Week 8, 1997

played in San Diego, CA

80 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	14	0	0	-	14
San Diego Chargers	7	0	3	12	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:17 SDO - Garrison Hearst 5 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 10:14 DEN - Isaac Bruce 29 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 04:20 DEN - Jason Mewes 27 interception return (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 06:48 SDO - Tommy Pickles 35 field goal
4Q: 10:57 SDO - Tommy Pickles 49 field goal
4Q: 01:12 SDO - Ki-Jana Carter 5 run (Scott Mitchell pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:22 SDO - Tommy Pickles 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:17 SDO - Garrison Hearst 5 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 10:14 DEN - Isaac Bruce 29 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 04:20 DEN - Jason Mewes 27 interception return (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 06:48 SDO - Tommy Pickles 35 field goal
4Q: 10:57 SDO - Tommy Pickles 49 field goal
4Q: 01:12 SDO - Ki-Jana Carter 5 run (Scott Mitchell pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:22 SDO - Tommy Pickles 44 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 1-6 4-3
First Downs 8 25
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 6 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 214 407
- Offensive Plays 47 76
- Yards per Play 4.55 5.36
Net Rushing Yards 46 133
- Rushing Attempts 24 35
- Yards per Rush 1.92 3.80
Net Passing Yards 168 274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 15 - 0 41 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 168 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.30 6.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/27 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 4/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/58 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:10 34:50

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	1-6	4-3
First Downs	8	25
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	6	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	214	407
- Offensive Plays	47	76
- Yards per Play	4.55	5.36
Net Rushing Yards	46	133
- Rushing Attempts	24	35
- Yards per Rush	1.92	3.80
Net Passing Yards	168	274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 15 - 0	41 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	168	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.30	6.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/27	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	4/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/58	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:10	34:50

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	1:55	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
1	6:08	4:51	OWN 20	9	37	Punt
2	12:03	1:59	OPP 48	4	48	Touchdown
2	7:38	2:35	OWN 32	5	35	Punt
2	2:44	0:52	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 21	2	0	Half
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	6:40	4:44	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
4	13:52	1:24	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	10:52	1:41	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	5:37	1:43	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
4	1:06	0:18	OWN 33	1	6	Fumble
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 8	1	0	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 20	7	23	Punt
1	9:47	3:39	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
1	1:17	4:14	OWN 20	8	48	Interception
2	10:04	2:26	OWN 20	5	7	Punt
2	5:03	0:56	OWN 20	2	-4	Interception
2	4:07	1:23	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	1:52	0:48	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
3	12:23	5:43	OWN 20	10	62	Field Goal
3	1:56	3:04	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
4	12:28	1:36	OWN 41	4	27	Field Goal
4	9:11	3:34	OWN 16	8	27	Punt
4	3:54	2:48	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
4	0:48	0:33	OPP 28	3	1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Garrison Hearst, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Anderson	16	39	2.44	12	2
LeShon Johnson	6	1	0.17	2	0
Jake Plummer	1	6	6.00	6	0
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrison Hearst	26	106	4.08	17	3	0
Ki-Jana Carter	7	21	3.00	13	1	1
Scott Mitchell	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Robert Brooks	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Plummer	23	15	168	0/0	1	29	0	101.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	41	30	274	0/0	1	31	2	78.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Isaac Bruce	6	8	50	8.33	24	29	1
WR Darnay Scott	4	6	84	21.00	14	29	0
RB Jamal Anderson	3	3	5	1.67	2	5	0
WR Stephen Baker	1	3	23	23.00	3	23	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jay Riemersma	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Brooks	8	11	80	10.00	15	29	0
WR Jerry Rice	6	8	84	14.00	0	31	0
RB Garrison Hearst	6	7	29	4.83	12	17	1
WR Kenny Lofton	3	3	17	5.67	2	12	0
TE Andrew Jordan	3	5	16	5.33	15	17	0
WR Michael Irvin	2	4	12	6.00	2	11	0
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Mark Morrison	1	2	26	26.00	3	26	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason Mewes	1	27	27.00	1
ILB Randall Godfrey	1	31	31.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jake Plummer	1	0	0	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rick Vaughn	0	1	0	0
Brian Washington	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	9	423	47.0	36.9	56	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	280	46.7	39.3	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	3	24	8.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Miller	4	31	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Jeffries	1	31	31.0	0
Blaine Bishop	1	21	21.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Andre Royal	11	4	0.0	31	24
ILB Randall Godfrey	9	3	0.0	27	37
S Blaine Bishop	8	2	0.0	35	41
S Keith Lyle	5	0	0.0	4	15
CB Dan Taylor	4	2	0.0	35	40
CB Jason Mewes	3	2	0.0	34	38
CB Greg Jeffries	3	1	0.0	22	30
S Brian Dawkins	3	1	0.0	35	41
OLB Ryan Phillips	3	1	0.0	35	41
OLB Todd Kelly	3	0	0.0	8	4
DE Ed Rison	2	0	0.0	13	14
DT Kevin Smith	2	0	0.0	27	34
DE Marcellus Wiley	2	0	0.0	20	26
DE Vaughn Booker	1	2	0.0	22	27
DE Shannon Clavelle	1	1	0.0	15	15
DT Travis Hall	1	1	0.0	8	7
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Josh Wooden	1	0	0.0	13	11
S Shawn Wooden	1	0	0.0	1	6

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Marvcus Patton	5	1	0.0	18	10
S Brian Washington	4	0	0.0	24	21
CB Darryl Henley	4	0	0.0	21	20
DT Jeff Wright	3	1	0.0	17	10
ILB Rick Vaughn	3	0	0.0	21	22
DE Vera De Milo	3	0	0.0	19	18
DT Dan Footman	3	0	0.0	16	16
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	2	2	0.0	22	21
DE Melvin Donnalley	2	0	0.0	15	19
S Anthony Dorsett	2	0	0.0	6	10
DT Ed Jasper	2	0	0.0	8	7
CB Willie Williams	1	1	0.0	12	6
WR Robert Brooks	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jamie Fields	1	0	0.0	7	3
DE Eric England	1	0	0.0	5	5
CB Tory James	1	0	0.0	12	19
OLB Bill Romanowski	0	2	0.0	12	14
DE Derrick Alexander	0	1	0.0	9	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ryan Phillips	0.0	0	3	0	41
DE Marcellus Wiley	0.0	0	1	0	26

San Diego	Hurry	PPlay
DE Vera De Milo	2	18
ILB Rick Vaughn	1	22
DE Melvin Donnalley	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Randall Godfrey	6	0	1	37
CB Dan Taylor	4	2	0	40
S Keith Lyle	4	0	0	15
ILB Andre Royal	3	1	0	24
CB Jason Mewes	2	0	1	38
OLB Todd Kelly	2	0	0	4
CB Greg Jeffries	2	0	0	30
S Blaine Bishop	2	0	0	41
S Brian Dawkins	2	0	0	41
DE Ed Rison	1	0	0	14
S Shawn Wooden	1	0	0	6
OLB Ryan Phillips	1	0	0	41

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darryl Henley	3	0	20
S Brian Washington	2	1	21
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	0	10
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	2	0	21
CB Corey Fuller	1	1	19
OLB Jamie Fields	1	0	3
CB Willie Williams	1	0	6
DE Melvin Donnalley	1	0	19
S Anthony Dorsett	1	0	10
CB Tory James	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jerry Ostroski	3	11	24	23
Erik Williams	1	4	24	23
Tony Semple	0	3	24	23
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	2	7	10
Charles Arbuckle	0	1	8	8
Keith Sims	0	1	24	23
Richard Cooper	0	1	24	23

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ed King	5	11	0	35	41
Jerry Fontenot	4	7	1	35	41
Kip Vickers	1	5	0	35	41
Pete Kendall	1	4	0	35	41
Andrew Jordan	1	2	0	27	30
Reggie Cobb	1	1	1	19	27
Bruce Armstrong	0	2	0	35	41
Pete Russell	0	2	0	10	8

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Carolan	2	18
LeShon Johnson	2	15

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Dorsett	2	13
Ki-Jana Carter	1	26
Reggie Cobb	1	8
Corey Fuller	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Blaine Bishop	---	---	35	41	10	86
Brian Dawkins	---	---	35	41	3	79
Ryan Phillips	---	---	35	41	3	79
Dan Taylor	---	---	35	40	3	78
Jason Mewes	---	---	34	38	3	75
Greg Jeffries	---	---	22	30	18	70
Randall Godfrey	---	---	27	37	3	67
Kevin Smith	---	---	27	34	2	63
Andre Royal	---	---	31	24	6	61
Tony Semple	24	23	---	---	9	56
Vaughn Booker	---	---	22	27	3	52
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	20	26	5	51
Keith Sims	24	23	---	---	---	47
Richard Cooper	24	23	---	---	---	47
Erik Williams	24	23	---	---	---	47
Darnay Scott	24	23	---	---	---	47
Jerry Ostroski	24	23	---	---	---	47
Jake Plummer	24	23	---	---	---	47
Isaac Bruce	22	21	---	---	---	43
Jay Riemersma	15	14	---	---	12	41
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	7	10	---	---	18	35
Charles Arbuckle	8	8	---	---	18	34
Ed Rison	---	---	13	14	7	34
Todd Kelly	---	---	8	4	21	33
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	15	15	3	33
Jamal Anderson	16	15	---	---	1	32
Josh Wooden	---	---	13	11	7	31
LeShon Johnson	6	8	---	---	15	29
Stephen Baker	12	11	---	---	5	28
Keith Lyle	---	---	4	15	7	26
Brett Carolan	6	0	---	---	18	24
Shawn Wooden	---	---	1	6	15	22
Russell Copeland	4	5	---	---	10	19
Travis Hall	---	---	8	7	1	16
Charlie Jones	0	0	---	---	16	16
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	9	9
Keith Loneker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	9	9
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Randy Neal	---	---	0	0	6	6
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	3	3
Shawn McFadden	---	---	0	0	1	1
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kai Gilliard	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pete Kendall	35	41	---	---	9	85
Robert Brooks	31	31	---	---	16	78
Bruce Armstrong	35	41	---	---	---	76
Jerry Fontenot	35	41	---	---	---	76
Scott Mitchell	35	41	---	---	---	76
Ed King	35	41	---	---	---	76
Kip Vickers	35	41	---	---	---	76
Andrew Jordan	27	30	---	---	16	73
Jerry Rice	27	29	---	---	3	59
Reggie Cobb	19	27	---	---	8	54
Garrison Hearst	27	26	---	---	1	54
Darryl Henley	---	---	21	20	9	50
Ki-Jana Carter	8	15	---	---	26	49
Tory James	---	---	12	19	18	49
Brian Washington	---	---	24	21	2	47
Rick Vaughn	---	---	21	22	1	44
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	---	---	22	21	---	43
Corey Fuller	---	---	14	19	8	41
Marvcus Patton	---	---	18	10	12	40
Vera De Milo	---	---	19	18	1	38
Dan Footman	---	---	16	16	3	35
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	15	19	---	34
Jeff Wright	---	---	17	10	5	32
Michael Irvin	13	18	---	---	---	31
Kenny Lofton	7	12	---	---	11	30
Anthony Miller	2	0	---	---	27	29
Anthony Dorsett	---	---	6	10	13	29
Pete Russell	10	8	---	---	10	28
Bill Romanowski	---	---	12	14	1	27
Mark Morrison	4	9	---	---	11	24
Ed Jasper	---	---	8	7	5	20
Willie Williams	---	---	12	6	1	19
Derrick Alexander	---	---	9	4	6	19
Jamie Fields	---	---	7	3	8	18
Eric England	---	---	5	5	4	14
Mark Campbell	---	---	3	8	---	11
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Small	0	0	---	---	9	9
Fred Lamson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Lepsis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ronnie Booty	---	---	3	1	2	6
Chad Levitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jim Druckenmiller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	20	2.2
Middle	12	16	1.3
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	22	2.4
Middle	21	77	3.7
Right	5	34	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Plummer	23	15	5	1	1	2	4	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	41	30	4	1	1	3	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	33	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	51	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	72	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	-6	-1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	104	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	56	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	120	17.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Isaac Bruce	8	6	0	50	1	21
WR Darnay Scott	6	4	1	84	3	23
WR Stephen Baker	3	1	0	23	1	11
RB Jamal Anderson	3	3	0	5	0	15
TE Jay Riemersma	2	0	0	0	0	14
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	6	0	10

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Brooks	11	8	1	80	1	31
WR Jerry Rice	8	6	0	84	2	29
RB Garrison Hearst	7	6	0	29	0	26
TE Andrew Jordan	5	3	0	16	0	30
WR Michael Irvin	4	2	0	12	0	18
WR Kenny Lofton	3	3	0	17	0	12
TE Mark Morrison	2	1	0	26	1	9
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	0	10	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	2	6	3.00	4.08
Ki-Jana Carter	1	5	5.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	3	3	14	4.67	6.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	8	8.00	10.50
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	1	1.00	5.67
RB Garrison Hearst	1	1	5	5.00	4.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	5	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	2	1
Scott Mitchell	1	0
Ki-Jana Carter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Plummer	8	7	3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Bruce	3	3	1
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	1
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	0
WR Darnay Scott	1	1	1
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Andrew Jordan	3	1	1
WR Michael Irvin	2	2	1
WR Robert Brooks	2	1	1
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	0
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	1
RB Garrison Hearst	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)