Week 8, 2015

played in San Diego, CA

58 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	7	13	0	-	20
San Diego Chargers	3	9	0	0	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:19 SDO - Robbie Gould 20 field goal
2Q: 13:16 SDO - Robbie Gould 44 field goal
2Q: 12:12 SDO - Tracy Porter 36 interception return (Robbie Gould extra point failed)
2Q: 03:25 DEN - Justin Blackmon 5 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 11:43 DEN - Micah Posante 39 field goal
3Q: 05:46 DEN - Micah Posante 24 field goal
3Q: 00:39 DEN - Samuel Gomez 14 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:19 SDO - Robbie Gould 20 field goal
2Q: 13:16 SDO - Robbie Gould 44 field goal
2Q: 12:12 SDO - Tracy Porter 36 interception return (Robbie Gould extra point failed)
2Q: 03:25 DEN - Justin Blackmon 5 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 11:43 DEN - Micah Posante 39 field goal
3Q: 05:46 DEN - Micah Posante 24 field goal
3Q: 00:39 DEN - Samuel Gomez 14 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 5-2 2-5
First Downs 13 12
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 9 4
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 276 201
- Offensive Plays 70 67
- Yards per Play 3.94 3.00
Net Rushing Yards 120 114
- Rushing Attempts 32 24
- Yards per Rush 3.75 4.75
Net Passing Yards 156 87
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 2 41 - 13 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 161 95
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.11 2.02
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/60 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/42 5/22
Kick Returns/Yards 2/31 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 3/6 2/36
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:43 27:17

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	5-2	2-5
First Downs	13	12
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	9	4
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	276	201
- Offensive Plays	70	67
- Yards per Play	3.94	3.00
Net Rushing Yards	120	114
- Rushing Attempts	32	24
- Yards per Rush	3.75	4.75
Net Passing Yards	156	87
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 2	41 - 13 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	161	95
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.11	2.02
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/60	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/42	5/22
Kick Returns/Yards	2/31	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	3/6	2/36
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:43	27:17

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	8:14	2:53	OWN 15	7	30	Punt
1	2:36	2:21	OWN 14	5	20	Punt
2	13:11	1:07	OWN 21	2	2	Interception
2	12:04	1:31	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	9:09	2:58	OWN 4	5	18	Punt
2	5:36	0:30	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
2	3:45	0:29	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
2	1:55	1:04	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
3	14:20	2:42	OPP 35	6	13	Field Goal
3	10:35	4:57	OPP 34	9	27	Field Goal
3	3:20	2:50	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
4	12:53	3:47	OWN 2	7	67	Interception
4	5:05	0:38	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	3:45	1:13	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
4	1:47	1:47	OPP 32	3	-3	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	4:49	OWN 27	13	70	Field Goal
1	5:21	2:45	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
1	0:15	2:04	OWN 30	4	43	Field Goal
2	10:33	1:24	OWN 40	3	-2	Punt
2	6:11	0:35	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	5:06	1:21	OWN 1	3	11	Interception
2	3:16	1:21	OWN 25	3	-13	Punt
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 28	3	7	Half
3	15:00	0:40	OWN 25	3	1	Interception
3	11:38	1:03	OWN 25	3	7	Interception
3	5:38	2:18	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
3	0:30	2:37	OWN 26	6	30	Punt
4	9:06	4:01	OWN 22	8	36	Punt
4	4:27	0:42	OWN 43	3	-10	Punt
4	2:32	0:45	OWN 24	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Marcus Maxey, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Giovani Bernard	19	103	5.42	38	3
RB Bernard Pierce	12	18	1.50	12	1
QB Wayne Robinson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lamar Miller	11	37	3.36	11	1
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	5	6	1.20	3	0
QB Josh Freeman	4	36	9.00	15	3
RB Marcus Lattimore	4	35	8.75	35	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Robinson	37	20	161	1/5	2	26	2	60.7

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josh Freeman	41	13	95	2/8	0	32	3	10.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Samuel Gomez	11	19	105	9.55	54	26	1
WR Julio Jones	6	7	26	4.33	9	9	0
WR Justin Blackmon	3	8	30	10.00	13	19	1
RB Bernard Pierce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Giovani Bernard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Vincent Jackson	5	8	54	10.80	22	32
TE Zach Ertz	4	13	18	4.50	3	13
WR Brandin Cooks	2	2	16	8.00	9	15
RB Marcus Lattimore	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Allen Robinson	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dez Bryant	0	6	0	0.00	0	0
RB Lamar Miller	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Amos Leporati	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jamison Crowder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Marcus Maxey	1	0	0.00
OLB Eli Thomas	1	0	0.00
CB Marcus Gilchrist	1	6	6.00

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Adam Jones	1	0	0.00	0
S Tracy Porter	1	36	36.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0
TE DeAndre Goodson	0	1	0
OLB Eli Thomas	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Jamison Crowder	1	1	0	0
CB Adam Jones	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brody Beasley	9	433	48.1	43.4	58	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	8	374	46.8	39.0	64	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Gould	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Pierce	3	42	14.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamison Crowder	5	22	4.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Blackmon	2	31	15.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Jones	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Maxey	8	1	0.0	17	33
DE Anthony Spencer	5	2	1.0	20	29
CB Marcus Gilchrist	5	0	0.0	22	30
OLB Eli Thomas	4	1	0.0	11	25
DT Sedrick Ellis	3	1	0.0	20	30
CB Justin Gilbert	3	1	0.0	12	27
OLB Dontay Moch	2	3	0.0	17	25
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	2	2	0.0	22	36
CB Rico Banks	2	0	0.0	21	36
S D. J. Swearinger	2	0	0.0	13	22
DE Bruce Carter	1	0	1.0	17	26
S Eric Reid	1	1	0.0	24	43
WR Samuel Gomez	1	0	---	---	---
CB Josh Shaw	1	0	0.0	3	15
DT Fletcher Cox	0	4	0.0	23	33

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Khalil Mack	10	3	0.0	30	22
ILB Bert Irvine	5	1	0.0	20	22
DE Rey Maualuga	4	2	0.0	16	30
S Tracy Porter	4	1	0.0	32	38
DE J.J. Watt	4	1	0.0	28	24
DE Jordan Hill	4	0	0.0	15	17
S Damarious Randall	4	0	0.0	30	22
OLB D. J. Alexander	3	1	0.0	28	21
OLB Nick Roach	2	1	1.0	17	19
DE Quinton Coples	2	1	0.0	28	31
CB Xavier Rhodes	2	1	0.0	28	21
WR Vincent Jackson	2	0	---	---	---
DE Geoff Oberheu	2	0	0.0	7	6
CB Tim Jennings	1	1	0.0	3	15
DE Oscar Aspell	1	1	0.0	4	17
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jason Jones	1	0	0.0	17	21
CB Dexter McDougle	1	0	0.0	30	38
CB Adam Jones	0	1	0.0	16	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Carter	1.0	1	0	0	26
DE Anthony Spencer	1.0	0	7	5	29
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	1	1	0	15
DE Tyson Alualu	0.0	0	1	1	24
DT Fletcher Cox	0.0	0	1	0	33
DT Angel Blackson	0.0	0	1	0	14

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Nick Roach	1.0	0	0	19
DE Oscar Aspell	0.0	1	1	17
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	1	0	24
DE Jordan Hill	0.0	1	0	17
DE Quinton Coples	0.0	0	2	31
OLB Khalil Mack	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marcus Gilchrist	4	0	1	30
OLB Eli Thomas	3	0	1	25
CB Rico Banks	2	0	0	36
CB Justin Gilbert	2	0	0	27
S Marcus Maxey	1	3	1	33
CB Josh Shaw	1	0	0	15
DT Sedrick Ellis	0	1	0	30
OLB Dontay Moch	0	1	0	25
DT Fletcher Cox	0	1	0	33
S D. J. Swearinger	0	1	0	22

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
DE J.J. Watt	4	0	0	24
S Tracy Porter	3	1	1	38
S Damarious Randall	3	0	0	22
ILB Bert Irvine	2	0	0	22
CB Xavier Rhodes	2	0	0	21
CB Dexter McDougle	1	3	0	38
DE Rey Maualuga	1	1	0	30
OLB Khalil Mack	1	1	0	22
CB Tim Jennings	1	0	0	15
DE Oscar Aspell	1	0	0	17
OLB D. J. Alexander	1	0	0	21
CB Adam Jones	0	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Zach Browning	5	7	32	0	38
G Russell Bodine	1	7	32	0	38
TE Nate Kleedtke	1	2	15	0	7
G Anthony Hammond	0	9	32	0	38
T Eric Winston	0	4	32	0	38
T Orlando Franklin	0	2	32	1	38

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Willie Colon	2	7	24	0	43
T Jonathan Martin	2	3	24	0	43
C Ezekiel Tuiasosopo	1	4	24	1	43
TE Zach Ertz	1	1	22	0	36
T Michael Otto	0	2	24	1	43
G William Campbell	0	2	24	0	43
FB Dale Caldwell	0	1	4	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dontay Moch	5	27
Eli Thomas	2	28

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Adam Jones	2	27
Rey Maualuga	1	27
Michael Otto	1	14
Willie Colon	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	20	30	23	73
QB Wayne Robinson	32	38	---	---	2	72
TE Jack Doyle	27	32	---	---	12	71
T Eric Winston	32	38	---	---	---	70
G Zach Browning	32	38	---	---	---	70
G Anthony Hammond	32	38	---	---	---	70
T Orlando Franklin	32	38	---	---	---	70
WR Samuel Gomez	32	38	---	---	---	70
G Russell Bodine	32	38	---	---	---	70
OLB Dontay Moch	---	---	17	25	27	69
WR Justin Blackmon	18	32	---	---	19	69
S Eric Reid	---	---	24	43	2	69
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	11	25	28	64
CB Rico Banks	---	---	21	36	6	63
RB Bernard Pierce	13	22	---	---	28	63
WR Julio Jones	26	34	---	---	1	61
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	22	36	2	60
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	23	33	2	58
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	22	30	2	54
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	17	33	1	51
DE Anthony Spencer	---	---	20	29	2	51
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	17	26	1	44
RB Giovani Bernard	19	15	---	---	9	43
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	12	27	---	39
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	13	22	1	36
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	9	24	1	34
TE DeAndre Goodson	0	0	---	---	28	28
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	3	7	17	27
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	3	15	8	26
TE Nate Kleedtke	15	7	---	---	---	22
FB Norman Manning	6	6	---	---	7	19
DT Angel Blackson	---	---	4	14	1	19
CB Josh Shaw	---	---	3	15	---	18
CB Brock Vereen	---	---	0	0	17	17
T Russell Okung	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Josh LeRibeus	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Harris Tirman	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Shaq Evans	4	4	---	---	3	11
G Jamil Douglas	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Darius Hebron	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Brody Beasley	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Da'Quan Bowers	---	---	0	0	8	8
OLB Stanley Arnoux	---	---	3	3	1	7
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Michael Otto	24	43	---	---	14	81
G Willie Colon	24	43	---	---	10	77
T Jonathan Martin	24	43	---	---	10	77
G William Campbell	24	43	---	---	10	77
S Tracy Porter	---	---	32	38	3	73
DE Rey Maualuga	---	---	16	30	27	73
CB Dexter McDougle	---	---	30	38	1	69
WR Dez Bryant	24	43	---	---	1	68
QB Josh Freeman	24	43	---	---	---	67
CB Xavier Rhodes	---	---	28	21	18	67
C Ezekiel Tuiasosopo	24	43	---	---	---	67
CB Adam Jones	---	---	16	23	27	66
WR Vincent Jackson	23	37	---	---	2	62
DE Quinton Coples	---	---	28	31	2	61
ILB Bert Irvine	---	---	20	22	16	58
TE Zach Ertz	22	36	---	---	---	58
DE J.J. Watt	---	---	28	24	---	52
OLB Khalil Mack	---	---	30	22	---	52
S Damarious Randall	---	---	30	22	---	52
OLB D. J. Alexander	---	---	28	21	---	49
WR Allen Robinson	15	30	---	---	---	45
DE Jordan Hill	---	---	15	17	10	42
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	5	15	---	---	19	39
OLB Nick Roach	---	---	17	19	3	39
DT Jason Jones	---	---	17	21	1	39
TE Evan Rodriguez	6	4	---	---	28	38
S Larry Asante	---	---	2	16	19	37
RB Lamar Miller	13	20	---	---	---	33
WR Brandin Cooks	2	11	---	---	18	31
FB Dale Caldwell	4	5	---	---	20	29
DE Jack Johnston	---	---	1	15	10	26
DE Oscar Aspell	---	---	4	17	2	23
WR Jamison Crowder	2	7	---	---	14	23
CB Tim Jennings	---	---	3	15	2	20
DE Geoff Oberheu	---	---	7	6	1	14
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Marcus Lattimore	4	6	---	---	---	10
T Bart Kilgore	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Ty Montgomery	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Robbie Gould	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Amos Leporati	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Josh Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Peter Konz	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB E. J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Quentin Springer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	80	13.3
Middle	19	36	1.9
Right	6	5	0.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	19	111	5.8
Right	5	3	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Robinson	37	20	1	0	2	6	4	0	2

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josh Freeman	41	13	1	1	4	7	11	6	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	110	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	33	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	-2	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	7	44	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	2	37	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Gomez	19	11	0	105	1	38
WR Justin Blackmon	8	3	1	30	0	32
WR Julio Jones	7	6	1	26	0	34
RB Giovani Bernard	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0	0	0	22

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Zach Ertz	13	4	1	18	0	36
WR Vincent Jackson	8	5	0	54	1	37
WR Dez Bryant	6	0	1	0	0	43
WR Allen Robinson	4	1	1	-1	0	30
RB Lamar Miller	3	0	1	0	0	20
RB Marcus Lattimore	2	1	0	8	0	6
WR Brandin Cooks	2	2	0	16	0	11
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Amos Leporati	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR Jamison Crowder	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bernard Pierce	3	0	0.00	1.50
RB Giovani Bernard	1	2	2.00	5.42

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marcus Lattimore	1	3	3.00	8.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Robinson	7	5	39	5.57	4.35

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Josh Freeman	3	1	3	1.00	2.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Samuel Gomez	3	3	26	8.67	5.53
WR Justin Blackmon	2	1	5	2.50	3.75
WR Julio Jones	1	1	8	8.00	3.71
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vincent Jackson	1	1	3	3.00	6.75
TE Zach Ertz	1	0	0	0.00	1.38
WR Jamison Crowder	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bernard Pierce	2	0
QB Wayne Robinson	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
QB Josh Freeman	1	1
RB Lamar Miller	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Robinson	15	8	5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josh Freeman	15	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Gomez	8	5	5
WR Julio Jones	4	3	0
WR Justin Blackmon	2	0	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Zach Ertz	5	2	1
WR Dez Bryant	4	0	0
WR Vincent Jackson	2	1	1
WR Allen Robinson	2	1	0
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	0	0
RB Marcus Lattimore	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,500 (21,400)
End Zone 7,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,500 (21,400)
End Zone	7,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)