Week 8, 2006

played in Denver, CO

40 degrees, fair, 18 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	3	9	0	-	12
Denver Broncos	21	3	0	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:25 DEN - Musa Smith 64 run (Josh Miller extra point)
1Q: 06:08 DEN - Alge Crumpler 24 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Josh Miller extra point)
1Q: 00:29 DEN - David Boston 17 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Josh Miller extra point)
2Q: 07:58 DEN - Josh Miller 55 field goal
2Q: 00:09 SDO - Lamar Patton 40 field goal
3Q: 09:54 SDO - Lamar Patton 38 field goal
3Q: 05:42 SDO - Marty Booker 16 pass from Tony Romo (Tony Romo pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:36 DEN - Josh Miller 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:25 DEN - Musa Smith 64 run (Josh Miller extra point)
1Q: 06:08 DEN - Alge Crumpler 24 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Josh Miller extra point)
1Q: 00:29 DEN - David Boston 17 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Josh Miller extra point)
2Q: 07:58 DEN - Josh Miller 55 field goal
2Q: 00:09 SDO - Lamar Patton 40 field goal
3Q: 09:54 SDO - Lamar Patton 38 field goal
3Q: 05:42 SDO - Marty Booker 16 pass from Tony Romo (Tony Romo pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:36 DEN - Josh Miller 30 field goal

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 1-6 6-1
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 284 373
- Offensive Plays 72 68
- Yards per Play 3.94 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 34 189
- Rushing Attempts 15 35
- Yards per Rush 2.27 5.40
Net Passing Yards 250 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 29 - 1 32 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 289 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 9/39 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.39 5.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/34
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 2/35 1/1
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:28 31:32

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	1-6	6-1
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	284	373
- Offensive Plays	72	68
- Yards per Play	3.94	5.49
Net Rushing Yards	34	189
- Rushing Attempts	15	35
- Yards per Rush	2.27	5.40
Net Passing Yards	250	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 29 - 1	32 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	289	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	9/39	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.39	5.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/34
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	2/35	1/1
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:28	31:32

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 25	4	29	Punt
1	13:03	0:10	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
1	12:22	1:56	OWN 47	3	-5	Punt
1	5:55	1:25	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	0:18	3:07	OWN 25	7	39	Punt
2	7:52	1:23	OWN 25	5	8	Punt
2	2:40	2:39	OWN 46	8	31	Field Goal
3	13:20	3:33	OWN 41	7	38	Field Goal
3	9:06	3:34	OPP 41	9	41	Touchdown
3	3:45	2:03	OWN 24	3	-8	Punt
4	14:48	1:18	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	7:57	2:46	OPP 49	7	10	Downs
4	2:47	0:44	OWN 17	4	4	Downs
4	1:29	1:29	OWN 25	9	56	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	0:22	OWN 36	1	64	Touchdown
1	12:53	0:31	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	10:26	4:31	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
1	4:30	4:12	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
2	12:11	4:19	OWN 20	10	42	Field Goal
2	6:29	3:49	OWN 16	8	48	Missed FG
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	9:47	0:41	OWN 32	1	-10	Interception
3	5:32	1:47	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
3	1:42	1:54	OWN 39	5	20	Punt
4	13:30	5:33	OWN 33	10	40	Interception
4	5:11	2:24	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
4	2:03	0:34	OPP 21	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Cory Redding, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	13	28	2.15	9	0	0
RB Willie Parker	2	6	3.00	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Musa Smith	26	164	6.31	64	5	1
QB Ben Roethlisberger	6	18	3.00	7	0	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	2	7	3.50	7	0	0
WR Josh Reed	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	25	16	174	4/15	0	33	1	67.8
Tony Romo	23	13	115	5/24	1	20	0	84.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	32	20	188	1/4	2	24	2	73.4

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marty Booker	7	10	83	11.86	11	33	1
WR Larry Fitzgerald	5	9	52	10.40	28	20	0
WR Tony Simmons	4	5	43	10.75	13	18	0
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	4	5	38	9.50	19	16	0
TE Jon Huffman	4	11	23	5.75	0	13	0
FB Brad Hoover	2	5	29	14.50	5	28	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	2	20	10.00	7	11	0
RB Michael Turner	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marques Colston	5	7	54	10.80	39	21	0
WR Josh Reed	4	7	18	4.50	1	10	0
TE Alge Crumpler	3	5	48	16.00	26	24	1
TE LeBron James	3	5	22	7.33	5	9	0
WR David Boston	2	4	24	12.00	1	17	1
WR LeRon McCoy	2	2	19	9.50	12	14	0
RB Musa Smith	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Derrick Johnson	1	35	35.00	0
CB Richard Marshall	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ronald Bartell	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Troy Polamalu	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Leon Washington	1	0	0	0
S Dexter Jackson	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Greene	7	267	38.1	30.4	50	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	5	200	40.0	33.6	49	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Patton	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josh Miller	2/3	1/2	1/2	55	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Copeland	2	12	6.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Washington	3	34	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sawyer McNeil	2	58	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kevin Burnett	12	2	0.0	34	27
OLB Joey Porter	8	2	0.0	34	27
CB Derrick Johnson	6	3	1.0	33	33
S Troy Polamalu	6	3	0.0	35	33
DT Sione Pouha	5	3	0.0	31	22
S Keith Lewis	3	1	0.0	31	28
CB Brian Williams	3	0	0.0	22	27
CB Richard Marshall	3	0	0.0	30	26
DT Jared Clauss	2	1	0.0	20	20
DE Byron Frisch	1	2	0.0	24	20
DE Larry Chester	1	1	0.0	33	23
DE Kalimba Edwards	1	1	0.0	11	12
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Johnathan Sullivan	1	0	0.0	18	24
OLB Randall Godfrey	0	2	0.0	16	6
OLB Peyton Ayodele	0	1	0.0	1	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Maxey	8	2	0.0	14	57
DE Cory Redding	7	2	5.0	13	54
S Dexter Jackson	7	3	0.0	15	57
CB Sawyer McNeil	6	1	0.0	11	35
ILB Torrance Marshall	5	1	0.5	4	23
ILB Malcolm Warfield	5	4	0.0	15	46
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	3	2	0.5	15	57
CB Michael Waddell	3	3	0.0	15	56
OLB Chet Donnelly	2	1	1.0	14	56
DT Shaun Rogers	2	1	0.5	13	49
DE Johnson Stamper	2	1	0.5	12	39
DE Menson Holloway	1	0	1.0	8	29
CB Ronald Bartell	1	1	0.0	15	57
T Mathias Nkwenti	1	0	---	---	---
WR Marques Colston	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
CB Derrick Johnson	1.0	0	33
DT Jared Clauss	0.0	2	20
DE Larry Chester	0.0	1	23
OLB Joey Porter	0.0	1	27
DE Byron Frisch	0.0	1	20
CB Brian Williams	0.0	1	27

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cory Redding	5.0	0	3	5	54
DE Menson Holloway	1.0	1	4	1	29
OLB Chet Donnelly	1.0	0	0	0	56
DT Shaun Rogers	0.5	0	2	1	49
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	0.5	0	1	2	57
DE Johnson Stamper	0.5	0	1	0	39
ILB Torrance Marshall	0.5	0	0	0	23
CB Michael Waddell	0.0	1	0	0	56

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kevin Burnett	4	0	0	27
OLB Joey Porter	3	1	0	27
CB Derrick Johnson	3	0	1	33
CB Richard Marshall	3	0	1	26
S Troy Polamalu	2	0	0	33
DE Larry Chester	1	0	0	23
DE Kalimba Edwards	1	0	0	12
CB Brian Williams	1	0	0	27
S Keith Lewis	1	0	0	28
DT Sione Pouha	1	0	0	22

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marcus Maxey	8	0	0	57
CB Sawyer McNeil	5	0	0	35
S Dexter Jackson	4	2	0	57
ILB Malcolm Warfield	3	0	0	46
CB Michael Waddell	2	1	0	56
ILB Torrance Marshall	2	0	0	23
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	2	0	0	57
OLB Chet Donnelly	2	0	0	56
CB Ronald Bartell	1	0	1	57

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jeff Saturday	2	6	15	1	57
T Max Lane	1	3	15	2	57
T Doug Neinhuis	1	2	15	0	57
G Pete Campion	0	2	15	3	57
G Junius Coston	0	2	15	2	57
TE Jon Huffman	0	0	15	1	56

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Mathias Nkwenti	3	10	35	0	33
T Todd Wade	3	7	34	1	32
C Justin Hartwig	2	3	35	0	33
G Terrence Metcalf	1	6	35	0	33
T Eric Winston	1	5	35	0	33
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	7	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Polamalu	2	14
Max Lane	2	9
LaDainian Tomlinson	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tully Banta-Cain	1	24
Michael Waddell	1	24

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Jon Huffman	15	56	---	---	14	85
S Troy Polamalu	---	---	35	33	14	82
T Max Lane	15	57	---	---	9	81
G Pete Campion	15	57	---	---	9	81
G Junius Coston	15	57	---	---	9	81
T Doug Neinhuis	15	57	---	---	9	81
CB Derrick Johnson	---	---	33	33	13	79
WR Marty Booker	13	48	---	---	15	76
C Jeff Saturday	15	57	---	---	---	72
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	13	43	---	---	12	68
WR Larry Fitzgerald	13	54	---	---	1	68
CB Brian Williams	---	---	22	27	18	67
OLB Joey Porter	---	---	34	27	4	65
ILB Kevin Burnett	---	---	34	27	2	63
S Keith Lewis	---	---	31	28	1	60
DE Larry Chester	---	---	33	23	2	58
CB Richard Marshall	---	---	30	26	1	57
DT Sione Pouha	---	---	31	22	1	54
DT Johnathan Sullivan	---	---	18	24	7	49
DE Byron Frisch	---	---	24	20	1	45
WR Tony Simmons	13	31	---	---	---	44
DT Jared Clauss	---	---	20	20	2	42
QB Marc Bulger	7	29	---	---	---	36
QB Tony Romo	8	28	---	---	---	36
FB Brad Hoover	2	14	---	---	17	33
DE Kalimba Edwards	---	---	11	12	7	30
RB Michael Turner	0	5	---	---	19	24
OLB Randall Godfrey	---	---	16	6	1	23
S Charles Tillman	---	---	2	5	16	23
WR Sammie Copeland	1	5	---	---	16	22
S Tyrone Bell	---	---	5	13	3	21
OLB Caleb Miller	---	---	0	0	20	20
TE Alex Smith	1	8	---	---	10	19
OLB Peyton Ayodele	---	---	1	6	12	19
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	16	---	---	---	18
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	3	11	2	16
RB Willie Parker	2	5	---	---	5	12
C Greg Warren	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Joel Greene	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Lamar Patton	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Mark Roman	---	---	2	0	1	3
G Stephen Peterman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jimmy Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Max Jean-Gilles	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Fernando Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	15	57	24	96
CB Michael Waddell	---	---	15	56	24	95
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	15	57	19	91
TE Alge Crumpler	31	27	---	---	25	83
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	14	56	13	83
T Mathias Nkwenti	35	33	---	---	8	76
G Terrence Metcalf	35	33	---	---	8	76
T Eric Winston	35	33	---	---	8	76
CB Ronald Bartell	---	---	15	57	2	74
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	14	57	2	73
QB Ben Roethlisberger	35	33	---	---	3	71
DE Cory Redding	---	---	13	54	2	69
WR David Boston	20	28	---	---	20	68
C Justin Hartwig	35	33	---	---	---	68
T Todd Wade	34	32	---	---	---	66
WR Josh Reed	34	32	---	---	---	66
RB Musa Smith	35	29	---	---	---	64
CB Sawyer McNeil	---	---	11	35	18	64
DT Shaun Rogers	---	---	13	49	1	63
WR Marques Colston	32	31	---	---	---	63
ILB Malcolm Warfield	---	---	15	46	1	62
DE Johnson Stamper	---	---	12	39	1	52
DE Menson Holloway	---	---	8	29	2	39
ILB Torrance Marshall	---	---	4	23	1	28
RB Leon Washington	0	0	---	---	25	25
TE LeBron James	15	7	---	---	---	22
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	0	---	---	20	20
WR Javon Walker	0	4	---	---	10	14
ILB Terna Nande	---	---	0	2	12	14
P Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	13	13
S Jeffrey Bernard	---	---	0	10	---	10
FB Thomas Tapeh	7	2	---	---	---	9
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Will Whittcker	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Jackson Anthony	---	---	1	0	7	8
DE Darryl Tapp	---	---	0	0	7	7
WR LeRon McCoy	1	4	---	---	---	5
WR Bernard Berrian	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Adrien Clarke	1	1	---	---	---	2
K Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	1	1
TE Matt Schobel	0	1	---	---	---	1
OLB Zach Walz	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Broderick Siplon	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Pat Dennis	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Alexis Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	10	10	1.0
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	34	3.8
Middle	18	66	3.7
Right	7	91	13.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	25	16	3	0	0	2	5	5	1
Tony Romo	23	13	1	1	1	1	6	4	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	32	20	2	2	1	1	6	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	65	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	77	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	79	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	36	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	95	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	57	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jon Huffman	11	4	1	23	0	56
WR Marty Booker	10	7	0	83	2	48
WR Larry Fitzgerald	9	5	0	52	1	54
WR Tony Simmons	5	4	0	43	0	31
FB Brad Hoover	5	2	0	29	1	14
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	5	4	0	38	0	43
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	2	0	20	0	16
RB Michael Turner	1	1	0	1	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Reed	7	4	0	18	0	32
WR Marques Colston	7	5	1	54	1	31
TE Alge Crumpler	5	3	0	48	1	27
TE LeBron James	5	3	0	22	0	7
WR David Boston	4	2	0	24	0	28
RB Musa Smith	2	1	0	3	0	29
WR LeRon McCoy	2	2	0	19	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	2	8	4.00	2.15
RB Willie Parker	1	5	5.00	3.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Musa Smith	2	1	0.50	6.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	3	1	-2	-0.67	6.96
Tony Romo	3	2	21	7.00	5.00

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1	17	17.00	5.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marty Booker	3	2	14	4.67	8.30
FB Brad Hoover	1	0	0	0.00	5.80
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	1	1	5	5.00	7.60
TE Jon Huffman	1	0	0	0.00	2.09

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Boston	1	1	17	17.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Musa Smith	3	1
QB Ben Roethlisberger	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	6	4	2
Tony Romo	6	4	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	4	3	2
TE Jon Huffman	4	2	1
WR Marty Booker	2	1	1
WR Tony Simmons	1	1	1
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Reed	3	2	1
WR David Boston	2	1	1
TE LeBron James	2	1	1
WR Marques Colston	2	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)