Week 17, 1996

played in Denver, CO

13 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	7	3	3	7	-	20
Denver Broncos	7	14	7	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 SDO - Kenny Lofton 11 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 06:22 DEN - Stephen Baker 43 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 10:30 DEN - Stephen Baker 29 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 02:00 SDO - Tommy Pickles 33 field goal
2Q: 00:34 DEN - Anderson Cooper 31 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 12:28 SDO - Tommy Pickles 48 field goal
3Q: 07:29 DEN - Stephen Baker 15 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 14:14 DEN - Isaac Bruce 30 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 00:57 SDO - Anthony Miller 31 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 SDO - Kenny Lofton 11 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 06:22 DEN - Stephen Baker 43 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 10:30 DEN - Stephen Baker 29 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 02:00 SDO - Tommy Pickles 33 field goal
2Q: 00:34 DEN - Anderson Cooper 31 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 12:28 SDO - Tommy Pickles 48 field goal
3Q: 07:29 DEN - Stephen Baker 15 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 14:14 DEN - Isaac Bruce 30 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 00:57 SDO - Anthony Miller 31 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 11-5 13-3
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 355 450
- Offensive Plays 57 70
- Yards per Play 6.23 6.43
Net Rushing Yards 46 131
- Rushing Attempts 11 40
- Yards per Rush 4.18 3.28
Net Passing Yards 309 319
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 31 - 0 29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 327 322
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.72 10.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 5/43
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 3/83
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 24:24 35:36

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	11-5	13-3
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	355	450
- Offensive Plays	57	70
- Yards per Play	6.23	6.43
Net Rushing Yards	46	131
- Rushing Attempts	11	40
- Yards per Rush	4.18	3.28
Net Passing Yards	309	319
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 31 - 0	29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	327	322
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.72	10.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	5/43
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	3/83
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	24:24	35:36

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	3:08	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
1	6:06	1:42	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	3:35	1:19	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	14:52	1:02	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
2	10:16	0:51	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	5:38	3:44	OWN 46	6	38	Field Goal
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	3	31	Half
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 29	4	40	Field Goal
3	7:20	2:54	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	2:41	1:25	OWN 35	3	-8	Punt
4	13:59	0:40	OWN 20	3	24	Fumble
4	9:11	2:38	OWN 20	8	47	Downs
4	2:19	1:36	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:26	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
1	8:26	2:20	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
1	4:24	0:49	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
1	2:16	2:24	OWN 43	6	30	Missed FG
2	13:50	3:34	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
2	9:25	3:47	OWN 20	7	34	Downs
2	1:54	1:31	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
3	12:23	5:03	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
3	4:26	1:45	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
3	1:16	2:17	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	13:19	4:08	OPP 44	6	10	Punt
4	6:33	4:14	OWN 33	7	31	Punt
4	0:43	0:43	OPP 49	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrison Hearst	10	41	4.10	21	1	0
Ki-Jana Carter	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terry Allen	19	33	1.74	10	1
LeShon Johnson	16	49	3.06	20	3
Don Majkowski	3	2	0.67	6	0
Gizmo Williams	2	47	23.50	25	2

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	38	27	238	2/14	1	38	0	96.1
Heath Shuler	5	4	89	1/4	1	31	0	158.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	29	22	322	1/3	5	43	0	151.1

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Garrison Hearst	7	8	5	0.71	0	6	0
WR Kenny Lofton	6	7	94	15.67	22	27	1
WR Jerry Rice	5	11	26	5.20	2	8	0
WR Robert Brooks	5	5	78	15.60	31	38	0
WR Anthony Miller	3	4	64	21.33	20	31	1
TE Tony McGee	2	4	38	19.00	17	31	0
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Ki-Jana Carter	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
TE Andrew Jordan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Baker	9	10	147	16.33	25	43	3
WR Darnay Scott	4	6	59	14.75	6	31	0
WR Isaac Bruce	3	4	52	17.33	20	30	1
TE Jay Riemersma	3	3	23	7.67	0	10	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	31	31.00	29	31	1
RB Terry Allen	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0
FB Jess McClure	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gizmo Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Robert Brooks	1	0	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Martin Bishop	0	1	0	0
Dan Taylor	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	295	49.2	42.0	65	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	5	205	41.0	27.6	51	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Miller	3	27	9.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gizmo Williams	5	43	8.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Lofton	1	23	23.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gizmo Williams	3	83	27.7	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	6	2	0.0	36	29
DE Chris Mims	5	2	1.0	31	19
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	5	0.0	33	22
CB Corey Fuller	5	0	0.0	16	22
CB Maurice Hurst	4	1	0.0	37	29
DE Derrick Alexander	4	1	0.0	28	22
DT Dan Footman	4	0	0.0	32	22
ILB Rick Vaughn	3	2	0.0	37	29
OLB Marvcus Patton	3	2	0.0	25	14
DT Leonard Renfro	3	1	0.0	24	15
S Anthony Dorsett	3	1	0.0	40	30
CB Willie Williams	2	5	0.0	37	29
DE Melvin Donnalley	2	1	0.0	9	7
DT Mark Campbell	2	0	0.0	11	9
ILB Ronnie Booty	1	2	0.0	3	1
DE Eric England	1	1	0.0	7	10
DT John Parrella	1	0	0.0	15	10
CB Tory James	1	0	0.0	3	1
S Ryan Stewart	1	0	0.0	7	7

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dan Taylor	7	0	0.0	11	45
DT Kevin Smith	6	0	2.0	9	41
ILB Randall Godfrey	6	1	0.0	10	41
S Keith Lyle	5	1	0.0	11	46
ILB Josh Wooden	4	0	0.0	10	29
DE Gabe Wilkins	2	0	1.0	6	28
S Brian Dawkins	2	3	0.0	11	45
CB Darryl Henley	2	1	0.0	6	38
CB Jason Mewes	2	0	0.0	11	43
DT Tony Dreschsler	1	1	0.0	7	27
CB Glen Holecek	1	1	0.0	1	17
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	0.0	7	31
OLB Martin Bishop	1	0	0.0	6	28
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	0	0.0	5	18
ILB Andre Royal	1	0	0.0	5	8
DT Travis Hall	0	2	0.0	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Mims	1.0	0	0	0	19
OLB Bill Romanowski	0.0	0	1	0	22

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kevin Smith	2.0	0	1	0	41
DE Gabe Wilkins	1.0	0	2	0	28
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.0	1	1	2	31
OLB Martin Bishop	0.0	0	1	1	28
OLB Shawn McFadden	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Corey Fuller	5	1	22
S Anthony Dorsett	5	0	30
OLB Bill Romanowski	2	1	22
CB Maurice Hurst	2	0	29
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	2	0	29
CB Willie Williams	2	0	29
ILB Rick Vaughn	1	0	29
DT Leonard Renfro	1	0	15
CB Tory James	1	0	1
S Ryan Stewart	1	0	7

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dan Taylor	8	1	45
ILB Randall Godfrey	6	0	41
S Keith Lyle	4	0	46
CB Jason Mewes	3	0	43
CB Darryl Henley	2	0	38
ILB Josh Wooden	2	0	29
DT Kevin Smith	2	0	41
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	0	18
DE Gabe Wilkins	1	0	28
DT Tony Dreschsler	1	0	27
CB Glen Holecek	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerry Fontenot	2	4	11	0	42
Ed King	1	3	11	0	46
Fred Lamson	1	2	11	0	46
Tony McGee	1	1	11	1	24
Bruce Armstrong	0	1	11	0	43
Jeff Small	0	0	0	1	3
Kip Vickers	0	0	11	1	43

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Erik Williams	3	9	0	40	1	30
Ron Stone	3	8	0	40	0	30
Jerry Ostroski	3	6	1	40	0	30
Tony Semple	2	6	0	40	0	30
Trezelle Jenkins	1	4	0	39	0	30
Jess McClure	0	2	0	23	0	18
Charles Arbuckle	0	1	0	8	0	6
Jay Riemersma	0	1	0	26	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Ki-Jana Carter	3	11
Andrew Jordan	2	18
Kenny Lofton	1	19
Anthony Miller	1	16
Fred Lamson	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Carolan	1	17
Darnay Scott	1	11
Jess McClure	1	6
Tony Semple	1	6

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Williams	---	---	37	29	6	72
Anthony Dorsett	---	---	40	30	2	72
Maurice Hurst	---	---	37	29	2	68
Rick Vaughn	---	---	37	29	1	67
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	---	---	36	29	1	66
Fred Lamson	11	46	---	---	8	65
Bruce Armstrong	11	43	---	---	4	58
Bill Romanowski	---	---	33	22	2	57
Ed King	11	46	---	---	---	57
Dan Footman	---	---	32	22	1	55
Kip Vickers	11	43	---	---	---	54
Kenny Lofton	2	32	---	---	19	53
Jerry Fontenot	11	42	---	---	---	53
Chris Mims	---	---	31	19	3	53
Robert Brooks	11	34	---	---	7	52
Derrick Alexander	---	---	28	22	2	52
Scott Mitchell	11	40	---	---	---	51
Corey Fuller	---	---	16	22	11	49
Marvcus Patton	---	---	25	14	6	45
Jerry Rice	6	37	---	---	---	43
Leonard Renfro	---	---	24	15	4	43
Tony McGee	11	24	---	---	5	40
Anthony Miller	2	19	---	---	16	37
Garrison Hearst	10	27	---	---	---	37
Jon Vaughn	0	11	---	---	23	34
Pete Russell	2	11	---	---	15	28
Andrew Jordan	3	7	---	---	18	28
Reggie Cobb	7	14	---	---	6	27
John Parrella	---	---	15	10	---	25
Ryan Stewart	---	---	7	7	10	24
Mark Campbell	---	---	11	9	3	23
Jamie Fields	---	---	9	3	10	22
Eric England	---	---	7	10	4	21
Patrick Jeffers	0	6	---	---	15	21
Ki-Jana Carter	1	8	---	---	11	20
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	9	7	1	17
Tory James	---	---	3	1	10	14
Peter Blahak	0	4	---	---	8	12
Barney Gumble	0	3	---	---	8	11
Jeff Small	0	3	---	---	8	11
Ronnie Booty	---	---	3	1	6	10
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Heath Shuler	0	6	---	---	---	6
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	2	2

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Erik Williams	40	30	---	---	6	76
Ron Stone	40	30	---	---	6	76
Tony Semple	40	30	---	---	6	76
Darnay Scott	35	26	---	---	11	72
Don Majkowski	40	30	---	---	---	70
Jerry Ostroski	40	30	---	---	---	70
Trezelle Jenkins	39	30	---	---	---	69
Stephen Baker	39	28	---	---	---	67
Jason Mewes	---	---	11	43	13	67
Keith Lyle	---	---	11	46	3	60
Dan Taylor	---	---	11	45	2	58
Brian Dawkins	---	---	11	45	2	58
Jay Riemersma	26	16	---	---	16	58
Randall Godfrey	---	---	10	41	4	55
Darryl Henley	---	---	6	38	8	52
Terry Allen	21	14	---	---	17	52
Kevin Smith	---	---	9	41	2	52
Jess McClure	23	18	---	---	6	47
Josh Wooden	---	---	10	29	6	45
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	7	31	4	42
Anderson Cooper	8	8	---	---	22	38
Tony Dreschsler	---	---	7	27	4	38
Martin Bishop	---	---	6	28	2	36
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	6	28	2	36
Brett Carolan	12	4	---	---	17	33
LeShon Johnson	17	15	---	---	---	32
Gizmo Williams	5	3	---	---	23	31
Isaac Bruce	6	12	---	---	12	30
Shawn McFadden	---	---	5	18	5	28
Charles Arbuckle	8	6	---	---	6	20
Glen Holecek	---	---	1	17	1	19
Andre Royal	---	---	5	8	6	19
Shawn Wooden	---	---	0	6	10	16
Randy Neal	---	---	1	4	9	14
Travis Hall	---	---	2	5	6	13
Mike Caldwell	---	---	0	0	10	10
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	2	6	1	9
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Layman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bernanrd Holsey	---	---	0	0	2	2
Richard Cooper	1	0	---	---	---	1
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Furrer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Myers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	4	1	0.3
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	19	70	3.7
Right	12	35	2.9
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	38	27	3	3	1	1	5	2	0
Heath Shuler	5	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	29	22	6	0	4	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	99	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	11	171	14.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	58	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	92	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	74	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	146	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	11	5	1	26	0	37
RB Garrison Hearst	8	7	0	5	0	27
WR Kenny Lofton	7	6	0	94	2	32
WR Robert Brooks	5	5	0	78	1	34
WR Anthony Miller	4	3	0	64	1	19
TE Tony McGee	4	2	0	38	1	24
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	0	2	0	14
TE Andrew Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Ki-Jana Carter	1	1	0	3	0	8
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	1	0	17	0	6

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	10	9	1	147	3	28
WR Darnay Scott	6	4	1	59	1	26
WR Isaac Bruce	4	3	1	52	1	12
TE Jay Riemersma	3	3	0	23	0	16
FB Jess McClure	1	0	0	0	0	18
RB Gizmo Williams	1	0	1	0	0	3
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	0	31	1	8
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Terry Allen	1	1	0	3	0	14
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	0	7	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Allen	1	-1	-1.00	1.74

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	3	3	21	7.00	6.26

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	2	2	18	9.00	11.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	3	3.00	2.36
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	11	11.00	13.43
TE Tony McGee	1	1	7	7.00	9.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Baker	1	1	15	15.00	14.70
RB Terry Allen	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
LeShon Johnson	4	1
Terry Allen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	8	6	1
Heath Shuler	1	1	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	12	11	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	2	2	1
WR Kenny Lofton	2	1	1
WR Robert Brooks	2	2	0
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	0
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	0
RB Garrison Hearst	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Baker	4	4	3
WR Isaac Bruce	3	2	1
WR Darnay Scott	2	2	1
TE Jay Riemersma	2	2	2
RB LeShon Johnson	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)