Week 1, 1986

played in San Diego, CA

77 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	3	14	3	0	0	-	20
San Diego Chargers	3	7	7	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 SDO - Chester Marcol 41 field goal
1Q: 03:59 DEN - Max Zendejas 42 field goal
2Q: 10:37 DEN - Clarence Williams 8 run (Max Zendejas extra point)
2Q: 09:00 SDO - Ron Lee 49 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 01:28 DEN - Len Bias 22 pass from Bernie Kosar (Max Zendejas extra point)
3Q: 11:52 DEN - Max Zendejas 38 field goal
3Q: 04:52 SDO - Chris Burkett 12 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 13:52 SDO - Chester Marcol 22 field goal
OT: 12:04 SDO - Chester Marcol 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 SDO - Chester Marcol 41 field goal
1Q: 03:59 DEN - Max Zendejas 42 field goal
2Q: 10:37 DEN - Clarence Williams 8 run (Max Zendejas extra point)
2Q: 09:00 SDO - Ron Lee 49 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 01:28 DEN - Len Bias 22 pass from Bernie Kosar (Max Zendejas extra point)
3Q: 11:52 DEN - Max Zendejas 38 field goal
3Q: 04:52 SDO - Chris Burkett 12 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 13:52 SDO - Chester Marcol 22 field goal
OT: 12:04 SDO - Chester Marcol 28 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 301 371
- Offensive Plays 72 77
- Yards per Play 4.18 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 134 85
- Rushing Attempts 26 25
- Yards per Rush 5.15 3.40
Net Passing Yards 167 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 19 - 1 50 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 177 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.63 5.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 6/195
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 38
Time of Possession 29:58 33:06

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	301	371
- Offensive Plays	72	77
- Yards per Play	4.18	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	134	85
- Rushing Attempts	26	25
- Yards per Rush	5.15	3.40
Net Passing Yards	167	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 19 - 1	50 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	177	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.63	5.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	6/195
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 38
Time of Possession	29:58	33:06

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:11	6:18	OWN 38	11	37	Field Goal
1	0:21	4:53	OWN 44	11	56	Touchdown
2	8:42	3:21	OWN 20	7	24	Punt
2	3:03	1:46	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 35	1	2	Half
3	15:00	3:14	OWN 16	5	63	Field Goal
3	10:04	1:18	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	6:33	0:09	OWN 26	1	4	Fumble
3	4:43	1:36	OWN 18	3	-4	Punt
4	13:45	1:02	OWN 20	3	-17	Punt
4	10:52	2:02	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
4	5:52	0:48	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
4	3:27	0:55	OWN 7	5	18	Punt
4	1:33	1:22	OWN 20	5	5	Punt
OT1	13:39	0:11	OWN 11	1	0	Interception

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:49	OWN 45	8	31	Field Goal
1	3:53	3:32	OWN 39	6	17	Fumble
2	10:28	1:46	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
2	5:21	2:18	OWN 7	5	15	Punt
2	1:17	1:10	OWN 29	6	43	Missed FG
3	11:46	1:42	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
3	8:46	2:13	OWN 19	5	22	Punt
3	6:24	1:41	OPP 30	5	30	Touchdown
3	3:07	4:22	OWN 46	9	49	Field Goal
4	12:43	1:51	OPP 35	6	-2	Punt
4	8:50	2:58	OWN 37	6	27	Missed FG
4	5:04	1:37	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
4	2:32	0:59	OWN 35	4	21	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 36	2	7	Half
OT1	15:00	1:21	OWN 48	3	-6	Punt
OT1	13:28	1:32	OPP 11	3	0	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Wonsley	14	40	2.86	7	0	0
Clarence Williams	12	94	7.83	52	2	1

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wendell Tyler	12	39	3.25	14	2
John Williams	11	41	3.73	11	1
Ron Lee	1	0	0.00	0	0
Anthony Toney	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	44	19	177	2/10	1	27	1	52.9

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	50	28	298	2/12	2	49	0	86.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Drewrey	7	10	71	10.14	17	27	0
WR Tinker Owens	4	4	33	8.25	10	17	0
WR Fred Banks	4	17	29	7.25	14	13	0
TE Len Bias	2	5	31	15.50	2	22	1
RB George Wonsley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dave Mattox	1	4	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Dana McKenzie	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Burkett	6	11	47	7.83	20	12	1
RB Wendell Tyler	4	5	36	9.00	23	18	0
RB John Williams	4	6	22	5.50	14	8	0
FB Ron Lee	3	4	62	20.67	47	49	1
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	10	29	9.67	4	16	0
WR John Kimbrough	2	2	17	8.50	8	14	0
WR Preston Dennard	2	4	31	15.50	8	20	0
WR Keith Ortego	2	3	47	23.50	9	32	0
WR Aundra Thompson	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Steve Jordan	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB James Hunter	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tinker Owens	1	0	0
Rush Brown	0	1	0
Leonard Griffin	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dan Fouts	1	0	0
Eddie Edwards	0	1	0
Dennis Thurman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	8	347	43.4	39.5	55	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	7	312	44.6	35.7	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Max Zendejas	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	3/5	1/3	0/1	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reuben Hendeson	1	2	2.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Wonsley	2	38	19.0	0
Mark Lee	1	14	14.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hunter	5	160	32.0	0
John Kimbrough	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	6	3	0.0	21	45
CB Tim McKyer	6	0	0.0	16	39
DT Wilson Whitely	5	3	0.0	17	32
ILB Rick Dennison	5	1	0.0	17	22
DE Leonard Griffin	4	1	1.0	14	32
DE Dave Lindstrom	4	2	0.0	13	21
ILB Pat Swilling	3	5	0.0	19	38
S Alvin Walton	3	2	0.0	20	45
CB Elbert Foules	3	0	0.0	7	13
S Jim Bowman	3	0	0.0	20	41
CB Lupe Sanchez	2	0	1.0	9	32
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	3	0.0	18	32
CB Richard Johnson	2	2	0.0	7	12
OLB Tim Meamber	2	1	0.0	6	14
DT Rush Brown	1	1	0.0	17	49
DE Randy Edwards	1	0	0.0	1	0
DE Markus Koch	1	0	0.0	15	26
TE Len Bias	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mark Lee	0	1	0.0	17	42

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Reichenbach	7	4	0.0	22	39
OLB Jim Kovach	5	1	0.0	19	37
DT Edward Clark	4	2	0.0	18	30
S Sam Williams	4	0	0.0	15	26
DT Rich Stachowski	3	0	1.0	12	29
DE Curtis Greer	3	3	0.0	26	46
CB James Hunter	3	1	0.0	21	29
OLB Todd Shell	3	1	0.0	9	12
S Ray Ellis	2	0	0.0	19	25
OLB James Haynes	2	0	0.0	7	9
S Eddie Anderson	2	0	0.0	7	25
DE Eddie Edwards	1	0	1.0	15	26
S Bruce Rhodes	1	1	0.0	13	25
CB Dennis Thurman	1	1	0.0	9	25
S James Marshall	1	1	0.0	16	34
DE Tyrone Keys	1	1	0.0	16	25
OLB Tony Caldwell	1	0	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
CB Lupe Sanchez	1.0	0	32
DE Leonard Griffin	1.0	0	32
DT Rush Brown	0.0	2	49
DE Dave Lindstrom	0.0	1	21
DE Markus Koch	0.0	1	26

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rich Stachowski	1.0	2	0	29
DE Eddie Edwards	1.0	0	1	26
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	3	1	46

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tim McKyer	6	1	39
CB Elbert Foules	3	2	13
OLB Tim Meamber	3	1	14
ILB Larry McGrew	3	0	45
S Jim Bowman	2	3	41
ILB Pat Swilling	2	1	38
DE Dave Lindstrom	2	0	21
ILB Rick Dennison	2	0	22
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	2	32
CB Richard Johnson	1	1	12
S Alvin Walton	1	1	45
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	0	32
DE Leonard Griffin	1	0	32
CB Mark Lee	0	2	42
DT Wilson Whitely	0	1	32

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mike Reichenbach	3	3	0	39
OLB Jim Kovach	3	1	0	37
CB James Hunter	3	0	1	29
S Sam Williams	2	2	0	26
CB Dennis Thurman	2	2	0	25
OLB Todd Shell	2	1	0	12
S James Marshall	1	2	0	34
S Bruce Rhodes	1	0	0	25
DT Rich Stachowski	1	0	0	29
OLB James Haynes	1	0	0	9
CB J.C. Wilson	0	1	0	33
S Ray Ellis	0	1	0	25
OLB Tony Caldwell	0	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Fralic	3	3	0	21	0	35
Rick Donnalley	2	7	0	19	1	33
Mickey Marvin	2	3	0	15	0	23
Tom Rathman	1	3	0	15	0	21
Ellison Onizuka	1	3	0	21	0	35
Len Bias	1	1	1	16	0	23
Doug Riesenberg	0	3	0	20	0	35
Ken Ruettgers	0	2	0	20	1	39
Kani Kauahi	0	1	0	6	0	13

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Russ Grimm	2	4	18	0	45
Dennis Swilley	2	2	5	0	6
Brett Miller	1	6	24	1	50
Charley Hannah	1	5	20	0	38
Jesse Sapolu	1	4	21	0	47
Michael Durrette	0	2	9	0	19
Kevin Belcher	0	1	20	1	46
Steve Jordan	0	1	19	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Meamber	2	24
Dana McKenzie	1	21
Floyd Eddings	1	19
Lupe Sanchez	1	18
Willie Drewrey	1	18
Rick Dennison	1	12

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
James Haynes	2	33
John Kimbrough	1	26
Russ Grimm	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Lee	---	---	17	42	16	75
Larry McGrew	---	---	21	45	6	72
Willie Drewrey	20	34	---	---	18	72
Bernie Kosar	26	46	---	---	---	72
Rush Brown	---	---	17	49	5	71
Alvin Walton	---	---	20	45	4	69
Jim Bowman	---	---	20	41	6	67
Ellison Onizuka	21	35	---	---	10	66
Bill Fralic	21	35	---	---	7	63
Pat Swilling	---	---	19	38	4	61
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	9	32	18	59
Ken Ruettgers	20	39	---	---	---	59
Tim McKyer	---	---	16	39	3	58
Tom Rathman	15	21	---	---	21	57
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	18	32	5	55
Doug Riesenberg	20	35	---	---	---	55
George Wonsley	14	31	---	---	9	54
Wilson Whitely	---	---	17	32	4	53
Rick Donnalley	19	33	---	---	1	53
Rick Dennison	---	---	17	22	12	51
Fred Banks	15	32	---	---	2	49
Leonard Griffin	---	---	14	32	3	49
Mickey Marvin	15	23	---	---	10	48
Markus Koch	---	---	15	26	6	47
Elbert Foules	---	---	7	13	25	45
Tim Meamber	---	---	6	14	24	44
Dana McKenzie	9	13	---	---	21	43
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	13	21	9	43
Len Bias	16	23	---	---	4	43
Earl Wilson	---	---	10	26	6	42
Dave Mattox	8	26	---	---	6	40
Floyd Eddings	8	10	---	---	19	37
Tinker Owens	11	24	---	---	---	35
Josh Thomas	2	4	---	---	27	33
Kani Kauahi	6	13	---	---	9	28
Joe Milinchik	8	16	---	---	3	27
Clarence Williams	12	12	---	---	---	24
Scott Kellar	---	---	11	11	2	24
Richard Johnson	---	---	7	12	2	21
Jeff Webster	0	1	---	---	10	11
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	10	10
Max Zendejas	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Washington	---	---	0	0	5	5
Randy Edwards	---	---	1	0	3	4
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jesse Sapolu	21	47	---	---	12	80
Curtis Greer	---	---	26	46	7	79
Dan Fouts	25	52	---	---	---	77
Russ Grimm	18	45	---	---	12	75
Brett Miller	24	50	---	---	---	74
Steve Jordan	19	40	---	---	8	67
Kevin Belcher	20	46	---	---	---	66
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	22	39	2	63
Reggie Langhorne	20	42	---	---	---	62
Jim Kovach	---	---	19	37	4	60
John Williams	11	19	---	---	30	60
James Hunter	---	---	21	29	8	58
Charley Hannah	20	38	---	---	---	58
Dennis Thurman	---	---	9	25	23	57
Preston Dennard	13	25	---	---	18	56
J.C. Wilson	---	---	19	33	2	54
Chris Burkett	17	36	---	---	---	53
Eddie Edwards	---	---	15	26	10	51
James Marshall	---	---	16	34	1	51
Bruce Rhodes	---	---	13	25	11	49
James Haynes	---	---	7	9	33	49
Edward Clark	---	---	18	30	1	49
Ron Lee	5	20	---	---	22	47
Ray Ellis	---	---	19	25	2	46
Sam Williams	---	---	15	26	4	45
Rich Stachowski	---	---	12	29	3	44
Wendell Tyler	14	28	---	---	1	43
Tyrone Keys	---	---	16	25	---	41
Michael Durrette	9	19	---	---	12	40
Charles Davis	---	---	15	22	2	39
Earl Cooper	6	7	---	---	23	36
Eddie Anderson	---	---	7	25	---	32
John Kimbrough	0	5	---	---	26	31
Anthony Toney	10	17	---	---	1	28
Todd Shell	---	---	9	12	5	26
Keith Ortego	8	16	---	---	---	24
Aundra Thompson	2	5	---	---	16	23
Dennis Swilley	5	6	---	---	11	22
Ervin Randle	---	---	4	7	8	19
Ron Hallstrom	3	3	---	---	12	18
Tony Caldwell	---	---	4	2	10	16
Jeff Walker	5	6	---	---	1	12
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	36	3.3
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	7	72	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	44	19	2	3	2	14	5	2	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	50	28	3	0	3	15	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	83	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	61	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	44	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	138	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	84	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Banks	17	4	0	29	0	32
WR Willie Drewrey	10	7	0	71	1	34
TE Len Bias	5	2	0	31	1	23
WR Tinker Owens	4	4	0	33	0	24
WR Dave Mattox	4	1	1	10	0	26
TE Dana McKenzie	2	0	1	0	0	13
RB George Wonsley	2	1	0	3	0	31

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Burkett	11	6	1	47	0	36
WR Reggie Langhorne	10	3	1	29	0	42
RB John Williams	6	4	0	22	0	19
RB Wendell Tyler	5	4	0	36	0	28
FB Ron Lee	4	3	0	62	1	20
WR Preston Dennard	4	2	0	31	1	25
TE Steve Jordan	3	1	0	6	0	40
WR Keith Ortego	3	2	0	47	1	16
WR Aundra Thompson	2	1	1	1	0	5
WR John Kimbrough	2	2	0	17	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Wonsley	3	12	4.00	2.86
Clarence Williams	1	8	8.00	7.83

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tyler	3	0	0.00	3.25
Ron Lee	1	0	0.00	0.00
John Williams	1	6	6.00	3.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	2	1	12	6.00	5.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Chris Burkett	1	1	12	12.00	4.27

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Tyler	1	0
John Williams	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	16	6	6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	15	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Banks	7	0	0
WR Willie Drewrey	5	4	4
WR Dave Mattox	2	0	0
RB George Wonsley	1	1	1
TE Len Bias	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Langhorne	5	1	1
WR Chris Burkett	3	2	1
FB Ron Lee	2	2	2
WR Aundra Thompson	1	0	0
WR John Kimbrough	1	1	1
RB Wendell Tyler	1	1	1
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	0
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0

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)