Week 1, 2001

played in Denver, CO

52 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	7	7	0	-	14
Denver Broncos	3	7	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 DEN - Jason Hanson 36 field goal
2Q: 14:51 DEN - Darnay Scott 32 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 SDO - Floyd Fields 99 interception return (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 09:31 DEN - Billy Miller 67 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 04:22 SDO - Isaac Bruce 12 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 DEN - Jason Hanson 36 field goal
2Q: 14:51 DEN - Darnay Scott 32 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 SDO - Floyd Fields 99 interception return (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 09:31 DEN - Billy Miller 67 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 04:22 SDO - Isaac Bruce 12 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 276 442
- Offensive Plays 61 68
- Yards per Play 4.52 6.50
Net Rushing Yards 40 115
- Rushing Attempts 19 26
- Yards per Rush 2.11 4.42
Net Passing Yards 236 327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 3 40 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 236 338
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.62 7.79
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 9.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/93 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 2/99 3/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:42 32:18

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	276	442
- Offensive Plays	61	68
- Yards per Play	4.52	6.50
Net Rushing Yards	40	115
- Rushing Attempts	19	26
- Yards per Rush	2.11	4.42
Net Passing Yards	236	327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 3	40 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	236	338
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.62	7.79
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	9.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/93	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	2/99	3/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:42	32:18

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	2:53	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
1	4:34	2:37	OWN 8	6	20	Punt
2	14:37	1:51	50	3	-5	Punt
2	11:11	1:17	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
2	6:29	3:07	OWN 4	7	55	Interception
3	15:00	3:24	OWN 38	6	18	Punt
3	9:14	5:00	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
3	0:47	3:02	OWN 24	6	33	Punt
4	10:50	1:00	OWN 45	3	-6	Interception
4	9:03	2:57	OWN 20	7	46	Punt
4	1:45	0:54	OWN 20	4	10	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 28	7	53	Field Goal
1	7:42	3:08	OWN 23	7	33	Punt
1	1:57	2:20	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
2	12:46	1:35	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
2	9:54	3:25	OWN 7	8	56	Punt
2	3:22	1:32	OWN 27	5	22	Interception
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
3	11:36	2:22	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	4:14	3:27	OWN 28	5	10	Punt
4	12:45	1:55	OWN 20	4	32	Interception
4	9:50	0:47	OPP 43	3	2	Punt
4	6:06	4:21	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 18	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Darnay Scott, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Tiki Barber	15	29	1.93	8
Garrison Hearst	2	-1	-0.50	3
Heath Shuler	1	5	5.00	5
Dixon Donaldson	1	7	7.00	7

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brock Olivo	14	81	5.79	32	4
Jamal Anderson	8	39	4.88	11	2
Chris Chandler	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Shuler	42	25	236	0/0	1	31	3	53.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	40	28	338	2/11	2	67	2	91.5

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marty Booker	7	14	85	12.14	39	31	0
WR Isaac Bruce	6	8	78	13.00	21	24	1
TE Tony Gonzalez	5	6	39	7.80	5	16	0
WR Robert Brooks	2	7	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Tiki Barber	2	2	6	3.00	0	6	0
WR Bryson Wright	2	4	12	6.00	1	8	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnay Scott	10	13	153	15.30	47	32	1
TE Billy Miller	7	8	119	17.00	86	67	1
WR John Capel	4	11	20	5.00	0	8	0
WR Freddie Mitchell	3	4	34	11.33	25	30	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	2	9	4.50	7	9	0
RB Brock Olivo	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Alge Crumpler	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Floyd Fields	1	99	99.00	1
CB Kirk Graham	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason Mewes	2	30	15.00	0
CB Jimmie Newhart	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Heath Shuler	1	0	0
Tony Gonzalez	1	0	0
Marty Booker	0	1	0
Dixon Donaldson	0	1	0
Isaiah Kacyvenski	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0	0
John Capel	0	1	0
Andre Royal	0	0	1
Ryan Phillips	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nick Harris	7	284	40.6	31.1	44	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	7	291	41.6	33.9	49	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Wiley	2	14	7.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Myers	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	3	93	31.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Newhart	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Corey Fuller	8	1	0.0	25	42
ILB Isaiah Kacyvenski	7	2	1.0	20	34
S Earl Little	7	1	0.0	24	40
S Floyd Fields	5	1	0.0	25	41
CB Kirk Graham	4	1	1.0	11	24
OLB Rick Hamilton	3	1	0.0	20	35
CB Ahmed Plummer	3	1	0.0	26	39
CB Willie Williams	2	0	0.0	8	15
DE Melvin Donnalley	2	0	0.0	18	30
DT Kevin Smith	2	0	0.0	18	22
OLB Clark Haggans	2	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Jeremiah Pharms	2	0	0.0	6	7
DE Jon Harris	1	4	0.0	20	33
DT Leon Lett	1	0	0.0	10	23
WR Robert Brooks	1	0	---	---	---
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ronald McKinnon	1	0	0.0	6	8
C Jeff Saturday	1	0	---	---	---
DT Larry Chester	1	0	0.0	17	35
S David Terrell	1	0	0.0	8	6
DE Vincent Amey	0	1	0.0	6	9

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Blaine Bishop	11	3	0.0	19	42
CB Dan Taylor	6	1	0.0	19	42
OLB Ryan Phillips	5	1	0.0	15	24
ILB Andre Royal	4	0	0.0	19	42
S Greg Myers	3	1	0.0	19	42
DT Shaun Rogers	3	0	0.0	6	10
DE James Hall	2	2	0.0	17	29
OLB Chris Draft	2	1	0.0	16	34
DE Marcellus Wiley	2	0	0.0	11	17
OLB Zach Walz	2	0	0.0	3	9
CB Jason Mewes	1	1	0.0	19	39
DT Travis Hall	1	1	0.0	13	32
CB Jimmie Newhart	1	1	0.0	13	35
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Barrett Green	1	0	0.0	6	7

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Kacyvenski	1.0	0	0	34
CB Kirk Graham	1.0	0	0	24
OLB Rick Hamilton	0.0	1	0	35
DE Melvin Donnalley	0.0	1	0	30
DE Vincent Amey	0.0	1	0	9
DT Leon Lett	0.0	0	1	23

Denver	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Nate Bridges	2	0	8
DE Marcellus Wiley	1	0	17
DE James Hall	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Kacyvenski	5	1	0	34
CB Corey Fuller	4	0	0	42
S Floyd Fields	3	1	1	41
OLB Rick Hamilton	3	0	0	35
S Earl Little	2	1	0	40
CB Kirk Graham	2	0	1	24
CB Willie Williams	2	0	0	15
DE Melvin Donnalley	2	0	0	30
OLB Jeremiah Pharms	2	0	0	7
CB Ahmed Plummer	1	1	0	39
S David Terrell	1	0	0	6
OLB Clark Haggans	1	0	0	3

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Blaine Bishop	5	2	0	42
CB Dan Taylor	5	0	0	42
OLB Ryan Phillips	4	0	0	24
S Greg Myers	3	0	0	42
ILB Andre Royal	2	0	0	42
CB Jimmie Newhart	1	0	1	35
DE Marcellus Wiley	1	0	0	17
OLB Zach Walz	1	0	0	9
DE James Hall	1	0	0	29
ILB Barrett Green	1	0	0	7
DT Shaun Rogers	1	0	0	10
CB Jason Mewes	0	0	2	39

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jeff Saturday	2	5	19	42
Matt Lepsis	2	4	19	42
Ed King	1	1	7	29
Pete Kendall	1	1	19	42
Ephraim Salaam	0	3	19	42
John Welbourn	0	3	12	13
Dixon Donaldson	0	1	6	4

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
James Williams	3	5	26	0	42
Todd Wade	3	5	26	0	42
Greg Huntington	2	6	26	0	42
Tony Semple	1	4	26	2	42
Alge Crumpler	1	1	13	0	10
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	2	14	0	22
Kim Hazelton	0	1	26	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Garrison Hearst	1	14
Marty Booker	1	6
Corey Fuller	1	5

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Mitchell	2	20
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	15
Francis St. Paul	1	15
Alge Crumpler	1	6

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Corey Fuller	---	---	25	42	5	72
Pete Kendall	19	42	---	---	7	68
Floyd Fields	---	---	25	41	1	67
Ahmed Plummer	---	---	26	39	1	66
Earl Little	---	---	24	40	1	65
Heath Shuler	19	42	---	---	---	61
Tony Gonzalez	14	30	---	---	17	61
Matt Lepsis	19	42	---	---	---	61
Jeff Saturday	19	42	---	---	---	61
Ephraim Salaam	19	42	---	---	---	61
Marty Booker	16	36	---	---	6	58
Robert Brooks	11	33	---	---	13	57
Rick Hamilton	---	---	20	35	1	56
Isaiah Kacyvenski	---	---	20	34	1	55
Larry Chester	---	---	17	35	2	54
Jon Harris	---	---	20	33	---	53
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	18	30	3	51
Tiki Barber	16	30	---	---	1	47
Ed King	7	29	---	---	7	43
Kevin Smith	---	---	18	22	3	43
Willie Williams	---	---	8	15	18	41
Kirk Graham	---	---	11	24	6	41
Isaac Bruce	9	30	---	---	---	39
Leon Lett	---	---	10	23	1	34
Bryson Wright	7	17	---	---	9	33
Garrison Hearst	3	12	---	---	14	29
Andrew Jordan	7	6	---	---	14	27
Jeremiah Pharms	---	---	6	7	14	27
Roosevelt Potts	5	8	---	---	13	26
John Welbourn	12	13	---	---	---	25
Kyle Vanden Bosch	---	---	8	12	3	23
Vincent Amey	---	---	6	9	7	22
David Terrell	---	---	8	6	7	21
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	6	8	6	20
Dixon Donaldson	6	4	---	---	8	18
Michael Wiley	0	0	---	---	17	17
Alex Bondy	---	---	7	4	4	15
Brent Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Clark Haggans	---	---	3	3	1	7
Rick DeMulling	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nick Harris	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andre Rison	1	4	---	---	---	5
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marc Bulger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Williams	26	42	---	---	8	76
Kim Hazelton	26	42	---	---	8	76
Chris Chandler	26	42	---	---	---	68
Greg Huntington	26	42	---	---	---	68
Tony Semple	26	42	---	---	---	68
Dan Taylor	---	---	19	42	7	68
Todd Wade	26	42	---	---	---	68
Blaine Bishop	---	---	19	42	6	67
John Capel	23	39	---	---	5	67
Greg Myers	---	---	19	42	5	66
Andre Royal	---	---	19	42	---	61
Jason Mewes	---	---	19	39	---	58
Billy Miller	17	30	---	---	7	54
Darnay Scott	18	34	---	---	---	52
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	14	22	---	---	15	51
Chris Draft	---	---	16	34	1	51
Jimmie Newhart	---	---	13	35	3	51
James Hall	---	---	17	29	2	48
Freddie Mitchell	9	18	---	---	20	47
Travis Hall	---	---	13	32	---	45
Ryan Phillips	---	---	15	24	2	41
Brock Olivo	17	21	---	---	---	38
Randy Garner	---	---	8	25	1	34
Jamal Anderson	10	22	---	---	1	33
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	11	17	4	32
Alge Crumpler	13	10	---	---	6	29
Philip Beyer	3	3	---	---	22	28
Zach Walz	---	---	3	9	14	26
Mercury Cota	---	---	2	13	7	22
Francis St. Paul	0	4	---	---	15	19
Pat Dennis	---	---	0	3	14	17
Hunter Goodwin	1	0	---	---	15	16
Shaun Rogers	---	---	6	10	---	16
Nate Bridges	---	---	3	8	5	16
Lance Schulters	---	---	1	9	5	15
Barrett Green	---	---	6	7	2	15
Russell Copeland	5	7	---	---	---	12
Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gustavo Kalista	0	0	---	---	8	8
Floyd Womack	0	0	---	---	8	8
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Broderick Siplon	---	---	0	0	5	5
Billy Volek	0	0	---	---	1	1
Camden Shapiro	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-6	-1.5
Middle	11	27	2.5
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	46	4.2
Middle	12	76	6.3
Right	1	-4	-4.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Shuler	42	25	4	7	2	2	3	1	3

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	40	28	5	1	1	4	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	94	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	102	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	31	3.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	55	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	132	12.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	119	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	32	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marty Booker	14	7	1	85	2	36
WR Isaac Bruce	8	6	0	78	2	30
WR Robert Brooks	7	2	1	13	0	33
TE Tony Gonzalez	6	5	0	39	0	30
WR Bryson Wright	4	2	0	12	0	17
RB Tiki Barber	2	2	0	6	0	30
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	0	3	0	4

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	13	10	0	153	3	34
WR John Capel	11	4	1	20	0	39
TE Billy Miller	8	7	0	119	1	30
WR Freddie Mitchell	4	3	0	34	1	18
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	2	0	9	0	22
RB Brock Olivo	1	1	0	-4	0	21
TE Alge Crumpler	1	1	0	7	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	2	-3	-1.50	-1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Shuler	1	1	12	12.00	5.62

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Bruce	1	1	12	12.00	9.75

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	2	1
Heath Shuler	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Shuler	12	7	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marty Booker	6	3	3
WR Bryson Wright	3	2	0
TE Tony Gonzalez	2	1	0
WR Isaac Bruce	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	3	3	2
WR John Capel	3	1	0
WR Freddie Mitchell	2	1	1
TE Billy Miller	1	1	0
TE Alge Crumpler	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)