Week 8, 1998

played in Denver, CO

72 degrees, fair, 19 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	0	10	3	0	-	13
Denver Broncos	3	0	0	10	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:27 DEN - Joe Nedney 40 field goal
3Q: 08:56 SDO - Tommy Pickles 30 field goal
3Q: 03:07 SDO - Garrison Hearst 10 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 13:05 DEN - Jamal Anderson 5 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 05:32 DEN - Joe Nedney 39 field goal
4Q: 00:09 SDO - Tommy Pickles 30 field goal
OT: 03:23 DEN - Joe Nedney 61 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:27 DEN - Joe Nedney 40 field goal
3Q: 08:56 SDO - Tommy Pickles 30 field goal
3Q: 03:07 SDO - Garrison Hearst 10 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 13:05 DEN - Jamal Anderson 5 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 05:32 DEN - Joe Nedney 39 field goal
4Q: 00:09 SDO - Tommy Pickles 30 field goal
OT: 03:23 DEN - Joe Nedney 61 field goal

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 2-5 4-3
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 369 367
- Offensive Plays 76 75
- Yards per Play 4.86 4.89
Net Rushing Yards 174 176
- Rushing Attempts 40 44
- Yards per Rush 4.35 4.00
Net Passing Yards 195 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 16 - 1 29 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 210 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.42 6.16
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/6 5/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:07 35:37

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	2-5	4-3
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	369	367
- Offensive Plays	76	75
- Yards per Play	4.86	4.89
Net Rushing Yards	174	176
- Rushing Attempts	40	44
- Yards per Rush	4.35	4.00
Net Passing Yards	195	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 16 - 1	29 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	210	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.42	6.16
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/6	5/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:07	35:37

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	3:00	OWN 43	6	4	Punt
1	5:20	1:30	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	2:47	2:47	OWN 21	5	14	Punt
2	11:45	1:21	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
2	6:25	1:19	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	1:55	1:44	OWN 20	5	28	Fumble
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 2	1	2	Half
3	15:00	6:11	OWN 20	12	67	Field Goal
3	6:13	3:15	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
4	12:55	3:18	OWN 22	6	28	Punt
4	5:26	3:31	OWN 20	7	49	Missed FG
4	1:19	1:17	OWN 27	5	60	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	0:57	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
OT1	12:24	2:09	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
OT1	6:53	3:02	OWN 6	8	40	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	10:07	4:47	OWN 4	8	73	Field Goal
1	3:50	1:03	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
2	15:00	3:15	OWN 22	6	31	Punt
2	10:24	3:59	OWN 27	7	32	Punt
2	5:06	3:11	OWN 13	7	38	Punt
2	0:11	0:09	OPP 38	2	36	Fumble
3	8:49	2:36	OWN 9	3	1	Punt
3	2:58	5:03	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
4	9:37	4:11	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
4	1:55	0:36	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
OT1	14:03	1:39	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
OT1	10:15	3:22	OWN 18	8	31	Punt
OT1	3:51	0:35	OPP 44	3	0	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jamal Anderson, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrison Hearst	24	126	5.25	19	6	1
Chad Levitt	12	32	2.67	9	0	0
Ralph Story	3	14	4.67	8	0	0
Reggie Cobb	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Anderson	29	112	3.86	28	4	1
LeShon Johnson	10	49	4.90	24	2	0
David Greene	5	15	3.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Story	34	16	210	2/15	0	43	1	54.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	29	15	206	2/15	0	32	0	74.8

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jerry Rice	4	11	43	10.75	10	23
WR Robert Brooks	3	5	66	22.00	25	43
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	28	14.00	16	22
TE Tony McGee	2	6	14	7.00	0	11
RB Chad Levitt	2	3	3	1.50	0	4
WR Michael Irvin	1	3	17	17.00	18	17
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	26	26.00	14	26
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	2	13	13.00	7	13

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Isaac Bruce	6	11	68	11.33	20	20
TE Jay Riemersma	3	5	35	11.67	9	15
RB Jamal Anderson	2	2	16	8.00	6	10
WR Darnay Scott	2	3	30	15.00	0	30
WR Stephen Baker	1	3	32	32.00	19	32
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	2	25	25.00	14	25
WR Russell Copeland	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB LeShon Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dan Taylor	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ralph Story	1	1	0
Brian Washington	1	0	0
Chad Levitt	1	0	0
Jeff Wright	0	1	0
Ed Brown	0	1	0
Rick Vaughn	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Greene	1	0	0
Brian Dawkins	0	1	1
Ryan Phillips	0	0	1
Chris Draft	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	8	388	48.5	47.0	63	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	9	372	41.3	36.2	53	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	2/3	0/1	0/0	30	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	3/3	2/2	1/1	61	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Tillman	3	1	0.3	0
Brian Washington	1	5	5.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Blaine Bishop	5	12	2.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	1	18	18.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jammi German	3	51	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Pat Tillman	13	0	0.0	41	30
DT Dan Footman	5	2	0.5	30	17
OLB Marvcus Patton	5	2	0.0	12	11
ILB Rick Vaughn	4	4	0.0	43	28
CB Corey Fuller	4	4	0.0	27	20
OLB Bill Romanowski	4	2	0.0	29	22
DT Larry Chester	4	2	0.0	26	19
S Sam Garnes	4	1	0.0	41	28
CB Willie Williams	3	1	0.0	36	25
DT Jeff Wright	3	0	0.0	15	11
CB Darryl Henley	2	1	0.0	40	27
DE Melvin Donnalley	2	0	0.0	34	22
DT Ed Jasper	2	0	0.0	14	14
S David Terrell	2	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Roberto Fabrizio	1	0	1.0	12	8
WR Jerry Rice	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ed Brown	1	0	0.0	1	3
RB Chad Levitt	1	0	---	---	---
DE Derrick Alexander	0	3	0.5	34	28

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brian Dawkins	14	2	0.0	38	36
ILB Randall Godfrey	6	1	0.0	34	32
ILB Andre Royal	6	0	0.0	27	18
S Blaine Bishop	5	4	0.0	39	33
CB Dale Carter	4	2	0.0	23	22
CB Dan Taylor	4	1	0.0	38	35
DE Vaughn Booker	3	1	0.0	30	26
ILB Josh Wooden	2	2	0.0	17	13
CB Jason Mewes	2	2	0.0	36	34
DT Graham Newsome	2	2	0.0	23	18
CB Brian Kelly	2	1	0.0	15	16
DE Marcellus Wiley	2	0	0.0	23	21
OLB Ryan Phillips	1	3	1.0	36	33
DE Shannon Clavelle	1	2	1.0	10	10
DE Marco Coleman	1	0	0.0	17	15
DT Leonta Rheams	1	0	0.0	18	18
ILB Chris Draft	1	0	0.0	6	3

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Roberto Fabrizio	1.0	0	0	8
DE Derrick Alexander	0.5	2	2	28
DT Dan Footman	0.5	1	1	17
DE Melvin Donnalley	0.0	1	0	22

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ryan Phillips	1.0	0	5	1	33
DE Shannon Clavelle	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE Marcellus Wiley	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Leonta Rheams	0.0	1	0	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Marvcus Patton	3	0	11
S Pat Tillman	3	0	30
OLB Bill Romanowski	2	1	22
CB Corey Fuller	2	0	20
S Sam Garnes	1	1	28
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	27
CB Willie Williams	1	0	25
ILB Ed Brown	1	0	3
S David Terrell	1	0	3
ILB Rick Vaughn	0	1	28
DE Derrick Alexander	0	1	28

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Brian Dawkins	4	0	0	36
CB Dan Taylor	3	0	1	35
S Blaine Bishop	2	1	0	33
CB Jason Mewes	2	1	0	34
ILB Randall Godfrey	2	1	0	32
CB Dale Carter	1	0	0	22
DE Vaughn Booker	1	0	0	26
ILB Andre Royal	1	0	0	18

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Armstrong	4	9	0	40	0	36
Ephraim Salaam	4	7	0	40	0	36
Pete Kendall	3	7	1	40	0	36
Matt Lepsis	3	5	0	40	2	36
Jeff Saturday	1	6	0	40	0	36
Tony McGee	1	1	0	33	0	27
Reggie Cobb	0	2	0	21	0	12

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerry Ostroski	6	12	44	0	31
Erik Williams	2	9	44	0	31
Ron Stone	2	6	44	0	31
Marcus Spears	2	2	44	2	31
Charles Arbuckle	1	1	26	0	12
Tony Semple	0	5	44	0	31
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	4	26	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Vaughn	3	15
Kenny Lofton	2	23
Reggie Cobb	1	21
Andrew Jordan	1	21
Garrison Hearst	1	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Shawn Wooden	2	11
LeShon Johnson	1	29
Asher Ackerman	1	21
Chris Draft	1	17

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Williams	---	---	36	25	28	89
Bruce Armstrong	40	36	---	---	11	87
Pete Kendall	40	36	---	---	11	87
Rick Vaughn	---	---	43	28	15	86
Pat Tillman	---	---	41	30	11	82
Ralph Story	40	36	---	---	3	79
Matt Lepsis	40	36	---	---	---	76
Jeff Saturday	40	36	---	---	---	76
Ephraim Salaam	40	36	---	---	---	76
Robert Brooks	32	33	---	---	9	74
Sam Garnes	---	---	41	28	4	73
Darryl Henley	---	---	40	27	3	70
Tony McGee	33	27	---	---	7	67
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	34	22	11	67
Derrick Alexander	---	---	34	28	2	64
Bill Romanowski	---	---	29	22	3	54
Reggie Cobb	21	12	---	---	21	54
Garrison Hearst	31	22	---	---	1	54
Chad Levitt	13	13	---	---	27	53
Jerry Rice	24	26	---	---	1	51
Andrew Jordan	18	12	---	---	21	51
Corey Fuller	---	---	27	20	3	50
Dan Footman	---	---	30	17	2	49
Larry Chester	---	---	26	19	4	49
Kenny Lofton	13	12	---	---	23	48
Roberto Fabrizio	---	---	12	8	25	45
Michael Irvin	14	20	---	---	5	39
Jeff Wright	---	---	15	11	8	34
Vera De Milo	---	---	20	12	1	33
Marvcus Patton	---	---	12	11	8	31
Ed Jasper	---	---	14	14	1	29
Brian Washington	---	---	7	4	13	24
Tory James	---	---	9	7	1	17
Patrick Jeffers	1	3	---	---	12	16
Ed Brown	---	---	1	3	8	12
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kip Vickers	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brent Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	11	11
Branden Pritchett	---	---	9	2	---	11
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Terrell	---	---	4	3	1	8
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerry Fontenot	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed King	0	0	---	---	---	0
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Blaine Bishop	---	---	39	33	15	87
Tony Semple	44	31	---	---	12	87
Brian Dawkins	---	---	38	36	4	78
Dan Taylor	---	---	38	35	3	76
Erik Williams	44	31	---	---	---	75
David Greene	44	31	---	---	---	75
Ron Stone	44	31	---	---	---	75
Jerry Ostroski	44	31	---	---	---	75
Marcus Spears	44	31	---	---	---	75
Jason Mewes	---	---	36	34	3	73
Ryan Phillips	---	---	36	33	4	73
Jay Riemersma	37	26	---	---	8	71
Randall Godfrey	---	---	34	32	3	69
Isaac Bruce	34	29	---	---	---	63
Vaughn Booker	---	---	30	26	5	61
Brian Kelly	---	---	15	16	28	59
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	26	16	---	---	15	57
Charles Arbuckle	26	12	---	---	17	55
Andre Royal	---	---	27	18	9	54
Jamal Anderson	33	20	---	---	---	53
Josh Wooden	---	---	17	13	22	52
LeShon Johnson	11	11	---	---	29	51
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	23	21	5	49
Dale Carter	---	---	23	22	3	48
Russell Copeland	15	15	---	---	17	47
Graham Newsome	---	---	23	18	2	43
Leonta Rheams	---	---	18	18	1	37
Darnay Scott	21	13	---	---	---	34
Marco Coleman	---	---	17	15	1	33
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	10	10	11	31
Asher Ackerman	5	3	---	---	21	29
Stephen Baker	8	8	---	---	12	28
Chris Draft	---	---	6	3	17	26
Shawn Wooden	---	---	6	7	11	24
Keith Sims	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rich Braham	0	0	---	---	12	12
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jammi German	4	2	---	---	4	10
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shawn McFadden	---	---	4	3	1	8
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Zach Walz	---	---	0	3	1	4
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	3	3
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Aiden Anhorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	25	103	4.1
Right	10	50	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	59	5.4
Middle	30	120	4.0
Right	3	-3	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Story	34	16	4	3	3	3	5	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	29	15	4	0	3	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	52	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	99	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	43	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	86	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	69	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	45	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	11	4	1	43	1	26
TE Tony McGee	6	2	1	14	0	27
WR Robert Brooks	5	3	1	66	1	33
WR Michael Irvin	3	1	0	17	0	20
RB Chad Levitt	3	2	0	3	0	13
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	0	28	1	12
WR Patrick Jeffers	2	1	0	13	0	3
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	0	26	1	12

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Isaac Bruce	11	6	0	68	1	29
TE Jay Riemersma	5	3	1	35	0	26
WR Stephen Baker	3	1	2	32	1	8
WR Darnay Scott	3	2	0	30	1	13
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	1	0	25	1	12
WR Russell Copeland	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Jamal Anderson	2	2	0	16	0	20
RB LeShon Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	1	10	10.00	5.25

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	3	3	1.00	3.86
David Greene	1	4	4.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Story	4	2	5	1.25	6.18

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	2	1	15	7.50	7.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	6	6.00	14.00
WR Robert Brooks	1	0	0	0.00	13.20
RB Chad Levitt	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Bruce	2	1	15	7.50	6.18

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	2	1
Chad Levitt	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	3	1
David Greene	2	0
LeShon Johnson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Story	13	6	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	4	1	0
WR Robert Brooks	2	1	1
TE Tony McGee	2	1	1
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	0
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	1
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	1
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	0	0
RB Chad Levitt	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Bruce	3	2	1
TE Jay Riemersma	2	1	1
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	1	1
WR Russell Copeland	1	0	0
RB LeShon Johnson	1	0	0
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	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)