Week 1, 2010

played in San Diego, CA

67 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	3	0	0	-	6
San Diego Chargers	0	0	9	10	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:18 DEN - Broderick Bronson 32 field goal
2Q: 08:09 DEN - Broderick Bronson 18 field goal
3Q: 09:40 SDO - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 07:21 SDO - Antonio Gates 12 pass from Brian Griese (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 09:11 SDO - Bart Meadows 6 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 02:32 SDO - Nate Kaeding 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:18 DEN - Broderick Bronson 32 field goal
2Q: 08:09 DEN - Broderick Bronson 18 field goal
3Q: 09:40 SDO - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 07:21 SDO - Antonio Gates 12 pass from Brian Griese (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 09:11 SDO - Bart Meadows 6 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 02:32 SDO - Nate Kaeding 25 field goal

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 235 258
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards per Play 3.62 4.03
Net Rushing Yards 63 156
- Rushing Attempts 20 35
- Yards per Rush 3.15 4.46
Net Passing Yards 172 102
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 18 - 0 26 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 188 120
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 3.82 3.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/83 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 5/33
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 37
Time of Possession 29:03 30:57

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	235	258
- Offensive Plays	65	64
- Yards per Play	3.62	4.03
Net Rushing Yards	63	156
- Rushing Attempts	20	35
- Yards per Rush	3.15	4.46
Net Passing Yards	172	102
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 18 - 0	26 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	188	120
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	3.82	3.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/83	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	5/33
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 37
Time of Possession	29:03	30:57

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:57	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
1	13:15	6:03	OWN 36	10	49	Field Goal
1	5:06	1:14	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
1	0:51	7:49	OWN 20	15	79	Field Goal
2	4:41	2:04	OWN 11	6	21	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	1	10	Half
3	10:07	0:33	OWN 3	2	-9	Safety
3	7:14	1:49	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
3	2:42	0:41	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	1:35	2:19	OWN 7	6	4	Punt
4	9:04	3:15	OWN 20	8	7	Downs
4	2:24	0:43	OWN 25	4	5	Downs
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 40	2	26	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:03	0:48	OWN 36	3	-6	Punt
1	7:12	2:06	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
1	3:52	3:01	OWN 42	6	20	Punt
2	8:02	3:21	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	2:37	2:04	OWN 43	6	12	Punt
3	15:00	4:53	OWN 14	8	46	Punt
3	9:34	2:20	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
3	5:25	2:43	OWN 15	5	13	Punt
3	2:01	0:26	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
4	14:16	5:12	OWN 35	12	65	Touchdown
4	5:49	3:25	OPP 27	5	19	Field Goal
4	1:41	1:15	OPP 30	3	-3	Missed FG

Game MVP: Brian Griese, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Brown	9	1	0.11	3	0
Lorenzo Booker	5	27	5.40	11	1
Jay Cutler	4	30	7.50	9	0
Kyle Johnson	2	5	2.50	4	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bart Meadows	21	77	3.67	12	2	1
Keith McDaniel	13	74	5.69	20	3	0
Brian Griese	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	42	18	188	3/16	0	25	0	56.4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	26	15	120	3/18	1	25	0	82.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ashley Lelie	7	9	67	9.57	2	11
WR Brandon Marshall	4	7	59	14.75	9	25
RB Chris Brown	3	4	25	8.33	2	12
WR Andre Johnson	2	13	18	9.00	0	13
WR Miles Austin	1	7	20	20.00	4	20
TE Wes Bauer	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Tony Scheffler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Samie Parker	5	6	48	9.60	14	25	0
WR Eric Parker	3	4	16	5.33	0	9	0
TE Antonio Gates	3	7	38	12.67	20	14	1
RB Keith McDaniel	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
TE Zach Miller	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Tyrus Washington	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Antwaan Randle El	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
D.J. Alcott	6	286	47.7	42.2	58	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Scifres	8	342	42.8	37.4	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Bronson	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	1/2	0/1	0/1	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Green	1	3	3.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Brummitt	5	33	6.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Tucker	3	69	23.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon McCree	1	19	19.0	0
Rondell Brummitt	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donovin Darius	10	0	0.0	32	29
DT Albert Haynesworth	6	3	2.0	33	29
OLB Ian Gold	5	1	0.0	34	28
DE Isaac Maloney	5	1	0.0	34	27
DE Moe Bradford	4	3	1.0	34	29
OLB D.J. Williams	3	2	0.0	16	10
CB Donny Mroz	3	2	0.0	29	23
ILB Al Wilson	3	0	0.0	32	28
S Brandon Meriweather	3	0	0.0	24	24
CB Darrent Williams	2	2	0.0	33	27
CB Jeremy Tanner	2	0	0.0	14	12
CB Sean Green	1	1	0.0	19	17
ILB Patrick Willis	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Leroy Lindsay	1	0	0.0	19	17
S Jack Bullock	1	0	0.0	6	4
DE Roosevelt Morton	0	1	0.0	1	2

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Antonio Cromartie	6	1	0.0	18	45
ILB Jamar Williams	5	0	1.0	15	39
OLB Takeo Spikes	5	1	0.0	15	31
DT Preston McDonald	4	1	1.0	19	44
CB Will Poole	3	1	0.0	13	39
OLB Shawne Merriman	3	0	0.0	18	43
DE Luis Castillo	2	2	1.0	18	44
ILB Raonall Smith	2	2	0.0	9	11
S Bhawoh Jue	2	1	0.0	7	11
S Marlon McCree	2	1	0.0	13	45
ILB Tim Dobbins	2	0	0.0	5	6
CB Rondell Brummitt	1	3	0.0	16	38
S Terrence Kiel	1	1	0.0	4	7
CB Quentin Jammer	1	0	0.0	6	31
ILB Ben Taylor	1	0	0.0	7	3
CB Adam Jones	1	0	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Albert Haynesworth	2.0	0	0	29
DE Moe Bradford	1.0	1	0	29
DE Isaac Maloney	0.0	2	1	27

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Luis Castillo	1.0	0	2	0	44
DT Preston McDonald	1.0	0	2	0	44
ILB Jamar Williams	1.0	0	0	1	39
OLB Shawne Merriman	0.0	1	2	0	43
OLB Takeo Spikes	0.0	1	1	0	31
DE Charles Grant	0.0	0	1	0	37
OLB Frank Buchanan	0.0	0	1	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	3	1	28
CB Darrent Williams	2	1	27
OLB D.J. Williams	2	0	10
CB Donny Mroz	2	0	23
S Donovin Darius	1	0	29
ILB Al Wilson	1	0	28
CB Jeremy Tanner	1	0	12
ILB Patrick Willis	1	0	2
S Brandon Meriweather	1	0	24
CB Sean Green	1	0	17

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Antonio Cromartie	5	2	45
CB Will Poole	3	2	39
OLB Shawne Merriman	2	1	43
S Marlon McCree	1	2	45
CB Quentin Jammer	1	1	31
S Terrence Kiel	1	1	7
ILB Jamar Williams	1	1	39
OLB Takeo Spikes	1	0	31
S Bhawoh Jue	1	0	11
ILB Tim Dobbins	1	0	6
CB Rondell Brummitt	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zack Cato	2	3	5	0	14
George Foster	1	3	16	0	35
Jason Brown	1	3	19	0	37
Kyle Johnson	1	1	16	0	14
Ralph Vidal	1	1	15	0	31
Ike Branton	0	3	12	2	39
Matt Lepsis	0	1	17	1	37
Larry Reid	0	1	3	0	8

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Hardwick	3	8	0	29	0	28
Tre' Stallings	2	3	1	30	2	26
Oscar Hudson	2	3	0	10	0	11
Antonio Gates	2	2	0	33	0	21
Junior Brownlee	1	7	0	31	1	25
Warren Sweeney	1	3	0	30	0	19
Tyrus Washington	1	2	0	20	0	11
Marcus McNeill	0	4	0	30	0	28
Zach Miller	0	1	0	8	0	5
Nicky Cox	0	1	0	6	0	1

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Brown	3	16
Jack Bullock	1	15
Al Wilson	1	13
Jason Brown	1	6
Donovin Darius	1	4
Jeremy Tanner	0	23
Rufus Sanders	0	19
Miles Austin	0	16
Steven Conley	0	16
Kyle Johnson	0	14
Wes Bauer	0	13
Ashley Lelie	0	10
Spencer Sims	0	10
Ben Hamilton	0	8
Tony Scheffler	0	8
Lawrence Bui	0	8
D.J. Alcott	0	8
Zack Cato	0	8
Patrick Willis	0	7
Bart Tucker	0	7
Leroy Lindsay	0	7
Ralph Vidal	0	6
Broderick Bronson	0	6
Sean Green	0	6
Ian Gold	0	4
Andre Johnson	0	4
Darrent Williams	0	3
Brandon Meriweather	0	3
Bernard Strother	0	3
Donny Mroz	0	3
Jared Clauss	0	2
Larry Reid	0	2
Sammy Reid	0	2
Isaac Maloney	0	2
Moe Bradford	0	2
Albert Haynesworth	0	1
D.J. Williams	0	1

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Lloyd	2	18
Ben Taylor	1	16
Adam Jones	1	14
Keith McDaniel	0	24
Zach Miller	0	17
Tyrus Washington	0	16
Rondell Brummitt	0	15
Antwaan Randle El	0	14
Brandon Manumaleuna	0	13
Brian Toal	0	13
Mike Scifres	0	10
Shane Olivea	0	10
Oscar Hudson	0	10
Tre' Stallings	0	9
Raonall Smith	0	8
Nicky Cox	0	8
Preston McDonald	0	8
Carlton Carlisle	0	7
Frank Buchanan	0	7
Marlon McCree	0	6
Nate Kaeding	0	6
Nick Hardwick	0	5
Antonio Cromartie	0	5
Maurice Stovall	0	5
Tim Dobbins	0	4
Jamar Williams	0	3
Gerald Middleton	0	3
Takeo Spikes	0	2
Luis Castillo	0	2
Shawne Merriman	0	2
Will Poole	0	2
Bhawoh Jue	0	1
Charles Grant	0	1
Quentin Jammer	0	1
Antonio Gates	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	0	0.0
Middle	11	55	5.0
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	51	5.1
Middle	15	59	3.9
Right	10	46	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	42	18	2	1	2	10	9	1	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	26	15	1	2	4	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	2	15	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	13	144	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	25	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	58	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	50	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	13	2	2	18	0	41
WR Ashley Lelie	9	7	0	67	0	34
WR Miles Austin	7	1	0	20	1	23
WR Brandon Marshall	7	4	0	59	1	28
RB Chris Brown	4	3	0	25	0	28
TE Tony Scheffler	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Wes Bauer	1	1	0	-1	0	26

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Antonio Gates	7	3	1	38	0	21
WR Samie Parker	6	5	0	48	1	24
WR Eric Parker	4	3	0	16	0	8
WR Antwaan Randle El	4	0	2	0	0	21
RB Keith McDaniel	3	2	1	10	0	15
TE Zach Miller	1	1	0	6	0	5
FB Tyrus Washington	1	1	0	2	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Brown	3	3	1.00	0.11
Kyle Johnson	2	5	2.50	2.50

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Keith McDaniel	3	6	2.00	5.69
Bart Meadows	3	13	4.33	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	3	1	10	3.33	4.48

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	3	17	5.67	4.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	10	10.00	7.44
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	1.38
WR Brandon Marshall	1	0	0	0.00	8.43

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Antonio Gates	1	1	12	12.00	5.43
WR Samie Parker	1	1	3	3.00	8.00
FB Tyrus Washington	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Kyle Johnson	2	1
Jay Cutler	1	1
Lorenzo Booker	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Keith McDaniel	4	1
Bart Meadows	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	9	3	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ashley Lelie	3	2	1
WR Andre Johnson	3	1	0
WR Miles Austin	2	0	0
WR Brandon Marshall	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samie Parker	3	3	2
RB Keith McDaniel	2	1	1
WR Eric Parker	1	1	1
WR Antwaan Randle El	1	0	0
TE Antonio Gates	1	0	0
TE Zach Miller	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,800 (71,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (21,900)
End Zone 10,900 (15,800)
Mezzanine 6,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (14,000)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,800 (71,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (21,900)
End Zone	10,900 (15,800)
Mezzanine	6,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (14,000)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,800)