Week 15, 1997

played in Denver, CO

22 degrees, snow, 12 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	14	0	0	0	-	14
Denver Broncos	0	0	3	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 SDO - Garrison Hearst 7 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 03:27 SDO - Jerry Rice 36 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 09:46 DEN - Joe Nedney 44 field goal
4Q: 12:46 DEN - LeShon Johnson 10 run (Joe Nedney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 SDO - Garrison Hearst 7 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 03:27 SDO - Jerry Rice 36 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 09:46 DEN - Joe Nedney 44 field goal
4Q: 12:46 DEN - LeShon Johnson 10 run (Joe Nedney extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 9-5 3-11
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 342 281
- Offensive Plays 63 72
- Yards per Play 5.43 3.90
Net Rushing Yards 66 120
- Rushing Attempts 28 28
- Yards per Rush 2.36 4.29
Net Passing Yards 276 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 18 - 4 40 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 281 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 7.89 3.66
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/45 9/75
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 4/56
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:04 31:56

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	9-5	3-11
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	342	281
- Offensive Plays	63	72
- Yards per Play	5.43	3.90
Net Rushing Yards	66	120
- Rushing Attempts	28	28
- Yards per Rush	2.36	4.29
Net Passing Yards	276	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 18 - 4	40 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	281	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	7.89	3.66
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/45	9/75
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	4/56
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:04	31:56

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	10:02	4:07	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	3:45	0:32	OPP 47	3	47	Touchdown
1	1:02	1:16	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
2	9:50	1:26	OWN 20	3	-2	Interception
2	6:19	2:51	OWN 20	8	61	Interception
2	2:17	0:41	OWN 7	3	0	Punt
2	1:24	0:30	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
3	9:38	3:22	OWN 20	9	61	Interception
3	3:49	3:17	OWN 30	5	31	Punt
4	13:37	0:51	OWN 33	2	0	Interception
4	12:39	2:38	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
4	6:22	2:55	OPP 35	6	22	Missed FG
4	2:22	0:36	OPP 42	3	-2	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	2:58	OWN 32	4	19	Punt
1	5:55	2:10	OWN 11	3	-4	Punt
1	3:13	2:11	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
2	14:46	4:56	OWN 40	9	25	Punt
2	8:24	2:05	OPP 44	5	8	Punt
2	3:28	1:11	OWN 42	4	11	Punt
2	1:36	0:12	OWN 44	1	13	Fumble
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 20	3	12	Half
3	15:00	5:22	OWN 20	10	53	Field Goal
3	6:16	2:27	OWN 5	5	24	Punt
3	0:32	1:55	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	12:46	0:07	OPP 10	1	10	Touchdown
4	10:01	3:39	OWN 2	7	24	Interception
4	3:27	1:05	OWN 20	6	22	Downs
4	1:46	1:46	OWN 20	8	34	Downs

Game MVP: Marvcus Patton, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrison Hearst	16	50	3.13	20	2	1
Ki-Jana Carter	10	9	0.90	5	0	0
Heath Shuler	2	7	3.50	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Anderson	12	49	4.08	12	1	0
LeShon Johnson	12	44	3.67	10	1	1
Jake Plummer	4	27	6.75	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Shuler	34	18	281	1/5	1	40	4	50.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Plummer	40	22	189	4/28	0	23	1	57.2

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Brooks	5	8	74	14.80	11	30	0
WR Jerry Rice	4	12	73	18.25	18	36	1
WR Michael Irvin	4	6	102	25.50	61	40	0
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	13	6.50	0	11	0
RB Garrison Hearst	2	2	16	8.00	0	10	0
TE Tony McGee	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Kenny Lofton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stephen Baker	4	9	59	14.75	11	22
RB Jamal Anderson	4	4	22	5.50	5	8
WR Darnay Scott	4	12	37	9.25	1	23
RB LeShon Johnson	3	3	21	7.00	7	11
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	2	18	9.00	7	15
WR Russell Copeland	2	2	18	9.00	1	15
TE Jay Riemersma	2	3	3	1.50	0	4
WR Isaac Bruce	1	4	11	11.00	0	11

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	9	9.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Dan Taylor	2	56	28.00
CB Jason Mewes	1	0	0.00
S Brian Dawkins	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Corey Fuller	0	1	0	0
Marvcus Patton	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darnay Scott	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	7	319	45.6	36.3	55	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	8	348	43.5	33.9	51	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Miller	3	17	5.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Jeffries	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brian Washington	8	3	0.0	26	38
ILB Rick Vaughn	6	1	0.0	21	41
CB Corey Fuller	6	1	0.0	18	37
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	5	1	0.5	24	37
CB Tory James	5	1	0.0	17	37
OLB Marvcus Patton	3	3	0.5	24	43
WR Jerry Rice	3	0	---	---	---
CB Darryl Henley	3	0	0.0	23	41
DE Eric England	3	0	0.0	10	7
DE Vera De Milo	2	2	1.0	18	37
DT Dan Footman	2	1	1.0	13	20
DE Melvin Donnalley	2	0	1.0	18	38
S Anthony Dorsett	2	2	0.0	7	13
DT Jeff Wright	1	1	0.0	21	23
WR Robert Brooks	1	0	---	---	---
DE Derrick Alexander	1	0	0.0	10	6
DT Ed Jasper	1	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Roberto Fabrizio	1	0	0.0	5	4
S Sam Garnes	1	0	0.0	5	18
DT Mark Campbell	0	1	0.0	5	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Blaine Bishop	9	2	0.0	27	35
S Brian Dawkins	6	4	0.0	28	35
CB Dan Taylor	5	0	0.0	28	34
ILB Randall Godfrey	4	3	0.0	24	27
OLB Ryan Phillips	3	0	1.0	26	33
DT Travis Hall	3	1	0.0	13	5
CB Jason Mewes	3	0	0.0	28	34
DT Kevin Smith	3	0	0.0	16	30
DE Marcellus Wiley	3	0	0.0	21	25
DE Ed Rison	2	0	0.0	11	13
ILB Josh Wooden	1	1	0.0	19	7
CB Greg Jeffries	1	1	0.0	9	28
ILB Andre Royal	1	1	0.0	23	27
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Todd Kelly	0	1	0.0	4	8

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vera De Milo	1.0	2	0	37
DT Dan Footman	1.0	1	0	20
DE Melvin Donnalley	1.0	0	0	38
OLB Marvcus Patton	0.5	1	0	43
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	0.5	0	0	37
DE Eric England	0.0	1	0	7
DT Mark Campbell	0.0	1	0	6
DT Ed Jasper	0.0	1	0	24
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	0	1	23

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ryan Phillips	1.0	1	5	33
DE Marcellus Wiley	0.0	1	0	25
DE Vaughn Booker	0.0	0	2	22
DT Kevin Smith	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tory James	4	0	0	37
CB Darryl Henley	3	2	0	41
S Brian Washington	3	0	0	38
CB Corey Fuller	3	0	0	37
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	2	1	43
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	2	1	0	37
ILB Rick Vaughn	2	0	0	41
DE Eric England	1	0	0	7
S Anthony Dorsett	1	0	0	13
S Sam Garnes	1	0	0	18
OLB Bill Romanowski	0	1	0	4

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dan Taylor	5	0	2	34
S Blaine Bishop	5	0	0	35
CB Jason Mewes	2	0	1	34
ILB Randall Godfrey	2	0	0	27
S Brian Dawkins	1	1	1	35
DE Ed Rison	1	0	0	13
CB Greg Jeffries	1	0	0	28
DE Marcellus Wiley	1	0	0	25
ILB Josh Wooden	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kip Vickers	1	6	28	0	35
Jerry Fontenot	1	5	28	0	35
Fred Lamson	1	3	28	1	35
Bruce Armstrong	1	2	28	0	35
Pete Kendall	0	6	28	0	35
Tony McGee	0	2	24	0	27
Reggie Cobb	0	1	10	0	15
Andrew Jordan	0	1	4	0	6

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Erik Williams	2	7	1	28	0	44
Richard Cooper	2	6	0	28	0	44
Keith Sims	1	4	0	28	1	44
Tony Semple	1	3	0	28	2	44
Jerry Ostroski	1	3	0	28	1	44
Jay Riemersma	0	1	0	17	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Ki-Jana Carter	2	21
Anthony Miller	1	22

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
LeShon Johnson	1	21
Brett Carolan	1	16
Charles Arbuckle	1	14

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marvcus Patton	---	---	24	43	10	77
Tory James	---	---	17	37	17	71
Pete Kendall	28	35	---	---	8	71
Robert Brooks	25	30	---	---	13	68
Brian Washington	---	---	26	38	1	65
Darryl Henley	---	---	23	41	1	65
Rick Vaughn	---	---	21	41	2	64
Bruce Armstrong	28	35	---	---	---	63
Jerry Fontenot	28	35	---	---	---	63
Heath Shuler	28	35	---	---	---	63
Fred Lamson	28	35	---	---	---	63
Kip Vickers	28	35	---	---	---	63
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	---	---	24	37	1	62
Tony McGee	24	27	---	---	11	62
Corey Fuller	---	---	18	37	6	61
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	18	38	1	57
Vera De Milo	---	---	18	37	1	56
Jerry Rice	17	29	---	---	1	47
Jeff Wright	---	---	21	23	2	46
Garrison Hearst	17	26	---	---	1	44
Ed Jasper	---	---	15	24	4	43
Ki-Jana Carter	11	9	---	---	21	41
Reggie Cobb	10	15	---	---	12	37
Dan Footman	---	---	13	20	1	34
Anthony Dorsett	---	---	7	13	12	32
Michael Irvin	12	18	---	---	---	30
Anthony Miller	1	2	---	---	22	25
Kenny Lofton	10	8	---	---	7	25
Eric England	---	---	10	7	8	25
Bill Romanowski	---	---	10	4	9	23
Andrew Jordan	4	6	---	---	13	23
Derrick Alexander	---	---	10	6	7	23
Sam Garnes	---	---	5	18	---	23
Chad Levitt	9	5	---	---	6	20
Willie Williams	---	---	11	7	1	19
Ronnie Booty	---	---	7	3	5	15
Mark Campbell	---	---	5	6	3	14
Roberto Fabrizio	---	---	5	4	2	11
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ed King	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Small	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Lepsis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jim Druckenmiller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Semple	28	44	---	---	9	81
Keith Sims	28	44	---	---	---	72
Richard Cooper	28	44	---	---	---	72
Erik Williams	28	44	---	---	---	72
Jerry Ostroski	28	44	---	---	---	72
Jake Plummer	28	44	---	---	---	72
Darnay Scott	25	44	---	---	---	69
Blaine Bishop	---	---	27	35	6	68
Brian Dawkins	---	---	28	35	1	64
Stephen Baker	24	38	---	---	1	63
Dan Taylor	---	---	28	34	1	63
Jason Mewes	---	---	28	34	1	63
Ryan Phillips	---	---	26	33	1	60
Andre Royal	---	---	23	27	4	54
LeShon Johnson	12	19	---	---	21	52
Randall Godfrey	---	---	24	27	1	52
Jay Riemersma	17	24	---	---	11	52
Greg Jeffries	---	---	9	28	14	51
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	15	24	---	---	11	50
Kevin Smith	---	---	16	30	1	47
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	21	25	1	47
Charles Arbuckle	11	17	---	---	14	42
Jamal Anderson	16	25	---	---	---	41
Vaughn Booker	---	---	17	22	1	40
Russell Copeland	13	18	---	---	8	39
Todd Kelly	---	---	4	8	20	32
Ed Rison	---	---	11	13	7	31
Josh Wooden	---	---	19	7	5	31
Keith Lyle	---	---	5	10	13	28
Travis Hall	---	---	13	5	4	22
Brett Carolan	2	2	---	---	16	20
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	7	10	2	19
Isaac Bruce	5	9	---	---	4	18
Charlie Jones	0	0	---	---	15	15
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
Shawn McFadden	---	---	2	2	3	7
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	4	4
Randy Neal	---	---	0	0	3	3
Shawn Wooden	---	---	0	0	3	3
Kai Gilliard	---	---	0	0	2	2
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-6	-3.0
Middle	18	62	3.4
Right	8	10	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	32	5.3
Middle	18	73	4.1
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Shuler	34	18	6	0	0	2	8	0	4

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Plummer	40	22	2	3	0	6	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	118	11.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	5	73	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	88	14.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	51	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	111	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	23	2.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	12	4	73	1	29
WR Robert Brooks	8	5	74	2	30
WR Michael Irvin	6	4	102	3	18
TE Tony McGee	3	1	3	0	27
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	13	0	15
RB Garrison Hearst	2	2	16	0	26
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	0	0	8

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	12	4	37	1	44
WR Stephen Baker	9	4	59	1	38
RB Jamal Anderson	4	4	22	0	25
WR Isaac Bruce	4	1	11	0	9
RB LeShon Johnson	3	3	21	0	19
TE Jay Riemersma	3	2	3	0	24
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	2	18	0	17
WR Russell Copeland	2	2	18	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	4	19	4.75	3.13
Heath Shuler	1	4	4.00	3.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeShon Johnson	1	10	10.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Shuler	6	1	3	0.50	8.26

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Rice	2	0	0	0.00	6.08
TE Tony McGee	2	1	3	1.50	1.00
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	0	0.00	17.00
WR Robert Brooks	1	0	0	0.00	9.25

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	2	1
Ki-Jana Carter	2	0
Heath Shuler	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
LeShon Johnson	3	2
Jamal Anderson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Shuler	7	2	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Plummer	11	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	4	0	0
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	1
WR Robert Brooks	1	1	1
TE Tony McGee	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	4	3	1
WR Stephen Baker	3	1	1
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	0
WR Russell Copeland	1	1	1
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	0
WR Isaac Bruce	1	1	0

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)