Week 1, 1995

played in Denver, CO

56 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	10	3	0	14	-	27
Denver Broncos	0	14	10	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 SDO - Garrison Hearst 4 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 03:52 SDO - Tommy Pickles 21 field goal
2Q: 07:46 DEN - Emmitt Smith 6 run (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 04:17 SDO - Tommy Pickles 47 field goal
2Q: 01:11 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 21 pass from David Green (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
3Q: 09:20 DEN - Doug Pelfrey 23 field goal
3Q: 07:47 DEN - Matt Groenig 74 punt return (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
4Q: 14:16 SDO - Garrison Hearst 18 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 00:42 SDO - Robert Brooks 14 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 SDO - Garrison Hearst 4 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 03:52 SDO - Tommy Pickles 21 field goal
2Q: 07:46 DEN - Emmitt Smith 6 run (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 04:17 SDO - Tommy Pickles 47 field goal
2Q: 01:11 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 21 pass from David Green (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
3Q: 09:20 DEN - Doug Pelfrey 23 field goal
3Q: 07:47 DEN - Matt Groenig 74 punt return (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
4Q: 14:16 SDO - Garrison Hearst 18 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 00:42 SDO - Robert Brooks 14 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 8 10
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 416 346
- Offensive Plays 62 61
- Yards per Play 6.71 5.67
Net Rushing Yards 137 163
- Rushing Attempts 24 32
- Yards per Rush 5.71 5.09
Net Passing Yards 279 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 0 29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 287 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.34 6.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/21 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 1/74
Kick Returns/Yards 4/116 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:29 29:31

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	8	10
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	416	346
- Offensive Plays	62	61
- Yards per Play	6.71	5.67
Net Rushing Yards	137	163
- Rushing Attempts	24	32
- Yards per Rush	5.71	5.09
Net Passing Yards	279	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 0	29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	287	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.34	6.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/21	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	1/74
Kick Returns/Yards	4/116	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:29	29:31

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:20	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
1	8:38	4:54	OWN 7	9	89	Field Goal
1	2:08	3:01	OWN 44	6	21	Punt
2	7:36	3:27	OWN 46	5	24	Field Goal
2	0:40	0:39	OPP 46	3	0	Punt
3	9:14	1:34	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	7:40	4:31	OWN 18	7	34	Punt
3	1:35	2:33	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	12:04	1:30	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
4	8:12	1:09	OWN 26	3	-4	Punt
4	3:01	2:30	OWN 5	10	95	Touchdown

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:40	2:02	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
1	3:44	1:36	OWN 21	3	-3	Punt
2	14:07	6:31	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	4:09	3:29	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	1	Half
3	15:00	5:46	OWN 17	12	77	Field Goal
3	3:09	1:34	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	14:02	1:58	OWN 26	3	15	Interception
4	10:34	2:22	OWN 6	5	15	Punt
4	7:03	4:02	OWN 39	5	17	Punt
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 21	3	21	Game

Game MVP: Scott Mitchell, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrison Hearst	18	112	6.22	24	3	2
Tony Smith	3	18	6.00	16	1	0
Jerry Rice	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Reggie Cobb	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Jon Vaughn	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	25	138	5.52	16	8	1
Ronald Humphrey	6	19	3.17	7	0	0
David Green	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	36	23	287	2/8	1	44	0	97.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Green	25	15	175	0/0	1	25	1	77.9
Tony Eason	4	1	8	0/0	0	8	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	6	10	112	18.67	57	35	0
WR Anthony Miller	4	7	52	13.00	8	22	0
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	5	49	16.33	1	44	0
TE Tony McGee	3	3	14	4.67	0	6	0
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	9	4.50	8	6	0
WR Robert Brooks	2	6	52	26.00	15	38	1
RB Garrison Hearst	2	2	-5	-2.50	0	-1	0
WR Charlie Babbit	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	11	63	15.75	18	25	1
RB Emmitt Smith	4	6	33	8.25	31	19	0
WR Stephen Baker	3	4	44	14.67	10	19	0
WR Darnay Scott	3	4	34	11.33	16	13	0
TE Ron Hall	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Jess McClure	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Isaac Bruce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	280	46.7	28.0	60	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	5	263	52.6	46.0	62	4

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Pelfrey	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	3	33	11.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Groenig	1	74	74.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	3	93	31.0	0
Charlie Babbit	1	23	23.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Gonzalez	3	57	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rick Vaughn	8	1	32	26
S Devon Mitchell	6	1	29	27
CB Willie Williams	5	1	32	29
CB Maurice Hurst	5	0	32	29
DE Chris Mims	4	3	21	24
CB Corey Fuller	4	1	20	22
DE Melvin Donnalley	3	1	29	20
OLB Bill Romanowski	3	0	25	17
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	1	8	12
DT Leonard Renfro	2	0	16	12
S Chuck Cecil	1	2	31	29
DT John Parrella	1	1	14	8
DE Eric England	1	1	11	5
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	1	0	5	11
DT Dan Ralph	0	3	17	17
DT Marc Boutte	0	2	16	12
OLB Vinson Smith	0	1	6	4

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Martin Bishop	9	2	2.0	23	34
S Joey Browner	8	2	0.0	24	38
CB Darryl Henley	4	2	0.0	17	30
CB Tim Taylor	4	1	0.0	24	38
CB Jason Mewes	4	1	0.0	24	38
ILB Mike Caldwell	3	0	0.0	7	8
DT Travis Hall	2	3	0.0	19	27
ILB Josh Wooden	2	1	0.0	16	14
OLB Gary Reasons	2	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Shawn McFadden	2	0	0.0	17	22
S Blaine Bishop	2	0	0.0	21	25
DE Gabe Wilkins	2	0	0.0	4	17
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
S Matt Groenig	1	0	0.0	1	20
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	0.0	12	20

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chris Mims	2	0	24
ILB Rick Vaughn	0	1	26
DT Leonard Renfro	0	1	12
DE Derrick Alexander	0	1	9

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Martin Bishop	2.0	1	1	34
DE Antonio Edwards	0.0	1	0	21
OLB Shawn McFadden	0.0	1	0	22
DE Gabe Wilkins	0.0	1	0	17
DT Kevin Smith	0.0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Maurice Hurst	4	1	0	29
CB Corey Fuller	4	0	0	22
ILB Rick Vaughn	2	0	0	26
CB Willie Williams	2	0	0	29
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	1	27
OLB Bill Romanowski	1	0	0	17
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	0	0	12
DE Chris Mims	1	0	0	24

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Martin Bishop	5	0	34
S Joey Browner	4	0	38
CB Jason Mewes	3	1	38
ILB Mike Caldwell	3	0	8
OLB Gary Reasons	2	0	8
CB Tim Taylor	2	0	38
S Matt Groenig	1	0	20
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	30
ILB Josh Wooden	1	0	14
S Blaine Bishop	1	0	25
ILB Andre Royal	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed King	5	8	24	0	38
Bruce Armstrong	5	5	24	0	38
Jerry Fontenot	2	4	24	0	38
Jeff Walker	1	4	24	1	38
Barney Gumble	1	2	24	1	38
Tony McGee	0	1	21	0	24

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ron Stone	5	8	32	29
Richard Cooper	5	7	32	29
Ken Ruettgers	2	6	32	29
Jerry Ostroski	1	3	32	29
Tony Semple	0	5	32	29
Ron Hall	0	1	28	24
Jess McClure	0	1	15	12

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Jon Vaughn	1	24
Reggie Langhorne	1	15
Chuck Cecil	1	14

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Reasons	2	28
Jose Gonzalez	1	17
Isaac Bruce	1	17
Ken Griffey	1	11
Anderson Cooper	1	11
Trezelle Jenkins	1	6

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chuck Cecil	---	---	31	29	14	74
Maurice Hurst	---	---	32	29	12	73
Jeff Walker	24	38	---	---	8	70
Barney Gumble	24	38	---	---	8	70
Robert Brooks	22	32	---	---	11	65
Bruce Armstrong	24	38	---	---	---	62
Jerry Fontenot	24	38	---	---	---	62
Scott Mitchell	24	38	---	---	---	62
Ed King	24	38	---	---	---	62
Willie Williams	---	---	32	29	1	62
Rick Vaughn	---	---	32	26	1	59
Devon Mitchell	---	---	29	27	1	57
Bill Romanowski	---	---	25	17	11	53
Tony McGee	21	24	---	---	6	51
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	29	20	2	51
Jerry Rice	20	30	---	---	---	50
Garrison Hearst	20	30	---	---	---	50
Chris Mims	---	---	21	24	4	49
Reggie Langhorne	9	22	---	---	15	46
Jon Vaughn	6	13	---	---	24	43
Corey Fuller	---	---	20	22	1	43
Reggie Cobb	13	16	---	---	13	42
Dan Ralph	---	---	17	17	1	35
Anthony Miller	4	13	---	---	16	33
Leonard Renfro	---	---	16	12	4	32
Charlie Babbit	0	4	---	---	24	28
Marc Boutte	---	---	16	12	---	28
John Parrella	---	---	14	8	1	23
Andrew Jordan	2	2	---	---	18	22
Marvcus Patton	---	---	8	12	1	21
Vinson Smith	---	---	6	4	10	20
Eric England	---	---	11	5	4	20
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	---	---	5	11	2	18
Derrick Alexander	---	---	3	9	2	14
Eugene Robinson	---	---	0	3	10	13
Tony Smith	3	4	---	---	6	13
Jesse Sapolu	0	0	---	---	8	8
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ron George	---	---	5	3	---	8
Kip Vickers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ronnie Booty	---	---	0	0	4	4
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Michael Durrette	0	0	---	---	---	0
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Semple	32	29	---	---	6	67
Joey Browner	---	---	24	38	2	64
Tim Taylor	---	---	24	38	2	64
Jason Mewes	---	---	24	38	2	64
Ken Ruettgers	32	29	---	---	---	61
Richard Cooper	32	29	---	---	---	61
Ron Stone	32	29	---	---	---	61
Jerry Ostroski	32	29	---	---	---	61
Darryl Henley	---	---	17	30	13	60
Martin Bishop	---	---	23	34	3	60
Ron Hall	28	24	---	---	6	58
David Green	29	25	---	---	---	54
Travis Hall	---	---	19	27	7	53
Kevin Smith	---	---	19	29	1	49
Stephen Baker	24	24	---	---	---	48
Blaine Bishop	---	---	21	25	2	48
Emmitt Smith	26	21	---	---	---	47
Matt Groenig	---	---	1	20	24	45
Ronnie Harmon	21	23	---	---	---	44
Gary Reasons	---	---	7	8	28	43
Antonio Edwards	---	---	20	21	1	42
Andre Royal	---	---	8	24	10	42
Marvin Allen	7	11	---	---	23	41
Shawn McFadden	---	---	17	22	1	40
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	12	20	2	34
Josh Wooden	---	---	16	14	2	32
Jess McClure	15	12	---	---	4	31
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	4	17	7	28
Ken Griffey	9	7	---	---	11	27
Darnay Scott	16	10	---	---	---	26
Dan Taylor	---	---	1	5	18	24
Anderson Cooper	6	5	---	---	11	22
Isaac Bruce	1	1	---	---	17	19
Brett Carolan	1	0	---	---	17	18
Jose Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	17	17
Mike Caldwell	---	---	7	8	---	15
Ronald Humphrey	6	7	---	---	2	15
Tony Eason	3	4	---	---	---	7
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	6	6
Patrick Salonen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Junior Atkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Doug Pelfrey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Don Silvestri	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	45	9.0
Middle	17	87	5.1
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	54	4.2
Middle	10	63	6.3
Right	9	46	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	36	23	7	1	5	2	5	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Green	25	15	2	4	2	0	1	0	1
Tony Eason	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	38	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	38	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	107	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	104	11.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	51	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	58	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	38	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	10	6	1	112	4	30
WR Anthony Miller	7	4	1	52	1	13
WR Robert Brooks	6	2	1	52	1	32
WR Reggie Langhorne	5	3	2	49	1	22
TE Tony McGee	3	3	0	14	0	24
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	0	9	0	16
RB Garrison Hearst	2	2	0	-5	0	30
WR Charlie Babbit	1	1	0	4	0	4

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	11	4	1	63	2	23
RB Emmitt Smith	6	4	0	33	0	21
WR Stephen Baker	4	3	0	44	0	24
WR Darnay Scott	4	3	0	34	0	10
TE Ron Hall	2	1	1	5	0	24
FB Jess McClure	1	1	0	4	0	12
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	5	30	6.00	6.22
Jerry Rice	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Tony Smith	1	4	4.00	6.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	2	11	5.50	5.52
Ronald Humphrey	2	7	3.50	3.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	3	2	20	6.67	7.97

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Green	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	0	0	0.00	9.80
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	6	6.00	4.50
WR Robert Brooks	1	1	14	14.00	8.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Emmitt Smith	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	2	2
Jon Vaughn	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	9	3	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Green	7	5	5
Tony Eason	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	3	1	1
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	1	1
WR Anthony Miller	2	1	0
WR Robert Brooks	2	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Emmitt Smith	4	2	2
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	1	1
WR Stephen Baker	1	1	1
WR Darnay Scott	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (20,800)
End Zone 15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (20,800)
End Zone	15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)