Week 8, 2021

played in San Diego, CA

61 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Denver Broncos	14	3	0	10	-	27
San Diego Chargers	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:36 DEN - Jonathan Jobb 13 pass from Matt Ryan (Al Cayen extra point)
1Q: 05:12 DEN - Clay Emerson 6 pass from Matt Ryan (Al Cayen extra point)
2Q: 12:22 DEN - Al Cayen 18 field goal
4Q: 12:48 DEN - Al Cayen 48 field goal
4Q: 09:37 SDO - Chandler Catanzaro 41 field goal
4Q: 02:23 DEN - Dave Naughton 10 run (Al Cayen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:36 DEN - Jonathan Jobb 13 pass from Matt Ryan (Al Cayen extra point)
1Q: 05:12 DEN - Clay Emerson 6 pass from Matt Ryan (Al Cayen extra point)
2Q: 12:22 DEN - Al Cayen 18 field goal
4Q: 12:48 DEN - Al Cayen 48 field goal
4Q: 09:37 SDO - Chandler Catanzaro 41 field goal
4Q: 02:23 DEN - Dave Naughton 10 run (Al Cayen extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 6-1 2-5
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 363 226
- Offensive Plays 68 61
- Yards per Play 5.34 3.70
Net Rushing Yards 89 119
- Rushing Attempts 30 19
- Yards per Rush 2.97 6.26
Net Passing Yards 274 107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 1 35 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 294 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/20 7/32
- Yards per Pass Play 7.21 2.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/20 6/52
Punt Returns/Yards 4/55 4/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 3/105
Interception Ret./Yards 3/28 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:09 25:51

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	6-1	2-5
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	363	226
- Offensive Plays	68	61
- Yards per Play	5.34	3.70
Net Rushing Yards	89	119
- Rushing Attempts	30	19
- Yards per Rush	2.97	6.26
Net Passing Yards	274	107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 1	35 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	294	139
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/20	7/32
- Yards per Pass Play	7.21	2.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/20	6/52
Punt Returns/Yards	4/55	4/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	3/105
Interception Ret./Yards	3/28	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:09	25:51

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:30	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
1	8:55	3:51	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	2:28	5:12	OWN 25	10	74	Field Goal
2	7:35	2:42	OWN 14	5	20	Punt
2	3:52	1:27	OWN 44	6	52	Interception
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 47	2	19	Missed FG
3	11:52	2:45	OWN 8	7	33	Punt
3	7:26	1:03	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
3	4:56	2:40	OWN 30	6	20	Punt
4	14:02	1:22	OPP 37	3	6	Field Goal
4	9:31	1:47	OWN 25	3	-16	Punt
4	6:45	2:23	OPP 33	3	4	Missed FG
4	3:48	1:35	OPP 36	5	36	Touchdown
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 48	3	2	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:30	2:35	OPP 44	3	-10	Punt
1	5:04	2:36	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
2	12:16	4:41	OWN 22	11	56	Interception
2	4:53	1:01	OWN 22	3	-7	Punt
2	2:25	1:50	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 4	6	41	Punt
3	9:07	1:41	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	6:23	1:27	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
3	2:16	3:14	OWN 9	6	38	Interception
4	12:40	3:09	OWN 25	7	51	Field Goal
4	7:44	0:59	OWN 38	4	-5	Downs
4	4:22	0:34	OWN 36	4	0	Downs
4	2:13	0:24	OWN 34	2	12	Interception

Game MVP: Scott McNeil, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Alvin Sullivan	19	71	3.74	18	2	0
RB Jon Brown	7	6	0.86	10	1	0
RB Dave Naughton	2	7	3.50	10	1	1
QB Matt Ryan	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Jonathan Jobb	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB David Johnson	9	86	9.56	24	4
RB Manuel Turnbull	7	22	3.14	15	2
QB Colton Eliopoulos	2	8	4.00	5	0
RB Ray Gilmore	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	36	23	294	2/20	2	49	1	96.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colton Eliopoulos	23	9	78	3/11	0	25	2	12.6
Horace Kelley	12	8	61	4/21	0	21	1	44.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demaryius Thomas	7	12	85	12.14	25	23	0
TE Keegan Keith	5	7	106	21.20	42	49	0
WR Jonathan Jobb	5	11	75	15.00	38	21	1
WR Clay Emerson	3	3	10	3.33	1	7	1
RB Alvin Sullivan	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Terrence Parrish	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Alfredo Terry	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Vernon Meusey	7	15	49	7.00	27	25
WR Rodolfo Kiesling	5	6	43	8.60	3	14
WR Travis Benjamin	4	4	26	6.50	9	12
WR Brandin Cooks	1	7	21	21.00	3	21
RB David Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Donny O'Neill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Renaldo Whittington	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Matt Elam	1	28	28.00
CB Wendell Roehl	1	0	0.00
S Leroy Ulrich	1	0	0.00

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB David Amerson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kelvin Cooley	6	290	48.3	42.3	61	4

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trenton Morton	7	331	47.3	36.6	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Al Cayen	2/4	1/3	0/1	48	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chandler Catanzaro	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Vieane	4	55	13.8	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Davidson	4	36	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wendell Roehl	1	30	30.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Namath	3	105	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Shaner	6	1	0.0	13	26
DE Scott McNeil	5	2	3.0	14	25
CB Les Benson	5	0	1.0	17	40
OLB Von Miller	5	1	0.0	18	40
CB Wendell Roehl	5	0	0.0	17	30
S T.J. Ward	4	0	0.0	17	41
S Tashaun Gipson	4	0	0.0	18	29
OLB Billy Kok	2	0	0.0	4	17
OLB Shane Ray	1	1	1.5	7	19
DT Denzel McCormick	1	3	0.5	16	40
DE Neil Simmons	1	1	0.5	13	23
DE Rich Rosado	1	0	0.5	2	11
CB Shawn Matibag	1	1	0.0	17	37
DT Gage Garza	1	1	0.0	11	31
QB Matt Ryan	1	0	---	---	---

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Miles McKenzie	8	1	0.0	30	38
DT Geoff Steinhorst	6	2	0.0	24	29
ILB Manti Te'o	5	3	0.0	25	30
OLB Kyle Emanuel	4	2	1.0	16	23
ILB Dan Derosa	4	2	0.0	14	23
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	4	0	0.0	19	23
OLB Lamarr Houston	3	1	0.0	26	30
S Ezra Fredrickson	3	0	0.0	29	37
CB Dashawn Alcott	3	0	0.0	25	33
DT Alex Reidl	2	0	1.0	8	9
CB David Amerson	2	3	0.0	30	38
CB Chance Wooden	2	1	0.0	15	12
DE Norman Ballard	2	0	0.0	20	26
DE Kai Grant	2	0	0.0	14	22
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	---	---	---
TE Vernon Meusey	1	0	---	---	---
T Ray Hammond	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jonathan Reese	0	1	0.0	23	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Scott McNeil	3.0	2	0	25
OLB Shane Ray	1.5	1	1	19
CB Les Benson	1.0	0	0	40
DE Rich Rosado	0.5	2	0	11
DE Neil Simmons	0.5	1	0	23
DT Denzel McCormick	0.5	0	0	40
DT Gage Garza	0.0	1	0	31

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Kyle Emanuel	1.0	0	0	23
DT Alex Reidl	1.0	0	0	9
DT Geoff Steinhorst	0.0	1	0	29
OLB Lamarr Houston	0.0	0	1	30
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	0.0	0	1	23
DE Norman Ballard	0.0	0	1	26
S Ezra Fredrickson	0.0	0	1	37
DE Kai Grant	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB John Shaner	4	0	0	26
S Tashaun Gipson	3	0	0	29
S T.J. Ward	2	0	0	41
OLB Von Miller	2	0	0	40
OLB Billy Kok	2	0	0	17
CB Les Benson	2	0	0	40
CB Shawn Matibag	1	1	0	37
CB Wendell Roehl	1	0	1	30
S Matt Elam	0	0	1	14
S Leroy Ulrich	0	0	1	2

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dashawn Alcott	4	0	0	33
S Miles McKenzie	3	1	0	38
CB David Amerson	3	0	1	38
ILB Dan Derosa	3	0	0	23
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	2	1	0	23
OLB Kyle Emanuel	2	0	0	23
DT Geoff Steinhorst	2	0	0	29
OLB Lamarr Houston	1	0	0	30
ILB Manti Te'o	1	0	0	30
S Ezra Fredrickson	1	0	0	37
CB Chance Wooden	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Stanley Tubbs	3	5	30	2	38
C Jesse Vickrey	2	7	30	0	38
T Liam Luchene	2	6	27	0	38
G Peter DeMoen	2	5	30	0	38
G Vincent Arnold	1	4	30	0	38
G Aiden Branch	0	1	3	0	0
TE Alfredo Terry	0	1	4	0	1

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ray Hammond	3	6	19	1	42
G Michael Morris	3	4	19	2	42
G Bobby Whitfield	1	2	19	2	42
T Camden Hampton	1	1	19	2	42
C Leland Sinclair	0	4	15	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Vieane	3	25
Alvin Sullivan	1	18
Matt Elam	1	16
Jonathan Jobb	1	12
Liam Luchene	1	9

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Meusey	3	22
Manuel Turnbull	1	16
Renaldo Whittington	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Jonathan Jobb	30	37	---	---	12	79
T Stanley Tubbs	30	38	---	---	10	78
G Peter DeMoen	30	38	---	---	10	78
G Vincent Arnold	30	38	---	---	10	78
T Liam Luchene	27	38	---	---	9	74
QB Matt Ryan	30	38	---	---	---	68
C Jesse Vickrey	30	38	---	---	---	68
TE Keegan Keith	29	35	---	---	1	65
CB Shawn Matibag	---	---	17	37	10	64
WR Demaryius Thomas	25	37	---	---	---	62
RB Alvin Sullivan	20	22	---	---	18	60
CB Wendell Roehl	---	---	17	30	13	60
S T.J. Ward	---	---	17	41	1	59
OLB Von Miller	---	---	18	40	1	59
CB Les Benson	---	---	17	40	1	58
DT Denzel McCormick	---	---	16	40	1	57
WR Clay Emerson	20	20	---	---	15	55
ILB John Shaner	---	---	13	26	9	48
S Tashaun Gipson	---	---	18	29	---	47
DE Scott McNeil	---	---	14	25	7	46
DE Neil Simmons	---	---	13	23	7	43
OLB Billy Kok	---	---	4	17	22	43
DT Gage Garza	---	---	11	31	---	42
S Matt Elam	---	---	3	14	16	33
TE Elliot Jeffries	3	8	---	---	19	30
TE Alfredo Terry	4	1	---	---	24	29
OLB Shane Ray	---	---	7	19	1	27
CB Bryce Callahan	---	---	5	17	3	25
WR Shaun Vieane	0	0	---	---	25	25
DE Malik Jackson	---	---	9	13	1	23
TE Terrence Parrish	9	14	---	---	---	23
RB Jon Brown	7	8	---	---	---	15
DE Rich Rosado	---	---	2	11	1	14
RB Dave Naughton	3	8	---	---	---	11
P Kelvin Cooley	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Al Cayen	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Elijah Hamilton	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Dylan Sellers	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Daniel Wilson	---	---	3	4	---	7
DT Luke Castillo	---	---	4	3	---	7
G Aiden Branch	3	0	---	---	1	4
S Leroy Ulrich	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Salvatore Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Greg Culjat	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Gustavo Manson	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Grady Grisso	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Ezra Fredrickson	---	---	29	37	18	84
S Miles McKenzie	---	---	30	38	16	84
TE Vernon Meusey	16	40	---	---	22	78
CB David Amerson	---	---	30	38	4	72
T Camden Hampton	19	42	---	---	10	71
G Michael Morris	19	42	---	---	8	69
T Ray Hammond	19	42	---	---	8	69
G Bobby Whitfield	19	42	---	---	8	69
WR Rodolfo Kiesling	19	42	---	---	7	68
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	---	---	19	23	24	66
WR Brandin Cooks	16	32	---	---	15	63
CB Dashawn Alcott	---	---	25	33	4	62
OLB Lamarr Houston	---	---	26	30	2	58
WR Travis Benjamin	18	39	---	---	---	57
ILB Manti Te'o	---	---	25	30	2	57
DE Norman Ballard	---	---	20	26	9	55
DT Geoff Steinhorst	---	---	24	29	1	54
DE Jonathan Reese	---	---	23	28	2	53
ILB Dan Derosa	---	---	14	23	15	52
C Leland Sinclair	15	26	---	---	7	48
RB Manuel Turnbull	9	19	---	---	16	44
OLB Kyle Emanuel	---	---	16	23	3	42
QB Colton Eliopoulos	14	26	---	---	---	40
DE Kai Grant	---	---	14	22	3	39
RB David Johnson	9	23	---	---	---	32
CB Chance Wooden	---	---	15	12	1	28
DT Alex Reidl	---	---	8	9	9	26
QB Horace Kelley	5	16	---	---	---	21
FB Rex Michalewicz	1	4	---	---	15	20
S Alonzo Strunk	---	---	7	11	2	20
G J.C. Hawkins	4	16	---	---	---	20
TE Renaldo Whittington	3	7	---	---	9	19
CB Les Namath	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Donny O'Neill	2	3	---	---	7	12
C Chase Backer	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Trenton Morton	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Jason Verrett	---	---	1	6	---	7
RB Bryant Davidson	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Chandler Catanzaro	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Thomas Franklin	---	---	2	0	---	2
TE Edward Graber	1	1	---	---	---	2
DT Jonathan Palmer	---	---	1	0	---	1
RB Ray Gilmore	1	0	---	---	---	1
ILB Chuck Wilkerson	---	---	1	0	---	1
WR Artie Reid	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Rick Badley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	17	1.7
Middle	10	47	4.7
Right	9	26	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	25	12.5
Middle	10	21	2.1
Right	7	73	10.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	36	23	4	2	2	2	5	0	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colton Eliopoulos	23	9	1	3	2	1	6	1	2
Horace Kelley	12	8	1	2	0	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	126	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	117	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	60	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	46	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	12	7	2	85	1	37
WR Jonathan Jobb	11	5	0	75	1	37
TE Keegan Keith	7	5	0	106	2	35
WR Clay Emerson	3	3	0	10	0	20
RB Alvin Sullivan	1	1	0	0	0	22
TE Terrence Parrish	1	1	0	12	0	14
TE Alfredo Terry	1	1	0	6	0	1

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Vernon Meusey	15	7	1	49	1	40
WR Brandin Cooks	7	1	0	21	1	32
WR Rodolfo Kiesling	6	5	1	43	0	42
WR Travis Benjamin	4	4	0	26	0	39
RB David Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	23
WR Donny O'Neill	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Renaldo Whittington	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alvin Sullivan	4	1	0.25	3.74
RB Jon Brown	4	9	2.25	0.86
RB Dave Naughton	1	10	10.00	3.50
WR Jonathan Jobb	1	6	6.00	6.00

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	5	4	37	7.40	8.17

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonathan Jobb	2	1	13	6.50	6.82
WR Clay Emerson	1	1	6	6.00	3.33
TE Keegan Keith	1	1	6	6.00	15.14
TE Terrence Parrish	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dave Naughton	2	1
QB Matt Ryan	1	0
RB Alvin Sullivan	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
QB Colton Eliopoulos	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	7	3	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colton Eliopoulos	6	1	0
Horace Kelley	3	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	1	0
TE Keegan Keith	2	1	0
WR Jonathan Jobb	2	0	0
WR Clay Emerson	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandin Cooks	3	0	0
WR Rodolfo Kiesling	3	3	2
TE Vernon Meusey	2	1	0
TE Renaldo Whittington	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,700 (70,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,900)
End Zone 13,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine 8,400 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,900)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,700 (70,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,900)
End Zone	13,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine	8,400 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,900)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)