Week 8, 2003

played in San Diego, CA

65 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	14	9	3	-	29
San Diego Chargers	3	10	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 DEN - Edward Hepburn 20 field goal
1Q: 04:21 SDO - Tommy Pickles 19 field goal
2Q: 11:21 DEN - Brock Olivo 9 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 05:59 DEN - Brock Olivo 6 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 04:34 SDO - Tommy Pickles 36 field goal
2Q: 00:32 SDO - Dixon Donaldson 1 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 10:13 DEN - Darnay Scott 20 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point failed)
3Q: 03:25 SDO - Tommy Pickles 39 field goal
3Q: 00:20 DEN - Edward Hepburn 40 field goal
4Q: 08:36 SDO - Tommy Pickles 21 field goal
4Q: 02:32 DEN - Edward Hepburn 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 DEN - Edward Hepburn 20 field goal
1Q: 04:21 SDO - Tommy Pickles 19 field goal
2Q: 11:21 DEN - Brock Olivo 9 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 05:59 DEN - Brock Olivo 6 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 04:34 SDO - Tommy Pickles 36 field goal
2Q: 00:32 SDO - Dixon Donaldson 1 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 10:13 DEN - Darnay Scott 20 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point failed)
3Q: 03:25 SDO - Tommy Pickles 39 field goal
3Q: 00:20 DEN - Edward Hepburn 40 field goal
4Q: 08:36 SDO - Tommy Pickles 21 field goal
4Q: 02:32 DEN - Edward Hepburn 41 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 6-1 0-7
First Downs 25 17
- by Rushing 11 4
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 357 352
- Offensive Plays 68 54
- Yards per Play 5.25 6.52
Net Rushing Yards 139 101
- Rushing Attempts 36 15
- Yards per Rush 3.86 6.73
Net Passing Yards 218 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 36 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 233 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.81 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/28 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-1 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/117 4/122
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:35 25:25

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	6-1	0-7
First Downs	25	17
- by Rushing	11	4
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	357	352
- Offensive Plays	68	54
- Yards per Play	5.25	6.52
Net Rushing Yards	139	101
- Rushing Attempts	36	15
- Yards per Rush	3.86	6.73
Net Passing Yards	218	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	36 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	233	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.81	6.44
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/28	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-1	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/117	4/122
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:35	25:25

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	4:46	OWN 23	9	74	Field Goal
1	4:14	2:41	OWN 3	6	35	Punt
2	15:00	3:49	OWN 49	8	51	Touchdown
2	9:39	3:49	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
2	4:27	2:03	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 29	2	-6	Half
3	15:00	4:57	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
3	3:18	3:06	OWN 20	5	57	Field Goal
4	13:34	1:50	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	8:28	6:03	OWN 30	11	46	Field Goal
4	1:15	1:15	OWN 49	3	1	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
1	8:03	3:49	OWN 20	7	78	Field Goal
1	1:33	1:33	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
2	11:11	1:32	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
2	5:50	1:23	50	4	31	Field Goal
2	2:24	2:00	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	10:03	6:45	OWN 17	11	61	Field Goal
3	0:12	1:38	OWN 34	4	17	Punt
4	11:44	3:16	OWN 44	7	52	Field Goal
4	2:25	1:10	OWN 20	6	31	Downs

Game MVP: Phil Mickelson, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brock Olivo	20	82	4.10	19	3	2
Steve Stifler	7	31	4.43	15	2	0
Phil Mickelson	4	14	3.50	11	1	0
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	3	13	4.33	16	1	0
Josh Reed	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Musa Smith	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	9	59	6.56	29	1
Marc Bulger	2	15	7.50	11	1
Brent Ludwig	2	6	3.00	4	0
Dixon Donaldson	1	5	5.00	5	0
Duane Dacosta	1	16	16.00	16	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Mickelson	29	20	233	3/15	1	33	0	104.5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	36	24	270	3/19	1	39	0	98.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnay Scott	7	9	94	13.43	27	33	1
WR David Boston	6	8	62	10.33	25	17	0
RB Brock Olivo	3	3	19	6.33	14	19	0
WR Josh Reed	3	4	35	11.67	17	23	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	2	23	23.00	23	23	0
RB Steve Stifler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Alge Crumpler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Matt Schobel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Damon Wayans Jr	8	10	74	9.25	12	19	0
WR Marty Booker	6	11	118	19.67	41	34	0
WR Robert Brooks	3	3	13	4.33	0	7	0
WR Bobby Shaw	3	5	17	5.67	9	18	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	3	3	9	3.00	0	5	1
TE Tony Gonzalez	1	2	39	39.00	33	39	0
WR Isaac Bruce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Duane Dacosta	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Walhberg	1	0	0	0
Darnay Scott	0	1	0	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Gonzalez	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	4	221	55.3	47.5	60	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	4	174	43.5	38.8	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	3/3	2/2	0/0	41	2/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	2	-1	-0.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Williams	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javon Walker	3	85	28.3	0
Jimmie Newhart	1	32	32.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	4	122	30.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dan Taylor	7	0	0.0	15	39
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	6	1	1.0	15	39
ILB Ryan Phillips	6	2	0.0	15	39
CB Lito Sheppard	5	0	0.0	15	39
CB Jason Mewes	4	3	0.0	15	39
S Damon Moore	4	2	0.0	15	38
OLB Broderick Siplon	3	0	0.5	12	19
DE James Hall	2	1	1.0	12	22
CB Pat Dennis	2	2	0.0	9	31
OLB Chris Draft	1	0	0.0	3	13
ILB Malcolm Warfield	1	0	0.0	4	7
DE Cory Redding	0	1	0.5	11	23
DT Travis Hall	0	2	0.0	10	27

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Godfrey	8	1	0.0	36	32
S Troy Polamalu	7	3	0.0	36	32
OLB Jeremiah Pharms	6	2	0.5	34	26
OLB James Harrison	5	1	0.0	18	10
DE Kyle Vanden Bosch	4	2	2.0	27	22
DT Larry Chester	3	1	0.0	21	17
CB Ahmed Plummer	3	1	0.0	31	29
S Charles Tillman	3	1	0.0	34	32
OLB Clark Haggans	3	0	0.0	3	6
DE Dennis Johnson	3	0	0.0	24	24
DT Darrell Russell	2	0	0.0	13	13
DT Kevin Smith	1	1	0.5	10	13
DT Johnathan Sullivan	1	2	0.0	21	18
DE Chad Brown	1	1	0.0	9	10
DE Jon Harris	1	1	0.0	12	8
S Donovin Darius	1	1	0.0	8	3
CB Brian Williams	1	0	0.0	34	29
CB Armon Williams	0	1	0.0	19	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE James Hall	1.0	0	22
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	1.0	0	39
DE Cory Redding	0.5	2	23
OLB Broderick Siplon	0.5	1	19
DE Menson Holloway	0.0	1	19

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kyle Vanden Bosch	2.0	1	0	1	22
DT Kevin Smith	0.5	0	0	0	13
OLB Jeremiah Pharms	0.5	0	0	0	26
DE Dennis Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	24
ILB Randall Godfrey	0.0	0	1	0	32
DT Larry Chester	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lito Sheppard	5	1	39
ILB Ryan Phillips	5	0	39
CB Dan Taylor	4	0	39
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	3	1	39
CB Pat Dennis	2	1	31
CB Jason Mewes	2	0	39
S Damon Moore	1	1	38
OLB Chris Draft	1	0	13
ILB Malcolm Warfield	1	0	7
S Dwayne Goodrich	0	1	8

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Randall Godfrey	4	0	32
OLB Jeremiah Pharms	3	1	26
OLB James Harrison	3	0	10
S Troy Polamalu	3	0	32
S Charles Tillman	2	1	32
OLB Clark Haggans	2	0	6
CB Ahmed Plummer	1	2	29
CB Armon Williams	1	0	18
CB Brian Williams	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Wade	3	10	36	1	32
Jordan Gross	3	5	36	1	32
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	3	5	26	0	25
Justin Hartwig	2	7	36	1	32
Terrence Metcalf	0	3	36	0	32
Matt Schobel	0	2	30	0	24

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Van Pelt	2	5	15	0	39
Joaquin Gonzalez	1	2	15	2	39
Jeff Saturday	1	2	15	0	39
Pete Campion	1	2	15	0	39
Geoff Perkins	1	1	15	1	39
Dixon Donaldson	1	1	12	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ryan Phillips	2	21
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	20
Javon Walker	1	15
Steve Stifler	1	14
Jerald Ballard	1	12

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Brooks	3	21
Tony Gonzalez	1	17
Bobby Shaw	1	17
Jeremiah Pharms	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ryan Phillips	---	---	15	39	21	75
Todd Wade	36	32	---	---	7	75
Jeremy Bridges	35	31	---	---	7	73
Darnay Scott	30	26	---	---	16	72
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	26	25	---	---	20	71
Phil Mickelson	36	32	---	---	---	68
Matt Schobel	30	24	---	---	14	68
Justin Hartwig	36	32	---	---	---	68
Terrence Metcalf	36	32	---	---	---	68
Jordan Gross	36	32	---	---	---	68
Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	15	39	11	65
Lito Sheppard	---	---	15	39	5	59
Dan Taylor	---	---	15	39	4	58
Jason Mewes	---	---	15	39	4	58
Damon Moore	---	---	15	38	3	56
David Boston	25	22	---	---	8	55
Pat Dennis	---	---	9	31	3	43
Alge Crumpler	14	10	---	---	19	43
Travis Hall	---	---	10	27	3	40
Brock Olivo	23	16	---	---	1	40
James Hall	---	---	12	22	5	39
Steve Stifler	11	13	---	---	14	38
Cory Redding	---	---	11	23	3	37
Broderick Siplon	---	---	12	19	4	35
Chris Draft	---	---	3	13	17	33
Josh Reed	17	16	---	---	---	33
Johnson Stamper	---	---	3	14	8	25
Dwayne Goodrich	---	---	2	8	13	23
Menson Holloway	---	---	4	19	---	23
Javon Walker	2	6	---	---	15	23
Davis Nugent	---	---	5	13	2	20
Malcolm Warfield	---	---	4	7	5	16
Jimmie Newhart	---	---	0	0	14	14
Jerald Ballard	---	---	0	0	12	12
Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Zach Walz	---	---	0	0	8	8
Rich Braham	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mathias Nkwenti	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Walhberg	---	---	0	0	4	4
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Francis St. Paul	1	2	---	---	---	3
Johnathan Adams	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eric Heitmann	1	1	---	---	---	2
Musa Smith	1	0	---	---	---	1
Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Williams	---	---	34	29	14	77
Jeremiah Pharms	---	---	34	26	13	73
Randall Godfrey	---	---	36	32	3	71
Troy Polamalu	---	---	36	32	3	71
Charles Tillman	---	---	34	32	2	68
Marty Booker	15	39	---	---	13	67
Ahmed Plummer	---	---	31	29	3	63
Brent Van Pelt	15	39	---	---	8	62
Pete Campion	15	39	---	---	8	62
Tony Gonzalez	13	30	---	---	17	60
Jeff Saturday	15	39	---	---	---	54
Marc Bulger	15	39	---	---	---	54
Geoff Perkins	15	39	---	---	---	54
Joaquin Gonzalez	15	39	---	---	---	54
Kyle Vanden Bosch	---	---	27	22	3	52
Dennis Johnson	---	---	24	24	3	51
Dixon Donaldson	12	17	---	---	21	50
Armon Williams	---	---	19	18	11	48
Johnathan Sullivan	---	---	21	18	5	44
Robert Brooks	2	18	---	---	21	41
Larry Chester	---	---	21	17	3	41
Bobby Shaw	6	16	---	---	17	39
Tiki Barber	12	23	---	---	1	36
James Harrison	---	---	18	10	3	31
Damon Wayans Jr	6	24	---	---	---	30
Darrell Russell	---	---	13	13	1	27
Darrin Smith	---	---	2	6	17	25
Jon Harris	---	---	12	8	5	25
Duane Dacosta	1	4	---	---	20	25
Kevin Smith	---	---	10	13	1	24
Leonardo Bishop	6	10	---	---	8	24
Chad Brown	---	---	9	10	3	22
Kirk Graham	---	---	3	4	12	19
Clark Haggans	---	---	3	6	7	16
Donovin Darius	---	---	8	3	3	14
Eric Brown	---	---	1	0	13	14
Brent Ludwig	2	11	---	---	---	13
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	10	10
Matt Lepsis	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Welbourn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Isaac Bruce	0	3	---	---	4	7
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tim Mangum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Romo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	74	5.7
Middle	17	47	2.8
Right	4	21	5.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	8	37	4.6
Right	5	54	10.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Mickelson	29	20	4	1	0	4	2	1	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	36	24	4	1	2	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	55	7.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	110	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	48	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	-3	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	128	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	114	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	31	6.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	9	7	94	2	26
WR David Boston	8	6	62	0	22
WR Josh Reed	4	3	35	1	16
RB Brock Olivo	3	3	19	0	16
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	1	23	1	25
RB Steve Stifler	1	0	0	0	13
TE Alge Crumpler	1	0	0	0	10
TE Matt Schobel	1	0	0	0	24

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marty Booker	11	6	1	118	3	39
WR Damon Wayans Jr	10	8	1	74	0	24
WR Bobby Shaw	5	3	0	17	0	16
WR Robert Brooks	3	3	0	13	0	18
FB Dixon Donaldson	3	3	0	9	0	17
TE Tony Gonzalez	2	1	0	39	1	30
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Duane Dacosta	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brock Olivo	3	11	3.67	4.10
Steve Stifler	1	4	4.00	4.43
Musa Smith	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	4	15	3.75	6.56
Marc Bulger	1	11	11.00	7.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Mickelson	4	3	27	6.75	8.03

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	8	3	4	0.50	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnay Scott	2	2	23	11.50	10.44
WR David Boston	1	0	0	0.00	7.75
WR Josh Reed	1	1	4	4.00	8.75

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Shaw	2	1	-4	-2.00	3.40
WR Marty Booker	2	0	0	0.00	10.73
WR Robert Brooks	1	1	7	7.00	4.33
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	1	1.00	3.00
RB Duane Dacosta	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Phil Mickelson	2	1
Steve Stifler	1	0
Josh Reed	1	0
Musa Smith	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Brent Ludwig	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Mickelson	6	4	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	10	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	4	3	3
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0	0
WR David Boston	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marty Booker	3	2	1
WR Damon Wayans Jr	2	1	0
WR Robert Brooks	1	1	0
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	0
TE Tony Gonzalez	1	0	0
WR Bobby Shaw	1	0	0
RB Duane Dacosta	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)