Week 8, 1991

played in San Diego, CA

64 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	0	7	0	-	10
San Diego Chargers	0	3	3	6	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:03 DEN - Hank Ilesic 20 field goal
2Q: 07:32 SDO - Tommy Pickles 19 field goal
3Q: 13:03 SDO - Tommy Pickles 25 field goal
3Q: 11:48 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 13 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 03:34 SDO - Tommy Pickles 55 field goal
4Q: 00:22 SDO - Tommy Pickles 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:03 DEN - Hank Ilesic 20 field goal
2Q: 07:32 SDO - Tommy Pickles 19 field goal
3Q: 13:03 SDO - Tommy Pickles 25 field goal
3Q: 11:48 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 13 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 03:34 SDO - Tommy Pickles 55 field goal
4Q: 00:22 SDO - Tommy Pickles 35 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 6-1 6-1
First Downs 9 21
- by Rushing 2 2
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 2 5
Total Net Yards 235 381
- Offensive Plays 54 78
- Yards per Play 4.35 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 139 71
- Rushing Attempts 28 24
- Yards per Rush 4.96 2.96
Net Passing Yards 96 310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 1 53 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 104 316
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.69 5.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 4/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 2/10 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 23
Time of Possession 24:45 35:15

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	6-1	6-1
First Downs	9	21
- by Rushing	2	2
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	2	5
Total Net Yards	235	381
- Offensive Plays	54	78
- Yards per Play	4.35	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	139	71
- Rushing Attempts	28	24
- Yards per Rush	4.96	2.96
Net Passing Yards	96	310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 1	53 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	104	316
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.69	5.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	4/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	2/10	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 23
Time of Possession	24:45	35:15

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	9:52	4:38	OWN 2	9	37	Punt
1	4:09	1:12	OPP 10	3	7	Field Goal
2	12:30	1:11	OWN 20	3	14	Fumble
2	7:26	2:59	OWN 30	6	50	Interception
2	2:22	1:36	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 36	1	9	Half
3	12:55	1:13	OWN 36	2	64	Touchdown
3	9:41	2:10	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
3	4:29	1:03	OPP 35	3	-4	Punt
3	0:06	0:24	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
4	11:23	2:38	OWN 8	5	16	Punt
4	7:44	2:38	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
4	3:28	1:37	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 43	1	-8	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	3:22	OWN 15	6	30	Punt
1	5:14	1:05	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
1	2:57	5:27	OWN 12	12	50	Interception
2	11:19	3:53	OPP 34	8	32	Field Goal
2	4:27	2:05	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	0:46	0:28	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	5	72	Field Goal
3	11:42	2:01	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	7:31	3:02	OWN 20	7	25	Interception
3	3:26	3:20	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	14:42	3:19	OWN 40	6	11	Punt
4	8:45	1:01	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
4	5:06	1:38	OWN 21	7	41	Field Goal
4	1:51	1:37	OWN 3	7	79	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tommy Pickles, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Emmitt Smith	19	106	5.58	51	2
Kelvin Bryant	8	28	3.50	7	0
John Elway	1	5	5.00	5	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Barry Sanders	15	41	2.73	11	1
Gaston Green	8	34	4.25	9	0
Anthony Toney	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	25	15	104	1/8	1	14	1	66.1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cody Carlson	53	27	316	1/6	0	35	2	53.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Emmitt Smith	5	6	33	6.60	16	14	0
TE Frank Thomas	3	4	33	11.00	5	12	0
FB Steve Smith	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
C Walter Reeves	2	3	16	8.00	0	9	0
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	0	0.00	1	0	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	3	13	13.00	4	13	1
WR Jeff Query	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Anderson Cooper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Johnny Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Anthony Miller	7	12	142	20.29	83	35
WR Mike Young	5	7	42	8.40	0	11
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	9	57	19.00	10	32
RB Barry Sanders	3	5	31	10.33	28	16
TE Steve Jordan	2	5	10	5.00	0	8
C Butch Rolle	2	3	10	5.00	0	8
FB Anthony Toney	2	2	12	6.00	0	6
WR Danny Peebles	2	6	12	6.00	10	8
RB Gaston Green	1	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB David Hollis	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Winston Moss	1	10	10.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bill Romanowski	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kelvin Bryant	1	0	0	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Jerue	0	1	0	0
Jethro Franklin	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	9	442	49.1	43.4	61	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	8	325	40.6	39.3	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	4/4	1/1	1/1	55	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	11	5.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Jerue	4	11	2.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	3	70	23.3	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Burkett	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tim Taylor	7	1	0.0	12	43
ILB Kevin McArthur	6	3	0.0	11	20
ILB Sam Mills	5	3	0.0	22	50
OLB Winston Moss	5	1	0.0	17	36
DE Reggie White	4	1	1.0	22	42
S Alvin Walton	4	5	0.0	23	44
OLB Johnny Meads	4	0	0.0	15	33
CB David Hollis	3	2	0.0	16	38
CB Mickey Sutton	2	1	0.0	8	16
CB Stanley Richard	2	0	0.0	18	28
DT Mark Catano	1	1	0.0	14	31
S Odie Harris	1	1	0.0	5	20
OLB Bret Michaels	1	1	0.0	9	20
S Joe Poole	1	1	0.0	7	23
OLB Andre Tippett	1	0	0.0	3	6
OLB John McClane	1	0	0.0	2	4
C Walter Reeves	1	0	---	---	---
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	0.0	18	29
ILB David Bavaro	1	0	0.0	1	3
DE Robert Young	1	0	0.0	14	36
DE Markus Koch	0	1	0.0	6	25

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	8	1	0.0	21	18
S Mark Jerue	7	2	0.0	23	15
DE Colin Powell	4	0	1.0	21	23
S Chuck Cecil	4	1	0.0	18	19
ILB Rick Vaughn	3	4	0.0	21	20
OLB Marvcus Patton	3	1	0.0	13	11
DE Jethro Franklin	3	0	0.0	13	13
CB Ernest Spears	3	0	0.0	18	17
DT Greg Kragen	1	2	0.0	15	9
DT Rich Stachowski	1	1	0.0	13	15
ILB Pat Swilling	1	1	0.0	7	5
CB Maurice Hurst	1	1	0.0	25	22
S Harlon Barnett	1	1	0.0	11	8
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	---	---	---
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	0.0	9	15
QB Cody Carlson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Reggie Sutton	1	0	0.0	17	19
CB Ken Gant	1	0	0.0	12	10
DE Tony Bennett	0	2	0.0	9	7
DE Curtis Greer	0	1	0.0	19	15
DT Dan Ralph	0	1	0.0	17	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie White	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE Markus Koch	0.0	1	0	0	25
OLB Johnny Meads	0.0	0	3	0	33
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.0	0	1	1	29
DT Mark Catano	0.0	0	1	0	31
OLB Winston Moss	0.0	0	1	0	36
DE Robert Young	0.0	0	1	0	36

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Colin Powell	1.0	0	0	23
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	1	1	15
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tim Taylor	7	2	0	43
CB David Hollis	3	2	1	38
OLB Johnny Meads	3	1	0	33
ILB Sam Mills	2	3	0	50
CB Mickey Sutton	2	1	0	16
OLB Winston Moss	2	0	1	36
ILB Kevin McArthur	2	0	0	20
OLB Bret Michaels	2	0	0	20
S Odie Harris	1	0	0	20
OLB John McClane	1	0	0	4
S Joe Poole	1	0	0	23
CB Stanley Richard	1	0	0	28
DE Reggie White	0	1	0	42
DT Mark Catano	0	1	0	31
S Alvin Walton	0	1	0	44

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rick Vaughn	3	1	0	20
S Chuck Cecil	2	1	0	19
OLB Bill Romanowski	2	0	1	18
S Mark Jerue	2	0	0	15
CB Ernest Spears	2	0	0	17
CB Maurice Hurst	1	1	0	22
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	1	0	11
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	0	15
DE Colin Powell	1	0	0	23
CB Reggie Sutton	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	2	9	28	0	23
Dan Rosado	2	5	22	1	20
Ken Ruettgers	1	4	27	0	24
Bill Fralic	1	2	25	0	25
Doug Riesenberg	0	4	26	0	26
Frank Thomas	0	2	23	0	20
Steve Smith	0	1	16	0	14

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Michael Durrette	2	4	0	5	0	11
Bruce Armstrong	2	3	1	21	0	45
Jesse Sapolu	1	7	1	22	0	54
Brett Miller	1	5	0	19	0	48
Ed King	0	3	0	18	0	35
Jeff Walker	0	2	0	5	0	6
Barney Gumble	0	0	0	19	1	43

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Bryant	2	26
Steve Tasker	1	18
Junior Tautalatasi	1	18
Dan Rosado	1	6

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Rolle	2	23
Willis Crockett	1	34
Gaston Green	1	20
Mark Jerue	1	16

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Winston Moss	---	---	17	36	24	77
Sam Mills	---	---	22	50	4	76
Reggie White	---	---	22	42	9	73
Thomas Everett	---	---	21	47	4	72
Alvin Walton	---	---	23	44	4	71
David Hollis	---	---	16	38	10	64
Robert Young	---	---	14	36	11	61
Ellison Onizuka	28	23	---	---	8	59
Bill Fralic	25	25	---	---	7	57
Stanley Richard	---	---	18	28	11	57
Tim Taylor	---	---	12	43	2	57
John Elway	28	26	---	---	---	54
Doug Riesenberg	26	26	---	---	---	52
Frank Thomas	23	20	---	---	9	52
Johnny Meads	---	---	15	33	3	51
Ken Ruettgers	27	24	---	---	---	51
Steve Smith	16	14	---	---	21	51
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	18	29	3	50
Dan Rosado	22	20	---	---	6	48
Mark Catano	---	---	14	31	2	47
Joe Poole	---	---	7	23	12	42
Kevin McArthur	---	---	11	20	10	41
Jeff Query	16	17	---	---	8	41
Emmitt Smith	20	21	---	---	---	41
Kelvin Bryant	8	5	---	---	26	39
Walter Reeves	8	9	---	---	18	35
Bret Michaels	---	---	9	20	6	35
Junior Tautalatasi	8	7	---	---	18	33
Markus Koch	---	---	6	25	1	32
Ronnie Harmon	16	14	---	---	1	31
Johnny Johnson	19	12	---	---	---	31
Odie Harris	---	---	5	20	4	29
Mickey Sutton	---	---	8	16	3	27
Anderson Cooper	5	9	---	---	11	25
Steve Tasker	1	2	---	---	18	21
Jeff Pahukoa	7	10	---	---	3	20
Kelly Thomas	4	2	---	---	10	16
John McClane	---	---	2	4	7	13
Ellis Gardner	1	0	---	---	10	11
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	10	10
Andre Tippett	---	---	3	6	---	9
Tim Barnett	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Bavaro	---	---	1	3	3	7
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Reggie Langhorne	23	45	---	---	19	87
Jesse Sapolu	22	54	---	---	5	81
Steve Jordan	21	41	---	---	18	80
Cody Carlson	24	54	---	---	---	78
Brett Miller	19	48	---	---	5	72
Barney Gumble	19	43	---	---	7	69
Bruce Armstrong	21	45	---	---	---	66
Anthony Toney	13	29	---	---	19	61
Gaston Green	8	27	---	---	20	55
Mark Jerue	---	---	23	15	16	54
Anthony Miller	14	37	---	---	3	54
Ed King	18	35	---	---	---	53
Maurice Hurst	---	---	25	22	1	48
Colin Powell	---	---	21	23	3	47
Butch Rolle	6	17	---	---	23	46
Barry Sanders	16	27	---	---	1	44
Willis Crockett	---	---	4	4	34	42
Rick Vaughn	---	---	21	20	1	42
Ken Gant	---	---	12	10	20	42
Mike Young	6	26	---	---	9	41
Bill Romanowski	---	---	21	18	1	40
Dan Ralph	---	---	17	17	4	38
Reggie Sutton	---	---	17	19	2	38
Chuck Cecil	---	---	18	19	---	37
Ernest Spears	---	---	18	17	2	37
Curtis Greer	---	---	19	15	1	35
Jethro Franklin	---	---	13	13	7	33
Greg Kragen	---	---	15	9	6	30
Danny Peebles	12	18	---	---	---	30
Marvcus Patton	---	---	13	11	5	29
Rich Stachowski	---	---	13	15	---	28
Michael Durrette	5	11	---	---	12	28
Curt Marsh	6	19	---	---	---	25
Chris Burkett	1	3	---	---	20	24
James Fitzpatrick	3	9	---	---	12	24
Devon Mitchell	---	---	9	15	---	24
Jeff Walker	5	6	---	---	12	23
Harlon Barnett	---	---	11	8	3	22
Pat Swilling	---	---	7	5	9	21
Tony Bennett	---	---	9	7	1	17
Todd Shell	---	---	2	4	8	14
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rich Umphrey	2	0	---	---	---	2
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	59	4.9
Middle	5	15	3.0
Right	11	65	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	12	18	1.5
Right	7	19	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	25	15	0	0	1	5	2	0	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cody Carlson	53	27	4	4	0	12	7	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	38	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	34	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	6	56	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	14	135	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	93	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	32	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Emmitt Smith	6	5	0	33	21
TE Frank Thomas	4	3	0	33	20
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	1	0	13	14
C Walter Reeves	3	2	0	16	9
WR Jeff Query	3	1	1	7	17
FB Steve Smith	2	2	0	2	14
WR Johnny Johnson	2	0	0	0	12
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	0	0	5
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0	0	0	9

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Miller	12	7	142	3	37
WR Reggie Langhorne	9	3	57	1	45
WR Mike Young	7	5	42	0	26
WR Danny Peebles	6	2	12	0	18
TE Steve Jordan	5	2	10	0	41
RB Barry Sanders	5	3	31	0	27
RB Gaston Green	4	1	0	0	27
C Butch Rolle	3	2	10	0	17
FB Anthony Toney	2	2	12	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	1	4	4.00	5.58

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Sanders	3	4	1.33	2.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	4	2	16	4.00	4.16

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cody Carlson	6	3	19	3.17	5.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	13	13.00	4.33
FB Steve Smith	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
WR Jeff Query	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
RB Emmitt Smith	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Miller	3	2	15	5.00	11.83
WR Mike Young	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
RB Gaston Green	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Danny Peebles	1	1	4	4.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Kelvin Bryant	3	1
Emmitt Smith	3	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Sanders	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	8	6	2

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cody Carlson	15	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Query	3	1	0
RB Emmitt Smith	3	3	2
C Walter Reeves	2	2	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Miller	5	3	3
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	0	0
WR Mike Young	3	3	2
RB Gaston Green	2	1	0
TE Steve Jordan	1	1	1
WR Danny Peebles	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)