 32	5	11	Punt
1	1:23	0:39	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
2	13:25	2:10	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	9:59	2:07	OWN 27	6	28	Punt
2	5:24	2:09	OWN 6	5	11	Punt
2	3:15	1:40	OPP 43	7	43	Touchdown
3	8:24	1:28	OWN 14	3	18	Fumble
3	3:12	7:05	OWN 28	13	72	Touchdown
4	6:18	4:09	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	1:14	1:08	OPP 11	3	4	Field Goal

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:26	4:04	OWN 20	9	56	Fumble
1	3:23	2:00	OWN 1	4	16	Interception
1	0:44	2:19	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
2	11:15	1:16	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
2	7:52	2:28	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	1:35	0:53	OWN 27	4	16	Interception
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 25	3	14	Half
3	15:00	6:36	OWN 26	11	57	Field Goal
3	6:56	3:44	OPP 30	6	14	Field Goal
4	11:07	4:49	OWN 34	7	20	Punt
4	2:09	0:55	OWN 2	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Garry Lyle, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Floyd Little	23	79	3.43	10	1	1
Ed Podolak	8	27	3.38	5	0	0
Billy Kilmer	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Monroe Eley	20	82	4.10	11	2	0
Walt Garrison	9	56	6.22	15	2	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Kilmer	28	19	173	2/15	2	20	0	108.1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	32	21	189	0/0	1	31	2	65.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howard Twilley	5	6	80	16.00	8	20	1
FB Ken Willard	3	4	13	4.33	5	5	0
TE Riley Odoms	2	4	14	7.00	0	7	0
RB Ed Podolak	2	2	6	3.00	0	5	0
WR Dick Drake	2	3	23	11.50	0	13	0
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
TE Marv Fleming	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	1
RB Floyd Little	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Ron Shanklin	1	5	9	9.00	5	9	0
WR Jack Snow	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ken Burrough	6	9	78	13.00	13	31	1
RB Monroe Eley	3	4	14	4.67	2	8	0
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	3	28	9.33	7	14	0
WR Mike Siani	2	7	18	9.00	4	10	0
TE Jerry Smith	2	2	16	8.00	3	10	0
WR Jim Beirne	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Walt Garrison	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Garry Lyle	2	89	44.50	1

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Floyd Little	3	1	0
Billy Kilmer	1	1	0
Tom Jackson	0	1	0
Al Randolph	0	1	0
Ken Willard	0	1	0
Cullen Bryant	0	0	1
Randy Gradishar	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Monroe Eley	1	0	0
Johnny Rodgers	1	0	0
Jack LeVeck	0	1	0
Ernie Jackson	0	0	2
Levi Johnson	0	0	1
Sam Williams	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	6	287	47.8	38.8	62	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	3	148	49.3	42.7	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ray	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	4/4

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Rodgers	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Thompson	2	50	25.0	0
Floyd Little	1	26	26.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Burrough	5	127	25.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Billy Thompson	9	3	0.0	29	32
CB Jimmy Warren	7	0	0.0	28	32
S Garry Lyle	5	5	0.0	26	30
ILB Randy Gradishar	5	1	0.0	29	30
DE Craig Hanneman	5	0	0.0	29	31
OLB Tom Jackson	4	1	0.0	19	19
DE Jim Marshall	4	1	0.0	25	32
CB Leslie Drake	3	1	0.0	23	27
S Al Randolph	2	2	0.0	10	13
DT Josh Lane	2	0	0.0	5	1
DT John Little	1	2	0.0	24	31
DT Paul Smith	1	1	0.0	18	18
OLB George Webster	1	1	0.0	17	17
QB Billy Kilmer	1	0	---	---	---

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ernie Jackson	7	0	2.0	29	29
OLB Charles Anthony	7	1	0.0	28	29
S Dick Conn	5	0	0.0	24	22
DE Mel Lunsford	4	1	0.0	29	28
DT Bob Lurtsema	4	0	0.0	26	22
DT Ron Fernandes	3	1	0.0	9	8
OLB Ray May	3	0	0.0	28	26
DE Mike Barnes	2	4	0.0	20	23
S Sam Williams	2	3	0.0	20	21
S Charlie Babb	2	2	0.0	29	30
DE Ron Carpenter	2	1	0.0	29	29
OLB Don Goode	2	1	0.0	10	7
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	1	0.0	8	5
CB Nathan Conrady	2	1	0.0	29	26
CB Bobby Brooks	1	1	0.0	6	6
WR Ken Burrough	1	0	---	---	---
CB Levi Johnson	1	0	0.0	3	4
G Joe Brunson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Charles Davis	0	1	0.0	12	7
ILB Jack LeVeck	0	1	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Ernie Jackson	2.0	0	0	29
DE Ron Carpenter	0.0	1	0	29
DE Mel Lunsford	0.0	1	0	28
DE Ed Benson	0.0	0	1	2

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jimmy Warren	5	0	0	32
OLB Tom Jackson	3	1	0	19
S Billy Thompson	3	1	0	32
S Garry Lyle	2	1	2	30
DE Craig Hanneman	2	0	0	31
S Al Randolph	2	0	0	13
CB Leslie Drake	2	0	0	27
ILB Randy Gradishar	1	0	0	30
OLB George Webster	1	0	0	17
DT John Little	0	1	0	31

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ernie Jackson	4	1	29
OLB Charles Anthony	4	0	29
S Charlie Babb	2	2	30
OLB Don Goode	2	1	7
OLB Ray May	2	1	26
S Dick Conn	2	0	22
CB Nathan Conrady	1	1	26
CB Bobby Brooks	1	0	6
CB Levi Johnson	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Schmitt	2	5	1	32	1	30
Bruce Van Dyke	2	5	0	24	0	24
Jim Otto	2	3	0	9	0	7
Milt Sunde	1	4	0	23	1	23
Glenn Resslet	1	4	0	16	0	11
Francis Peay	1	3	0	24	0	25
Buddy Hudson	1	2	0	6	0	3
Riley Odoms	1	1	1	23	0	26
Harry Schuh	0	2	0	29	0	26
Marv Fleming	0	1	0	10	0	7
Ken Willard	0	1	0	22	0	19

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Joe Brunson	3	3	18	14
Russ Washington	2	5	23	28
Seth Hallen	2	4	16	12
Carl Mauck	1	4	17	21
Dave Lapham	1	3	11	17
Gerald Taylor	1	3	18	16
Mike Hawkins	1	1	4	5
Tom Condon	0	3	18	23
Chester Brennan	0	2	12	11
Jerry Smith	0	1	24	19

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Al Randolph	3	12
Cullen Bryant	1	17
Ted Koy	1	17
Jack Snow	1	12
Ed Podolak	1	10

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Don Goode	2	8
Walt Garrison	1	14
Levi Johnson	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Thompson	---	---	29	32	6	67
Joe Beauchamp	---	---	28	31	4	63
John Schmitt	32	30	---	---	1	63
Jimmy Warren	---	---	28	32	3	63
Randy Gradishar	---	---	29	30	3	62
Craig Hanneman	---	---	29	31	2	62
Billy Kilmer	32	30	---	---	---	62
Jim Marshall	---	---	25	32	5	62
Garry Lyle	---	---	26	30	2	58
John Little	---	---	24	31	2	57
Francis Peay	24	25	---	---	7	56
Harry Schuh	29	26	---	---	---	55
Riley Odoms	23	26	---	---	3	52
Milt Sunde	23	23	---	---	6	52
Leslie Drake	---	---	23	27	2	52
Bruce Van Dyke	24	24	---	---	---	48
Ken Willard	22	19	---	---	7	48
Floyd Little	23	19	---	---	5	47
Tom Jackson	---	---	19	19	3	41
Jack Snow	16	13	---	---	12	41
Howard Twilley	21	20	---	---	---	41
Paul Smith	---	---	18	18	4	40
Al Randolph	---	---	10	13	12	35
George Webster	---	---	17	17	1	35
Glenn Resslet	16	11	---	---	7	34
Ed Podolak	9	11	---	---	10	30
Ron Shanklin	12	16	---	---	1	29
Dick Drake	13	15	---	---	---	28
Jim Otto	9	7	---	---	7	23
Reggie Berry	---	---	1	1	18	20
Cullen Bryant	2	1	---	---	17	20
Marv Fleming	10	7	---	---	3	20
Ted Koy	2	0	---	---	17	19
Buddy Hudson	6	3	---	---	10	19
Scott Biegen	---	---	3	1	11	15
Joel Blackwood	3	4	---	---	7	14
Dennis Rodgers	1	0	---	---	11	12
Rick Kingrea	---	---	0	2	9	11
Bill Dunstan	---	---	5	4	---	9
Guy Roberts	---	---	0	0	9	9
David Ray	0	0	---	---	7	7
Josh Lane	---	---	5	1	1	7
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	1	1
Rolf Krueger	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charlie Babb	---	---	29	30	7	66
Dan Fouts	29	32	---	---	---	61
Charles Anthony	---	---	28	29	2	59
Ron Carpenter	---	---	29	29	1	59
Ernie Jackson	---	---	29	29	1	59
Mel Lunsford	---	---	29	28	2	59
Nathan Conrady	---	---	29	26	1	56
Ray May	---	---	28	26	1	55
Bob Lurtsema	---	---	26	22	5	53
Ken Burrough	19	22	---	---	11	52
Russ Washington	23	28	---	---	---	51
Sam Williams	---	---	20	21	9	50
Johnny Rodgers	18	18	---	---	13	49
Jerry Smith	24	19	---	---	6	49
Dick Conn	---	---	24	22	1	47
Mike Barnes	---	---	20	23	1	44
Tom Condon	18	23	---	---	3	44
Broderick Van Pelt	14	16	---	---	14	44
Walt Garrison	9	18	---	---	14	41
Bo Matthews	13	14	---	---	13	40
Carl Mauck	17	21	---	---	---	38
Mike Siani	18	20	---	---	---	38
Joe Brunson	18	14	---	---	5	37
Monroe Eley	20	14	---	---	1	35
Gerald Taylor	18	16	---	---	---	34
Dave Lapham	11	17	---	---	5	33
Seth Hallen	16	12	---	---	5	33
Solomon Freelon	12	18	---	---	---	30
Bob Pifferini	---	---	8	5	13	26
Don Goode	---	---	10	7	8	25
Chester Brennan	12	11	---	---	2	25
Jim Beirne	0	7	---	---	15	22
Bobby Brooks	---	---	6	6	10	22
Ron Fernandes	---	---	9	8	5	22
Charles Davis	---	---	12	7	1	20
Mike Hawkins	4	5	---	---	11	20
Levi Johnson	---	---	3	4	12	19
Jack LeVeck	---	---	6	4	9	19
Les Strayhorn	6	7	---	---	2	15
Claude Dawson	0	0	---	---	15	15
Bruce Mangum	---	---	4	2	3	9
Ed Benson	---	---	3	2	4	9
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dean Carlson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bill Munson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	21	69	3.3
Right	7	27	3.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	14	59	4.2
Right	11	61	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Kilmer	28	19	1	0	0	6	1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	32	21	1	2	3	4	0	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	36	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	109	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	114	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	35	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	31	5.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Twilley	6	5	80	1	20
WR Ron Shanklin	5	1	9	0	16
TE Riley Odoms	4	2	14	0	26
FB Ken Willard	4	3	13	0	19
WR Dick Drake	3	2	23	0	15
RB Ed Podolak	2	2	6	0	11
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	6	0	1
TE Marv Fleming	1	1	12	0	7
RB Floyd Little	1	1	1	0	19
WR Jack Snow	1	1	9	0	13

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Burrough	9	6	0	78	1	22
WR Mike Siani	7	2	2	18	0	20
RB Monroe Eley	4	3	0	14	0	14
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	3	0	28	0	18
WR Jim Beirne	2	1	1	6	0	7
RB Walt Garrison	2	1	0	4	0	18
TE Jerry Smith	2	2	0	16	0	19
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	0	4	0	14
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	0	8	0	5
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	1	0	13	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Floyd Little	3	16	5.33	3.43
Billy Kilmer	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
Ed Podolak	1	2	2.00	3.38

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Monroe Eley	2	4	2.00	4.10
Walt Garrison	1	-3	-3.00	6.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Kilmer	4	3	37	9.25	6.18

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	1	0	0	0.00	5.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Marv Fleming	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR Ron Shanklin	1	0	0	0.00	1.80
WR Howard Twilley	1	1	19	19.00	13.33

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Burrough	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Floyd Little	4	1
Billy Kilmer	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Monroe Eley	1	0
Walt Garrison	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Kilmer	6	4	3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howard Twilley	2	2	2
RB Floyd Little	1	1	0
TE Riley Odoms	1	0	0
WR Ron Shanklin	1	0	0
FB Ken Willard	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Beirne	2	1	1
WR Ken Burrough	2	1	1
WR Mike Siani	2	1	1
RB Walt Garrison	1	1	0
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	1	1
TE Jerry Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)