Week 1, 1992

played in San Diego, CA

61 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	14	6	7	9	-	36
San Diego Chargers	7	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 DEN - Emmitt Smith 49 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
1Q: 06:22 SDO - Robert Brooks 7 pass from Frank Reich (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 01:17 DEN - John Elway 3 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 07:33 DEN - Hank Ilesic 34 field goal
2Q: 04:34 DEN - Hank Ilesic 41 field goal
3Q: 10:37 DEN - Kelvin Bryant 23 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 02:49 SDO - Tommy Pickles 28 field goal
4Q: 12:59 DEN - Hank Ilesic 41 field goal
4Q: 02:27 DEN - Hank Ilesic 35 field goal
4Q: 00:40 DEN - Hank Ilesic 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 DEN - Emmitt Smith 49 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
1Q: 06:22 SDO - Robert Brooks 7 pass from Frank Reich (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 01:17 DEN - John Elway 3 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 07:33 DEN - Hank Ilesic 34 field goal
2Q: 04:34 DEN - Hank Ilesic 41 field goal
3Q: 10:37 DEN - Kelvin Bryant 23 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 02:49 SDO - Tommy Pickles 28 field goal
4Q: 12:59 DEN - Hank Ilesic 41 field goal
4Q: 02:27 DEN - Hank Ilesic 35 field goal
4Q: 00:40 DEN - Hank Ilesic 40 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 13
- by Rushing 12 2
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 429 249
- Offensive Plays 73 55
- Yards per Play 5.88 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 224 64
- Rushing Attempts 46 15
- Yards per Rush 4.87 4.27
Net Passing Yards 205 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 1 38 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 208 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 2/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.59 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 1/15 7/37
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 4/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 38:08 21:52

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	13
- by Rushing	12	2
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	429	249
- Offensive Plays	73	55
- Yards per Play	5.88	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	224	64
- Rushing Attempts	46	15
- Yards per Rush	4.87	4.27
Net Passing Yards	205	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 1	38 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	208	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	2/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.59	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	1/15	7/37
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	4/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	38:08	21:52

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:46	4:09	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
1	6:16	5:11	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	12:43	5:16	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
2	5:10	0:41	OPP 29	3	5	Field Goal
2	3:09	2:12	OWN 40	7	44	Interception
3	15:00	4:41	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
3	7:46	1:52	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
3	2:43	4:52	OWN 20	8	56	Field Goal
4	11:34	3:13	OWN 35	6	19	Punt
4	6:16	3:54	OPP 48	6	30	Field Goal
4	1:48	1:14	OPP 25	3	2	Field Goal

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:14	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
1	8:37	2:21	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	1:05	3:22	OWN 23	6	28	Punt
2	7:27	2:17	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
2	4:29	1:20	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 14	3	13	Half
3	10:19	2:33	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	5:54	3:11	50	7	39	Field Goal
4	12:51	1:17	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	8:21	2:05	OWN 20	7	28	Downs
4	2:22	0:34	OWN 20	4	5	Downs
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 34	1	8	Game

Game MVP: Hank Ilesic, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	28	128	4.57	49	3	1
Kelvin Bryant	10	63	6.30	28	2	1
John Elway	6	32	5.33	12	1	1
Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Mike Alexander	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	6	33	5.50	14	1
Barry Sanders	6	15	2.50	6	0
John Friesz	2	12	6.00	7	0
Frank Reich	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	26	18	208	1/3	0	28	1	77.1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frank Reich	30	17	165	0/0	1	37	0	83.3
John Friesz	8	3	24	2/4	0	13	0	45.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Anderson Cooper	8	10	82	10.25	5	20
WR Mike Alexander	4	5	69	17.25	22	27
FB Steve Smith	3	3	32	10.67	26	28
RB Emmitt Smith	2	3	29	14.50	17	22
RB Curvin Richards	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Ronnie Harmon	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Johnny Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Langhorne	4	5	20	5.00	7	18	0
WR Robert Brooks	4	8	62	15.50	38	37	1
WR Anthony Miller	3	9	22	7.33	0	10	0
RB Gary Anderson	2	2	15	7.50	13	11	0
WR Danny Peebles	2	6	36	18.00	3	23	0
RB Barry Sanders	2	2	12	6.00	7	7	0
FB Reggie Cobb	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
FB Anthony Toney	1	2	13	13.00	5	13	0
WR Mike Young	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ken Gant	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	2	89	44.5	29.5	46	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	249	41.5	34.5	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	5/5	3/3	0/0	41	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	3	22	7.3	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Jerue	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Harmon	1	20	20.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	3	64	21.3	0
Mark Jerue	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	5	0	0.0	12	34
ILB Sam Mills	4	3	0.0	13	37
S Alvin Walton	4	1	0.0	15	40
CB Darryl Henley	3	1	0.0	13	37
CB Tim Taylor	3	1	0.0	14	37
OLB Winston Moss	2	1	1.0	11	27
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	0	1.0	10	27
S Thomas Everett	2	2	0.0	14	37
CB Stanley Richard	2	2	0.0	13	29
DT Jon Hand	2	0	0.0	11	23
OLB Bret Michaels	1	1	0.0	3	9
OLB Johnny Meads	1	0	0.0	1	2
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
DE Markus Koch	1	0	0.0	8	29
S Odie Harris	1	0	0.0	3	7
OLB John McClane	1	0	0.0	2	3
ILB Martin Bishop	1	0	0.0	2	12

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devon Mitchell	8	2	0.0	43	26
S Chuck Cecil	8	1	0.0	40	22
CB Reggie Sutton	7	0	0.0	40	26
ILB Pat Swilling	6	5	0.0	37	23
DT Dan Ralph	4	0	1.0	25	17
OLB Bill Romanowski	4	2	0.0	29	22
OLB Marvcus Patton	4	2	0.0	29	16
CB Ricky Reynolds	4	1	0.0	22	13
DE Chris Mims	3	1	0.0	37	20
DE Howie Long	3	0	0.0	35	20
DT Joe Nash	2	1	0.0	28	11
S Mark Jerue	2	1	0.0	13	9
CB Maurice Hurst	2	1	0.0	39	23
DE Donnell Thompson	2	0	0.0	9	7
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	0.0	11	4
OLB Vinson Smith	1	0	0.0	14	2
CB Ken Gant	1	0	0.0	9	7
DT Greg Kragen	0	2	0.0	35	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glenn Jacobs	1.0	0	1	1	27
OLB Winston Moss	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Jethro Franklin	0.0	1	1	0	21
DT Jon Hand	0.0	0	2	0	23
DE Markus Koch	0.0	0	2	0	29
DT Brad Culpepper	0.0	0	1	0	20

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dan Ralph	1.0	1	0	0	17
DT Joe Nash	0.0	1	0	0	11
DE Tony Bennett	0.0	1	0	0	7
S Chuck Cecil	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Bill Romanowski	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Chris Mims	0.0	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	4	0	34
CB Darryl Henley	3	1	37
CB Tim Taylor	3	1	37
S Alvin Walton	3	0	40
ILB Sam Mills	2	1	37
CB Stanley Richard	2	0	29
S Thomas Everett	1	1	37
OLB Bret Michaels	1	0	9
ILB Martin Bishop	1	0	12

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chuck Cecil	4	0	0	22
OLB Bill Romanowski	3	1	0	22
CB Reggie Sutton	3	0	0	26
S Devon Mitchell	2	0	0	26
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	0	0	16
DE Donnell Thompson	1	0	0	7
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	0	4
CB Ricky Reynolds	1	0	0	13
CB Maurice Hurst	1	0	0	23
CB Ken Gant	0	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	5	10	0	43	0	27
Doug Riesenberg	4	8	0	42	0	27
Ken Ruettgers	3	9	0	46	1	27
Ellison Onizuka	1	6	0	44	0	27
Bill Fralic	1	5	1	43	0	27
Steve Smith	1	1	0	29	0	13
Mel Shaw	0	2	0	6	0	0

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed King	2	4	15	1	37
Jeff Walker	2	4	15	0	39
Barney Gumble	1	2	14	0	38
Kani Kauahi	0	1	13	1	39
Bruce Armstrong	0	1	13	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Alexander	2	19
Ronnie Harmon	1	13
Johnny Johnson	1	12
Darryl Henley	1	2

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Jordan	2	19
Reggie Langhorne	2	19

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Fralic	43	27	---	---	7	77
Ken Ruettgers	46	27	---	---	2	75
Ellison Onizuka	44	27	---	---	2	73
John Elway	43	27	---	---	---	70
Joe Milinchik	43	27	---	---	---	70
Doug Riesenberg	42	27	---	---	---	69
Frank Thomas	39	23	---	---	5	67
Mike Alexander	22	18	---	---	19	59
Stanley Richard	---	---	13	29	17	59
Ronnie Harmon	27	18	---	---	13	58
Alvin Walton	---	---	15	40	2	57
Thomas Everett	---	---	14	37	1	52
Steve Smith	29	13	---	---	10	52
Darryl Henley	---	---	13	37	2	52
Emmitt Smith	31	21	---	---	---	52
Tim Taylor	---	---	14	37	1	52
Sam Mills	---	---	13	37	1	51
Kelvin Bryant	17	6	---	---	25	48
Anderson Cooper	25	22	---	---	---	47
Andre Tippett	---	---	12	34	---	46
Thomas McLemore	19	6	---	---	18	43
Winston Moss	---	---	11	27	4	42
Markus Koch	---	---	8	29	1	38
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	10	27	1	38
Jethro Franklin	---	---	10	21	6	37
Jon Hand	---	---	11	23	1	35
Curvin Richards	7	4	---	---	18	29
Brad Culpepper	---	---	6	20	---	26
Johnny Johnson	9	4	---	---	12	25
Tim Barnett	5	0	---	---	17	22
Johnny Meads	---	---	1	2	17	20
Martin Bishop	---	---	2	12	6	20
Joe Poole	---	---	2	4	12	18
Bret Michaels	---	---	3	9	3	15
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	14	14
Mel Shaw	6	0	---	---	7	13
Kevin McArthur	---	---	0	0	12	12
Dan Rosado	6	0	---	---	5	11
John McClane	---	---	2	3	6	11
Odie Harris	---	---	3	7	---	10
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	7	7
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rod Smith	---	---	2	5	---	7
Billy Gray	0	0	---	---	5	5
Matt Blundin	3	0	---	---	---	3
Charley Mallory	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devon Mitchell	---	---	43	26	7	76
Reggie Sutton	---	---	40	26	4	70
Chuck Cecil	---	---	40	22	3	65
Maurice Hurst	---	---	39	23	3	65
Pat Swilling	---	---	37	23	3	63
Greg Kragen	---	---	35	22	5	62
Jeff Walker	15	39	---	---	7	61
Chris Mims	---	---	37	20	4	61
Howie Long	---	---	35	20	5	60
Barney Gumble	14	38	---	---	7	59
Reggie Langhorne	10	29	---	---	19	58
Kani Kauahi	13	39	---	---	---	52
Bill Romanowski	---	---	29	22	1	52
Ed King	15	37	---	---	---	52
Bruce Armstrong	13	38	---	---	---	51
Marvcus Patton	---	---	29	16	5	50
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	22	13	14	49
Robert Brooks	9	31	---	---	9	49
Anthony Miller	10	29	---	---	4	43
Steve Jordan	8	15	---	---	19	42
Dan Ralph	---	---	25	17	---	42
Frank Reich	12	30	---	---	---	42
Joe Nash	---	---	28	11	2	41
Mark Jerue	---	---	13	9	19	41
Danny Peebles	7	20	---	---	13	40
Ken Gant	---	---	9	7	18	34
Vinson Smith	---	---	14	2	14	30
Gary Anderson	8	21	---	---	---	29
Anthony Toney	9	16	---	---	4	29
Barry Sanders	7	16	---	---	6	29
Reggie Cobb	2	9	---	---	18	29
Todd Shell	---	---	11	4	13	28
Gaston Green	0	2	---	---	21	23
Donnell Thompson	---	---	9	7	5	21
Tony Bennett	---	---	11	7	---	18
John Friesz	3	10	---	---	1	14
James Fitzpatrick	2	2	---	---	7	11
Brett Miller	0	3	---	---	7	10
Mike Young	2	8	---	---	---	10
Tim Wrightman	3	4	---	---	2	9
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Curt Marsh	1	3	---	---	---	4
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rich Umphrey	2	1	---	---	---	3
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	23	84	3.7
Middle	7	58	8.3
Right	16	82	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	8	50	6.3
Right	6	13	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	26	18	4	0	1	1	2	1	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frank Reich	30	17	2	2	2	3	6	1	0
John Friesz	8	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	39	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	31	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	138	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	65	8.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	59	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	42	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	23	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anderson Cooper	10	8	0	82	1	22
WR Mike Alexander	5	4	0	69	1	18
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	0	0	0	0	18
FB Steve Smith	3	3	0	32	1	13
RB Emmitt Smith	3	2	0	29	1	21
WR Johnny Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	4
RB Curvin Richards	1	1	0	-4	0	4

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Miller	9	3	0	22	0	29
WR Robert Brooks	8	4	1	62	1	31
WR Danny Peebles	6	2	1	36	1	20
WR Reggie Langhorne	5	4	0	20	0	29
FB Reggie Cobb	3	2	0	9	0	9
RB Gary Anderson	2	2	0	15	0	21
FB Anthony Toney	2	1	1	13	0	16
RB Barry Sanders	2	2	0	12	0	16
WR Mike Young	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	3	1	0.33	4.57
John Elway	2	6	3.00	5.33

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Sanders	2	5	2.50	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	5	1	6	1.20	8.00

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frank Reich	4	2	10	2.50	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	6	6.00	8.20
WR Johnny Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Brooks	2	1	7	3.50	7.75
WR Danny Peebles	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	5	4
Kelvin Bryant	3	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Sanders	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	6	4	2

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frank Reich	9	5	3
John Friesz	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Alexander	2	1	1
WR Anderson Cooper	2	2	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0
RB Curvin Richards	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Miller	4	1	0
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	1	1
WR Danny Peebles	2	1	1
WR Robert Brooks	2	1	1
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)