Week 1, 2028

played in San Diego, CA

73 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	7	7	10	-	31
San Diego Chargers	0	0	11	0	-	11

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:59 DEN - Otis Mitchell 32 run (Edwin Curtis extra point)
2Q: 12:25 DEN - Chris Springer 3 run (Edwin Curtis extra point)
3Q: 03:53 SDO - Brody Vaughn 32 field goal
3Q: 03:48 DEN - Harvey Grange 87 kickoff return (Edwin Curtis extra point)
3Q: 00:33 SDO - D. J. Moore 21 pass from Freddie Mitchell (Freddie Mitchell pass to Bert Salyer for conversion)
4Q: 12:36 DEN - Edwin Curtis 44 field goal
4Q: 02:40 DEN - Ashton Duncan 22 run (Edwin Curtis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:59 DEN - Otis Mitchell 32 run (Edwin Curtis extra point)
2Q: 12:25 DEN - Chris Springer 3 run (Edwin Curtis extra point)
3Q: 03:53 SDO - Brody Vaughn 32 field goal
3Q: 03:48 DEN - Harvey Grange 87 kickoff return (Edwin Curtis extra point)
3Q: 00:33 SDO - D. J. Moore 21 pass from Freddie Mitchell (Freddie Mitchell pass to Bert Salyer for conversion)
4Q: 12:36 DEN - Edwin Curtis 44 field goal
4Q: 02:40 DEN - Ashton Duncan 22 run (Edwin Curtis extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 12 4
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 398 276
- Offensive Plays 63 69
- Yards per Play 6.32 4.00
Net Rushing Yards 240 72
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards per Rush 8.28 2.88
Net Passing Yards 158 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 0 44 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 168 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.65 4.64
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/50 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 6/72 6/62
Kick Returns/Yards 1/87 5/73
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:48 30:12

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	12	4
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	398	276
- Offensive Plays	63	69
- Yards per Play	6.32	4.00
Net Rushing Yards	240	72
- Rushing Attempts	29	25
- Yards per Rush	8.28	2.88
Net Passing Yards	158	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 0	44 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	168	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.65	4.64
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/50	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	6/72	6/62
Kick Returns/Yards	1/87	5/73
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:48	30:12

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:36	2:17	OWN 16	4	18	Punt
1	5:38	1:57	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
1	1:53	4:36	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
2	11:17	2:41	OWN 28	8	39	Fumble
2	5:23	1:00	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	3:00	1:04	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
3	9:10	0:36	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	6:00	1:14	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	0:18	2:49	OWN 25	6	48	Field Goal
4	11:00	2:41	OWN 30	6	31	Punt
4	6:44	4:23	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
4	0:02	0:02	OPP 49	1	-2	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:24	OWN 26	8	29	Punt
1	7:19	1:41	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
1	3:41	1:48	OWN 12	4	9	Punt
2	12:17	1:00	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	8:36	3:13	OWN 33	6	10	Punt
2	4:23	1:23	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	1:56	1:56	OWN 34	7	52	Half
3	12:33	3:23	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
3	8:34	2:34	OWN 42	5	8	Punt
3	4:46	0:58	OPP 43	6	28	Field Goal
3	3:35	3:17	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
4	12:29	1:29	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
4	8:19	1:35	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	2:21	2:19	OWN 18	8	31	Downs

Game MVP: Otis Mitchell, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Eli Mitchell	9	62	6.89	24	3	0
RB Otis Mitchell	9	93	10.33	32	4	1
QB Drew Lock	5	11	2.20	6	0	0
RB Ashton Duncan	5	71	14.20	25	3	1
FB Chris Springer	1	3	3.00	3	0	1

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Angel Milts	15	45	3.00	13	3
QB Freddie Mitchell	8	24	3.00	5	0
WR D. J. Moore	2	3	1.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Lock	32	17	168	2/10	0	39	0	68.2

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Freddie Mitchell	44	25	204	0/0	1	28	0	76.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Harvey Grange	4	5	74	18.50	31	39
WR Darrell Sanford	4	9	30	7.50	3	9
WR DeAndre Rudman	2	2	23	11.50	0	12
FB Chris Springer	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Asher Tasker	1	9	10	10.00	0	10
TE Douglas Collins	1	2	6	6.00	3	6
RB Ashton Duncan	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Eli Mitchell	1	1	8	8.00	3	8
RB Otis Mitchell	1	1	18	18.00	6	18
TE Lamar Ransom	1	1	1	1.00	1	1

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR D. J. Moore	12	19	145	12.08	55	26	1
WR Bert Salyer	6	11	45	7.50	27	28	0
WR Kerry Connell	5	7	4	0.80	6	6	0
TE Claude Hicks	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Angel Milts	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Brent Reeves	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Diego Woodson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov
QB Drew Lock	1	0
RB Eli Mitchell	1	0
G Rashawn Slater	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Zachary Walsh	0	1	1	0
CB Daquan Thomason	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Fred Hutton	7	297	42.4	30.7	49	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Sersland	10	509	50.9	39.7	64	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Curtis	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brody Vaughn	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Godfrey	6	72	12.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Parris Campbell	6	62	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Grange	1	87	87.0	1

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Diego Woodson	4	58	14.5	0
Will Fuller	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Junior Yost	6	5	25	44
OLB Josh Uche	6	2	24	38
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	5	4	22	27
S Brandon Jones	5	4	25	44
CB Jose Flynn	5	0	22	39
CB Marcus Jacobs	4	0	20	32
DT Derrick Brown	4	0	22	35
S David Eliopoulos	3	1	4	23
DE McTelvin Agim	3	0	24	39
CB Landon Marble	3	0	23	33
CB Fernando Whitson	2	1	21	22
DE Nate Noccolino	1	0	3	16
CB Mario Cox	1	0	7	24
CB Harrison Hand	1	0	2	7
ILB Jamin Davis	0	1	2	2

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jaelan Phillips	9	3	1.0	27	30
ILB Joey Scherer	6	2	0.0	28	33
CB Carter Meister	5	2	0.0	29	34
CB Patrick Surtain II	5	0	0.0	29	34
S Todd Rusk	3	1	0.0	28	33
DT Jordan Elliott	3	1	0.0	23	27
CB Daquan Thomason	2	0	1.0	18	22
DE Nick Bosa	2	2	0.0	22	28
DT Donald Terrell	2	2	0.0	20	21
OLB Willie Gay	2	0	0.0	15	16
CB Duke Dawson	1	2	0.0	14	25
CB Zachary Walsh	1	1	0.0	12	7
ILB Harold Landry	1	0	0.0	1	1
DE Roy Hasselbeck	1	0	0.0	10	10
DT Vernon Butler	0	2	0.0	13	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE McTelvin Agim	1	2	2	39
DE Brett Welch	1	2	0	33
DE Nate Noccolino	1	1	0	16
DT Derrick Brown	0	1	0	35
ILB Junior Yost	0	1	0	44

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Daquan Thomason	1.0	0	0	22
OLB Jaelan Phillips	1.0	0	0	30
DE Nick Bosa	0.0	3	0	28
DE Otis Brien	0.0	2	4	29
DT Vernon Butler	0.0	1	0	16
DT Jordan Elliott	0.0	1	0	27
DE Roy Hasselbeck	0.0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marcus Jacobs	4	2	32
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	3	0	27
OLB Josh Uche	3	0	38
S David Eliopoulos	3	0	23
S Brandon Jones	2	1	44
CB Landon Marble	2	1	33
CB Mario Cox	2	0	24
ILB Junior Yost	2	0	44
CB Harrison Hand	1	1	7
CB Jose Flynn	1	0	39
DE Nate Noccolino	1	0	16
DT Derrick Brown	1	0	35
CB Fernando Whitson	0	2	22
ILB Otis Glover	0	1	11

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carter Meister	4	1	34
ILB Joey Scherer	3	0	33
CB Zachary Walsh	2	0	7
OLB Jaelan Phillips	2	0	30
CB Patrick Surtain II	2	0	34
CB Duke Dawson	1	1	25
OLB Willie Gay	1	1	16
S Todd Rusk	1	0	33
DT Jordan Elliott	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Keith Ismail	4	7	0	29	1	34
T Marcos Ackerman	4	6	1	29	0	34
G Rashawn Slater	4	6	0	29	1	34
G Oliver Dimick	3	6	0	29	0	34
G Colin Webster	2	2	1	29	0	34

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Graham Penarroya	2	5	25	44
C Dana Rhodes	1	4	25	44
T Liam Eichenberg	1	3	25	44
G Kennedy Mayes	1	3	25	44
G Randy Grantham	1	2	25	44

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Douglas Collins	3	26
Derrick Brown	3	24
Fernando Whitson	2	19
Amari Rodgers	1	19
Otis Mitchell	1	17
Oliver Dimick	1	8

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Bosa	3	13
Leonard Shannon	1	27
Willie Gay	1	27
Liam Eichenberg	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Junior Yost	---	---	25	44	27	96
CB Jose Flynn	---	---	22	39	20	81
DT Derrick Brown	---	---	22	35	24	81
TE Asher Tasker	23	30	---	---	18	71
G Oliver Dimick	29	34	---	---	8	71
G Rashawn Slater	29	34	---	---	8	71
S Brandon Jones	---	---	25	44	1	70
T Marcos Ackerman	29	34	---	---	6	69
WR Harvey Grange	29	32	---	---	5	66
CB Landon Marble	---	---	23	33	10	66
QB Drew Lock	29	34	---	---	1	64
DE McTelvin Agim	---	---	24	39	1	64
C Keith Ismail	29	34	---	---	---	63
OLB Josh Uche	---	---	24	38	1	63
G Colin Webster	29	34	---	---	---	63
CB Fernando Whitson	---	---	21	22	19	62
DE Brett Welch	---	---	23	33	---	56
CB Marcus Jacobs	---	---	20	32	1	53
WR Darrell Sanford	25	28	---	---	---	53
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	---	---	22	27	---	49
WR DeAndre Rudman	20	26	---	---	---	46
TE Douglas Collins	10	7	---	---	26	43
CB Mario Cox	---	---	7	24	1	32
RB Otis Mitchell	10	5	---	---	17	32
DE Nate Noccolino	---	---	3	16	11	30
WR Darrin Godfrey	8	4	---	---	18	30
FB Chris Springer	2	6	---	---	20	28
S David Eliopoulos	---	---	4	23	1	28
ILB Otis Glover	---	---	2	11	14	27
RB Eli Mitchell	11	13	---	---	---	24
WR Amari Rodgers	2	3	---	---	19	24
RB Ashton Duncan	5	14	---	---	---	19
CB Harrison Hand	---	---	2	7	---	9
C Leslie Weber	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Logan Branch	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Jimmy Knievel	---	---	1	6	---	7
K Edwin Curtis	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Fred Hutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Bradlee Anae	---	---	2	4	---	6
DE Arnold Yarmak	---	---	1	5	---	6
ILB Jamin Davis	---	---	2	2	---	4
TE Lamar Ransom	0	2	---	---	---	2
T Dillon Holmes	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Ryan Coles	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Jeremiah Dawson	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Richard LeCounte III	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Randy Grantham	25	44	---	---	11	80
T Liam Eichenberg	25	44	---	---	11	80
T Graham Penarroya	25	44	---	---	11	80
G Kennedy Mayes	25	44	---	---	11	80
WR D. J. Moore	25	44	---	---	1	70
QB Freddie Mitchell	25	44	---	---	---	69
C Dana Rhodes	25	44	---	---	---	69
TE Claude Hicks	25	43	---	---	---	68
WR Kerry Connell	24	42	---	---	---	66
CB Carter Meister	---	---	29	34	1	64
CB Patrick Surtain II	---	---	29	34	1	64
DE Nick Bosa	---	---	22	28	13	63
S Todd Rusk	---	---	28	33	2	63
ILB Joey Scherer	---	---	28	33	1	62
CB Daquan Thomason	---	---	18	22	21	61
OLB Willie Gay	---	---	15	16	27	58
OLB Jaelan Phillips	---	---	27	30	1	58
WR Bert Salyer	21	33	---	---	---	54
RB Angel Milts	22	25	---	---	6	53
DT Jordan Elliott	---	---	23	27	1	51
DE Otis Brien	---	---	22	29	---	51
DT Donald Terrell	---	---	20	21	---	41
CB Duke Dawson	---	---	14	25	---	39
DT Vernon Butler	---	---	13	16	8	37
CB Zachary Walsh	---	---	12	7	16	35
RB Diego Woodson	3	18	---	---	10	31
TE Leonard Shannon	1	2	---	---	27	30
DE Roy Hasselbeck	---	---	10	10	8	28
RB Ray Lasica	0	0	---	---	27	27
WR Will Fuller	0	1	---	---	17	18
WR Parris Campbell	0	0	---	---	16	16
ILB Harold Landry	---	---	1	1	13	15
OLB Alonzo Lubbers	---	---	7	7	1	15
S Marlon Maxwell	---	---	0	0	15	15
WR Brandon Aiyuk	1	6	---	---	5	12
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Alonzo Sersland	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Brent Reeves	3	6	---	---	---	9
K Brody Vaughn	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Josh Jones	---	---	1	1	---	2
G Nicky Hitt	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dalton Voigt	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Marc Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Matt Farniok	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Luke Harris	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Edwin Bockwoldt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	144	12.0
Middle	3	24	8.0
Right	13	74	5.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	15	43	2.9
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Lock	32	17	1	1	3	3	8	4	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Freddie Mitchell	44	25	4	1	0	8	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	31	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	130	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	107	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	58	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	26	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Asher Tasker	9	1	2	10	0	30
WR Darrell Sanford	9	4	1	30	0	28
WR Harvey Grange	5	4	0	74	1	32
TE Douglas Collins	2	1	0	6	0	7
WR DeAndre Rudman	2	2	0	23	0	26
FB Chris Springer	1	1	0	-1	0	6
RB Ashton Duncan	1	1	0	-1	0	14
RB Eli Mitchell	1	1	0	8	0	13
RB Otis Mitchell	1	1	0	18	0	5
TE Lamar Ransom	1	1	0	1	0	2

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D. J. Moore	19	12	145	3	44
WR Bert Salyer	11	6	45	1	33
WR Kerry Connell	7	5	4	0	42
TE Claude Hicks	4	1	7	0	43
TE Brent Reeves	1	0	0	0	6
RB Diego Woodson	1	0	0	0	18
RB Angel Milts	1	1	3	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Chris Springer	1	3	3.00	3.00

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Angel Milts	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Lock	3	3	24	8.00	5.25

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Freddie Mitchell	6	3	3	0.50	4.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrell Sanford	2	2	13	6.50	3.33
WR DeAndre Rudman	1	1	11	11.00	11.50

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR D. J. Moore	2	1	3	1.50	7.63
WR Bert Salyer	2	1	-3	-1.50	4.09
RB Diego Woodson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Angel Milts	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ashton Duncan	3	2
QB Drew Lock	2	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
QB Freddie Mitchell	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Lock	7	1	0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Freddie Mitchell	14	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch
TE Asher Tasker	3	0
WR Darrell Sanford	2	0
WR Harvey Grange	1	0
RB Eli Mitchell	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR D. J. Moore	8	5	3
WR Bert Salyer	3	1	0
TE Claude Hicks	2	1	0
WR Kerry Connell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,300 (22,900)
End Zone 14,600 (16,600)
Mezzanine 8,200 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (14,700)
Club Seats 9,600 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,700 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,300 (22,900)
End Zone	14,600 (16,600)
Mezzanine	8,200 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (14,700)
Club Seats	9,600 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,700 (6,200)