Week 8, 2004

played in Denver, CO

28 degrees, snow, 14 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	6	3	0	7	-	16
Denver Broncos	3	7	3	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:04 DEN - Edward Hepburn 22 field goal
1Q: 08:29 SDO - Tommy Pickles 20 field goal
1Q: 02:20 SDO - Tommy Pickles 34 field goal
2Q: 11:20 DEN - Musa Smith 12 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 07:35 SDO - Tommy Pickles 23 field goal
3Q: 08:40 DEN - Edward Hepburn 51 field goal
4Q: 09:54 DEN - Edward Hepburn 18 field goal
4Q: 04:30 SDO - Larry Fitzgerald 7 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 00:55 DEN - Edward Hepburn 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:04 DEN - Edward Hepburn 22 field goal
1Q: 08:29 SDO - Tommy Pickles 20 field goal
1Q: 02:20 SDO - Tommy Pickles 34 field goal
2Q: 11:20 DEN - Musa Smith 12 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 07:35 SDO - Tommy Pickles 23 field goal
3Q: 08:40 DEN - Edward Hepburn 51 field goal
4Q: 09:54 DEN - Edward Hepburn 18 field goal
4Q: 04:30 SDO - Larry Fitzgerald 7 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 00:55 DEN - Edward Hepburn 24 field goal

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 2-5 5-2
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 343 319
- Offensive Plays 56 65
- Yards per Play 6.13 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 154 152
- Rushing Attempts 21 38
- Yards per Rush 7.33 4.00
Net Passing Yards 189 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 1 27 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 202 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.40 6.19
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 5/44 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/41 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 26:21 33:39

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	2-5	5-2
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	343	319
- Offensive Plays	56	65
- Yards per Play	6.13	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	154	152
- Rushing Attempts	21	38
- Yards per Rush	7.33	4.00
Net Passing Yards	189	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 1	27 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	202	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.40	6.19
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	5/44	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/41	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	26:21	33:39

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	11:59	3:35	OWN 20	7	77	Field Goal
1	6:12	3:57	OWN 33	10	50	Field Goal
2	11:14	3:45	OWN 20	7	74	Field Goal
2	5:34	1:39	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 34	2	4	Half
3	8:33	0:59	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	5:24	1:09	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	3:25	3:25	OWN 46	6	7	Punt
4	9:48	1:57	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	7:51	3:27	OPP 42	7	42	Touchdown
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 47	4	49	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:47	2:48	OPP 24	6	19	Field Goal
1	8:24	2:12	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
1	2:15	6:01	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	7:29	1:55	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	3:55	3:40	OWN 10	8	35	Punt
3	15:00	6:27	OWN 34	9	32	Field Goal
3	7:34	2:10	OWN 43	3	-1	Punt
3	4:15	0:50	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	15:00	5:12	OWN 20	9	79	Field Goal
4	4:24	3:36	OWN 45	9	48	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	15	66	4.40	14	2
Michael Turner	5	78	15.60	39	3
Marc Bulger	1	10	10.00	10	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Musa Smith	29	91	3.14	13	5	1
Steve Stifler	6	41	6.83	22	2	0
Ben Roethlisberger	2	22	11.00	13	1	0
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	33	23	202	2/13	1	35	1	83.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	27	23	167	0/0	0	32	0	92.4

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Larry Fitzgerald	7	9	39	5.57	4	11	1
WR Marty Booker	6	8	37	6.17	6	15	0
TE Deion Porter	3	4	29	9.67	28	21	0
WR Damon Wayans Jr	3	3	21	7.00	14	19	0
WR Isaac Bruce	2	3	46	23.00	41	35	0
WR Bobby Shaw	2	4	30	15.00	0	26	0
TE Tony Gonzalez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Musa Smith	5	5	2	0.40	0	6
WR David Boston	4	6	24	6.00	0	13
WR Josh Reed	4	4	23	5.75	3	9
WR Darnay Scott	3	3	25	8.33	6	15
TE Alge Crumpler	3	4	15	5.00	0	8
RB Steve Stifler	2	2	30	15.00	24	21
WR Javon Walker	1	2	16	16.00	2	16
TE LeBron James	1	1	32	32.00	0	32

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Pat Dennis	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Booker Foxx	0	1	0	0
Brent Ludwig	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
Dave Zastudil	5	213	42.6	36.4	48	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	5	197	39.4	30.6	46	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	3/3	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	4/4	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Williams	5	44	8.8	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnay Scott	1	6	6.0	0
David Boston	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Williams	1	41	41.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javon Walker	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Troy Polamalu	9	2	0.0	34	25
ILB Randall Godfrey	8	1	0.0	33	25
CB Tory James	6	2	0.0	23	21
OLB Jessie Armstead	6	0	0.0	14	12
CB Brian Williams	5	0	0.0	37	26
S Mark Roman	4	1	0.0	34	25
OLB Mark Fields	3	2	0.0	25	14
DT Alan Harper	3	2	0.0	16	3
CB Walt Harris	3	1	0.0	38	27
OLB Peter Boulware	2	0	0.0	8	7
ILB Caleb Miller	2	0	0.0	5	2
DE Kyle Vanden Bosch	1	2	0.0	30	19
DT Jared Clauss	1	2	0.0	19	17
DT Larry Chester	1	1	0.0	22	11
DT Johnathan Sullivan	1	1	0.0	16	16
S Charles Tillman	1	1	0.0	5	5
S Keith Lewis	1	1	0.0	7	7
DE Jon Harris	1	0	0.0	17	14
DE Byron Frisch	1	0	0.0	29	21
OLB James Harrison	1	0	0.0	6	0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	8	1	1.0	19	32
S Dexter Jackson	8	2	0.0	21	35
ILB Ryan Phillips	5	4	0.0	21	35
CB Pat Dennis	4	0	0.0	20	34
CB Jason Mewes	3	0	0.0	18	30
DE James Hall	3	0	0.0	13	15
S Jeffrey Bernard	3	0	0.0	3	11
CB Michael Waddell	3	0	0.0	17	29
DT Shaun Rogers	2	0	1.0	12	25
S Madieu Williams	2	1	0.0	21	35
DE Cory Redding	1	1	0.0	16	27
OLB Zach Walz	1	0	0.0	2	1
OLB Broderick Siplon	1	0	0.0	14	11
CB Lito Sheppard	1	0	0.0	3	6
OLB Chris Draft	0	1	0.0	4	15

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Johnathan Sullivan	0.0	0	0	1	16

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	1.0	1	1	32
DT Shaun Rogers	1.0	1	0	25
DT Travis Hall	0.0	1	0	10
ILB Ryan Phillips	0.0	1	0	35
OLB Chris Draft	0.0	1	0	15
DE James Hall	0.0	1	0	15
DE Johnson Stamper	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	PPlay
CB Brian Williams	4	26
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	12
CB Walt Harris	3	27
S Mark Roman	3	25
ILB Randall Godfrey	2	25
OLB Peter Boulware	2	7
OLB Mark Fields	1	14
CB Tory James	1	21
DE Jon Harris	1	14
S Charles Tillman	1	5
S Troy Polamalu	1	25
ILB Caleb Miller	1	2

Denver	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jason Mewes	4	0	30
ILB Ryan Phillips	4	0	35
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	4	0	32
CB Pat Dennis	3	1	34
S Jeffrey Bernard	2	0	11
S Madieu Williams	2	0	35
S Dexter Jackson	1	0	35
DT Shaun Rogers	1	0	25
CB Lito Sheppard	1	0	6
CB Michael Waddell	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joaquin Gonzalez	2	4	21	1	35
Pete Kendall	2	4	21	0	35
Brent Van Pelt	1	4	21	1	35
Jeff Saturday	1	4	21	0	35
John Welbourn	0	3	21	0	35
Deion Porter	0	1	5	0	5

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jordan Gross	4	9	2	38	27
Jeremy Bridges	2	7	0	38	27
Eric Heitmann	1	3	0	38	27
Alge Crumpler	1	2	0	35	20
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	21	14
Justin Hartwig	0	9	0	38	27
Mathias Nkwenti	0	5	0	38	27

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Tillman	2	15
Brent Ludwig	1	23
Dixon Donaldson	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	20
Javon Walker	1	21
Alge Crumpler	1	18
Bernard Berrian	1	15
Michael Waddell	1	14

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Williams	---	---	37	26	14	77
Tory James	---	---	23	21	30	74
Walt Harris	---	---	38	27	3	68
Pete Kendall	21	35	---	---	8	64
Troy Polamalu	---	---	34	25	4	63
Mark Roman	---	---	34	25	3	62
Randall Godfrey	---	---	33	25	3	61
Jeff Saturday	21	35	---	---	---	56
Brent Van Pelt	21	35	---	---	---	56
John Welbourn	21	35	---	---	---	56
Marc Bulger	21	35	---	---	---	56
Joaquin Gonzalez	21	35	---	---	---	56
Byron Frisch	---	---	29	21	4	54
Kyle Vanden Bosch	---	---	30	19	5	54
Larry Fitzgerald	16	31	---	---	6	53
Tony Gonzalez	15	26	---	---	8	49
Marty Booker	18	27	---	---	---	45
Mark Fields	---	---	25	14	5	44
Tiki Barber	15	25	---	---	1	41
Jared Clauss	---	---	19	17	5	41
Bobby Shaw	6	14	---	---	16	36
Larry Chester	---	---	22	11	3	36
Dixon Donaldson	10	14	---	---	12	36
Jon Harris	---	---	17	14	4	35
Johnathan Sullivan	---	---	16	16	3	35
Brent Ludwig	2	7	---	---	23	32
Jessie Armstead	---	---	14	12	3	29
Peter Boulware	---	---	8	7	12	27
Deion Porter	5	5	---	---	17	27
Michael Turner	6	9	---	---	12	27
Damon Wayans Jr	2	6	---	---	18	26
Charles Tillman	---	---	5	5	15	25
Isaac Bruce	10	11	---	---	---	21
Alan Harper	---	---	16	3	1	20
Keith Lewis	---	---	7	7	6	20
James Harrison	---	---	6	0	10	16
Caleb Miller	---	---	5	2	6	13
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	8	8
Geoff Perkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pete Campion	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chad Bielby	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Zastudil	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Romo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Mangum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeremy Bridges	38	27	---	---	9	74
Alge Crumpler	35	20	---	---	18	73
Ben Roethlisberger	38	27	---	---	4	69
Darnay Scott	31	21	---	---	15	67
Ryan Phillips	---	---	21	35	9	65
Mathias Nkwenti	38	27	---	---	---	65
Justin Hartwig	38	27	---	---	---	65
Eric Heitmann	38	27	---	---	---	65
Jordan Gross	38	27	---	---	---	65
Dexter Jackson	---	---	21	35	4	60
Michael Waddell	---	---	17	29	14	60
Madieu Williams	---	---	21	35	3	59
Pat Dennis	---	---	20	34	3	57
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	21	14	---	---	20	55
Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	19	32	3	54
Jason Mewes	---	---	18	30	3	51
David Boston	30	12	---	---	6	48
Musa Smith	30	17	---	---	---	47
Cory Redding	---	---	16	27	3	46
Shaun Rogers	---	---	12	25	2	39
Thomas Tapeh	3	6	---	---	25	34
James Hall	---	---	13	15	5	33
Josh Reed	17	16	---	---	---	33
Javon Walker	5	5	---	---	21	31
LeBron James	10	14	---	---	7	31
Broderick Siplon	---	---	14	11	5	30
Lito Sheppard	---	---	3	6	21	30
Chris Draft	---	---	4	15	10	29
Johnson Stamper	---	---	7	14	6	27
Menson Holloway	---	---	6	14	4	24
Travis Hall	---	---	9	10	3	22
Steve Stifler	8	10	---	---	---	18
Bernard Berrian	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jeffrey Bernard	---	---	3	11	---	14
Malcolm Warfield	---	---	4	5	3	12
Jerald Ballard	---	---	1	1	10	12
Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Zach Walz	---	---	2	1	6	9
Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	9	9
Todd Wade	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alexis Prescott	0	0	---	---	9	9
Adrien Clarke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	5	5
Phil Mickelson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Davis Nugent	---	---	0	0	---	0
Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	10	69	6.9
Right	10	82	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	66	3.9
Middle	17	79	4.6
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	33	23	3	2	0	0	7	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	27	23	2	2	2	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	94	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	47	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	37	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	39	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	59	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Fitzgerald	9	7	39	0	31
WR Marty Booker	8	6	37	0	27
WR Bobby Shaw	4	2	30	1	14
TE Deion Porter	4	3	29	1	5
WR Isaac Bruce	3	2	46	1	11
WR Damon Wayans Jr	3	3	21	0	6
TE Tony Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	26
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	0	0	0	14

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Boston	6	4	0	24	0	12
RB Musa Smith	5	5	0	2	0	17
TE Alge Crumpler	4	3	1	15	0	20
WR Josh Reed	4	4	0	23	0	16
WR Darnay Scott	3	3	0	25	0	21
RB Steve Stifler	2	2	0	30	1	10
WR Javon Walker	2	1	1	16	0	5
TE LeBron James	1	1	0	32	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	6	17	2.83	4.40
Michael Turner	1	-4	-4.00	15.60

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Musa Smith	9	38	4.22	3.14
Steve Stifler	2	-2	-1.00	6.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	7	3	25	3.57	6.12

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	4	3	9	2.25	6.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marty Booker	3	2	18	6.00	4.63
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	0	0.00	15.33
TE Tony Gonzalez	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Bobby Shaw	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	1	7	7.00	4.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Boston	2	1	3	1.50	4.00
WR Darnay Scott	1	1	3	3.00	8.33
RB Musa Smith	1	1	3	3.00	0.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	1	0
Michael Turner	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Musa Smith	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	8	5	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	10	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Fitzgerald	4	4	2
TE Tony Gonzalez	1	0	0
WR Bobby Shaw	1	0	0
WR Marty Booker	1	1	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	2	2	1
WR David Boston	2	2	1
WR Javon Walker	2	1	1
RB Musa Smith	2	2	0
TE Alge Crumpler	1	1	1
WR Josh Reed	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)