Week 17, 1984

played in Denver, CO

30 degrees, fair, 16 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	10	3	7	7	-	27
Denver Broncos	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 SDO - Chester Marcol 21 field goal
1Q: 04:32 SDO - Wendell Tyler 1 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 08:16 SDO - Chester Marcol 32 field goal
2Q: 00:10 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 24 field goal
3Q: 10:24 SDO - Ike Harris 4 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 02:14 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 37 field goal
4Q: 01:36 SDO - Rodney Tate 1 run (Chester Marcol extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 SDO - Chester Marcol 21 field goal
1Q: 04:32 SDO - Wendell Tyler 1 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 08:16 SDO - Chester Marcol 32 field goal
2Q: 00:10 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 24 field goal
3Q: 10:24 SDO - Ike Harris 4 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 02:14 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 37 field goal
4Q: 01:36 SDO - Rodney Tate 1 run (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 13-3 6-10
First Downs 22 12
- by Rushing 5 1
- by Passing 17 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 405 209
- Offensive Plays 71 59
- Yards per Play 5.70 3.54
Net Rushing Yards 86 65
- Rushing Attempts 29 15
- Yards per Rush 2.97 4.33
Net Passing Yards 319 144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 28 - 0 42 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 335 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.60 3.27
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/19 5/48
Punt Returns/Yards 4/46 3/34
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 3/87
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:48 23:12

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	13-3	6-10
First Downs	22	12
- by Rushing	5	1
- by Passing	17	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	405	209
- Offensive Plays	71	59
- Yards per Play	5.70	3.54
Net Rushing Yards	86	65
- Rushing Attempts	29	15
- Yards per Rush	2.97	4.33
Net Passing Yards	319	144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 28 - 0	42 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	335	156
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.60	3.27
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/19	5/48
Punt Returns/Yards	4/46	3/34
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	3/87
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:48	23:12

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	5:26	OWN 36	10	60	Field Goal
1	5:45	1:20	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
1	1:48	1:23	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
2	14:19	6:08	OWN 20	12	65	Field Goal
2	6:42	2:06	OWN 7	5	4	Punt
2	3:59	2:39	OWN 20	7	43	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:43	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	5:45	2:07	OWN 5	3	-3	Punt
3	2:08	3:33	OWN 31	5	18	Punt
4	11:06	1:30	OWN 37	4	15	Punt
4	7:08	4:55	OWN 42	9	56	Fumble
4	1:45	0:18	OPP 2	2	2	Touchdown

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	8:10	2:25	OWN 20	7	1	Punt
1	4:25	2:37	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
1	0:25	1:06	OWN 35	4	23	Punt
2	8:11	1:29	OWN 49	4	-6	Punt
2	4:36	0:37	OPP 32	3	-2	Punt
2	1:20	1:15	OWN 44	6	49	Field Goal
3	10:17	4:32	OWN 20	9	37	Punt
3	3:38	1:30	OPP 28	3	8	Field Goal
4	13:35	2:29	OWN 7	6	15	Punt
4	9:36	2:28	OWN 15	4	10	Punt
4	2:13	0:28	OWN 2	4	0	Downs
4	1:27	1:27	OWN 23	5	28	Game

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wendell Tyler	18	60	3.33	12	2	0
Rodney Tate	8	16	2.00	7	0	1
Dan Fouts	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Ron Lee	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Aundra Thompson	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	6	24	4.00	6	0
George Wonsley	4	12	3.00	5	0
Cliff Stoudt	3	18	6.00	10	1
Mike Guman	2	11	5.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	40	28	335	2/16	2	54	0	112.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cliff Stoudt	41	21	145	2/12	0	18	0	59.5
Turk Schonert	1	1	11	0/0	0	11	0	112.5

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Wendell Tyler	7	8	24	3.43	5	14	1
WR Ike Harris	5	10	91	18.20	19	54	1
WR John Kimbrough	3	4	52	17.33	12	30	0
TE Steve Jordan	3	3	36	12.00	10	15	0
FB Ron Lee	2	3	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Aundra Thompson	2	5	42	21.00	16	22	0
RB Rodney Tate	2	2	28	14.00	0	26	0
WR David Knight	1	2	38	38.00	28	38	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Kevin Long	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Tony Samuels	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Danny Buggs	5	10	53	10.60	7	15
WR Tinker Owens	5	9	50	10.00	6	18
WR Rick Upchurch	3	6	9	3.00	0	11
RB Joe Washington	3	6	18	6.00	12	11
TE Doug Cosbie	2	3	8	4.00	0	6
RB George Wonsley	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	-1
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
FB Mike Guman	1	1	9	9.00	8	9
WR Mark Duper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Floyd Eddings	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rodney Tate	2	0	0
Jesse Sapolu	0	1	0
Aundra Thompson	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Danny Buggs	1	0	0
Mark Duper	0	1	0
Johnny Meads	0	1	0
Larry McGrew	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	5	196	39.2	32.4	44	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	9	401	44.6	35.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	2/3	0/1	0/1	32	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	4	46	11.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	3	34	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	2	48	24.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	52	26.0	0
Danny Buggs	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Monte Jackson	5	0	1.0	11	26
CB James Hunter	5	2	0.0	11	38
OLB Jim Kovach	4	4	0.0	12	34
ILB Mike Reichenbach	4	1	0.0	8	33
S Dick Conn	3	1	0.0	11	34
CB Dennis Thurman	3	0	0.0	5	25
CB J.C. Wilson	2	1	0.0	13	30
DE Curtis Greer	2	1	0.0	15	44
OLB Howard Carson	2	0	0.0	3	10
DE Tyrone Keys	1	0	1.0	9	30
S Sam Williams	1	2	0.0	11	33
DE Eddie Edwards	1	2	0.0	8	22
S Bruce Rhodes	1	1	0.0	7	18
DT Rich Stachowski	1	1	0.0	10	28
DT Charles Davis	1	0	0.0	5	18
S Rick Fontenot	1	0	0.0	4	13
DT Stan Johnson	1	0	0.0	9	22
OLB Bob Horn	0	1	0.0	3	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	9	1	0.0	23	37
CB Elbert Foules	6	1	0.0	16	26
OLB Johnny Meads	6	1	0.0	14	25
CB Mark Lee	5	0	0.0	25	38
DT Wilson Whitely	4	2	0.0	22	29
S Deron Cherry	4	2	0.0	28	40
DE Jim Wilks	4	1	0.0	18	35
DE Dave Lindstrom	3	0	2.0	13	22
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	3	1	0.0	8	15
OLB Ron Crosby	3	0	0.0	20	22
DE Randy Edwards	2	1	0.0	17	18
S Craig Cassady	2	0	0.0	20	26
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	0	0.0	22	32
ILB Rick Dennison	1	2	0.0	6	5
DT Steve Niehaus	1	1	0.0	20	18
S Bryan Hicks	1	1	0.0	18	30
DT Tony Elliott	0	1	0.0	10	20

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tyrone Keys	1.0	3	30
CB Monte Jackson	1.0	0	26
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	3	44
OLB Frank LeMaster	0.0	1	6
DE Eddie Edwards	0.0	1	22
DT Stan Johnson	0.0	1	22

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Lindstrom	2.0	2	0	22
DE Doug Martin	0.0	2	0	20
S Craig Cassady	0.0	1	0	26
OLB Ron Crosby	0.0	1	0	22
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	1	0	29
CB Reuben Hendeson	0.0	1	0	32
DE Jim Wilks	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Monte Jackson	4	0	26
CB James Hunter	3	0	38
OLB Jim Kovach	3	0	34
CB Dennis Thurman	2	1	25
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	0	33
S Bruce Rhodes	1	2	18
S Dick Conn	1	1	34
S Sam Williams	1	1	33
S Rick Fontenot	1	0	13
DE Eddie Edwards	1	0	22
CB J.C. Wilson	1	0	30
DE Curtis Greer	1	0	44
OLB Howard Carson	1	0	10

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Elbert Foules	5	0	26
CB Mark Lee	4	0	38
OLB Johnny Meads	4	0	25
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	3	0	15
S Craig Cassady	2	1	26
S Bryan Hicks	2	0	30
ILB Larry McGrew	2	0	37
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	0	32
DE Jim Wilks	2	0	35
S Deron Cherry	1	0	40
DE Randy Edwards	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse Sapolu	3	8	1	26	0	38
Russ Grimm	1	5	0	22	0	34
Brett Miller	1	3	0	24	2	36
Wes Phillips	1	3	0	9	0	17
Steve Jordan	1	1	0	23	0	28
Bob Van Duyne	0	3	0	24	0	29
Ron Lee	0	2	0	13	0	16
Dennis Swilley	0	2	0	10	0	12
Mark Koncar	0	1	0	5	0	13

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	1	3	9	0	32
Doug Cosbie	1	2	9	0	29
Kani Kauahi	1	2	6	0	12
Glenn Hyde	0	2	14	0	35
Luis Sharpe	0	2	12	0	36
Mike Guman	0	1	13	0	16
Jean Barrett	0	0	6	1	18
Bill Willis	0	0	12	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
James Davis	3	11
Frank LeMaster	2	14
Aundra Thompson	1	18

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Voight	1	20
Craig Cassady	1	19
George Wonsley	1	15
Danny Buggs	1	14
Rick Donnalley	1	11
Glenn Hyde	1	7

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jesse Sapolu	26	38	---	---	8	72
Dan Fouts	29	42	---	---	---	71
James Hunter	---	---	11	38	19	68
Aundra Thompson	19	29	---	---	18	66
Curtis Greer	---	---	15	44	3	62
Russ Grimm	22	34	---	---	6	62
Steve Jordan	23	28	---	---	11	62
Sam Claphan	25	31	---	---	4	60
Brett Miller	24	36	---	---	---	60
Bob Van Duyne	24	29	---	---	---	53
Jim Kovach	---	---	12	34	4	50
Dick Conn	---	---	11	34	3	48
Sam Williams	---	---	11	33	4	48
John Kimbrough	16	20	---	---	12	48
J.C. Wilson	---	---	13	30	3	46
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	8	33	5	46
Wendell Tyler	19	25	---	---	---	44
Ricky Bell	6	11	---	---	25	42
Ike Harris	14	26	---	---	1	41
Tyrone Keys	---	---	9	30	2	41
Monte Jackson	---	---	11	26	3	40
Rich Stachowski	---	---	10	28	2	40
Eddie Edwards	---	---	8	22	9	39
Tony Samuels	7	14	---	---	15	36
Ron Lee	13	16	---	---	5	34
Dennis Thurman	---	---	5	25	4	34
Wes Phillips	9	17	---	---	8	34
Howard Carson	---	---	3	10	21	34
David Knight	13	19	---	---	---	32
Stan Johnson	---	---	9	22	1	32
Dennis Swilley	10	12	---	---	6	28
Bruce Rhodes	---	---	7	18	2	27
Frank LeMaster	---	---	6	6	14	26
Rick Fontenot	---	---	4	13	9	26
Mark Koncar	5	13	---	---	8	26
Rodney Tate	10	14	---	---	2	26
Charles Davis	---	---	5	18	2	25
James Davis	---	---	2	10	11	23
Ronald Fitzgerald	3	5	---	---	12	20
Todd Shell	---	---	2	9	9	20
Kevin Long	2	3	---	---	11	16
Bob Horn	---	---	3	1	9	13
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Simms	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Lee	---	---	25	38	12	75
Deron Cherry	---	---	28	40	4	72
Craig Cassady	---	---	20	26	19	65
Larry McGrew	---	---	23	37	---	60
Cliff Stoudt	15	43	---	---	---	58
Glenn Hyde	14	35	---	---	7	56
Leotis Harris	14	38	---	---	4	56
Doug Cosbie	9	29	---	---	18	56
Jim Wilks	---	---	18	35	3	56
Wilson Whitely	---	---	22	29	4	55
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	22	32	1	55
Elbert Foules	---	---	16	26	13	55
Rick Donnalley	9	32	---	---	11	52
Bryan Hicks	---	---	18	30	3	51
Danny Buggs	9	26	---	---	14	49
Luis Sharpe	12	36	---	---	1	49
Rick Upchurch	8	28	---	---	11	47
Bill Willis	12	33	---	---	---	45
Doug Martin	---	---	16	20	8	44
Ron Crosby	---	---	20	22	1	43
Tinker Owens	9	33	---	---	---	42
Joe Washington	9	29	---	---	4	42
Johnny Meads	---	---	14	25	3	42
Steve Niehaus	---	---	20	18	3	41
George Wonsley	6	19	---	---	15	40
Mike Guman	13	16	---	---	10	39
Randy Edwards	---	---	17	18	4	39
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	13	22	---	35
Mark Duper	1	13	---	---	19	33
Earl Cooper	8	17	---	---	7	32
Roosevelt Barnes	---	---	8	15	9	32
Tony Elliott	---	---	10	20	1	31
Kani Kauahi	6	12	---	---	10	28
Jean Barrett	6	18	---	---	---	24
Mike Voight	0	3	---	---	20	23
Mickey Marvin	1	10	---	---	11	22
Floyd Eddings	3	7	---	---	10	20
Blair Bush	1	6	---	---	11	18
Rick Dennison	---	---	6	5	6	17
Larry Keller	---	---	3	2	9	14
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	9	9
Derrel Luce	---	---	0	0	6	6
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ross Browner	---	---	0	2	---	2
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	2	2
Turk Schonert	0	1	---	---	---	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	24	72	3.0
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	10	46	4.6
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	40	28	6	0	3	1	8	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cliff Stoudt	41	21	0	1	5	5	9	0	0
Turk Schonert	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	18	161	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	32	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	130	18.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	16	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	38	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	102	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ike Harris	10	5	2	91	1	26
RB Wendell Tyler	8	7	0	24	0	25
WR Aundra Thompson	5	2	1	42	2	29
WR John Kimbrough	4	3	0	52	1	20
FB Ron Lee	3	2	0	9	0	16
TE Steve Jordan	3	3	0	36	0	28
WR David Knight	2	1	0	38	1	19
RB Rodney Tate	2	2	0	28	1	14
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	0	1	0	5
FB Kevin Long	1	1	0	6	0	3
TE Tony Samuels	1	1	0	8	0	14

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Danny Buggs	10	5	0	53	26
WR Tinker Owens	9	5	1	50	33
WR Rick Upchurch	6	3	2	9	28
RB Joe Washington	6	3	0	18	29
TE Doug Cosbie	3	2	0	8	29
WR Floyd Eddings	3	0	2	0	7
RB George Wonsley	2	2	0	-2	19
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	0	11	17
FB Mike Guman	1	1	0	9	16
WR Mark Duper	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Tate	5	10	2.00	2.00
Wendell Tyler	4	16	4.00	3.33
Dan Fouts	1	6	6.00	6.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	6	3	11	1.83	8.38

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cliff Stoudt	3	1	11	3.67	3.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ike Harris	2	1	4	2.00	9.10
FB Ron Lee	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Aundra Thompson	1	0	0	0.00	8.40
FB Kevin Long	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Wendell Tyler	1	1	1	1.00	3.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	0	0.00	5.30
RB Joe Washington	1	1	11	11.00	3.00
WR Floyd Eddings	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Tyler	4	2

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	1	0
Cliff Stoudt	1	0
George Wonsley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	12	7	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cliff Stoudt	14	11	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ike Harris	5	2	2
WR John Kimbrough	3	2	2
WR Aundra Thompson	2	1	1
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	0
RB Wendell Tyler	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tinker Owens	4	3	1
WR Rick Upchurch	3	2	0
RB Joe Washington	3	3	2
WR Danny Buggs	2	2	2
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	0
WR Mark Duper	1	0	0

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

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