Week 8, 2013

played in San Diego, CA

60 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	14	0	3	-	17
San Diego Chargers	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 DEN - James Starks 19 run (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 11:59 DEN - Julio Jones 24 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 07:58 SDO - Robbie Gould 53 field goal
4Q: 00:31 DEN - Micah Posante 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 DEN - James Starks 19 run (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 11:59 DEN - Julio Jones 24 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 07:58 SDO - Robbie Gould 53 field goal
4Q: 00:31 DEN - Micah Posante 46 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 5-2 1-6
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 325 206
- Offensive Plays 65 57
- Yards per Play 5.00 3.61
Net Rushing Yards 119 67
- Rushing Attempts 35 16
- Yards per Rush 3.40 4.19
Net Passing Yards 206 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 21 - 0 35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 226 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 6/56
- Yards per Pass Play 6.87 3.39
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 10.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/48 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:06 25:54

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	5-2	1-6
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	325	206
- Offensive Plays	65	57
- Yards per Play	5.00	3.61
Net Rushing Yards	119	67
- Rushing Attempts	35	16
- Yards per Rush	3.40	4.19
Net Passing Yards	206	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 21 - 0	35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	226	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	6/56
- Yards per Pass Play	6.87	3.39
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	10.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/48	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:06	25:54

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:31	OWN 25	7	28	Punt
1	8:24	2:42	OWN 20	4	31	Punt
1	1:12	1:28	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
2	13:12	1:27	OPP 39	3	39	Touchdown
2	7:50	1:39	OWN 25	4	11	Punt
2	4:21	3:09	OWN 20	6	3	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 15	1	5	Half
3	13:42	3:08	OWN 39	6	25	Punt
3	8:18	1:19	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
3	5:24	2:40	OWN 18	4	5	Punt
3	1:14	6:09	OWN 10	12	69	Missed FG
4	7:50	2:25	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	4:06	3:41	OWN 47	8	24	Field Goal

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:29	3:05	OWN 2	6	43	Punt
1	5:42	4:30	OWN 20	8	46	Missed FG
2	14:44	1:32	OWN 25	3	-4	Interception
2	11:45	3:55	OWN 25	8	39	Field Goal
2	6:11	1:50	OWN 23	5	24	Punt
2	1:12	0:49	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	1:18	OWN 23	3	-16	Punt
3	10:34	2:16	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
3	6:59	1:35	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
3	2:44	1:30	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
4	10:05	2:15	OWN 28	5	34	Punt
4	5:25	1:19	OPP 45	4	-2	Downs
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 25	1	29	Game

Game MVP: Kyle Orton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bernard Pierce	17	22	1.29	8	0	0
RB James Starks	14	83	5.93	19	5	1
QB Kyle Orton	2	12	6.00	7	0	0
WR Marques Colston	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lamar Miller	9	21	2.33	18	1
RB Marcus Lattimore	3	9	3.00	5	0
QB E. J. Manuel	2	30	15.00	20	2
WR Mark Bradley	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0
RB Johnathan Stewart	1	13	13.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Orton	27	21	226	3/20	1	34	0	113.9

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
E. J. Manuel	35	19	195	6/56	0	28	1	58.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marques Colston	6	7	45	7.50	39	26	0
WR Julio Jones	4	6	69	17.25	24	34	1
WR Justin Blackmon	3	5	36	12.00	28	33	0
TE Jack Doyle	3	3	42	14.00	0	18	0
RB James Starks	2	2	13	6.50	10	10	0
RB Bernard Pierce	2	2	9	4.50	5	13	0
WR Will Franklin	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Norman Manning	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Vincent Jackson	6	10	93	15.50	27	28
WR Dez Bryant	4	8	31	7.75	17	10
TE Zach Ertz	4	5	28	7.00	4	14
WR Mark Bradley	3	6	24	8.00	16	17
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB Lamar Miller	1	1	16	16.00	7	16
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Marcus Lattimore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Eli Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Kyle Orton	1	0	0
G Randall Martinez	0	1	0
DT Sedrick Ellis	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Lamar Miller	1	0	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	0	1	0
DE Quinton Coples	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Karl Rice	8	341	42.6	37.4	55	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	8	424	53.0	46.0	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	1/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Gould	1/2	1/2	1/2	53	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aiden Gehrig	3	16	5.3	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Crocker	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin McCourty	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kerry Rhodes	7	1	0.0	6	24
ILB Brian Cushing	4	1	0.5	14	38
S Marcus Maxey	4	1	0.0	13	30
DT Brian Johnston	3	1	1.5	9	28
DT Sedrick Ellis	3	0	0.5	13	30
CB Cedric Griffin	3	1	0.0	9	28
S Kenny Phillips	3	0	0.0	11	29
DE Bruce Carter	2	0	1.0	9	29
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	1	0.0	12	37
CB Aiden Gehrig	2	1	0.0	8	19
OLB Jonah Conger	2	0	0.0	10	16
OLB Eli Thomas	2	0	0.0	9	22
DE Tyson Alualu	1	1	1.5	12	33
OLB Derrick Morgan	1	0	1.0	13	32
DE Dan Bazuin	1	1	0.0	4	14
CB Shaun Crawford	1	0	0.0	8	16

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kevin Burnett	7	3	0.0	33	21
OLB Lance Briggs	7	2	0.0	35	28
OLB Dontay Moch	7	2	0.0	31	21
S Chris Crocker	6	1	0.0	35	30
DE Rey Maualuga	6	0	0.0	20	17
DE J.J. Watt	4	5	2.5	32	25
DE Quinton Coples	4	0	0.5	32	30
S Troy Polamalu	4	1	0.0	35	30
CB Derrick Johnson	4	1	0.0	35	30
CB Xavier Rhodes	3	0	0.0	33	28
DT Jason Jones	2	1	0.0	31	21
CB Devin McCourty	1	1	0.0	12	13
CB Richard Marshall	1	0	0.0	5	4
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	0	---	---	---
CB Byron Lane	1	0	0.0	2	9
DE Jack Johnston	0	1	0.0	2	0
DE Oscar Aspell	0	1	0.0	4	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tyson Alualu	1.5	1	33
DT Brian Johnston	1.5	0	28
DE Bruce Carter	1.0	4	29
OLB Derrick Morgan	1.0	0	32
DT Sedrick Ellis	0.5	0	30
ILB Brian Cushing	0.5	0	38
DT Fletcher Cox	0.0	1	5

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Watt	2.5	1	1	25
DE Quinton Coples	0.5	0	0	30
OLB Lance Briggs	0.0	1	1	28
DT Jason Jones	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kerry Rhodes	6	0	0	24
CB Cedric Griffin	2	1	0	28
ILB Brian Cushing	2	1	0	38
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	1	0	37
S Kenny Phillips	2	0	0	29
CB Aiden Gehrig	2	0	0	19
OLB Eli Thomas	1	0	1	22
S Marcus Maxey	1	0	0	30
CB Shaun Crawford	1	0	0	16
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	0	1	0	3

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lance Briggs	4	1	28
OLB Dontay Moch	3	1	21
S Chris Crocker	3	0	30
ILB Kevin Burnett	3	0	21
CB Derrick Johnson	2	0	30
CB Richard Marshall	2	0	4
CB Xavier Rhodes	2	0	28
S Troy Polamalu	1	0	30
CB Byron Lane	1	0	9
DE Oscar Aspell	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Zach Browning	3	11	35	0	30
T Eric Winston	2	5	35	0	30
G Randall Martinez	2	5	35	0	30
G Gosder Cherilus	2	3	35	2	30
G Eric Steinbach	1	6	35	1	30
FB Norman Manning	0	2	11	0	5
TE Jack Doyle	0	1	35	0	24

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Taylor Whitley	2	5	16	2	41
T Marcus McNeill	1	1	16	2	41
G Andre Gurode	0	4	16	2	41
G William Campbell	0	3	16	0	41
T Jonathan Martin	0	1	16	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Patrick	1	24
Kenny Phillips	1	14

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Polamalu	1	12
Dontay Moch	1	10
William Campbell	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Gosder Cherilus	35	30	---	---	10	75
G Randall Martinez	35	30	---	---	10	75
G Eric Steinbach	35	30	---	---	---	65
QB Kyle Orton	35	30	---	---	---	65
T Eric Winston	35	30	---	---	---	65
G Zach Browning	35	30	---	---	---	65
WR Marques Colston	33	30	---	---	---	63
WR Justin Blackmon	33	30	---	---	---	63
TE Jack Doyle	35	24	---	---	---	59
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	13	30	12	55
ILB Brian Cushing	---	---	14	38	3	55
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	11	29	14	54
CB Cedric Griffin	---	---	9	28	15	52
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	12	37	2	51
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	12	33	2	47
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	9	29	9	47
OLB Derrick Morgan	---	---	13	32	1	46
S Kerry Rhodes	---	---	6	24	15	45
WR Julio Jones	17	22	---	---	6	45
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	13	30	1	44
CB Aiden Gehrig	---	---	8	19	12	39
DT Brian Johnston	---	---	9	28	1	38
RB James Starks	18	16	---	---	---	34
CB Shaun Crawford	---	---	8	16	10	34
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	9	22	2	33
FB Norman Manning	11	5	---	---	16	32
RB Bernard Pierce	17	13	---	---	---	30
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	4	14	10	28
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	10	16	1	27
TE Ben Patrick	2	0	---	---	24	26
OLB Tevin Kerber	---	---	1	1	22	24
WR Will Franklin	0	2	---	---	16	18
FB Jake O'Connell	9	8	---	---	---	17
DT Anthony Bryant	---	---	8	8	---	16
RB Justice Hairston	0	0	---	---	16	16
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	2	3	9	14
T Jason Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Shawn Lauvao	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Karl Rice	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Adam Arnold	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Stanley Arnoux	---	---	2	5	---	7
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	3	4	---	7
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	0	5	1	6
QB Joey Harrington	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Troy Polamalu	---	---	35	30	12	77
S Chris Crocker	---	---	35	30	11	76
CB Derrick Johnson	---	---	35	30	3	68
T Jonathan Martin	16	41	---	---	10	67
G William Campbell	16	41	---	---	10	67
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	35	28	2	65
RB Lamar Miller	14	27	---	---	23	64
DE Quinton Coples	---	---	32	30	2	64
CB Xavier Rhodes	---	---	33	28	2	63
OLB Dontay Moch	---	---	31	21	10	62
DE J.J. Watt	---	---	32	25	1	58
G Andre Gurode	16	41	---	---	---	57
C Taylor Whitley	16	41	---	---	---	57
T Marcus McNeill	16	41	---	---	---	57
QB E. J. Manuel	16	41	---	---	---	57
ILB Kevin Burnett	---	---	33	21	---	54
WR Dez Bryant	14	39	---	---	---	53
DT Jason Jones	---	---	31	21	---	52
DE Rey Maualuga	---	---	20	17	14	51
TE Zach Ertz	13	32	---	---	---	45
WR Vincent Jackson	11	31	---	---	2	44
WR Mark Bradley	9	29	---	---	---	38
DE Oscar Aspell	---	---	4	9	24	37
TE Evan Rodriguez	3	6	---	---	22	31
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	12	13	4	29
RB Marcus Lattimore	3	19	---	---	4	26
DE Jordan Hill	---	---	4	9	10	23
CB Richard Marshall	---	---	5	4	13	22
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	3	4	---	---	15	22
TE Brandon Pettigrew	7	13	---	---	2	22
CB Byron Lane	---	---	2	9	10	21
S Matt Johnson	---	---	0	0	13	13
RB Johnathan Stewart	1	2	---	---	9	12
DE Titas Adams	---	---	4	5	1	10
WR Ryne Robinson	2	3	---	---	5	10
T Michael Otto	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Donald Thomas	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Jack Johnston	---	---	2	0	8	10
C Deion Bonfigli	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Robbie Gould	0	0	---	---	4	4
FB Gabe Majerus	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Joe Flacco	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Josh Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Irving Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
S T. J. McDonald	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	37	2.8
Middle	16	54	3.4
Right	6	28	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	29	7.3
Middle	6	34	5.7
Right	6	4	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Orton	27	21	4	0	0	3	3	2	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
E. J. Manuel	35	19	1	2	3	4	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	49	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	95	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	30	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	52	26.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	25	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	43	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	127	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	7	6	45	1	30
WR Julio Jones	6	4	69	2	22
WR Justin Blackmon	5	3	36	1	30
TE Jack Doyle	3	3	42	0	24
RB James Starks	2	2	13	0	16
RB Bernard Pierce	2	2	9	0	13
WR Will Franklin	1	1	12	0	2
FB Norman Manning	1	0	0	0	5

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Jackson	10	6	1	93	1	31
WR Dez Bryant	8	4	1	31	0	39
WR Mark Bradley	6	3	0	24	0	29
TE Zach Ertz	5	4	1	28	0	32
TE Brandon Pettigrew	3	1	0	3	0	13
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Lamar Miller	1	1	0	16	0	27
RB Marcus Lattimore	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Marques Colston	1	-1	-1.00	1.00
RB James Starks	1	19	19.00	5.93

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Orton	1	1	-1	-1.00	8.37

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin Blackmon	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.20

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bernard Pierce	3	1
RB James Starks	2	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lamar Miller	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Orton	10	7	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
E. J. Manuel	12	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	3	1	1
WR Marques Colston	2	2	0
WR Justin Blackmon	2	1	1
WR Will Franklin	1	1	1
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	1
TE Jack Doyle	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Bradley	3	0	0
WR Vincent Jackson	2	1	1
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	0	0
WR Dez Bryant	2	0	0
TE Zach Ertz	2	2	1
RB Marcus Lattimore	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)