Week 8, 2009

played in San Diego, CA

49 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	10	3	0	9	-	22
San Diego Chargers	0	14	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 DEN - Reidel Anthony 54 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point)
1Q: 01:55 DEN - Vince Joseph 35 field goal
2Q: 12:31 SDO - Johnnie Lee Higgins 62 pass from Marc Bulger (Lamar Patton extra point)
2Q: 02:22 SDO - Johnnie Lee Higgins 3 pass from Marc Bulger (Lamar Patton extra point)
2Q: 00:15 DEN - Vince Joseph 59 field goal
3Q: 10:32 SDO - Johnnie Lee Higgins 20 pass from Marc Bulger (Lamar Patton extra point)
4Q: 14:35 DEN - Vince Joseph 41 field goal
4Q: 07:12 DEN - Marques Colston 10 pass from Kevin Daft (Leon Washington run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 DEN - Reidel Anthony 54 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point)
1Q: 01:55 DEN - Vince Joseph 35 field goal
2Q: 12:31 SDO - Johnnie Lee Higgins 62 pass from Marc Bulger (Lamar Patton extra point)
2Q: 02:22 SDO - Johnnie Lee Higgins 3 pass from Marc Bulger (Lamar Patton extra point)
2Q: 00:15 DEN - Vince Joseph 59 field goal
3Q: 10:32 SDO - Johnnie Lee Higgins 20 pass from Marc Bulger (Lamar Patton extra point)
4Q: 14:35 DEN - Vince Joseph 41 field goal
4Q: 07:12 DEN - Marques Colston 10 pass from Kevin Daft (Leon Washington run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 6-1 4-3
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 388 360
- Offensive Plays 65 59
- Yards per Play 5.97 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 133 86
- Rushing Attempts 32 18
- Yards per Rush 4.16 4.78
Net Passing Yards 255 274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 23 - 0 39 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 281 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/26 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.73 6.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/60 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 1/33
Interception Ret./Yards 2/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:20 26:40

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	6-1	4-3
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	388	360
- Offensive Plays	65	59
- Yards per Play	5.97	6.10
Net Rushing Yards	133	86
- Rushing Attempts	32	18
- Yards per Rush	4.16	4.78
Net Passing Yards	255	274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 23 - 0	39 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	281	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/26	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.73	6.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/60	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	1/33
Interception Ret./Yards	2/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:20	26:40

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	1:02	OWN 38	2	62	Touchdown
1	7:35	5:47	OWN 20	11	62	Field Goal
1	0:56	1:34	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
2	12:14	1:32	OWN 26	3	22	Fumble
2	9:27	3:24	OWN 7	7	27	Punt
2	2:15	2:07	OWN 27	6	31	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 22	4	9	Punt
3	10:17	3:31	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
3	4:35	5:05	OWN 5	9	71	Field Goal
4	10:23	3:18	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
4	4:19	1:49	OWN 14	3	1	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OPP 33	5	10	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 25	5	37	Interception
1	11:14	3:39	OWN 25	7	34	Punt
1	1:48	0:52	OWN 25	3	24	Interception
2	14:22	2:08	OWN 22	4	78	Touchdown
2	10:42	1:15	OPP 48	3	0	Punt
2	6:03	3:48	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 15	1	-1	Half
3	11:59	1:42	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
3	6:46	2:11	OWN 26	6	19	Punt
4	14:30	4:07	OWN 25	8	37	Missed FG
4	7:05	2:46	OWN 35	4	8	Punt
4	2:30	0:38	OWN 31	4	2	Downs

Game MVP: Kevin Daft, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Leon Washington	14	79	5.64	35	3
RB Elias Marchant	13	38	2.92	11	3
QB Kevin Daft	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
RB Matt Forte	2	8	4.00	4	0
WR Thomas Anderson	1	10	10.00	10	1

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	14	78	5.57	24	2
QB Marc Bulger	2	5	2.50	6	0
WR Marty Booker	1	1	1.00	1	0
WR Ryne Robinson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin Daft	28	23	281	5/26	2	54	0	132.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	39	23	289	2/15	3	62	2	86.4

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Elias Marchant	5	5	58	11.60	39	25	0
WR Marques Colston	5	8	69	13.80	31	38	1
WR Thomas Anderson	4	4	42	10.50	4	14	0
TE Kevin Boss	3	3	23	7.67	6	12	0
WR Reidel Anthony	2	2	62	31.00	44	54	1
WR Tai Streets	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Leon Washington	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Keith Zinger	1	1	16	16.00	1	16	0
TE Alge Crumpler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	9	12	138	15.33	68	62	3
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	3	5	23	7.67	5	12	0
TE Jon Huffman	3	5	32	10.67	21	11	0
WR Ryne Robinson	3	9	43	14.33	18	19	0
TE Bryant Conway	2	3	27	13.50	19	16	0
WR Marty Booker	1	2	13	13.00	8	13	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
WR Domenik Hixon	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dexter Jackson	1	5	5.00	0
CB Ronald Bartell	1	0	0.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Reidel Anthony	1	0	0	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Kevin Burnett	0	1	0	0
S Keith Lewis	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Oscarson	5	233	46.6	40.4	53	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	4	175	43.8	38.8	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vince Joseph	3/3	2/2	1/1	59	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Patton	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Williams	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Washington	3	57	19.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Williams	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	5	2	0.0	18	41
S Dexter Jackson	4	1	0.0	18	41
ILB Terna Nande	4	1	0.0	11	12
OLB Chet Donnelly	4	0	0.0	17	32
DE Darryl Tapp	3	0	1.0	14	32
ILB Malcolm Warfield	3	2	0.0	7	26
S Marcus Maxey	3	1	0.0	18	32
CB Ronald Bartell	3	0	0.0	17	37
DT Kevin Williams	2	2	1.0	18	33
DE William Hayes	2	2	0.0	6	27
CB Lito Sheppard	2	1	0.0	17	40
DE Khari Long	2	1	0.0	17	33
CB Tony Beckham	2	0	0.0	12	16

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kevin Burnett	10	2	0.0	31	28
S Troy Polamalu	7	2	0.0	32	33
S Keith Lewis	5	0	0.0	30	22
DT Manny Lawson	4	4	2.0	29	20
CB Derrick Johnson	4	2	0.0	32	32
DE Larry Chester	3	2	0.0	26	24
OLB Takeo Spikes	3	1	0.0	14	23
DT Sione Pouha	3	1	0.0	23	20
OLB Leon Williams	3	0	0.0	19	15
DE Rey Maualuga	3	0	0.0	14	21
DT Jared Clauss	2	0	1.5	9	13
CB Brian Williams	2	0	1.0	18	20
OLB Joey Porter	2	1	0.0	32	33
CB Brandon Meriweather	2	0	0.0	2	10
DE Ethan Kelley	1	0	0.0	8	13
CB Richard Marshall	1	0	0.0	27	24
WR Ryne Robinson	1	0	---	---	---
RB Johnathan Stewart	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jason Jones	0	1	0.5	1	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darryl Tapp	1.0	1	0	32
DT Kevin Williams	1.0	0	0	33
DE Khari Long	0.0	2	0	33
CB Lito Sheppard	0.0	1	0	40
DE Lorenzo Alexander	0.0	1	0	2
DT Sedrick Ellis	0.0	1	0	14
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	0.0	0	1	41

San Diego	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DT Manny Lawson	2.0	0	0	20
DT Jared Clauss	1.5	0	0	13
CB Brian Williams	1.0	0	0	20
DT Jason Jones	0.5	0	0	9
OLB Takeo Spikes	0.0	1	0	23
ILB Kevin Burnett	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	5	1	0	41
CB Ronald Bartell	3	0	1	37
OLB Chet Donnelly	3	0	0	32
ILB Malcolm Warfield	2	1	0	26
CB Tony Beckham	2	0	0	16
S Dexter Jackson	1	1	1	41
CB Lito Sheppard	1	1	0	40
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	0	33
CB Andre Woolfork	1	0	0	6
DE Khari Long	1	0	0	33
ILB Terna Nande	1	0	0	12
S Marcus Maxey	1	0	0	32
DE William Hayes	1	0	0	27
S Madieu Williams	0	1	0	9

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Keith Lewis	4	0	22
ILB Kevin Burnett	4	0	28
CB Brandon Meriweather	3	0	10
OLB Takeo Spikes	2	0	23
CB Brian Williams	2	0	20
S Troy Polamalu	2	0	33
OLB Leon Williams	2	0	15
DE Rey Maualuga	2	0	21
OLB Joey Porter	1	1	33
DE Larry Chester	1	0	24
CB Derrick Johnson	0	1	32
CB Richard Marshall	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Eric Winston	3	8	1	32	0	33
G Dan Buenning	3	4	0	32	0	33
C Chris Dishman	2	9	0	32	3	33
T Jordan Gross	1	6	0	32	2	33
T Will Whittcker	1	3	0	32	0	33

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Matt Light	4	6	18	0	41
G Stephen Peterman	2	4	18	0	41
C Jeff Saturday	1	2	18	0	41
G Max Jean-Gilles	0	3	18	1	41
T Michael Otto	0	1	18	1	41

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Ellis	2	11
Leon Washington	1	21
Marques Colston	1	11

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Donaldson	1	16
LaDainian Tomlinson	1	9
Michael Otto	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jordan Gross	32	33	---	---	8	73
G Dan Buenning	32	33	---	---	8	73
T Will Whittcker	32	33	---	---	8	73
T Eric Winston	32	33	---	---	8	73
WR Marques Colston	27	31	---	---	11	69
C Chris Dishman	32	33	---	---	---	65
QB Kevin Daft	32	33	---	---	---	65
TE Kevin Boss	30	30	---	---	1	61
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	18	41	1	60
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	18	41	1	60
CB Lito Sheppard	---	---	17	40	1	58
CB Ronald Bartell	---	---	17	37	---	54
RB Leon Washington	14	18	---	---	21	53
DT Kevin Williams	---	---	18	33	1	52
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	17	32	2	51
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	18	32	1	51
DE Khari Long	---	---	17	33	---	50
DE Darryl Tapp	---	---	14	32	1	47
WR Reidel Anthony	19	17	---	---	5	41
WR Thomas Anderson	19	20	---	---	---	39
DE William Hayes	---	---	6	27	5	38
FB Thomas Tapeh	7	11	---	---	17	35
ILB Malcolm Warfield	---	---	7	26	1	34
ILB Terna Nande	---	---	11	12	9	32
CB Tony Beckham	---	---	12	16	2	30
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	5	14	11	30
WR LeRon McCoy	9	11	---	---	9	29
TE Keith Zinger	5	2	---	---	21	28
RB Elias Marchant	14	11	---	---	1	26
WR Tai Streets	1	6	---	---	17	24
S Madieu Williams	---	---	0	9	14	23
CB Andre Woolfork	---	---	2	6	13	21
OLB Clint Session	---	---	1	1	18	20
TE Alge Crumpler	11	7	---	---	---	18
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	0	9	4	13
RB Matt Forte	4	1	---	---	4	9
K Vince Joseph	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Al Oscarson	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Joe Mayes	---	---	0	8	---	8
DE Lorenzo Alexander	---	---	0	2	4	6
QB Duante Culpepper	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brooks Bollinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Oniel Cousins	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Breno Giacomini	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jackie Wissick	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Derrick Johnson	---	---	32	32	14	78
OLB Joey Porter	---	---	32	33	4	69
S Troy Polamalu	---	---	32	33	4	69
T Michael Otto	18	41	---	---	9	68
G Stephen Peterman	18	41	---	---	4	63
ILB Kevin Burnett	---	---	31	28	3	62
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	18	34	---	---	9	61
C Jeff Saturday	18	41	---	---	---	59
QB Marc Bulger	18	41	---	---	---	59
T Matt Light	18	41	---	---	---	59
G Max Jean-Gilles	18	41	---	---	---	59
CB Richard Marshall	---	---	27	24	6	57
DE Rey Maualuga	---	---	14	21	21	56
CB Brian Williams	---	---	18	20	17	55
S Keith Lewis	---	---	30	22	1	53
TE Jon Huffman	18	35	---	---	---	53
DE Larry Chester	---	---	26	24	1	51
WR Ryne Robinson	14	37	---	---	---	51
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	29	20	1	50
WR Marty Booker	8	20	---	---	16	44
DT Sione Pouha	---	---	23	20	1	44
OLB Takeo Spikes	---	---	14	23	3	40
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	11	25	---	---	---	36
OLB Leon Williams	---	---	19	15	1	35
FB Dixon Donaldson	5	10	---	---	16	31
DT Jared Clauss	---	---	9	13	7	29
DE Ethan Kelley	---	---	8	13	7	28
WR Domenik Hixon	9	19	---	---	---	28
TE Chris Cooley	2	1	---	---	20	23
S Donte Whitner	---	---	5	3	14	22
TE Bryant Conway	3	14	---	---	---	17
RB Michael Turner	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	3	---	---	10	15
CB Brandon Meriweather	---	---	2	10	2	14
RB Johnathan Stewart	0	7	---	---	5	12
DT Jason Jones	---	---	1	9	2	12
ILB Joshua Cobbs	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Lamar Patton	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Andrew Carnahan	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Chester Adams	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Johnathan Blundin	0	0	---	---	5	5
T James P. Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Josh Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jake Ingram	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	18	102	5.7
Right	8	17	2.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	9	48	5.3
Right	2	9	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin Daft	28	23	3	1	0	3	0	1	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	39	23	3	0	3	5	6	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	130	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	94	15.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	38	38.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	138	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	98	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	8	5	69	1	31
RB Elias Marchant	5	5	58	1	11
WR Thomas Anderson	4	4	42	0	20
TE Kevin Boss	3	3	23	0	30
WR Reidel Anthony	2	2	62	1	17
WR Tai Streets	2	1	2	0	6
TE Alge Crumpler	1	0	0	0	7
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	3	0	11
RB Leon Washington	1	1	6	0	18
TE Keith Zinger	1	1	16	0	2

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	12	9	2	138	3	25
WR Ryne Robinson	9	3	1	43	0	37
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	5	3	0	23	0	34
TE Jon Huffman	5	3	0	32	0	35
TE Bryant Conway	3	2	0	27	0	14
WR Marty Booker	2	1	0	13	0	20
WR Domenik Hixon	2	1	0	6	0	19
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	0	7	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin Daft	2	2	12	6.00	10.04

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	3	3	39	13.00	7.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tai Streets	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
WR Marques Colston	1	1	10	10.00	8.63

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	2	2	23	11.50	11.50
WR Ryne Robinson	1	1	16	16.00	4.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leon Washington	1	0
RB Matt Forte	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin Daft	10	9	6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marques Colston	3	3	2
WR Thomas Anderson	2	2	2
TE Kevin Boss	2	2	1
WR Tai Streets	1	1	0
TE Alge Crumpler	1	0	0
TE Keith Zinger	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ryne Robinson	4	2	1
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	2	1	1
WR Marty Booker	1	1	1
TE Jon Huffman	1	0	0
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,600 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,600 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)