| Played in Denver, CO, weather: 21 degrees, fair, 19 mph wind. |
| Denver won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Carney kicked off 60 yards from the SDO30. Ronnie Harmon returned the ball 25 yards to the DEN35. Tackled by Ricky Reynolds. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (1Q: 14:30) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. DT Dan Ralph hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN35 (1Q: 14:24) Emmitt Smith ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jethro Franklin. |
| 3-9-DEN36 (1Q: 13:39) John Elway scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. |
| 4-4-DEN41 (1Q: 13:04) Harry Newsome punted 41 yards. Todd Bell called for a fair catch at the SDO18. |
| 1-10-SDO18 (1Q: 12:56) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to RB Barry Sanders for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Aaron Jones, assisted by CB Reuben Hendeson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-SDO25 (1Q: 12:13) Barry Sanders ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Walton. Key block delivered by Jeff Walker. |
| 1-10-SDO29 (1Q: 11:33) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Reggie Langhorne for 31 yards. Tackled by CB David Hollis. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (1Q: 10:57) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to FB Anthony Toney for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. Toney gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN21 (1Q: 10:31) Barry Sanders ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Brooks. Key block delivered by Michael Durrette. |
| 2-5-DEN16 (1Q: 09:53) Barry Sanders ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley. |
| 3-6-DEN17 (1Q: 09:11) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. CB Darryl Henley defended the pass. |
| 4-6-DEN17 (1Q: 09:07) John Carney attempted a 34 yard field goal and it was blocked by Reuben Hendeson. DEN Darryl Henley recovered the ball at the DEN27. You can blame the block on a bad snap from center. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (1Q: 08:58) Junior Tautalatasi ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. Key block delivered by Doug Riesenberg. |
| 2-1-DEN36 (1Q: 08:18) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph, assisted by DT Ramsey Dardar. Key block delivered by Kelly Thomas. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (1Q: 07:40) John Elway pass completed to RB Emmitt Smith for 36 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Sutton. Smith gained 36 yards after the catch. San Diego's Mark Jerue was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-SDO21 (1Q: 07:03) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-SDO26 (1Q: 06:56) John Elway pass completed to TE Frank Thomas for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver 6, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 06:56) Extra point by Hank Ilesic was good. Denver 7, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 06:39) Hank Ilesic kicked off 57 yards from the DEN30. DJ Dozier returned the ball 7 yards to the SDO20. Tackled by Steve Smith. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (1Q: 06:07) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for C Butch Rolle. OLB Andre Tippett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-SDO20 (1Q: 05:58) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Danny Peebles for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Tippett, assisted by S Myron Guyton. |
| 3-6-SDO24 (1Q: 05:19) Steve Bartkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Young. OLB Andre Tippett blocked the pass. |
| 4-6-SDO24 (1Q: 05:13) Joe Prokop punted 53 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DEN23. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (1Q: 05:03) John Elway pass completed to RB Emmitt Smith for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Ramsey Dardar, assisted by OLB Bill Romanowski. Smith gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-5-DEN28 (1Q: 04:34) John Elway pass completed to WR Kelvin Martin for 18 yards. Tackled by S Mark Jerue, assisted by CB Ricky Reynolds. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DEN46 (1Q: 04:10) Junior Tautalatasi ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. |
| 2-6-DEN50 (1Q: 03:27) Emmitt Smith ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Gant. |
| 3-1-SDO45 (1Q: 02:43) John Elway pass completed to RB Emmitt Smith for 23 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Todd Shell. Smith gained 24 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO22 (1Q: 02:15) Junior Tautalatasi ran around the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Curtis Greer, assisted by DT Greg Kragen. Key block delivered by Kelly Thomas. |
| 1-8-SDO08 (1Q: 01:31) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-13-SDO13 (1Q: 01:24) Junior Tautalatasi ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Curtis Greer. Key block delivered by Ellison Onizuka. |
| 2-8-SDO08 (1Q: 00:46) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Martin. DT Rich Stachowski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-SDO08 (1Q: 00:40) John Elway pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Denver 13, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 00:40) Extra point by Hank Ilesic was good. Denver 14, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 00:29) Hank Ilesic kicked off 65 yards from the DEN30. Todd Bell returned the ball 41 yards to the SDO46. Tackled by J.T. Smith. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-SDO46 (2Q: 15:00) Barry Sanders ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Tippett, assisted by ILB Pat Swilling. |
| 2-10-SDO46 (2Q: 14:32) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Danny Peebles for 24 yards. Tackled by S Thomas Everett. Peebles gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN30 (2Q: 13:44) DJ Dozier ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jon Hand, assisted by S Thomas Everett. |
| 2-10-DEN30 (2Q: 13:07) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to TE Tim Wrightman for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Swilling. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wrightman gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN18 (2Q: 12:20) DJ Dozier ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jon Hand. |
| 2-6-DEN14 (2Q: 11:40) Anthony Toney ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Swilling. |
| 3-4-DEN12 (2Q: 11:03) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Anthony Miller for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Denver 14, San Diego 6 |
| (2Q: 11:03) Extra point by John Carney was good. Denver 14, San Diego 7 |
| (2Q: 10:53) John Carney kicked off 73 yards from the SDO30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 10:53) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Colin Powell. Key block delivered by Ellison Onizuka. |
| 2-4-DEN26 (2Q: 10:29) John Elway pass completed to TE Ken Griffey for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Sutton, assisted by CB Maurice Hurst. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (2Q: 09:52) Emmitt Smith ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by CB Ken Gant. Key block delivered by Joe Milinchik. |
| 2-3-DEN44 (2Q: 09:17) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. DE Jethro Franklin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-DEN44 (2Q: 09:09) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Frank Thomas. DE Colin Powell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-DEN44 (2Q: 09:02) Harry Newsome punted 51 yards. The ball was downed at the SDO05. |
| 1-10-SDO05 (2Q: 08:54) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Young for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Tippett. Young gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO18 (2Q: 08:07) DJ Dozier ran inside the right guard for 56 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Meads. Key block delivered by Michael Durrette. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (2Q: 07:31) Barry Sanders ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. Key block delivered by Brett Miller. |
| 2-3-DEN19 (2Q: 06:56) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Anthony Miller for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Swilling. Miller gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN10 (2Q: 06:32) Barry Sanders ran inside the left guard for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Anthony Toney. San Diego's Steve Jordan was hurt on the play. Denver 14, San Diego 13 |
| (2Q: 06:32) Extra point by John Carney was good. Denver 14, San Diego 14 |
| (2Q: 06:25) John Carney kicked off 70 yards from the SDO30. J.T. Smith returned the ball 32 yards to the DEN32. Tackled by Butch Rolle. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (2Q: 05:54) Emmitt Smith ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ervin Randle, assisted by OLB Todd Shell. |
| 2-14-DEN28 (2Q: 05:20) Emmitt Smith ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph. |
| 3-10-DEN32 (2Q: 04:34) John Elway pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO47 (2Q: 04:01) John Elway sacked by ILB Ervin Randle and DT Ramsey Dardar for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Joe Milinchik. |
| 2-17-DEN46 (2Q: 03:42) John Elway pass completed to WR Johnny Johnson for 9 yards. Tackled by S Mark Jerue. |
| 3-8-SDO45 (2Q: 03:21) John Elway pass was dropped by FB Tom Rathman. |
| 4-8-SDO45 (2Q: 03:14) Harry Newsome punted 39 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the SDO06. |
| 1-10-SDO06 (2Q: 03:07) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to FB Anthony Toney for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Jon Hand. |
| 2-6-SDO10 (2Q: 02:34) Barry Sanders ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Kevin Brooks. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-SDO11 (2Q: 02:00) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-SDO06 (2Q: 02:00) Barry Sanders ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Walton, assisted by ILB Sam Mills. |
| 4-14-SDO02 (2Q: 01:20) Joe Prokop punted 63 yards. J.T. Smith returned the kick 8 yards to the DEN43. Tackled by Tim Wrightman. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (2Q: 01:13) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Martin. DE Colin Powell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN43 (2Q: 01:07) John Elway pass completed to WR Kelvin Martin for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Sutton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SDO44 (2Q: 00:50) John Elway scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Hurst. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-4-SDO38 (2Q: 00:41) John Elway pass completed to RB Junior Tautalatasi for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Hurst, assisted by S Chuck Cecil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Tautalatasi gained 3 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SDO Ricky Reynolds on the SDO26. |
| 1-10-SDO26 (2Q: 00:33) Bartman Bartkowski dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| 2-12-SDO24 (2Q: 00:05) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Reggie Langhorne for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Hank Ilesic kicked off 67 yards from the DEN30. DJ Dozier returned the ball 18 yards to the SDO21. Tackled by J.T. Smith. PENALTY: Denver was called for a Face Mask on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-SDO26 (3Q: 14:38) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Anthony Miller for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. Miller gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO38 (3Q: 14:05) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Danny Peebles for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley, assisted by ILB Sam Mills. |
| 2-8-SDO40 (3Q: 13:20) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. DT Jon Hand hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-SDO40 (3Q: 13:16) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Peebles. OLB Andre Tippett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-SDO40 (3Q: 13:06) Joe Prokop punted 44 yards. J.T. Smith returned the kick 3 yards to the DEN19. Tackled by Tim Wrightman. |
| 1-10-DEN19 (3Q: 12:55) John Elway pass completed to RB Emmitt Smith for -4 yards. Tackled by S Mark Jerue. |
| 2-14-DEN15 (3Q: 12:16) Junior Tautalatasi ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph, assisted by S Mark Jerue. |
| 3-7-DEN22 (3Q: 11:36) Junior Tautalatasi ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Hurst. |
| 4-5-DEN24 (3Q: 10:59) Harry Newsome punted 39 yards. Todd Bell called for a fair catch at the SDO37. |
| 1-10-SDO37 (3Q: 10:50) Barry Sanders ran a trap outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills, assisted by DE Glenn Jacobs. |
| 2-12-SDO35 (3Q: 10:20) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Langhorne. OLB Johnny Meads hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-12-SDO35 (3Q: 10:13) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Reggie Langhorne for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Reuben Hendeson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-4-SDO43 (3Q: 09:29) Joe Prokop punted 39 yards. J.T. Smith called for a fair catch at the DEN18. |
| 1-10-DEN18 (3Q: 09:21) Emmitt Smith ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. |
| 2-8-DEN20 (3Q: 08:50) Emmitt Smith ran a trap outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Rich Stachowski, assisted by S Mark Jerue. |
| 3-10-DEN18 (3Q: 08:29) Emmitt Smith ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph. Key block delivered by Tom Rathman. Rathman ran over Ramsey Dardar to set up the play. |
| 1-10-DEN30 (3Q: 07:54) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Martin. DT Ramsey Dardar hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN30 (3Q: 07:49) Emmitt Smith ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Greg Kragen. |
| 3-7-DEN33 (3Q: 07:25) John Elway pass completed to WR Kelvin Martin for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Hurst. Martin gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (3Q: 06:48) John Elway pass completed to WR Anderson Cooper for 18 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Cooper gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO35 (3Q: 06:03) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn, assisted by S Mark Jerue. |
| 2-6-SDO31 (3Q: 05:39) John Elway pass completed to WR Johnny Johnson for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Sutton, assisted by OLB Bill Romanowski. |
| 3-8-SDO33 (3Q: 05:01) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Johnny Johnson. DT Ramsey Dardar hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-SDO33 (3Q: 04:53) Hank Ilesic attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 17, San Diego 14 |
| (3Q: 04:47) Hank Ilesic kicked off 56 yards from the DEN30. Todd Bell returned the ball 13 yards to the SDO27. Tackled by David Hollis. |
| 1-10-SDO27 (3Q: 04:10) Barry Sanders ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Brooks, assisted by S Alvin Walton. |
| 2-7-SDO30 (3Q: 03:28) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Young for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Winston Moss, assisted by CB David Hollis. Young gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO45 (3Q: 02:44) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Reggie Langhorne for 45 yards. Tackled by CB Mickey Sutton. Langhorne gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN10 (3Q: 02:10) Steve Bartkowski pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Langhorne. |
| 2-10-DEN10 (3Q: 02:06) Steve Bartkowski pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Miller. |
| 3-10-DEN10 (3Q: 01:56) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tim Wrightman. ILB Sam Mills defended the pass. PENALTY: Denver was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 3-5-DEN05 (3Q: 01:48) Gaston Green ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Brooks. |
| 4-6-DEN06 (3Q: 01:20) John Carney attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 17, San Diego 17 |
| (3Q: 01:12) John Carney kicked off 60 yards from the SDO30. Ronnie Harmon returned the ball 24 yards to the DEN34. Tackled by Danny Peebles. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (3Q: 00:41) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Johnny Johnson. OLB Bill Romanowski drove right through Kelly Thomas to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-DEN34 (3Q: 00:35) Emmitt Smith ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski. Key block delivered by Bill Fralic. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-2-DEN42 (4Q: 15:00) Emmitt Smith ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Cecil, assisted by DT Dan Ralph. |
| 4-2-DEN42 (4Q: 14:31) Harry Newsome punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the SDO08. |
| 1-10-SDO08 (4Q: 14:21) Barry Sanders ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jon Hand, assisted by ILB Pat Swilling. |
| 2-6-SDO12 (4Q: 13:49) Barry Sanders ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Glenn Jacobs. |
| 3-1-SDO17 (4Q: 13:07) Barry Sanders ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Johnny Meads. Key block delivered by Brett Miller. |
| 1-10-SDO18 (4Q: 12:39) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Anthony Miller for 3 yards. Tackled by S Thomas Everett. Miller gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-SDO21 (4Q: 12:06) Steve Bartkowski scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Tippett. |
| 3-4-SDO24 (4Q: 11:41) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-SDO19 (4Q: 11:36) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Danny Peebles for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Tippett. Peebles gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO44 (4Q: 11:04) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Young for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Jimmie Jones, assisted by OLB Andre Tippett. Young gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN46 (4Q: 10:21) DJ Dozier ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Tippett, assisted by ILB Sam Mills. |
| 2-10-DEN46 (4Q: 09:47) Bartman Bartkowski sacked by DE Glenn Jacobs for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by James Fitzpatrick. |
| 3-15-SDO49 (4Q: 09:15) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Reggie Langhorne. |
| 4-15-SDO49 (4Q: 09:02) Joe Prokop punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 08:56) John Elway pass completed to TE Ken Griffey for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Reynolds, assisted by S Chuck Cecil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN30 (4Q: 08:11) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Emmitt Smith. DE Curtis Greer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN30 (4Q: 08:01) Emmitt Smith ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Sutton. |
| 3-12-DEN28 (4Q: 07:23) John Elway pass completed to TE Frank Thomas for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski. |
| 4-12-DEN28 (4Q: 06:37) Harry Newsome punted 50 yards. Todd Bell returned the kick 9 yards to the SDO31. Tackled by Jeff Spek. |
| 1-10-SDO31 (4Q: 06:28) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Young for 13 yards. Tackled by CB David Hollis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SDO44 (4Q: 05:48) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Anthony Miller for 6 yards. Tackled by S Thomas Everett. Miller gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-DEN50 (4Q: 05:11) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Reggie Langhorne. |
| 3-4-DEN50 (4Q: 05:04) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Young for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Reuben Hendeson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (4Q: 04:36) Bartman Bartkowski sacked by OLB Johnny Meads for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Bruce Armstrong. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SDO Jesse Sapolu on the DEN44. |
| 2-17-DEN44 (4Q: 04:08) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Miller. DE Aaron Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-17-DEN44 (4Q: 03:58) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Danny Peebles for 8 yards. Tackled by S Myron Guyton. |
| 4-9-DEN36 (4Q: 03:36) John Carney attempted a 53 yard field goal and succeeded. San Diego 20, Denver 17 |
| (4Q: 03:31) John Carney kicked off 65 yards from the SDO30. J.T. Smith returned the ball 20 yards to the DEN25. Tackled by Todd Bell. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (4Q: 03:24) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Griffey. CB Ricky Reynolds defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN25 (4Q: 03:18) John Elway pass completed to TE Frank Thomas for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Reynolds. |
| 3-2-DEN33 (4Q: 03:00) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Junior Tautalatasi. DE Colin Powell drove right through Kelly Thomas to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-2-DEN33 (4Q: 02:53) Harry Newsome punted 57 yards. Todd Bell returned the kick -2 yards to the SDO08. Tackled by Steve Smith. |
| 1-10-SDO08 (4Q: 02:45) Barry Sanders ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Jimmie Jones. Key block delivered by Michael Durrette. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-3-SDO15 (4Q: 02:38) DJ Dozier ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Meads, assisted by ILB Sam Mills. Key block delivered by Jesse Sapolu. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-SDO19 (4Q: 02:29) Barry Sanders ran outside the right tackle for 33 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Walton. Key block delivered by Jesse Sapolu. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN48 (4Q: 02:17) Anthony Toney ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jon Hand, assisted by OLB Johnny Meads. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-DEN46 (4Q: 02:00) Barry Sanders ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Swilling, assisted by DT Jon Hand. |
| 3-3-DEN41 (4Q: 01:15) DJ Dozier ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Walton. Key block delivered by Brett Miller. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (4Q: 00:31) Steve Bartkowski dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: San Diego Chargers 20, Denver Broncos 17 |