Week 17, 1981

played in Denver, CO

32 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	7	10	3	3	-	23
Denver Broncos	7	3	0	14	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 DEN - Charlie White 1 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 04:17 SDO - Wendell Tyler 1 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 06:54 SDO - Ricky Bell 8 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 33 field goal
2Q: 00:06 SDO - Chester Marcol 33 field goal
3Q: 08:20 SDO - Chester Marcol 50 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Doug Winslow 5 pass from Turk Schonert (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 10:35 SDO - Chester Marcol 32 field goal
4Q: 01:10 DEN - David Hughes 8 pass from Turk Schonert (Tim Mazzetti extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 DEN - Charlie White 1 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 04:17 SDO - Wendell Tyler 1 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 06:54 SDO - Ricky Bell 8 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 33 field goal
2Q: 00:06 SDO - Chester Marcol 33 field goal
3Q: 08:20 SDO - Chester Marcol 50 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Doug Winslow 5 pass from Turk Schonert (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 10:35 SDO - Chester Marcol 32 field goal
4Q: 01:10 DEN - David Hughes 8 pass from Turk Schonert (Tim Mazzetti extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 15-1 3-13
First Downs 25 17
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 17 9
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 355 288
- Offensive Plays 69 66
- Yards per Play 5.14 4.36
Net Rushing Yards 72 134
- Rushing Attempts 20 28
- Yards per Rush 3.60 4.79
Net Passing Yards 283 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 31 - 0 36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 301 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.78 4.05
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 2/2
Penalties/Yards 4/29 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 5/116 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:55 29:05

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	15-1	3-13
First Downs	25	17
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	17	9
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	355	288
- Offensive Plays	69	66
- Yards per Play	5.14	4.36
Net Rushing Yards	72	134
- Rushing Attempts	20	28
- Yards per Rush	3.60	4.79
Net Passing Yards	283	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 31 - 0	36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	301	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.78	4.05
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	2/2
Penalties/Yards	4/29	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	5/116	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:55	29:05

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	0:11	OWN 10	1	7	Fumble
1	9:35	5:24	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
1	2:36	2:00	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	14:44	7:58	OWN 10	15	90	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 26	5	58	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:29	OWN 22	5	24	Punt
3	10:40	2:27	OWN 39	5	28	Field Goal
3	6:57	0:49	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
4	14:50	4:22	OWN 31	10	54	Field Goal
4	9:42	0:52	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	6:23	1:45	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 30	6	24	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:53	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
1	11:56	2:21	OPP 17	5	17	Touchdown
1	4:11	1:35	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	0:36	0:52	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
2	6:46	4:54	OWN 40	10	44	Field Goal
3	12:31	1:51	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
3	8:13	1:16	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
3	6:08	6:18	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	10:28	0:46	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	8:50	2:27	OWN 31	5	19	Punt
4	4:38	3:35	OWN 45	13	55	Touchdown

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wendell Tyler	13	42	3.23	15	1	0
Ricky Bell	7	30	4.29	9	0	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie White	17	95	5.59	20	5	1
David Hughes	8	27	3.38	6	0	0
Turk Schonert	2	12	6.00	9	0	0
Ken Payne	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	46	31	301	3/18	1	22	0	92.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Turk Schonert	36	21	164	2/10	2	22	0	88.1

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnny Rodgers	7	12	71	10.14	11	18	0
RB Wendell Tyler	7	9	23	3.29	5	9	1
WR Gene Washington	5	6	63	12.60	4	21	0
WR David Knight	4	5	55	13.75	1	19	0
WR Aundra Thompson	3	6	49	16.33	0	22	0
TE Paul Seymour	2	3	12	6.00	3	11	0
TE Bob Moore	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	12	12.00	8	12	0
WR Dennis Pearson	1	2	14	14.00	8	14	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ken Payne	5	6	24	4.80	3	8	0
WR Johnny Perkins	4	6	37	9.25	7	18	0
WR Doug Winslow	3	4	30	10.00	5	22	1
WR Ray Butler	3	4	25	8.33	0	15	0
RB David Hughes	3	5	29	9.67	11	14	1
RB Charlie White	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	2	11	11.00	10	11	0
WR Rick Upchurch	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ted Brown	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Force
Gene Washington	1	0
Charles Davis	0	1
Eddie Edwards	0	1
James Davis	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earl Cooper	1	1	0
Charlie White	1	0	0
Turk Schonert	1	0	0
Johnny Perkins	0	1	0
Ray Butler	0	1	0
Deron Cherry	0	1	0
Reuben Hendeson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	5	234	46.8	37.8	55	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	7	322	46.0	41.7	54	3

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	1	5	5.0	0
Danny Reece	1	5	5.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	5	116	23.2	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Winslow	1	16	16.0	0
Rick Upchurch	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Charles Davis	6	1	1.0	20	24
OLB Jim Kovach	6	0	0.0	21	29
S Dick Conn	5	1	0.0	24	34
DE Ed Benson	4	2	1.0	16	25
S Charlie Babb	4	1	0.0	19	21
CB Danny Reece	4	0	0.0	18	28
CB James Davis	3	1	0.0	20	24
DT Ron Fernandes	3	0	0.0	10	11
S Greg Bright	3	0	0.0	18	24
DE Eddie Edwards	2	3	0.0	23	25
OLB Don Goode	2	0	0.0	17	16
DT Doug English	1	3	0.0	15	19
S Sam Williams	1	2	0.0	17	29
OLB Bob Horn	1	1	0.0	11	14
DT Ray Yakavonis	1	1	0.0	8	14
OLB John Hennessy	1	0	0.0	7	9
CB J.C. Wilson	1	0	0.0	18	27

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donnie Walker	8	1	0.0	15	37
S Bob Jury	6	1	1.0	14	36
CB Mark Lee	4	2	0.0	14	34
ILB Terry Hopper	4	0	0.0	10	13
CB Derrick Hatchett	4	0	0.0	13	39
ILB Larry McGrew	4	0	0.0	10	33
DE Bill Barnett	3	0	0.5	13	21
S Lloyd Burrus	3	4	0.0	12	25
CB Reuben Hendeson	3	2	0.0	14	36
OLB Bruce Huther	3	1	0.0	10	32
DT Josh Lane	2	1	0.0	17	33
S Deron Cherry	2	0	0.0	13	40
DE Mark Mullaney	1	3	1.0	10	35
DT Steve Niehaus	1	1	0.5	13	31
DE Greg Meisner	1	2	0.0	10	20
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	0	0.0	7	9
DE Doug Martin	1	0	0.0	7	28
OLB Stan Holloway	0	1	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Charles Davis	1.0	0	0	24
DE Ed Benson	1.0	0	0	25
OLB Jim Kovach	0.0	1	0	29
DE Tyrone Keys	0.0	1	0	13
DT Doug English	0.0	0	1	19
DE Eddie Edwards	0.0	0	1	25
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	0	1	13
DT Ray Yakavonis	0.0	0	1	14

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mark Mullaney	1.0	0	1	35
S Bob Jury	1.0	0	0	36
DT Steve Niehaus	0.5	0	1	31
DE Bill Barnett	0.5	0	0	21
OLB Larry Keller	0.0	1	0	16
DE Doug Martin	0.0	0	3	28
DT Josh Lane	0.0	0	1	33
OLB Bruce Huther	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jim Kovach	4	0	29
S Charlie Babb	3	0	21
CB Danny Reece	3	0	28
S Dick Conn	2	1	34
CB J.C. Wilson	2	1	27
S Greg Bright	2	1	24
S Sam Williams	1	1	29
OLB Don Goode	1	0	16
DE Eddie Edwards	1	0	25
OLB John Hennessy	1	0	9
CB James Davis	1	0	24

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Donnie Walker	5	0	37
S Bob Jury	4	1	36
CB Reuben Hendeson	4	1	36
CB Derrick Hatchett	4	0	39
CB Mark Lee	4	0	34
OLB Bruce Huther	3	0	32
ILB Larry McGrew	2	1	33
S Deron Cherry	2	1	40
DT Steve Niehaus	1	0	31
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	0	9
S Lloyd Burrus	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Seth Hallen	2	5	19	0	41
Sid Smith	2	3	18	0	46
Mark Koncar	1	3	13	0	36
Paul Seymour	1	1	16	1	21
Wes Phillips	1	1	7	0	13
Tom Condon	0	3	20	1	49
Russ Grimm	0	3	20	1	45
Chester Brennan	0	1	3	0	11

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Jacoby	2	3	0	18	0	25
Jean Barrett	2	2	0	17	1	25
Leotis Harris	1	4	0	16	0	27
Tom Glassic	1	3	0	12	1	11
Victor Hicks	1	2	1	9	0	16
Sam Rohde	1	2	0	10	0	13
Burt Prince	1	1	0	11	0	13
Ted Brown	1	1	0	13	0	14
Edwin Bailey	0	4	0	21	0	32
Willie Parker	0	2	0	6	0	10
Daryl White	0	1	0	7	0	6
Jeff Bostic	0	1	0	22	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
James Davis	2	24
Ronnie Coleman	1	24
Bo Matthews	1	18

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Perkins	4	6
Derrick Hatchett	1	26
Victor Hicks	1	18
Rickey Claitt	1	8

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Condon	20	49	---	---	4	73
Russ Grimm	20	45	---	---	6	71
Dan Fouts	20	49	---	---	---	69
James Davis	---	---	20	24	24	68
Sid Smith	18	46	---	---	2	66
Seth Hallen	19	41	---	---	2	62
Dick Conn	---	---	24	34	1	59
Aundra Thompson	6	33	---	---	17	56
Paul Seymour	16	21	---	---	17	54
Danny Reece	---	---	18	28	8	54
Greg Bright	---	---	18	24	12	54
Jim Kovach	---	---	21	29	2	52
Charlie Babb	---	---	19	21	11	51
Gene Washington	17	32	---	---	---	49
Mark Koncar	13	36	---	---	---	49
Eddie Edwards	---	---	23	25	1	49
Sam Williams	---	---	17	29	1	47
Charles Davis	---	---	20	24	2	46
J.C. Wilson	---	---	18	27	1	46
Ed Benson	---	---	16	25	4	45
Wendell Tyler	13	30	---	---	---	43
Johnny Rodgers	9	32	---	---	---	41
Ron Lee	14	17	---	---	8	39
Eric Williams	---	---	8	16	15	39
Bob Moore	6	22	---	---	10	38
Doug English	---	---	15	19	2	36
Ricky Bell	7	14	---	---	15	36
Don Goode	---	---	17	16	---	33
David Knight	8	24	---	---	---	32
Bo Matthews	3	11	---	---	18	32
Bob Horn	---	---	11	14	5	30
Wes Phillips	7	13	---	---	8	28
Ron Fernandes	---	---	10	11	6	27
Tyrone Keys	---	---	12	13	2	27
Ronnie Coleman	0	0	---	---	24	24
Dennis Pearson	1	9	---	---	13	23
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	8	14	1	23
Chester Brennan	3	11	---	---	6	20
John Hennessy	---	---	7	9	4	20
Curtis Greer	---	---	5	13	---	18
Charles Anthony	---	---	1	3	10	14
Tim Vogler	0	4	---	---	8	12
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ron Penn	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrick Hatchett	---	---	13	39	26	78
Turk Schonert	28	38	---	---	---	66
Bob Jury	---	---	14	36	11	61
Edwin Bailey	21	32	---	---	4	57
Donnie Walker	---	---	15	37	4	56
Bruce Huther	---	---	10	32	14	56
Deron Cherry	---	---	13	40	2	55
Charlie White	18	13	---	---	23	54
Rick Upchurch	18	25	---	---	10	53
Josh Lane	---	---	17	33	2	52
Earl Cooper	20	28	---	---	4	52
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	14	36	1	51
Jeff Bostic	22	28	---	---	---	50
Mark Lee	---	---	14	34	2	50
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	12	25	12	49
Ken Payne	15	18	---	---	15	48
Mark Mullaney	---	---	10	35	3	48
Leotis Harris	16	27	---	---	4	47
Larry McGrew	---	---	10	33	4	47
Steve Niehaus	---	---	13	31	2	46
Victor Hicks	9	16	---	---	18	43
Joe Jacoby	18	25	---	---	---	43
Jean Barrett	17	25	---	---	---	42
Johnny Perkins	14	22	---	---	6	42
Bill Barnett	---	---	13	21	6	40
Ted Brown	13	14	---	---	11	38
Doug Martin	---	---	7	28	3	38
Terry Hopper	---	---	10	13	11	34
Greg Meisner	---	---	10	20	4	34
Burt Prince	11	13	---	---	8	32
Ray Butler	6	9	---	---	17	32
Tom Glassic	12	11	---	---	8	31
David Hughes	9	22	---	---	---	31
Doug Winslow	9	15	---	---	5	29
Larry Keller	---	---	7	16	5	28
Rickey Claitt	9	8	---	---	8	25
Willie Parker	6	10	---	---	8	24
Sam Rohde	10	13	---	---	---	23
Ben Rudolph	---	---	6	16	1	23
Daryl White	7	6	---	---	8	21
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	7	9	---	16
Stan Holloway	---	---	5	5	2	12
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	10	22	2.2
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	31	6.2
Middle	15	70	4.7
Right	8	33	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	46	31	2	0	3	4	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Turk Schonert	36	21	1	2	3	4	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	98	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	98	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	78	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	66	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	73	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnny Rodgers	12	7	1	71	0	32
RB Wendell Tyler	9	7	0	23	0	30
WR Gene Washington	6	5	0	63	1	32
WR Aundra Thompson	6	3	0	49	1	33
WR David Knight	5	4	0	55	0	24
TE Paul Seymour	3	2	1	12	0	21
TE Bob Moore	2	1	1	2	0	22
WR Dennis Pearson	2	1	0	14	0	9
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	0	12	0	14

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Payne	6	5	0	24	0	18
WR Johnny Perkins	6	4	0	37	0	22
RB David Hughes	5	3	1	29	0	22
WR Doug Winslow	4	3	0	30	1	15
WR Rick Upchurch	4	0	1	0	0	25
WR Ray Butler	4	3	0	25	0	9
FB Ted Brown	3	0	1	0	0	14
TE Earl Cooper	2	1	0	11	0	28
RB Charlie White	1	1	0	3	0	13
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	0	5	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Bell	3	20	6.67	4.29

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie White	6	12	2.00	5.59

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	7	3	19	2.71	6.54

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Turk Schonert	12	6	43	3.58	4.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	0	0	0.00	5.92
RB Wendell Tyler	2	2	0	0.00	2.56
WR David Knight	1	1	19	19.00	11.00
TE Bob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Upchurch	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Johnny Perkins	2	1	10	5.00	6.17
WR Ray Butler	2	1	7	3.50	6.25
RB David Hughes	2	1	8	4.00	5.80
WR Ken Payne	1	1	2	2.00	4.00
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	5	5.00	7.50
FB Ted Brown	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	11	11.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Bell	1	1
Wendell Tyler	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie White	3	2
Turk Schonert	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	11	6	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Turk Schonert	8	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	2	1
WR Aundra Thompson	3	2	2
WR Dennis Pearson	2	1	1
WR David Knight	1	0	0
TE Bob Moore	1	0	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Perkins	3	2	0
RB David Hughes	3	1	1
WR Ken Payne	2	2	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)