Week 7, 1981

played in San Diego, CA

61 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	0	7	-	7
San Diego Chargers	7	20	3	10	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:47 SDO - David Knight 5 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 09:57 SDO - Aundra Thompson 9 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 05:07 SDO - Aundra Thompson 12 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 04:14 SDO - Chester Marcol 34 field goal
2Q: 00:43 SDO - Chester Marcol 40 field goal
3Q: 08:40 SDO - Chester Marcol 19 field goal
4Q: 14:03 SDO - Chester Marcol 45 field goal
4Q: 13:00 SDO - Wendell Tyler 6 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 06:23 DEN - David Hughes 2 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:47 SDO - David Knight 5 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 09:57 SDO - Aundra Thompson 9 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 05:07 SDO - Aundra Thompson 12 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 04:14 SDO - Chester Marcol 34 field goal
2Q: 00:43 SDO - Chester Marcol 40 field goal
3Q: 08:40 SDO - Chester Marcol 19 field goal
4Q: 14:03 SDO - Chester Marcol 45 field goal
4Q: 13:00 SDO - Wendell Tyler 6 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 06:23 DEN - David Hughes 2 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 1-5 6-0
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 6 18
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 241 405
- Offensive Plays 57 70
- Yards per Play 4.23 5.79
Net Rushing Yards 110 147
- Rushing Attempts 22 33
- Yards per Rush 5.00 4.45
Net Passing Yards 131 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 2 37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 148 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.74 6.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/22 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 4/47
Kick Returns/Yards 7/161 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/63
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 40
Time of Possession 24:11 35:49

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	1-5	6-0
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	6	18
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	241	405
- Offensive Plays	57	70
- Yards per Play	4.23	5.79
Net Rushing Yards	110	147
- Rushing Attempts	22	33
- Yards per Rush	5.00	4.45
Net Passing Yards	131	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 2	37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	148	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.74	6.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/22	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	4/47
Kick Returns/Yards	7/161	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/63
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 40
Time of Possession	24:11	35:49

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
1	10:25	1:37	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
1	5:39	3:40	OWN 31	8	67	Fumble
2	14:51	0:44	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
2	9:48	2:29	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	6:20	0:10	OWN 48	1	0	Interception
2	4:57	0:11	OWN 20	1	-5	Fumble
2	4:07	1:58	OWN 27	6	27	Downs
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 28	2	7	Half
3	8:33	1:41	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
3	4:36	1:42	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	13:57	0:57	OWN 31	1	5	Interception
4	12:49	6:33	OWN 22	13	78	Touchdown
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 19	5	25	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	2:23	OWN 5	5	41	Punt
1	8:48	3:09	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
1	1:59	2:08	OWN 2	5	54	Punt
2	14:07	4:19	OWN 48	7	52	Touchdown
2	7:19	0:59	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
2	6:10	1:13	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
2	4:46	0:39	OPP 15	3	-2	Field Goal
2	2:09	1:33	OWN 46	6	31	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:27	OWN 20	13	78	Field Goal
3	6:52	2:16	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
3	2:54	3:57	OWN 36	7	36	Field Goal
4	13:00	0:11	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
4	6:16	4:33	OWN 26	6	19	Punt

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Hughes	14	70	5.00	19	4	1
Charlie White	8	40	5.00	10	1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wendell Tyler	20	84	4.20	46	1
Ricky Bell	9	51	5.67	22	3
Dan Fouts	2	10	5.00	5	0
Ron Lee	2	2	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Turk Schonert	32	18	148	3/17	0	21	2	42.2

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	37	26	258	0/0	4	35	0	125.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Upchurch	5	10	47	9.40	11	13
WR Ken Payne	4	6	26	6.50	4	11
WR Doug Winslow	3	3	36	12.00	9	21
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	14	7.00	0	11
WR Johnny Perkins	1	4	4	4.00	0	4
RB Charlie White	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Ray Butler	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
FB Ted Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB David Hughes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gene Washington	7	9	116	16.57	25	35	0
WR David Knight	5	7	32	6.40	0	9	1
RB Wendell Tyler	4	4	32	8.00	8	11	1
WR Aundra Thompson	3	4	26	8.67	0	12	2
WR Johnny Rodgers	2	5	23	11.50	10	13	0
WR Dennis Pearson	2	3	10	5.00	0	11	0
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Ron Lee	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dick Conn	1	25	25.00	0
CB Danny Reece	1	38	38.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charlie White	1	0	0	0
Turk Schonert	1	0	0	0

San Diego	Recov	Force
Ed Benson	1	0
Greg Bright	1	0
Mel Lunsford	0	1
Doug English	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	7	314	44.9	38.1	52	4

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	5	234	46.8	36.2	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	4/4	2/2	0/0	45	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Walker	2	18	9.0	0
Rick Upchurch	1	15	15.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	2	23	11.5	0
Danny Reece	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg
Rick Upchurch	5	120	24.0
Doug Winslow	1	22	22.0
Ray Butler	1	19	19.0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aundra Thompson	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	7	0	0.0	28	22
CB Reuben Hendeson	7	0	0.0	25	30
ILB Larry McGrew	6	0	0.0	18	26
S Lloyd Burrus	5	0	0.0	21	25
OLB Larry Keller	4	1	0.0	11	10
OLB Rusty Rebowe	3	3	0.0	17	17
DE Mark Mullaney	3	2	0.0	28	25
OLB Bruce Huther	3	2	0.0	24	25
DT Steve Niehaus	2	1	0.0	21	23
S Bob Jury	2	1	0.0	18	29
CB Derrick Hatchett	2	1	0.0	18	24
DE Jim Wilks	2	1	0.0	27	27
S Donnie Walker	2	0	0.0	15	20
ILB Terry Hopper	2	0	0.0	15	11
CB Mark Lee	2	0	0.0	25	24
DT Josh Lane	1	2	0.0	28	31
DE Doug Martin	1	1	0.0	11	22
DE Greg Meisner	1	1	0.0	13	16
G Leotis Harris	1	0	---	---	---
T Joe Jacoby	1	0	---	---	---

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Danny Reece	6	2	0.0	19	29
OLB Jim Kovach	5	1	1.0	17	24
OLB Bob Horn	5	0	1.0	14	14
S Dick Conn	3	3	0.0	19	31
S Charlie Babb	3	1	0.0	8	12
S Greg Bright	3	0	0.0	15	21
S Sam Williams	2	1	0.0	13	25
CB James Davis	2	1	0.0	11	18
DE Ed Benson	2	0	0.0	9	7
CB Monte Jackson	2	0	0.0	11	23
OLB Eric Williams	2	0	0.0	4	12
CB J.C. Wilson	2	0	0.0	15	27
DT Doug English	1	1	1.0	11	18
DT Charles Davis	1	1	0.0	16	23
OLB Don Goode	1	0	0.0	10	13
DE Mel Lunsford	1	0	0.0	4	3
DE Eddie Edwards	1	0	0.0	18	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mark Mullaney	2	2	25
DE Jim Wilks	1	0	27
DT Josh Lane	0	1	31

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jim Kovach	1.0	1	0	24
DT Doug English	1.0	0	0	18
OLB Bob Horn	1.0	0	0	14
DE Eddie Edwards	0.0	1	1	32
DE Mel Lunsford	0.0	1	0	3
DT Ray Yakavonis	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Reuben Hendeson	6	0	30
S Bob Jury	4	1	29
OLB Rusty Rebowe	4	1	17
OLB Larry Keller	3	0	10
ILB Larry McGrew	2	1	26
CB Mark Lee	2	0	24
CB Derrick Hatchett	1	1	24
DT Steve Niehaus	1	0	23
OLB Bruce Huther	1	0	25
S Lloyd Burrus	1	0	25
DE Jim Wilks	1	0	27

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Danny Reece	3	1	1	29
OLB Bob Horn	3	0	0	14
S Sam Williams	2	1	0	25
CB James Davis	2	1	0	18
CB Monte Jackson	2	0	0	23
OLB Eric Williams	2	0	0	12
CB J.C. Wilson	2	0	0	27
S Charlie Babb	1	1	0	12
OLB Don Goode	1	0	0	13
S Dick Conn	0	1	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Jacoby	2	3	17	0	26
Willie Parker	2	2	19	1	26
Leotis Harris	1	3	15	0	26
Daryl White	1	2	13	0	20
Mike Guman	1	2	12	0	21
Edwin Bailey	1	2	9	0	15
Ted Brown	1	1	5	0	6
Jeff Bostic	1	1	3	0	9
Jean Barrett	0	3	12	1	24
Sam Rohde	0	1	5	1	9
Burt Prince	0	1	10	0	11
Tom Glassic	0	1	7	0	9

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tom Condon	2	5	33	37
Paul Seymour	2	2	24	17
Mark Koncar	1	6	24	29
Sid Smith	1	5	29	34
Chester Brennan	1	2	10	16
Billy Lindstrom	0	4	27	24
Ron Lee	0	2	14	14
Wes Phillips	0	2	9	8
Russ Grimm	0	2	31	35
Bo Matthews	0	1	8	4

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Rusty Rebowe	3	20
Charlie White	1	18
Edwin Bailey	1	6

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Matthews	2	18
Charlie Babb	2	12
Danny Reece	1	22
Paul Seymour	1	18
Aundra Thompson	1	18
James Davis	1	16
Charles Anthony	1	11
Tim Vogler	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrick Hatchett	---	---	18	24	25	67
Josh Lane	---	---	28	31	3	62
Jim Wilks	---	---	27	27	8	62
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	25	30	4	59
Turk Schonert	22	35	---	---	---	57
Mark Mullaney	---	---	28	25	3	56
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	17	17	20	54
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	21	25	8	54
Earl Cooper	19	24	---	---	10	53
Donnie Walker	---	---	15	20	17	52
Mark Lee	---	---	25	24	3	52
Deron Cherry	---	---	28	22	2	52
Bob Jury	---	---	18	29	4	51
Steve Niehaus	---	---	21	23	5	49
Bruce Huther	---	---	24	25	---	49
Larry McGrew	---	---	18	26	2	46
Willie Parker	19	26	---	---	---	45
Doug Winslow	11	16	---	---	17	44
Rick Upchurch	12	20	---	---	12	44
Mike Guman	12	21	---	---	10	43
Joe Jacoby	17	26	---	---	---	43
Ken Payne	12	18	---	---	11	41
Charlie White	8	15	---	---	18	41
Leotis Harris	15	26	---	---	---	41
Daryl White	13	20	---	---	6	39
Terry Hopper	---	---	15	11	13	39
David Hughes	15	24	---	---	---	39
Jean Barrett	12	24	---	---	---	36
Doug Martin	---	---	11	22	2	35
Larry Keller	---	---	11	10	13	34
Ray Butler	5	14	---	---	14	33
Edwin Bailey	9	15	---	---	6	30
Greg Meisner	---	---	13	16	1	30
Burt Prince	10	11	---	---	7	28
Johnny Perkins	9	11	---	---	4	24
Ted Brown	5	6	---	---	13	24
Tom Glassic	7	9	---	---	7	23
Victor Hicks	2	6	---	---	11	19
Sam Rohde	5	9	---	---	---	14
Jeff Bostic	3	9	---	---	2	14
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Donnalley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rickey Claitt	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Russ Grimm	31	35	---	---	9	75
Tom Condon	33	37	---	---	2	72
Dan Fouts	33	37	---	---	---	70
Danny Reece	---	---	19	29	22	70
Sid Smith	29	34	---	---	6	69
Paul Seymour	24	17	---	---	18	59
Aundra Thompson	17	21	---	---	18	56
Mark Koncar	24	29	---	---	---	53
Billy Lindstrom	27	24	---	---	---	51
Dick Conn	---	---	19	31	---	50
Eddie Edwards	---	---	18	32	---	50
Gene Washington	22	26	---	---	---	48
Johnny Rodgers	22	23	---	---	---	45
James Davis	---	---	11	18	16	45
Wendell Tyler	22	21	---	---	---	43
Jim Kovach	---	---	17	24	2	43
J.C. Wilson	---	---	15	27	---	42
Charles Davis	---	---	16	23	1	40
Bob Moore	14	16	---	---	9	39
Sam Williams	---	---	13	25	1	39
Ron Lee	14	14	---	---	10	38
Greg Bright	---	---	15	21	---	36
Monte Jackson	---	---	11	23	1	35
Ricky Bell	10	12	---	---	13	35
Chester Brennan	10	16	---	---	8	34
Bob Horn	---	---	14	14	5	33
Tyrone Keys	---	---	11	22	---	33
Charlie Babb	---	---	8	12	12	32
David Knight	9	22	---	---	1	32
Doug English	---	---	11	18	3	32
Eric Williams	---	---	4	12	15	31
Bo Matthews	8	4	---	---	18	30
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	11	18	---	29
Ronnie Coleman	0	0	---	---	27	27
Dennis Pearson	3	9	---	---	15	27
Wes Phillips	9	8	---	---	9	26
Don Goode	---	---	10	13	1	24
Ed Benson	---	---	9	7	7	23
Charles Anthony	---	---	3	3	11	17
John Hennessy	---	---	3	10	2	15
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	13	13
Tim Vogler	2	2	---	---	9	13
Mel Lunsford	---	---	4	3	4	11
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ron Penn	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	14	89	6.4
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	94	10.4
Middle	19	57	3.0
Right	5	-4	-0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Turk Schonert	32	18	1	1	2	5	4	1	2

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	37	26	2	0	1	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	46	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	91	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	47	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	85	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	69	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	57	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Upchurch	10	5	1	47	0	20
WR Ken Payne	6	4	0	26	0	18
WR Johnny Perkins	4	1	1	4	0	11
WR Doug Winslow	3	3	0	36	1	16
WR Ray Butler	3	1	0	7	0	14
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	0	14	0	24
RB Charlie White	1	1	0	6	0	15
FB Ted Brown	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	0	8	0	6
RB David Hughes	1	0	0	0	0	24

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Washington	9	7	0	116	2	26
WR David Knight	7	5	1	32	0	22
WR Johnny Rodgers	5	2	0	23	0	23
WR Aundra Thompson	4	3	0	26	0	21
RB Wendell Tyler	4	4	0	32	0	21
WR Dennis Pearson	3	2	0	10	0	9
FB Ron Lee	2	0	0	0	0	14
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	0	8	0	4
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	0	5	0	17
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	0	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie White	3	14	4.67	5.00
David Hughes	3	14	4.67	5.00

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tyler	6	9	1.50	4.20
Ricky Bell	2	0	0.00	5.67
Dan Fouts	1	5	5.00	5.00
Ron Lee	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Turk Schonert	2	1	8	4.00	4.63

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	9	7	54	6.00	6.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Upchurch	2	1	8	4.00	4.70

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Aundra Thompson	3	3	26	8.67	6.50
WR David Knight	1	1	5	5.00	4.57
WR Gene Washington	1	0	0	0.00	12.89
FB Ron Lee	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Wendell Tyler	1	1	6	6.00	8.00
WR Dennis Pearson	1	1	11	11.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie White	2	2
David Hughes	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Tyler	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Turk Schonert	8	4	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Perkins	3	1	0
WR Doug Winslow	2	2	1
WR Ray Butler	2	1	0
WR Ken Payne	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	1	1
WR Dennis Pearson	3	2	1
WR Gene Washington	2	1	1
WR Aundra Thompson	2	1	1

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

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