Week 15, 1985

played in Denver, CO

20 degrees, fair, 14 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	14	7	0	13	-	34
Denver Broncos	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:31 SDO - Tony Samuels 20 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 04:32 SDO - Tony Samuels 24 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 03:11 SDO - Rodney Tate 4 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 08:44 DEN - Tyrell Fleming 19 pass from Bernie Kosar (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 10:55 SDO - Chester Marcol 41 field goal
4Q: 07:34 SDO - Chester Marcol 27 field goal
4Q: 07:19 SDO - Sam Williams 38 interception return (Chester Marcol extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:31 SDO - Tony Samuels 20 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 04:32 SDO - Tony Samuels 24 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 03:11 SDO - Rodney Tate 4 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 08:44 DEN - Tyrell Fleming 19 pass from Bernie Kosar (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 10:55 SDO - Chester Marcol 41 field goal
4Q: 07:34 SDO - Chester Marcol 27 field goal
4Q: 07:19 SDO - Sam Williams 38 interception return (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 11-3 3-11
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 351 229
- Offensive Plays 68 59
- Yards per Play 5.16 3.88
Net Rushing Yards 162 93
- Rushing Attempts 33 20
- Yards per Rush 4.91 4.65
Net Passing Yards 189 136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 0 36 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 195 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.40 3.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/43 4/16
Punt Returns/Yards 5/72 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 3/46 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:03 26:57

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	11-3	3-11
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	351	229
- Offensive Plays	68	59
- Yards per Play	5.16	3.88
Net Rushing Yards	162	93
- Rushing Attempts	33	20
- Yards per Rush	4.91	4.65
Net Passing Yards	189	136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 0	36 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	195	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.40	3.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/43	4/16
Punt Returns/Yards	5/72	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	3/46	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:03	26:57

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	1:40	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
1	10:26	3:10	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
1	5:38	1:22	OPP 43	3	43	Touchdown
2	14:49	2:45	OWN 2	7	26	Punt
2	10:56	4:17	OWN 16	7	38	Punt
2	5:00	1:55	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
2	1:43	1:43	OWN 22	5	28	Half
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
3	8:38	4:49	OWN 28	8	34	Punt
3	1:22	3:17	OWN 22	7	29	Punt
4	12:32	1:45	OPP 35	5	11	Field Goal
4	9:39	2:10	OPP 18	3	8	Field Goal
4	4:34	1:46	OWN 33	4	-11	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
1	11:35	1:09	OWN 38	3	-4	Punt
1	7:16	1:38	OWN 36	3	5	Interception
1	4:16	4:27	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
2	12:04	1:08	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
2	6:39	1:39	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	3:05	1:22	OWN 20	5	38	Interception
3	13:30	4:52	OWN 14	10	86	Touchdown
3	3:49	2:27	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	13:05	0:33	OWN 8	3	-4	Punt
4	10:47	1:08	OWN 20	3	-2	Fumble
4	7:29	0:20	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	7:09	2:35	OWN 25	4	23	Punt
4	2:48	2:48	OWN 47	6	32	Game

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wendell Tyler	22	92	4.18	13	4
Rodney Tate	10	65	6.50	13	3
Dan Fouts	1	5	5.00	5	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Wonsley	12	59	4.92	13	2	0
Mark Grabowski	8	34	4.25	12	2	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	34	19	195	1/6	3	34	0	101.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	36	17	161	3/25	1	31	3	34.6

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Aundra Thompson	4	5	25	6.25	0	12	0
RB Wendell Tyler	4	4	26	6.50	1	11	0
RB Rodney Tate	3	3	33	11.00	17	15	1
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	5	50	16.67	5	34	0
TE Tony Samuels	2	3	44	22.00	9	24	2
WR David Knight	1	4	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Mike Thomas	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Ron Lee	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Steve Jordan	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Larry Mucker	5	7	33	6.60	1	14	0
WR Dokie Williams	3	6	25	8.33	0	14	0
RB George Wonsley	3	3	45	15.00	43	31	0
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	3	33	16.50	2	19	1
WR Tinker Owens	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Floyd Eddings	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Willie Drewrey	1	9	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sam Williams	2	38	19.00	1
OLB Jim Kovach	1	8	8.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Hunter	1	0	0
Dick Conn	0	1	0
Dennis Thurman	0	1	0
Rich Stachowski	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0	0
Elbert Foules	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	7	288	41.1	34.4	51	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	8	381	47.6	38.6	62	4

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	4	53	13.3	0
Bruce Rhodes	1	19	19.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrell Fleming	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hunter	2	49	24.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrell Fleming	4	82	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sam Williams	7	0	0.0	14	25
S Dick Conn	4	1	0.0	16	36
CB Anthony Washington	4	1	0.0	16	33
S Bruce Rhodes	4	0	0.0	13	23
CB James Hunter	3	2	0.0	11	23
OLB Jim Kovach	3	1	0.0	13	34
DE Eddie Edwards	2	0	1.0	6	12
DT Rich Stachowski	2	1	0.5	13	22
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	2	0.0	16	28
DT Gary Dunn	2	0	0.0	13	28
CB Dennis Thurman	2	0	0.0	19	36
DE Curtis Greer	1	0	1.0	14	28
DE Tyrone Keys	1	1	0.5	14	27
CB J.C. Wilson	1	1	0.0	17	28
OLB Howard Carson	1	0	0.0	8	8
DT Charles Davis	0	1	0.0	5	17
DT Stan Johnson	0	1	0.0	6	9

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Johnny Meads	8	3	1.0	21	29
ILB Rick Dennison	8	3	0.0	15	21
DT Wilson Whitely	5	1	0.0	25	29
S Rick Sanford	4	1	0.0	23	28
DE Earl Wilson	4	1	0.0	23	23
DT Rush Brown	3	2	0.0	21	18
CB Lupe Sanchez	3	1	0.0	24	30
CB Richard Johnson	2	2	0.0	19	15
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	1	0.0	21	23
S Mark Kafentzis	2	1	0.0	22	30
S Jim Bowman	2	1	0.0	18	15
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	2	0	0.0	8	4
CB Mark Lee	1	1	0.0	20	24
ILB Mike Guendling	1	1	0.0	18	14
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	0	0.0	16	21
WR Dokie Williams	1	0	---	---	---
DE Randy Edwards	1	0	0.0	20	16
WR Willie Drewrey	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tim Meamber	1	0	0.0	9	5
OLB Chris Washington	0	4	0.0	17	15

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Curtis Greer	1.0	2	4	2	28
DE Eddie Edwards	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Tyrone Keys	0.5	0	0	0	27
DT Rich Stachowski	0.5	0	0	0	22
DT Gary Dunn	0.0	0	1	0	28
ILB Mike Reichenbach	0.0	0	0	1	28

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Johnny Meads	1.0	0	0	29
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	1	1	29
DE Leon Evans	0.0	1	0	25
DE Earl Wilson	0.0	0	2	23
ILB Rick Dennison	0.0	0	1	21
DE Randy Edwards	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sam Williams	5	0	2	25
CB Dennis Thurman	2	2	0	36
OLB Jim Kovach	2	1	1	34
CB Anthony Washington	2	1	0	33
CB J.C. Wilson	2	0	0	28
S Bruce Rhodes	1	1	0	23
DT Gary Dunn	1	0	0	28
CB James Hunter	1	0	0	23
OLB Howard Carson	1	0	0	8
S Dick Conn	0	1	0	36
DT Rich Stachowski	0	1	0	22

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Rick Dennison	3	0	21
S Mark Kafentzis	3	0	30
CB Mark Lee	2	1	24
S Rick Sanford	2	0	28
OLB Johnny Meads	2	0	29
CB Lupe Sanchez	2	0	30
ILB Mike Guendling	1	1	14
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	0	23
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	1	0	4
S Jim Bowman	1	0	15
DE Earl Wilson	1	0	23
OLB Chris Washington	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse Sapolu	6	10	1	28	0	31
Russ Grimm	3	6	0	21	0	30
Bob Van Duyne	2	3	0	6	0	10
Wes Phillips	1	2	0	14	0	12
Steve Jordan	1	2	0	31	0	20
Brett Miller	1	1	0	28	1	31
Dennis Swilley	0	3	0	17	0	9
Ron Lee	0	2	0	16	0	18
Kevin Long	0	2	0	11	0	8
Charley Hannah	0	1	1	27	0	25

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glenn Hyde	2	6	18	0	36
Bill Fralic	2	4	12	1	33
Ken Ruettgers	1	3	18	0	37
Tim Wilson	1	2	13	0	12
Rick Donnalley	1	2	8	0	14
Bill Willis	1	1	10	1	16
Kani Kauahi	0	2	16	0	25
Jeff Webster	0	0	18	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Dennis Thurman	2	32
Bruce Rhodes	2	9
Rodney Tate	1	24

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Roosevelt Barnes	3	17
Rick Dennison	1	18
Earl Cooper	1	17
Elbert Foules	1	15
Bill Fralic	1	8

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis Thurman	---	---	19	36	32	87
Dan Fouts	33	35	---	---	---	68
Jesse Sapolu	28	31	---	---	9	68
Dick Conn	---	---	16	36	8	60
Sam Claphan	24	27	---	---	9	60
Russ Grimm	21	30	---	---	9	60
Steve Jordan	31	20	---	---	9	60
Brett Miller	28	31	---	---	1	60
Charley Hannah	27	25	---	---	---	52
Reggie Langhorne	24	26	---	---	---	50
Anthony Washington	---	---	16	33	---	49
Rodney Tate	10	14	---	---	24	48
Jim Kovach	---	---	13	34	---	47
Bruce Rhodes	---	---	13	23	9	45
J.C. Wilson	---	---	17	28	---	45
Curtis Greer	---	---	14	28	2	44
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	16	28	---	44
Gary Dunn	---	---	13	28	2	43
James Hunter	---	---	11	23	9	43
Wendell Tyler	23	19	---	---	1	43
Tyrone Keys	---	---	14	27	1	42
Sam Williams	---	---	14	25	1	40
Ron Lee	16	18	---	---	6	40
Rich Stachowski	---	---	13	22	3	38
David Knight	21	16	---	---	---	37
Wes Phillips	14	12	---	---	9	35
Aundra Thompson	14	20	---	---	---	34
Dennis Swilley	17	9	---	---	8	34
Kevin Long	11	8	---	---	13	32
Howard Carson	---	---	8	8	16	32
John Kimbrough	1	5	---	---	25	31
Mike Thomas	10	20	---	---	---	30
Tony Samuels	4	8	---	---	17	29
Charles Davis	---	---	5	17	3	25
Eddie Edwards	---	---	6	12	7	25
Bob Horn	---	---	4	10	9	23
Bob Van Duyne	6	10	---	---	---	16
Keith Ortego	0	0	---	---	16	16
Stan Johnson	---	---	6	9	---	15
Chris Burkett	0	1	---	---	10	11
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd Shell	---	---	2	2	---	4
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wilson Whitely	---	---	25	29	9	63
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	24	30	9	63
Ken Ruettgers	18	37	---	---	8	63
Bernie Kosar	20	39	---	---	---	59
Earl Cooper	18	22	---	---	17	57
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	21	23	11	55
Jeff Webster	18	34	---	---	3	55
Glenn Hyde	18	36	---	---	---	54
Rick Dennison	---	---	15	21	18	54
Mark Kafentzis	---	---	22	30	2	54
Earl Wilson	---	---	23	23	8	54
Rick Sanford	---	---	23	28	2	53
Bill Fralic	12	33	---	---	8	53
Johnny Meads	---	---	21	29	2	52
Leon Evans	---	---	23	25	2	50
Mark Lee	---	---	20	24	2	46
Kani Kauahi	16	25	---	---	5	46
George Wonsley	12	25	---	---	7	44
Jim Bowman	---	---	18	15	10	43
Larry Mucker	8	21	---	---	13	42
Tim Wilson	13	12	---	---	17	42
Rush Brown	---	---	21	18	1	40
Willie Drewrey	13	26	---	---	---	39
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	16	21	1	38
Dokie Williams	7	30	---	---	---	37
Randy Edwards	---	---	20	16	1	37
Mike Guendling	---	---	18	14	5	37
Richard Johnson	---	---	19	15	1	35
Bill Willis	10	16	---	---	8	34
Mark Grabowski	8	10	---	---	16	34
Chris Washington	---	---	17	15	1	33
Floyd Eddings	10	22	---	---	---	32
Tim Meamber	---	---	9	5	18	32
Rick Donnalley	8	14	---	---	8	30
Roosevelt Barnes	---	---	8	4	17	29
Tyrell Fleming	3	8	---	---	13	24
Randy Curry	5	6	---	---	8	19
Elbert Foules	---	---	0	0	15	15
Tinker Owens	2	11	---	---	---	13
Dave Mattox	1	2	---	---	10	13
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lynn Dickey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	71	7.1
Middle	20	81	4.1
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	34	19	3	2	3	3	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	36	17	1	1	1	7	5	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	52	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	58	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	54	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	40	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	13	1.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	108	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Thomas	5	1	1	5	0	20
WR Aundra Thompson	5	4	1	25	0	20
WR Reggie Langhorne	5	3	1	50	1	26
WR David Knight	4	1	0	8	0	16
RB Wendell Tyler	4	4	0	26	0	19
TE Steve Jordan	4	0	0	0	0	20
TE Tony Samuels	3	2	0	44	2	8
RB Rodney Tate	3	3	0	33	0	14
FB Ron Lee	1	1	0	4	0	18

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Drewrey	9	1	0	1	0	26
WR Larry Mucker	7	5	0	33	0	21
WR Dokie Williams	6	3	0	25	0	30
TE Earl Cooper	4	1	0	1	0	22
WR Tyrell Fleming	3	2	1	33	0	8
WR Floyd Eddings	3	1	0	8	0	22
RB George Wonsley	3	3	0	45	1	25
WR Tinker Owens	1	1	0	15	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tyler	2	5	2.50	4.18
Rodney Tate	1	3	3.00	6.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Grabowski	1	4	4.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	6	4	31	5.17	5.74

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	1	1	19	19.00	4.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tony Samuels	2	1	20	10.00	14.67
WR Aundra Thompson	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
RB Wendell Tyler	1	1	4	4.00	6.50
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Rodney Tate	1	1	4	4.00	11.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	1	19	19.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Tyler	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
George Wonsley	1	0
Mark Grabowski	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	11	8	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	2	0
WR David Knight	2	1	1
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	1
FB Ron Lee	1	1	1
WR Aundra Thompson	1	1	0
RB Wendell Tyler	1	1	0
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0
RB Rodney Tate	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dokie Williams	2	1	1
RB George Wonsley	2	2	1
WR Willie Drewrey	2	1	0
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	0	0
WR Larry Mucker	1	1	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)