Week 1, 2004

played in San Diego, CA

75 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	10	3	10	-	23
San Diego Chargers	10	0	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 SDO - Tommy Pickles 36 field goal
1Q: 03:37 SDO - Larry Fitzgerald 13 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 11:17 DEN - David Boston 31 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 00:24 DEN - Edward Hepburn 24 field goal
3Q: 10:35 DEN - Edward Hepburn 19 field goal
4Q: 14:17 DEN - Darnay Scott 2 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 02:07 DEN - Edward Hepburn 23 field goal
4Q: 01:51 SDO - Larry Fitzgerald 82 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 SDO - Tommy Pickles 36 field goal
1Q: 03:37 SDO - Larry Fitzgerald 13 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 11:17 DEN - David Boston 31 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 00:24 DEN - Edward Hepburn 24 field goal
3Q: 10:35 DEN - Edward Hepburn 19 field goal
4Q: 14:17 DEN - Darnay Scott 2 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 02:07 DEN - Edward Hepburn 23 field goal
4Q: 01:51 SDO - Larry Fitzgerald 82 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 11 4
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 410 307
- Offensive Plays 74 48
- Yards per Play 5.54 6.40
Net Rushing Yards 167 77
- Rushing Attempts 38 22
- Yards per Rush 4.39 3.50
Net Passing Yards 243 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 28 - 0 23 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 251 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.75 8.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/50 5/31
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 15
Time of Possession 36:05 23:55

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	11	4
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	410	307
- Offensive Plays	74	48
- Yards per Play	5.54	6.40
Net Rushing Yards	167	77
- Rushing Attempts	38	22
- Yards per Rush	4.39	3.50
Net Passing Yards	243	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 28 - 0	23 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	251	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.75	8.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/50	5/31
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 15
Time of Possession	36:05	23:55

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	2:24	OWN 24	4	73	Fumble
1	3:29	4:13	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
2	12:26	1:22	OPP 46	3	46	Touchdown
2	8:50	3:43	OWN 26	6	24	Punt
2	3:11	2:54	OWN 45	9	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:30	OWN 38	10	60	Field Goal
3	6:05	6:58	OWN 12	15	88	Touchdown
4	11:45	5:45	OWN 23	12	26	Punt
4	4:42	2:43	OPP 18	6	12	Field Goal
4	1:23	1:23	OPP 49	3	4	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 23	9	58	Field Goal
1	8:56	5:27	OWN 3	11	97	Touchdown
2	14:16	1:50	OWN 3	3	2	Punt
2	11:04	2:14	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
2	5:07	1:56	OWN 14	5	31	Interception
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	10:30	4:25	OWN 10	7	33	Punt
4	14:07	2:22	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	6:00	1:18	OWN 20	4	-2	Downs
4	1:59	0:36	OWN 18	1	82	Touchdown

Game MVP: Phil Mickelson, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Musa Smith	33	137	4.15	22	5
Phil Mickelson	3	17	5.67	11	1
Steve Stifler	2	13	6.50	13	1

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	13	61	4.69	18	1
Michael Turner	7	9	1.29	5	0
Marc Bulger	2	7	3.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Mickelson	35	28	251	1/8	2	31	0	115.6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	23	16	249	3/19	2	82	1	116.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnay Scott	9	10	84	9.33	9	15	1
TE Alge Crumpler	8	8	54	6.75	17	17	0
WR David Boston	4	4	72	18.00	0	31	1
WR Josh Reed	3	7	31	10.33	21	26	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Javon Walker	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Musa Smith	1	2	2	2.00	4	2	0
TE LeBron James	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marty Booker	6	9	88	14.67	35	27	0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	6	6	141	23.50	76	82	2
RB Tiki Barber	2	2	6	3.00	0	6	0
WR Isaac Bruce	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	18	18.00	4	18	0
TE Tony Gonzalez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bobby Shaw	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Deion Porter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dexter Jackson	1	4	4.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Musa Smith	1	0	0	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Byron Frisch	0	1	0	0
Walt Harris	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	4	171	42.8	37.8	51	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Zastudil	4	165	41.3	39.8	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	3/3	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnay Scott	2	6	3.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javon Walker	2	49	24.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Williams	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ryan Phillips	10	4	1.0	22	26
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	8	3	1.0	22	26
S Dexter Jackson	6	3	0.0	22	26
DE Menson Holloway	3	0	1.0	7	13
S Madieu Williams	2	2	0.0	22	26
DT Shaun Rogers	2	1	0.0	11	9
CB Pat Dennis	2	0	0.0	21	25
DT Travis Hall	1	1	0.0	11	17
ILB Torrance Marshall	1	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Chris Draft	1	0	0.0	10	15
OLB Broderick Siplon	1	0	0.0	9	6
DE Cory Redding	1	0	0.0	17	14
CB Lito Sheppard	0	2	0.0	22	26
S Jeffrey Bernard	0	1	0.0	3	5

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Troy Polamalu	9	1	0.0	36	35
S Charles Tillman	8	2	0.0	33	33
CB Walt Harris	8	0	0.0	35	33
ILB Randall Godfrey	7	6	0.0	34	31
DT Johnathan Sullivan	5	2	1.0	20	11
CB Brian Williams	4	1	0.0	37	34
DT Alan Harper	4	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	2	0.0	19	12
OLB Peter Boulware	3	1	0.0	11	11
DT Jared Clauss	3	1	0.0	24	21
OLB Mark Fields	2	1	0.0	24	23
DT Larry Chester	2	1	0.0	23	31
DE Byron Frisch	1	1	0.0	32	27
S Keith Lewis	1	1	0.0	6	9
DE Jon Harris	1	0	0.0	33	30
S Mark Roman	1	0	0.0	4	3
OLB James Harrison	1	0	0.0	6	5
TE Deion Porter	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Caleb Miller	1	0	0.0	4	5
CB Tory James	0	1	0.0	19	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Menson Holloway	1.0	1	0	13
ILB Ryan Phillips	1.0	0	0	26
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	1.0	0	0	26
DT Travis Hall	0.0	0	1	17
OLB Broderick Siplon	0.0	0	1	6

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Johnathan Sullivan	1.0	0	0	0	11
DT Alan Harper	0.0	1	0	1	12
DT Larry Chester	0.0	0	2	2	31
DE Byron Frisch	0.0	0	0	2	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ryan Phillips	6	0	0	26
S Dexter Jackson	5	0	1	26
CB Pat Dennis	1	1	0	25
CB Jason Mewes	1	0	0	16
OLB Chris Draft	1	0	0	15
DE Menson Holloway	1	0	0	13
S Madieu Williams	1	0	0	26
CB Lito Sheppard	0	1	0	26

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Charles Tillman	5	1	33
CB Walt Harris	5	0	33
S Troy Polamalu	4	1	35
CB Brian Williams	4	0	34
ILB Randall Godfrey	3	0	31
OLB Peter Boulware	2	0	11
OLB Mark Fields	1	0	23
DT Alan Harper	1	0	12
OLB James Harrison	1	0	5
ILB Caleb Miller	1	0	5
S Keith Lewis	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jordan Gross	4	7	38	1	36
Terrence Metcalf	2	9	38	0	36
Justin Hartwig	2	6	38	0	36
Todd Wade	2	5	38	0	36
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	2	21	0	24
Eric Heitmann	1	4	38	0	36
Alge Crumpler	0	1	30	0	28
LeBron James	0	1	15	0	10

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Saturday	3	5	22	2	26
Pete Kendall	2	5	22	0	26
Joaquin Gonzalez	2	2	22	0	26
Brent Van Pelt	1	4	22	1	26
John Welbourn	1	4	22	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Alge Crumpler	1	15
Michael Waddell	1	14

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Jessie Armstead	2	10
Damon Wayans Jr	1	11
Willie Parker	1	6

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darnay Scott	35	32	---	---	14	81
Eric Heitmann	38	36	---	---	7	81
Phil Mickelson	38	36	---	---	---	74
Todd Wade	38	36	---	---	---	74
Justin Hartwig	38	36	---	---	---	74
Terrence Metcalf	38	36	---	---	---	74
Jordan Gross	38	36	---	---	---	74
Alge Crumpler	30	28	---	---	15	73
Musa Smith	34	31	---	---	---	65
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	21	24	---	---	17	62
Ryan Phillips	---	---	22	26	11	59
Josh Reed	29	29	---	---	---	58
Lito Sheppard	---	---	22	26	7	55
Dexter Jackson	---	---	22	26	2	50
Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	22	26	1	49
Madieu Williams	---	---	22	26	1	49
Pat Dennis	---	---	21	25	1	47
Jason Mewes	---	---	11	16	8	35
Thomas Tapeh	9	5	---	---	21	35
Cory Redding	---	---	17	14	3	34
LeBron James	15	10	---	---	6	31
James Hall	---	---	11	18	1	30
Travis Hall	---	---	11	17	1	29
Chris Draft	---	---	10	15	4	29
Javon Walker	4	4	---	---	18	26
David Boston	9	12	---	---	4	25
Shaun Rogers	---	---	11	9	4	24
Torrance Marshall	---	---	11	9	1	21
Menson Holloway	---	---	7	13	---	20
Johnson Stamper	---	---	9	7	4	20
Jeffrey Bernard	---	---	3	5	9	17
Michael Waddell	---	---	1	2	14	17
Broderick Siplon	---	---	9	6	1	16
Bernard Berrian	1	1	---	---	13	15
Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Stifler	3	4	---	---	---	7
Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mathias Nkwenti	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alexis Prescott	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeremy Bridges	0	0	---	---	7	7
Zach Walz	---	---	0	0	6	6
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Malcolm Warfield	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ben Roethlisberger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Davis Nugent	---	---	0	0	---	0
Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Williams	---	---	37	34	13	84
Troy Polamalu	---	---	36	35	3	74
Walt Harris	---	---	35	33	3	71
Charles Tillman	---	---	33	33	5	71
Randall Godfrey	---	---	34	31	2	67
Jon Harris	---	---	33	30	1	64
Byron Frisch	---	---	32	27	4	63
Tory James	---	---	19	21	21	61
Larry Chester	---	---	23	31	7	61
Pete Kendall	22	26	---	---	5	53
Mark Fields	---	---	24	23	5	52
Jeff Saturday	22	26	---	---	---	48
Brent Van Pelt	22	26	---	---	---	48
John Welbourn	22	26	---	---	---	48
Marc Bulger	22	26	---	---	---	48
Joaquin Gonzalez	22	26	---	---	---	48
Larry Fitzgerald	20	23	---	---	5	48
Jared Clauss	---	---	24	21	2	47
Tony Gonzalez	19	21	---	---	5	45
Jessie Armstead	---	---	19	12	10	41
Dixon Donaldson	11	10	---	---	14	35
Johnathan Sullivan	---	---	20	11	4	35
Michael Turner	8	8	---	---	19	35
Peter Boulware	---	---	11	11	11	33
Marty Booker	15	18	---	---	---	33
Tiki Barber	14	17	---	---	1	32
Bobby Shaw	4	10	---	---	14	28
Deion Porter	9	4	---	---	14	27
Keith Lewis	---	---	6	9	12	27
Alan Harper	---	---	11	12	1	24
Isaac Bruce	6	15	---	---	---	21
James Harrison	---	---	6	5	8	19
Kyle Vanden Bosch	---	---	7	9	---	16
Caleb Miller	---	---	4	5	6	15
Damon Wayans Jr	0	2	---	---	11	13
Willie Parker	4	2	---	---	6	12
Mark Roman	---	---	4	3	---	7
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	5	5
Geoff Perkins	0	0	---	---	5	5
Pete Campion	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chad Bielby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Zastudil	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tony Romo	0	0	---	---	1	1
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Mangum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	123	6.5
Middle	15	42	2.8
Right	3	3	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	17	61	3.6
Right	4	17	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Mickelson	35	28	3	1	1	2	2	5	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	23	16	4	0	1	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	114	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	73	14.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	54	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	81	11.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	48	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	106	17.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	10	9	1	84	0	32
TE Alge Crumpler	8	8	0	54	0	28
WR Josh Reed	7	3	0	31	1	29
WR David Boston	4	4	0	72	2	12
RB Musa Smith	2	1	0	2	0	31
TE LeBron James	2	1	0	6	0	10
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	-1	0	24
WR Javon Walker	1	1	0	3	0	4

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marty Booker	9	6	1	88	2	18
WR Larry Fitzgerald	6	6	0	141	2	23
WR Isaac Bruce	2	1	0	-4	0	15
RB Tiki Barber	2	2	0	6	0	17
TE Tony Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	21
WR Bobby Shaw	1	0	0	0	0	10
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	0	18	0	10
TE Deion Porter	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Musa Smith	11	21	1.91	4.15
Phil Mickelson	1	11	11.00	5.67

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Michael Turner	2	1	0.50	1.29
Tiki Barber	1	1	1.00	4.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Mickelson	5	4	0	0.00	7.17

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	1	1	13	13.00	10.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnay Scott	2	2	1	0.50	8.40
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
TE Alge Crumpler	1	1	0	0.00	6.75
TE LeBron James	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	1	13	13.00	23.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Musa Smith	3	2
Phil Mickelson	1	0
Steve Stifler	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Michael Turner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Mickelson	12	10	7

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	5	5	5
WR Josh Reed	3	2	1
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0
WR David Boston	1	1	1
TE Alge Crumpler	1	1	0
TE LeBron James	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marty Booker	4	3	2
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	0
WR Bobby Shaw	1	0	0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)