Week 8, 1992

played in Denver, CO

40 degrees, fair, 14 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	3	3	7	3	-	16
Denver Broncos	7	10	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 20 pass from Todd Blackledge (Hank Ilesic extra point)
1Q: 00:30 SDO - Tommy Pickles 19 field goal
2Q: 11:37 DEN - Hank Ilesic 33 field goal
2Q: 04:32 DEN - Emmitt Smith 11 pass from Todd Blackledge (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 00:03 SDO - Tommy Pickles 42 field goal
3Q: 12:10 SDO - Devon Mitchell 44 interception return (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 07:32 DEN - Mike Alexander 3 pass from Todd Blackledge (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 09:07 SDO - Tommy Pickles 18 field goal
4Q: 00:45 DEN - Kevin McArthur 62 interception return (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 20 pass from Todd Blackledge (Hank Ilesic extra point)
1Q: 00:30 SDO - Tommy Pickles 19 field goal
2Q: 11:37 DEN - Hank Ilesic 33 field goal
2Q: 04:32 DEN - Emmitt Smith 11 pass from Todd Blackledge (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 00:03 SDO - Tommy Pickles 42 field goal
3Q: 12:10 SDO - Devon Mitchell 44 interception return (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 07:32 DEN - Mike Alexander 3 pass from Todd Blackledge (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 09:07 SDO - Tommy Pickles 18 field goal
4Q: 00:45 DEN - Kevin McArthur 62 interception return (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 2-5 5-2
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 313 345
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 5.22 5.31
Net Rushing Yards 111 133
- Rushing Attempts 26 31
- Yards per Rush 4.27 4.29
Net Passing Yards 202 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 12 - 2 30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 224 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/22 4/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.94 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/85
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/44 2/62
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 26:59 33:01

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	2-5	5-2
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	313	345
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	5.22	5.31
Net Rushing Yards	111	133
- Rushing Attempts	26	31
- Yards per Rush	4.27	4.29
Net Passing Yards	202	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 12 - 2	30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	224	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/22	4/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.94	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/85
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/44	2/62
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	26:59	33:01

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:20	1:48	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	5:49	5:24	OWN 7	11	91	Field Goal
2	11:29	1:28	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt
2	4:26	2:42	OWN 27	8	71	Interception
2	0:13	0:13	OPP 42	2	17	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	13:15	1:05	OPP 29	3	7	Missed FG
3	7:24	1:59	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
3	3:57	2:12	OWN 12	4	27	Punt
4	13:40	4:40	OWN 20	9	79	Field Goal
4	4:46	1:31	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
4	2:07	1:30	OWN 18	5	36	Interception
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 32	3	-1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:40	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	7:32	1:43	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	0:25	3:56	OWN 22	11	62	Field Goal
2	10:01	5:35	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
2	1:44	1:31	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	12:10	0:08	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
3	12:02	4:38	OWN 14	9	86	Touchdown
3	5:25	1:28	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	1:45	3:05	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
4	9:00	4:14	OWN 22	5	1	Punt
4	3:15	1:08	OWN 24	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Emmitt Smith, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Barry Sanders	12	37	3.08	10	1
Gary Anderson	8	17	2.13	8	0
Rich Gannon	5	49	9.80	17	2
Reggie Cobb	1	8	8.00	8	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	29	121	4.17	20	6	0
Kelvin Bryant	2	12	6.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	29	12	224	5/22	0	48	2	40.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Blackledge	30	20	229	4/17	3	27	1	108.9

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Anthony Toney	5	5	113	22.60	79	48
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	5	45	22.50	4	30
FB Reggie Cobb	2	4	12	6.00	6	8
WR Anthony Miller	1	6	40	40.00	26	40
WR Danny Peebles	1	3	15	15.00	0	15
WR Robert Brooks	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Steve Jordan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Tim Wrightman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	7	79	15.80	11	21	1
FB Steve Smith	5	5	41	8.20	25	17	0
RB Emmitt Smith	3	4	35	11.67	26	26	1
TE Frank Thomas	2	2	22	11.00	4	13	0
WR Anderson Cooper	2	3	33	16.50	6	27	0
TE Gary Wilkins	1	2	10	10.00	3	10	0
WR Mike Alexander	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	1
RB Curvin Richards	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Johnny Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Devon Mitchell	1	44	44.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kevin McArthur	1	62	62.00	1
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Recov	Force
Reggie Langhorne	1	0
Dan Ralph	0	1
Danny Peebles	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Todd Blackledge	1	1	0	0
Jeff Query	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	324	54.0	44.2	61	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	6	319	53.2	46.0	66	3

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	3/4	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Jerue	3	23	7.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	2	47	23.5	0
Tony Smith	1	20	20.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	3	49	16.3	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Howie Long	6	0	0.0	14	10
ILB Rick Vaughn	5	5	0.0	30	29
CB Ricky Reynolds	5	1	0.0	17	25
CB Reggie Sutton	5	1	0.0	28	31
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	1	0.0	23	26
S Chuck Cecil	5	0	0.0	29	30
DT Greg Kragen	4	1	1.0	18	21
DE Colin Powell	3	0	1.0	5	15
S Devon Mitchell	3	3	0.0	29	34
DE Chris Mims	2	1	1.0	20	29
DT Dan Ralph	2	0	1.0	17	19
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	1	0.0	14	8
CB Maurice Hurst	1	3	0.0	25	32
DE Donnell Thompson	1	0	0.0	27	20
DT Joe Nash	1	0	0.0	18	19
S Mark Jerue	1	0	0.0	9	5
QB Rich Gannon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Vinson Smith	1	0	0.0	4	6
S Harlon Barnett	0	1	0.0	7	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	7	2	0.0	26	33
OLB Andre Tippett	6	1	0.0	18	27
CB Tim Taylor	6	0	0.0	26	34
DT Jon Hand	4	3	2.0	23	22
OLB Winston Moss	3	1	2.0	20	14
S Odie Harris	3	0	0.0	26	32
CB Darryl Henley	3	0	0.0	24	34
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	0	1.0	17	22
S Alvin Walton	2	1	0.0	26	34
ILB Martin Bishop	2	1	0.0	10	11
S Joe Poole	2	0	0.0	4	12
DT Brad Culpepper	1	1	0.0	11	18
OLB Johnny Meads	1	0	0.0	8	4
DE Markus Koch	1	0	0.0	14	25

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Mims	1.0	1	1	0	29
DT Greg Kragen	1.0	0	0	1	21
DT Dan Ralph	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Colin Powell	1.0	0	0	0	15
DT Joe Nash	0.0	0	1	0	19

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jon Hand	2.0	1	2	0	22
OLB Winston Moss	2.0	1	0	0	14
DE Glenn Jacobs	1.0	0	0	1	22
DE Markus Koch	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ricky Reynolds	5	0	0	25
CB Reggie Sutton	3	0	0	31
S Chuck Cecil	3	0	0	30
OLB Bill Romanowski	3	0	0	26
DE Howie Long	2	0	0	10
ILB Rick Vaughn	1	2	0	29
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	1	34
DT Dan Ralph	1	0	0	19
CB Maurice Hurst	1	0	0	32
OLB Todd Shell	0	1	0	4

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tim Taylor	4	1	0	34
OLB Andre Tippett	2	1	0	27
ILB Sam Mills	2	0	0	33
DT Jon Hand	1	0	0	22
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	0	34
S Joe Poole	1	0	0	12
DT Brad Culpepper	1	0	0	18
CB David Hollis	0	2	0	23
S Odie Harris	0	1	0	32
ILB Kevin McArthur	0	0	1	11
DE Glenn Jacobs	0	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Walker	2	9	0	26	1	34
Ed King	1	3	1	26	0	34
Bruce Armstrong	1	3	0	26	0	34
Curt Marsh	1	2	0	26	0	34
Kani Kauahi	0	2	0	26	4	34
Anthony Toney	0	1	0	6	0	10
Reggie Cobb	0	1	0	10	0	12

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Ruettgers	6	10	31	2	34
Ellison Onizuka	3	5	31	0	34
Doug Riesenberg	2	5	31	2	34
Joe Milinchik	1	6	31	0	34
Steve Smith	1	2	18	0	20
Frank Thomas	0	3	28	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Jordan	2	16
Anthony Miller	2	16
Danny Peebles	1	12
Reggie Cobb	1	5

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Johnson	2	12
Jeff Query	1	22
Thomas McLemore	1	17
Mike Alexander	1	11
Joe Milinchik	1	5

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devon Mitchell	---	---	29	34	13	76
Curt Marsh	26	34	---	---	10	70
Jeff Walker	26	34	---	---	10	70
Anthony Miller	21	28	---	---	16	65
Robert Brooks	25	29	---	---	8	62
Kani Kauahi	26	34	---	---	---	60
Bruce Armstrong	26	34	---	---	---	60
Rich Gannon	26	34	---	---	---	60
Rick Vaughn	---	---	30	29	1	60
Ed King	26	34	---	---	---	60
Reggie Sutton	---	---	28	31	---	59
Chuck Cecil	---	---	29	30	---	59
Maurice Hurst	---	---	25	32	---	57
Reggie Langhorne	13	22	---	---	19	54
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	17	25	11	53
Chris Mims	---	---	20	29	2	51
Steve Jordan	18	16	---	---	16	50
Bill Romanowski	---	---	23	26	1	50
Donnell Thompson	---	---	27	20	---	47
Greg Kragen	---	---	18	21	3	42
Barry Sanders	16	16	---	---	7	39
Joe Nash	---	---	18	19	---	37
Dan Ralph	---	---	17	19	1	37
Mark Jerue	---	---	9	5	18	32
Anthony Toney	6	10	---	---	15	31
Howie Long	---	---	14	10	6	30
Danny Peebles	6	11	---	---	12	29
Gary Anderson	10	18	---	---	---	28
Vinson Smith	---	---	4	6	18	28
Reggie Cobb	10	12	---	---	5	27
Tony Smith	0	0	---	---	25	25
Colin Powell	---	---	5	15	4	24
Marvcus Patton	---	---	14	8	1	23
Tim Wrightman	5	6	---	---	10	21
Todd Shell	---	---	6	4	10	20
Harlon Barnett	---	---	7	6	7	20
Brett Miller	0	0	---	---	10	10
James Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	10	10
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pat Swilling	---	---	1	5	---	6
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Young	0	2	---	---	---	2
Rich Umphrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Ruettgers	31	34	---	---	7	72
Alvin Walton	---	---	26	34	12	72
Joe Milinchik	31	34	---	---	5	70
Todd Blackledge	31	34	---	---	---	65
Doug Riesenberg	31	34	---	---	---	65
Ellison Onizuka	31	34	---	---	---	65
Tim Taylor	---	---	26	34	4	64
Sam Mills	---	---	26	33	4	63
Darryl Henley	---	---	24	34	4	62
Odie Harris	---	---	26	32	3	61
Frank Thomas	28	27	---	---	5	60
Emmitt Smith	29	29	---	---	2	60
Ronnie Harmon	26	28	---	---	5	59
David Hollis	---	---	16	23	12	51
Jon Hand	---	---	23	22	4	49
Andre Tippett	---	---	18	27	3	48
Markus Koch	---	---	14	25	5	44
Steve Smith	18	20	---	---	6	44
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	17	22	3	42
Eric Dorsey	---	---	13	17	9	39
Anderson Cooper	20	19	---	---	---	39
Joe Poole	---	---	4	12	22	38
Billy Gray	16	20	---	---	2	38
Winston Moss	---	---	20	14	3	37
Mike Alexander	11	15	---	---	11	37
Gary Wilkins	15	17	---	---	3	35
Mel Shaw	14	13	---	---	7	34
Brad Culpepper	---	---	11	18	2	31
Kelvin Bryant	2	5	---	---	22	29
Martin Bishop	---	---	10	11	6	27
Johnny Meads	---	---	8	4	13	25
Kevin McArthur	---	---	4	11	10	25
Jeff Query	0	0	---	---	22	22
Curvin Richards	5	6	---	---	11	22
Thomas McLemore	0	1	---	---	17	18
Johnny Johnson	1	3	---	---	12	16
Jose Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	11	11
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	7	7
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Arthur	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bill Fralic	1	1	---	---	---	2
Ray Seals	---	---	0	0	2	2
John McClane	---	---	0	1	---	1
John Elway	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	32	6.4
Middle	18	66	3.7
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	82	5.1
Middle	2	14	7.0
Right	13	37	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	29	12	3	1	3	5	3	1	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Blackledge	30	20	5	1	2	3	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	3	42	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	103	17.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	45	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	42	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	79	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	61	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	47	15.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Miller	6	1	0	40	1	28
WR Reggie Langhorne	5	2	2	45	1	22
FB Anthony Toney	5	5	0	113	1	10
FB Reggie Cobb	4	2	0	12	0	12
WR Danny Peebles	3	1	1	15	0	11
WR Robert Brooks	3	1	0	-1	0	29
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Tim Wrightman	1	0	0	0	0	6

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	7	5	1	79	3	28
FB Steve Smith	5	5	0	41	0	20
WR Mike Alexander	4	1	1	3	0	15
RB Emmitt Smith	4	3	0	35	1	29
WR Anderson Cooper	3	2	0	33	1	19
TE Gary Wilkins	2	1	0	10	0	17
TE Frank Thomas	2	2	0	22	0	27
RB Curvin Richards	2	1	0	6	0	6
WR Johnny Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Sanders	2	-3	-1.50	3.08
Gary Anderson	1	6	6.00	2.13

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	6	17	2.83	4.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	6	2	20	3.33	7.72

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Todd Blackledge	8	5	40	5.00	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Miller	2	0	0	0.00	6.67
FB Reggie Cobb	2	1	4	2.00	3.00
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Anthony Toney	1	1	16	16.00	22.60

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	1	20	10.00	11.29
WR Mike Alexander	2	1	3	1.50	0.75
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	9	4.50	8.75
FB Steve Smith	1	1	8	8.00	8.20
WR Johnny Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Gannon	2	1
Gary Anderson	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	7	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	10	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Blackledge	5	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Miller	4	0	0
FB Anthony Toney	3	3	3
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	1	1
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	2	2
FB Steve Smith	1	1	1
WR Johnny Johnson	1	0	0
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)