Week 15, 1991

played in Denver, CO

51 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	14	0	0	-	14
Denver Broncos	0	7	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:43 SDO - Barry Sanders 21 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 08:17 SDO - Barry Sanders 3 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 03:50 DEN - John Elway 10 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 05:11 DEN - Johnny Johnson 67 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 09:28 DEN - Hank Ilesic 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:43 SDO - Barry Sanders 21 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 08:17 SDO - Barry Sanders 3 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 03:50 DEN - John Elway 10 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 05:11 DEN - Johnny Johnson 67 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 09:28 DEN - Hank Ilesic 31 field goal

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 9-5 11-3
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 8 11
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 328 432
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 5.29 6.55
Net Rushing Yards 141 196
- Rushing Attempts 22 40
- Yards per Rush 6.41 4.90
Net Passing Yards 187 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 23 - 0 24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 193 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.68 9.08
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 5.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/27
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:39 31:21

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	9-5	11-3
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	8	11
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	328	432
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	5.29	6.55
Net Rushing Yards	141	196
- Rushing Attempts	22	40
- Yards per Rush	6.41	4.90
Net Passing Yards	187	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 23 - 0	24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	193	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.68	9.08
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	5.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/27
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:39	31:21

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
1	9:48	3:38	OWN 17	7	20	Punt
1	2:49	2:17	OWN 34	4	28	Punt
2	14:51	1:24	OPP 39	3	39	Touchdown
2	11:43	3:34	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
2	6:33	1:47	OWN 20	4	21	Fumble
2	3:41	2:24	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
3	9:27	3:06	OWN 21	6	32	Punt
3	4:54	1:26	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	15:00	1:31	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	9:20	3:04	OWN 20	5	41	Punt
4	3:17	1:30	OWN 44	8	16	Downs
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 44	3	20	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	3:10	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	6:10	3:21	OWN 24	7	49	Missed FG
1	0:32	0:41	OWN 20	3	19	Fumble
2	13:27	1:44	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
2	8:09	1:36	OWN 41	4	13	Punt
2	4:46	1:05	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 2	3	18	Half
3	15:00	5:33	OWN 41	10	52	Missed FG
3	6:21	1:27	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	3:28	3:28	OWN 21	6	39	Punt
4	13:29	4:09	OWN 31	8	55	Field Goal
4	6:16	2:59	OWN 2	4	20	Punt
4	1:47	1:19	OWN 40	4	23	Missed FG

Game MVP: John Elway, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Sanders	11	71	6.45	22	2	2
Gaston Green	9	52	5.78	21	1	0
Anthony Toney	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Cody Carlson	1	16	16.00	16	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	30	138	4.60	23	6	0
Kelvin Bryant	6	31	5.17	11	2	0
John Elway	3	22	7.33	10	1	1
Johnny Johnson	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cody Carlson	39	23	193	1/6	0	33	0	71.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	24	17	247	2/11	1	67	0	117.8

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Reggie Langhorne	7	11	72	10.29	0	15
RB Barry Sanders	4	4	25	6.25	13	15
TE Steve Jordan	2	6	3	1.50	0	3
WR Mike Young	2	4	14	7.00	0	10
C Butch Rolle	2	2	12	6.00	0	9
FB Anthony Toney	2	3	11	5.50	4	8
WR Anthony Miller	2	5	42	21.00	19	33
WR Danny Peebles	2	4	14	7.00	7	8

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Steve Smith	4	4	31	7.75	3	11	0
TE Frank Thomas	3	3	38	12.67	0	19	0
WR Johnny Johnson	3	3	87	29.00	60	67	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	5	41	20.50	25	30	0
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	12	6.00	6	9	0
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	2	20	20.00	1	20	0
WR Jeff Query	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cody Carlson	1	0	0	0
Colin Powell	0	1	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kelvin Bryant	1	0	0
Reggie White	0	1	0
Alvin Walton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	8	393	49.1	38.8	59	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	5	217	43.4	32.8	51	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	1/4	0/2	0/1	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Jerue	2	13	6.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Jerue	2	30	15.0	0
Chris Burkett	1	23	23.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Jerue	6	3	0.0	18	8
S Devon Mitchell	6	2	0.0	27	22
ILB Rick Vaughn	5	2	0.0	32	22
S Chuck Cecil	5	1	0.0	32	21
DE Colin Powell	5	0	0.0	33	23
DE Tony Bennett	4	1	0.5	9	5
CB Ernest Spears	4	0	0.0	24	20
CB Ricky Reynolds	3	2	0.0	26	16
OLB Bill Romanowski	3	2	0.0	25	19
CB Maurice Hurst	3	0	0.0	30	16
DT Dan Ralph	2	2	1.0	25	15
DE Curtis Greer	2	0	0.5	26	18
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	2	0.0	23	13
S Harlon Barnett	2	1	0.0	10	9
ILB Pat Swilling	2	0	0.0	8	4
DT Rich Stachowski	1	2	0.0	24	17
DE Jethro Franklin	1	1	0.0	17	11
CB Ken Gant	1	1	0.0	17	13
DT Greg Kragen	0	2	0.0	20	9

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	7	1	0.0	20	37
S Thomas Everett	6	4	0.0	20	37
S Alvin Walton	5	2	0.0	19	34
OLB Winston Moss	3	0	1.0	15	21
DE Glenn Jacobs	3	1	0.0	16	25
OLB Bret Michaels	3	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Johnny Meads	2	1	0.0	16	31
ILB Kevin McArthur	2	1	0.0	8	11
S Joe Poole	2	1	0.0	7	20
DE Reggie White	2	0	0.0	20	32
S Odie Harris	1	2	0.0	4	15
OLB John McClane	1	2	0.0	6	8
DT Kent Wells	1	1	0.0	13	22
CB David Hollis	1	0	0.0	14	29
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	0.0	16	30
ILB David Bavaro	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Tim Taylor	1	0	0.0	20	31
DE Robert Young	0	1	0.0	12	26

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Dan Ralph	1.0	0	0	15
DE Curtis Greer	0.5	1	0	18
DE Tony Bennett	0.5	0	0	5
DE Colin Powell	0.0	0	1	23

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Winston Moss	1.0	2	1	21
DE Reggie White	0.0	1	0	32
DE Markus Koch	0.0	0	1	15
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.0	0	1	25
DT Kent Wells	0.0	0	1	22
DE Robert Young	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ricky Reynolds	3	1	16
ILB Rick Vaughn	3	1	22
S Chuck Cecil	2	0	21
OLB Bill Romanowski	2	0	19
DE Tony Bennett	2	0	5
CB Ernest Spears	2	0	20
S Mark Jerue	1	0	8
DE Colin Powell	1	0	23
CB Maurice Hurst	1	0	16
CB Ken Gant	0	1	13

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Thomas Everett	5	0	37
ILB Sam Mills	3	0	37
S Joe Poole	3	0	20
ILB Kevin McArthur	2	0	11
S Alvin Walton	2	0	34
OLB Winston Moss	2	0	21
S Odie Harris	1	1	15
CB Tim Taylor	1	1	31
OLB Johnny Meads	1	0	31
CB David Hollis	1	0	29
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	30
OLB Bret Michaels	1	0	9
DE Reggie White	0	1	32
OLB John McClane	0	1	8
ILB David Bavaro	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Michael Durrette	3	3	6	0	6
Barney Gumble	2	6	16	0	34
Bruce Armstrong	2	4	19	0	26
Brett Miller	1	2	20	0	37
Anthony Toney	1	2	9	0	18
Ed King	1	2	18	0	36
Butch Rolle	1	1	12	0	21
Rich Umphrey	0	1	22	0	38
James Fitzpatrick	0	0	3	1	14

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Fralic	4	10	0	35	0	25
Ken Ruettgers	3	5	1	34	0	23
Doug Riesenberg	2	10	0	35	0	23
Ellison Onizuka	1	5	0	32	1	21
Dan Rosado	1	3	0	12	1	11
Ellis Gardner	1	3	0	36	0	20
Kelly Thomas	0	1	0	11	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Ernest Spears	2	15
Butch Rolle	1	14
Anthony Toney	1	14
Michael Durrette	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Query	2	7
Kelvin Bryant	1	24
Steve Smith	1	17
Frank Thomas	1	9

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Umphrey	22	38	---	---	5	65
Cody Carlson	22	40	---	---	---	62
Colin Powell	---	---	33	23	6	62
Brett Miller	20	37	---	---	4	61
Ernest Spears	---	---	24	20	15	59
Chuck Cecil	---	---	32	21	5	58
Rick Vaughn	---	---	32	22	4	58
Reggie Langhorne	19	33	---	---	4	56
Barney Gumble	16	34	---	---	4	54
Ed King	18	36	---	---	---	54
Steve Jordan	17	25	---	---	10	52
Devon Mitchell	---	---	27	22	3	52
Bill Romanowski	---	---	25	19	8	52
Curtis Greer	---	---	26	18	4	48
Maurice Hurst	---	---	30	16	2	48
Butch Rolle	12	21	---	---	14	47
Ken Gant	---	---	17	13	17	47
Gaston Green	11	15	---	---	20	46
Bruce Armstrong	19	26	---	---	---	45
Dan Ralph	---	---	25	15	4	44
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	26	16	2	44
Barry Sanders	11	25	---	---	8	44
Rich Stachowski	---	---	24	17	2	43
Anthony Toney	9	18	---	---	14	41
Anthony Miller	12	26	---	---	1	39
Danny Peebles	8	18	---	---	12	38
Mark Jerue	---	---	18	8	11	37
Marvcus Patton	---	---	23	13	1	37
Greg Kragen	---	---	20	9	5	34
Jethro Franklin	---	---	17	11	5	33
Mike Young	9	18	---	---	---	27
James Fitzpatrick	3	14	---	---	8	25
Harlon Barnett	---	---	10	9	6	25
Willis Crockett	---	---	9	3	10	22
Michael Durrette	6	6	---	---	8	20
Pat Swilling	---	---	8	4	5	17
Todd Shell	---	---	5	2	8	15
Tony Bennett	---	---	9	5	---	14
Chris Burkett	2	1	---	---	10	13
Jeff Walker	2	3	---	---	8	13
Curt Marsh	4	4	---	---	---	8
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jesse Sapolu	0	2	---	---	---	2
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Elway	40	26	---	---	---	66
Ellis Gardner	36	20	---	---	9	65
Frank Thomas	34	20	---	---	9	63
Bill Fralic	35	25	---	---	---	60
Reggie White	---	---	20	32	7	59
Sam Mills	---	---	20	37	1	58
Doug Riesenberg	35	23	---	---	---	58
Ellison Onizuka	32	21	---	---	5	58
Ken Ruettgers	34	23	---	---	---	57
Thomas Everett	---	---	20	37	---	57
Steve Smith	23	16	---	---	17	56
Alvin Walton	---	---	19	34	1	54
Emmitt Smith	34	20	---	---	---	54
Tim Taylor	---	---	20	31	---	51
David Hollis	---	---	14	29	7	50
Johnny Meads	---	---	16	31	1	48
Darryl Henley	---	---	16	30	---	46
Jeff Query	26	13	---	---	7	46
Robert Young	---	---	12	26	8	46
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	16	25	---	41
Walter Reeves	13	12	---	---	14	39
Ronnie Harmon	18	18	---	---	1	37
Winston Moss	---	---	15	21	1	37
Kelvin Bryant	6	6	---	---	24	36
John McClane	---	---	6	8	22	36
Anderson Cooper	16	9	---	---	10	35
Kent Wells	---	---	13	22	---	35
Joe Poole	---	---	7	20	8	35
Dan Rosado	12	11	---	---	8	31
Johnny Johnson	20	10	---	---	---	30
Kelly Thomas	11	6	---	---	9	26
Steve Tasker	5	0	---	---	21	26
Kevin McArthur	---	---	8	11	7	26
Junior Tautalatasi	5	6	---	---	13	24
Markus Koch	---	---	6	15	---	21
Odie Harris	---	---	4	15	2	21
Bret Michaels	---	---	6	9	3	18
Jeff Pahukoa	5	1	---	---	9	15
Don Odegard	---	---	1	4	8	13
David Bavaro	---	---	3	3	5	11
Tim Barnett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mickey Sutton	---	---	0	0	1	1
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	15	78	5.2
Right	7	63	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	23	87	3.8
Middle	4	33	8.3
Right	13	76	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cody Carlson	39	23	1	1	2	5	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	24	17	3	0	2	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	19	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	65	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	109	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	147	13.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	71	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	11	7	1	72	0	33
TE Steve Jordan	6	2	0	3	0	25
WR Anthony Miller	5	2	0	42	1	26
WR Mike Young	4	2	0	14	0	18
WR Danny Peebles	4	2	0	14	0	18
RB Barry Sanders	4	4	0	25	0	25
FB Anthony Toney	3	2	1	11	0	18
C Butch Rolle	2	2	0	12	0	21

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	2	1	41	1	18
FB Steve Smith	4	4	0	31	0	16
WR Jeff Query	4	1	0	11	0	13
TE Frank Thomas	3	3	0	38	0	20
WR Johnny Johnson	3	3	0	87	1	10
WR Anderson Cooper	2	1	1	20	1	9
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	0	12	0	20
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	0	7	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gaston Green	1	-1	-1.00	5.78
Barry Sanders	1	3	3.00	6.45

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	5	12	2.40	4.60
John Elway	1	10	10.00	7.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	2	1	3	1.50	10.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	8.20
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	3	3.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	9	2
Kelvin Bryant	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cody Carlson	11	6	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	1	1
WR Mike Young	3	1	0
TE Steve Jordan	2	2	0
RB Barry Sanders	2	2	0
WR Danny Peebles	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	1
FB Steve Smith	1	1	0
TE Frank Thomas	1	1	1
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)