Week 7, 1996

played in San Diego, CA

81 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	0	0	0	-	7
San Diego Chargers	14	7	0	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 DEN - Stephen Baker 5 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
1Q: 07:48 SDO - Garrison Hearst 55 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 03:55 SDO - Jerry Rice 58 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 08:50 SDO - Garrison Hearst 2 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 DEN - Stephen Baker 5 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
1Q: 07:48 SDO - Garrison Hearst 55 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 03:55 SDO - Jerry Rice 58 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 08:50 SDO - Garrison Hearst 2 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 5-1 6-0
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 262 343
- Offensive Plays 72 55
- Yards per Play 3.64 6.24
Net Rushing Yards 82 117
- Rushing Attempts 27 26
- Yards per Rush 3.04 4.50
Net Passing Yards 180 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 1 27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 198 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 7.79
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 8.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/47 8/63
Punt Returns/Yards 5/30 5/23
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:00 29:00

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	5-1	6-0
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	262	343
- Offensive Plays	72	55
- Yards per Play	3.64	6.24
Net Rushing Yards	82	117
- Rushing Attempts	27	26
- Yards per Rush	3.04	4.50
Net Passing Yards	180	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 1	27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	198	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	7.79
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	8.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/47	8/63
Punt Returns/Yards	5/30	5/23
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:00	29:00

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
1	10:04	0:09	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
1	7:33	3:07	OWN 20	6	40	Fumble
1	3:39	3:37	OWN 16	9	33	Punt
2	8:42	4:30	OWN 22	8	28	Punt
2	3:09	1:39	OWN 27	5	26	Punt
3	13:27	2:29	OWN 28	5	21	Punt
3	7:15	3:00	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	2:35	1:57	OWN 28	3	-10	Punt
4	12:38	1:54	OWN 22	4	10	Punt
4	9:19	0:53	OWN 14	3	-6	Punt
4	8:26	1:14	OPP 47	3	-7	Punt
4	4:42	0:08	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
4	2:12	2:12	OWN 20	11	63	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	0:14	OWN 9	1	-4	Fumble
1	9:55	2:22	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
1	4:26	0:47	OWN 40	2	60	Touchdown
1	0:02	6:20	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	4:12	1:03	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 20	5	4	Punt
3	10:58	3:43	OWN 9	7	54	Punt
3	4:15	1:40	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
3	0:38	3:00	OWN 16	5	16	Punt
4	10:44	1:25	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
4	7:12	2:30	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
4	4:34	2:22	OPP 38	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Scott Mitchell, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terry Allen	14	9	0.64	5	0
LeShon Johnson	7	42	6.00	15	2
Don Majkowski	5	35	7.00	11	2
Gizmo Williams	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrison Hearst	19	99	5.21	25	2	1
Ki-Jana Carter	6	16	2.67	7	0	0
Scott Mitchell	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	42	25	198	3/18	1	20	1	69.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	27	22	235	2/9	2	58	0	127.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Baker	9	13	86	9.56	22	20	1
WR Isaac Bruce	6	9	42	7.00	1	14	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	3	18	9.00	6	12	0
RB Terry Allen	2	2	9	4.50	7	10	0
TE Brett Carolan	2	3	6	3.00	9	6	0
WR Darnay Scott	2	9	25	12.50	8	18	0
FB Jess McClure	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jay Riemersma	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Gizmo Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Garrison Hearst	7	7	71	10.14	56	55	1
WR Jerry Rice	6	9	74	12.33	53	58	1
WR Anthony Miller	3	3	67	22.33	35	35	0
TE Tony McGee	2	4	9	4.50	2	13	0
FB Pete Russell	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	3	0
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Robert Brooks	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Vinson Smith	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Allen	1	0	0
Charlie Jones	0	1	1
Jason Mewes	0	1	0
Martin Bishop	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Anthony Miller	1	0	0
Scott Mitchell	1	0	0
Marvcus Patton	0	1	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	10	456	45.6	39.3	72	4

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	9	409	45.4	37.7	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	4	26	6.5	0
Gizmo Williams	1	4	4.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Miller	5	23	4.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gizmo Williams	1	27	27.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Blaine Bishop	13	4	0.0	26	29
ILB Josh Wooden	6	1	0.0	24	23
OLB Shawn McFadden	3	1	1.0	15	16
CB Darryl Henley	3	2	0.0	10	18
DT Kevin Smith	3	2	0.0	19	21
CB Dan Taylor	3	1	0.0	26	28
S Brian Dawkins	3	1	0.0	25	29
ILB Randall Godfrey	3	1	0.0	23	27
ILB Andre Royal	2	1	0.0	15	12
DE Gabe Wilkins	2	0	0.0	20	20
CB Jason Mewes	2	0	0.0	26	28
OLB Martin Bishop	1	1	1.0	11	13
DT Travis Hall	1	1	0.0	8	8
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shannon Clavelle	1	0	0.0	9	15
S Shawn Wooden	1	0	0.0	0	1
S Keith Lyle	0	1	0.0	2	6

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	9	0	0.0	22	34
ILB Rick Vaughn	7	5	0.0	27	41
CB Maurice Hurst	7	1	0.0	27	45
S Anthony Dorsett	4	3	0.0	27	45
CB Corey Fuller	4	0	0.0	18	34
OLB Marvcus Patton	3	0	1.0	8	16
DE Chris Mims	3	1	0.5	18	30
DT Leonard Renfro	3	1	0.0	11	21
S Ryan Stewart	3	1	0.0	27	44
CB Willie Williams	2	1	0.0	27	45
DE Eric England	2	0	0.0	9	15
DE Derrick Alexander	2	0	0.0	6	9
DE Melvin Donnalley	1	2	1.5	21	36
DT John Parrella	1	2	0.0	10	11
DT Alfred Oglesby	1	1	0.0	14	12
OLB Vinson Smith	1	0	0.0	4	7
DT Dan Footman	1	0	0.0	17	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Martin Bishop	1.0	1	0	0	13
OLB Shawn McFadden	1.0	1	0	0	16

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Melvin Donnalley	1.5	1	4	0	36
OLB Marvcus Patton	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Chris Mims	0.5	0	1	0	30
ILB Rick Vaughn	0.0	1	0	1	41
DE Eric England	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Bill Romanowski	0.0	0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Blaine Bishop	5	0	29
S Brian Dawkins	3	1	29
ILB Josh Wooden	3	0	23
CB Dan Taylor	3	0	28
CB Darryl Henley	2	0	18
ILB Andre Royal	2	0	12
ILB Randall Godfrey	2	0	27
CB Jason Mewes	1	0	28
S Shawn Wooden	1	0	1

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	0	0	34
CB Maurice Hurst	4	3	0	45
S Anthony Dorsett	4	0	0	45
ILB Rick Vaughn	3	0	0	41
S Ryan Stewart	2	2	0	44
DE Eric England	2	0	0	15
CB Corey Fuller	2	0	0	34
CB Willie Williams	1	1	0	45
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	0	0	16
DE Derrick Alexander	1	0	0	9
OLB Vinson Smith	0	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerry Ostroski	2	8	0	27	1	45
Ron Stone	1	6	0	27	0	45
Erik Williams	1	2	1	27	0	45
Richard Cooper	1	2	0	27	0	45
Jay Riemersma	1	1	0	8	0	5
Tony Semple	0	2	0	27	2	45
Jess McClure	0	1	0	5	0	6

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed King	2	8	26	0	29
Jeff Walker	2	2	14	0	23
Jerry Fontenot	1	4	26	0	29
Pete Kendall	1	3	26	0	29
Kip Vickers	1	2	26	2	29
Tony McGee	1	1	19	0	20
Pete Russell	0	3	15	0	21
Jeff Small	0	2	12	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Jones	3	24
Brett Carolan	2	16
Trezelle Jenkins	1	10

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Lofton	2	21
Anthony Miller	1	16
Jon Vaughn	1	15
Tony McGee	1	15
Patrick Jeffers	1	9
Corey Fuller	1	7

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Erik Williams	27	45	---	---	10	82
Darnay Scott	25	44	---	---	13	82
Tony Semple	27	45	---	---	10	82
Don Majkowski	27	45	---	---	---	72
Richard Cooper	27	45	---	---	---	72
Ron Stone	27	45	---	---	---	72
Jerry Ostroski	27	45	---	---	---	72
Stephen Baker	24	43	---	---	---	67
Blaine Bishop	---	---	26	29	1	56
Isaac Bruce	15	33	---	---	8	56
Jason Mewes	---	---	26	28	1	55
Josh Wooden	---	---	24	23	7	54
Dan Taylor	---	---	26	28	---	54
Brian Dawkins	---	---	25	29	---	54
Terry Allen	16	29	---	---	8	53
Charles Arbuckle	20	22	---	---	8	50
Randall Godfrey	---	---	23	27	---	50
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	20	20	9	49
Kevin Smith	---	---	19	21	8	48
Darryl Henley	---	---	10	18	11	39
LeShon Johnson	13	24	---	---	---	37
Brett Carolan	6	13	---	---	16	35
Shawn McFadden	---	---	15	16	3	34
Andre Royal	---	---	15	12	7	34
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	17	14	1	32
Gizmo Williams	1	4	---	---	24	29
Jess McClure	5	6	---	---	17	28
Charlie Jones	2	2	---	---	24	28
Martin Bishop	---	---	11	13	3	27
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	9	15	---	24
Randy Neal	---	---	3	2	19	24
Jay Riemersma	8	5	---	---	8	21
Travis Hall	---	---	8	8	---	16
Keith Lyle	---	---	2	6	7	15
Bernanrd Holsey	---	---	6	9	---	15
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	10	10
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	10	10
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jason Layman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Caldwell	---	---	1	0	5	6
Shawn Wooden	---	---	0	1	5	6
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Shawn Bouwens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Furrer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glen Holecek	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maurice Hurst	---	---	27	45	11	83
Anthony Dorsett	---	---	27	45	1	73
Willie Williams	---	---	27	45	---	72
Ryan Stewart	---	---	27	44	---	71
Rick Vaughn	---	---	27	41	---	68
Pete Kendall	26	29	---	---	9	64
Corey Fuller	---	---	18	34	7	59
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	21	36	1	58
Bill Romanowski	---	---	22	34	1	57
Dan Footman	---	---	17	34	6	57
Jerry Fontenot	26	29	---	---	---	55
Scott Mitchell	26	29	---	---	---	55
Ed King	26	29	---	---	---	55
Kip Vickers	26	29	---	---	---	55
Tony McGee	19	20	---	---	15	54
Robert Brooks	22	26	---	---	3	51
Chris Mims	---	---	18	30	1	49
Pete Russell	15	21	---	---	12	48
Garrison Hearst	20	26	---	---	---	46
Jerry Rice	21	24	---	---	---	45
Kenny Lofton	8	11	---	---	21	40
Tory James	---	---	2	12	25	39
Jeff Walker	14	23	---	---	---	37
Leonard Renfro	---	---	11	21	5	37
Anthony Miller	5	9	---	---	16	30
Vinson Smith	---	---	4	7	18	29
Eric England	---	---	9	15	4	28
Jeff Small	12	6	---	---	9	27
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	14	12	---	26
Marvcus Patton	---	---	8	16	---	24
John Parrella	---	---	10	11	3	24
Derrick Alexander	---	---	6	9	7	22
Ki-Jana Carter	6	3	---	---	11	20
Larry Bowie	6	1	---	---	13	20
Andrew Jordan	6	3	---	---	10	19
Jon Vaughn	0	0	---	---	15	15
Patrick Jeffers	2	1	---	---	9	12
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	9	9
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Peter Blahak	0	0	---	---	9	9
Fred Lamson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jamie Fields	---	---	2	4	2	8
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ronnie Booty	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	20	64	3.2
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	14	74	5.3
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	42	25	1	0	2	6	6	2	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	27	22	4	0	2	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	87	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	80	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	46	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	135	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	23	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	13	9	0	86	1	43
WR Isaac Bruce	9	6	1	42	0	33
WR Darnay Scott	9	2	1	25	0	44
TE Charles Arbuckle	3	2	0	18	0	22
TE Brett Carolan	3	2	0	6	0	13
RB Terry Allen	2	2	0	9	0	29
FB Jess McClure	1	1	0	3	0	6
RB Gizmo Williams	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Jay Riemersma	1	1	0	9	0	5

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	9	6	2	74	1	24
RB Garrison Hearst	7	7	0	71	1	26
TE Tony McGee	4	2	0	9	0	20
WR Anthony Miller	3	3	0	67	2	9
FB Pete Russell	2	2	0	-1	0	21
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	0	11	0	11
WR Robert Brooks	1	1	0	4	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	3	0	0.00	5.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	2	1	5	2.50	4.71

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	2	2	16	8.00	8.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	5	2.50	6.62

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tony McGee	1	1	13	13.00	2.25
FB Pete Russell	1	1	3	3.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Don Majkowski	2	1
LeShon Johnson	2	2

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	3	2
Ki-Jana Carter	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	13	6	2

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	8	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Baker	3	2	1
WR Isaac Bruce	3	1	0
WR Darnay Scott	3	0	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	1	1
RB Terry Allen	1	1	0
TE Brett Carolan	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	2
RB Garrison Hearst	2	2	0
TE Tony McGee	2	1	1
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	0
FB Pete Russell	1	1	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)