Week 15, 2021

played in Denver, CO

28 degrees, fair, 21 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	7	7	0	-	14
Denver Broncos	0	10	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:23 DEN - Jonathan Jobb 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Al Cayen extra point)
2Q: 04:52 DEN - Al Cayen 35 field goal
2Q: 03:02 SDO - Rodolfo Kiesling 25 pass from Horace Kelley (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
3Q: 07:03 SDO - Vernon Meusey 1 pass from Horace Kelley (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
4Q: 02:57 DEN - Clay Emerson 25 pass from Matt Ryan (Al Cayen extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:23 DEN - Jonathan Jobb 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Al Cayen extra point)
2Q: 04:52 DEN - Al Cayen 35 field goal
2Q: 03:02 SDO - Rodolfo Kiesling 25 pass from Horace Kelley (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
3Q: 07:03 SDO - Vernon Meusey 1 pass from Horace Kelley (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
4Q: 02:57 DEN - Clay Emerson 25 pass from Matt Ryan (Al Cayen extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 5-9 11-3
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 246 294
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 4.17 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 97 62
- Rushing Attempts 22 22
- Yards per Rush 4.41 2.82
Net Passing Yards 149 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 1 45 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 178 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 4/38
- Yards per Pass Play 4.03 4.73
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 12.3 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/50 10/67
Punt Returns/Yards 4/49 4/34
Kick Returns/Yards 1/32 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/44 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:32 30:28

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	5-9	11-3
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	246	294
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	4.17	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	97	62
- Rushing Attempts	22	22
- Yards per Rush	4.41	2.82
Net Passing Yards	149	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 1	45 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	178	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	4/38
- Yards per Pass Play	4.03	4.73
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	12.3	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/50	10/67
Punt Returns/Yards	4/49	4/34
Kick Returns/Yards	1/32	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/44	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:32	30:28

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:24	OWN 13	6	23	Punt
1	7:42	1:24	OWN 42	3	-12	Punt
1	3:42	3:08	OWN 18	6	42	Fumble
2	14:43	0:20	OWN 25	1	-10	Interception
2	14:16	2:52	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
2	4:47	1:58	50	4	50	Touchdown
2	1:20	1:04	OWN 6	3	-2	Punt
3	12:02	5:06	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
3	6:35	2:09	OWN 41	5	3	Punt
3	0:42	0:57	OPP 43	3	5	Missed FG
4	12:16	4:27	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
4	6:49	0:52	OWN 47	2	3	Fumble
4	2:47	0:57	OWN 25	3	6	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:36	2:54	OWN 8	7	18	Punt
1	6:18	2:36	OWN 36	4	5	Punt
1	0:34	0:51	OWN 40	2	-7	Punt
2	14:23	0:07	OPP 7	1	7	Touchdown
2	11:24	6:37	OWN 15	12	67	Field Goal
2	2:49	1:29	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 39	3	-6	Half
3	15:00	2:58	OWN 12	7	51	Downs
3	6:56	0:21	OWN 25	2	-5	Interception
3	4:26	3:44	OWN 29	7	47	Interception
4	14:45	2:29	OWN 45	4	19	Punt
4	7:49	1:00	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	5:57	3:10	50	8	50	Touchdown
4	1:50	0:43	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
4	1:07	1:07	OPP 26	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Neil Simmons, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ameer Abdullah	10	30	3.00	14	2
RB Manuel Turnbull	8	37	4.63	13	2
QB Horace Kelley	4	30	7.50	12	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Darrell Stazer	17	63	3.71	14	2
RB Dave Naughton	4	1	0.25	5	0
QB Matt Ryan	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Kelley	32	23	178	5/29	2	25	1	93.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	45	25	270	4/38	2	33	2	69.7

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandin Cooks	7	8	14	2.00	0	11	0
TE Vernon Meusey	5	9	36	7.20	11	12	1
WR Rodolfo Kiesling	3	3	54	18.00	10	25	1
WR Travis Benjamin	2	2	19	9.50	0	14	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	3	24	12.00	8	18	0
TE Edward Knight	2	3	13	6.50	1	10	0
RB Manuel Turnbull	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Donny O'Neill	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demaryius Thomas	7	10	95	13.57	36	27	0
TE Terrence Parrish	7	15	44	6.29	8	19	0
WR Clay Emerson	5	7	53	10.60	19	25	1
WR Jonathan Jobb	5	9	70	14.00	6	33	1
RB Darrell Stazer	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Alfredo Terry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Manti Te'o	1	1	1.00	0
S Leroy Schneider	1	43	43.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tashaun Gipson	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov
RB Manuel Turnbull	2	0
RB David Johnson	1	0
QB Horace Kelley	1	0
WR Brandin Cooks	0	1

Denver	Recov	Force
DT Denzel McCormick	1	0
TE Elliot Jeffries	1	0
DT Gage Garza	1	0
S Tashaun Gipson	0	1
CB Chris Harris	0	1
CB Bradley Roby	0	1
CB Wendell Roehl	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trenton Morton	7	305	43.6	38.7	57	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kelvin Cooley	7	315	45.0	35.1	52	4

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chandler Catanzaro	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Al Cayen	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Johnson	4	49	12.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Vieane	4	34	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Johnson	1	32	32.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Miles McKenzie	9	4	0.0	20	47
S Leroy Schneider	8	4	0.0	22	49
OLB Thomas Franklin	5	2	1.0	20	48
ILB Manti Te'o	5	3	0.0	20	35
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	4	0	1.0	15	39
CB Hector Pianko	4	0	0.0	19	35
CB Ashton Calderon	3	1	0.0	21	48
DE Jonathan Reese	2	0	0.0	14	24
DT Jonathan Palmer	1	0	1.0	8	22
ILB Dan Derosa	1	0	1.0	11	25
DT Alex Reidl	1	1	0.0	15	29
WR Travis Benjamin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Norman Ballard	1	0	0.0	10	28
DE Kai Grant	1	0	0.0	17	42
OLB Lewis Howen	1	0	0.0	10	13
ILB Chuck Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Raul Baker	1	0	0.0	4	14

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tashaun Gipson	6	2	0.0	22	36
CB Chris Harris	6	0	0.0	22	37
ILB John Shaner	6	0	0.0	16	26
DE Scott McNeil	4	0	1.0	17	26
CB Wendell Roehl	4	2	0.0	20	35
S Matt Elam	4	1	0.0	7	13
CB Bradley Roby	4	1	0.0	20	37
DE Neil Simmons	3	0	2.5	16	25
DT Gage Garza	3	0	0.0	18	28
CB Shawn Matibag	2	0	0.0	15	21
DE Rich Rosado	1	1	1.5	5	13
OLB Von Miller	1	0	0.0	21	35
OLB Shane Ray	1	0	0.0	3	1
DT Denzel McCormick	1	0	0.0	19	34
WR Clay Emerson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jonathan Jobb	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Gustavo Manson	1	0	0.0	3	10

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jonathan Palmer	1.0	1	1	22
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	1.0	0	1	39
OLB Thomas Franklin	1.0	0	0	48
ILB Dan Derosa	1.0	0	0	25
DE Jonathan Reese	0.0	1	3	24
DE Kai Grant	0.0	1	1	42
DE Norman Ballard	0.0	0	3	28
ILB Manti Te'o	0.0	0	1	35

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Neil Simmons	2.5	0	0	25
DE Rich Rosado	1.5	0	1	13
DE Scott McNeil	1.0	0	0	26
DT Denzel McCormick	0.0	1	2	34
OLB Von Miller	0.0	0	3	35

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Miles McKenzie	7	0	0	47
S Leroy Schneider	5	0	1	49
CB Hector Pianko	3	0	0	35
CB Ashton Calderon	3	0	0	48
OLB Thomas Franklin	2	0	0	48
CB Raul Baker	2	0	0	14
ILB Manti Te'o	1	1	1	35
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	1	0	0	39
DE Jonathan Reese	1	0	0	24

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Shawn Matibag	3	1	0	21
S Tashaun Gipson	3	0	1	36
S Matt Elam	3	0	0	13
CB Bradley Roby	3	0	0	37
CB Wendell Roehl	3	0	0	35
ILB John Shaner	3	0	0	26
CB Chris Harris	2	0	0	37
OLB Billy Kok	1	0	0	12
DT Gage Garza	1	0	0	28
ILB Gustavo Manson	1	0	0	10
OLB Von Miller	0	2	0	35
DE Neil Simmons	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Leland Sinclair	3	9	1	22	1	37
G Michael Morris	2	4	0	22	1	37
T Rick Badley	1	2	0	22	1	37
G Bobby Whitfield	0	2	0	22	2	37
T Ray Hammond	0	1	0	22	0	37

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Liam Luchene	3	7	22	1	49
G Aiden Branch	1	5	22	1	49
G Vincent Arnold	1	3	22	1	49
TE Terrence Parrish	1	1	22	0	46
C Jesse Vickrey	0	3	22	1	49
T Dwight Sierra	0	2	22	0	49

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Jeremiah Attaochu	1	22
Miles McKenzie	1	22
Edward Knight	1	21
Michael Morris	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Vieane	2	22
Elliot Jeffries	2	22
Tashaun Gipson	1	12

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Miles McKenzie	---	---	20	47	22	89
S Leroy Schneider	---	---	22	49	15	86
OLB Thomas Franklin	---	---	20	48	11	79
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	---	---	15	39	22	76
CB Ashton Calderon	---	---	21	48	1	70
G Michael Morris	22	37	---	---	8	67
T Ray Hammond	22	37	---	---	8	67
G Bobby Whitfield	22	37	---	---	8	67
T Rick Badley	22	37	---	---	8	67
TE Vernon Meusey	19	34	---	---	11	64
WR Rodolfo Kiesling	22	37	---	---	4	63
DE Kai Grant	---	---	17	42	1	60
C Leland Sinclair	22	37	---	---	---	59
QB Horace Kelley	22	37	---	---	---	59
WR Travis Benjamin	22	36	---	---	---	58
ILB Manti Te'o	---	---	20	35	---	55
CB Hector Pianko	---	---	19	35	---	54
WR Brandin Cooks	18	27	---	---	7	52
CB Dashawn Alcott	---	---	12	37	1	50
ILB Dan Derosa	---	---	11	25	12	48
DE Norman Ballard	---	---	10	28	8	46
DT Alex Reidl	---	---	15	29	---	44
RB Ameer Abdullah	14	28	---	---	1	43
DT Jonathan Palmer	---	---	8	22	8	38
DE Jonathan Reese	---	---	14	24	---	38
TE Edward Knight	2	8	---	---	21	31
RB Manuel Turnbull	8	8	---	---	14	30
OLB Lewis Howen	---	---	10	13	---	23
FB Rex Michalewicz	4	2	---	---	15	21
WR Donny O'Neill	1	5	---	---	15	21
CB Raul Baker	---	---	4	14	1	19
RB David Johnson	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Chase Backer	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Trenton Morton	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Chandler Catanzaro	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Alonzo Strunk	---	---	2	2	---	4
ILB Chuck Wilkerson	---	---	2	2	---	4
QB Mark Ramirez	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Artie Reid	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kenyon Webster	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Bryant Davidson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leslie Comella	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Ray Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Edward Graber	0	0	---	---	---	0
G J.C. Hawkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Archie Yamamoto	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Aiden Branch	22	49	---	---	8	79
T Dwight Sierra	22	49	---	---	8	79
T Liam Luchene	22	49	---	---	8	79
G Vincent Arnold	22	49	---	---	8	79
RB Darrell Stazer	18	39	---	---	19	76
TE Terrence Parrish	22	46	---	---	4	72
QB Matt Ryan	22	49	---	---	---	71
C Jesse Vickrey	22	49	---	---	---	71
WR Jonathan Jobb	22	49	---	---	---	71
S Tashaun Gipson	---	---	22	36	12	70
CB Wendell Roehl	---	---	20	35	11	66
WR Demaryius Thomas	16	47	---	---	---	63
CB Chris Harris	---	---	22	37	1	60
CB Bradley Roby	---	---	20	37	1	58
OLB Von Miller	---	---	21	35	1	57
DT Denzel McCormick	---	---	19	34	1	54
WR Clay Emerson	13	26	---	---	14	53
ILB John Shaner	---	---	16	26	10	52
DE Scott McNeil	---	---	17	26	7	50
DT Gage Garza	---	---	18	28	1	47
DE Neil Simmons	---	---	16	25	---	41
TE Elliot Jeffries	6	10	---	---	22	38
CB Shawn Matibag	---	---	15	21	---	36
S Matt Elam	---	---	7	13	15	35
TE Alfredo Terry	8	18	---	---	3	29
OLB Shane Ray	---	---	3	1	21	25
DE Rich Rosado	---	---	5	13	7	25
WR Shaun Vieane	0	0	---	---	22	22
OLB Billy Kok	---	---	6	12	1	19
DE Daniel Wilson	---	---	6	11	1	18
RB Dave Naughton	4	10	---	---	3	17
CB Bryce Callahan	---	---	0	0	14	14
ILB Gustavo Manson	---	---	3	10	1	14
C Charley Hughlett	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Kelvin Cooley	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Luke Castillo	---	---	4	4	---	8
S T.J. Ward	---	---	2	3	---	5
K Al Cayen	0	0	---	---	5	5
FB Moe Marshall	1	0	---	---	4	5
WR Dylan Sellers	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Malik Jackson	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Salvatore Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Leroy Ulrich	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Greg Culjat	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Peter DeMoen	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Grady Grisso	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	17	81	4.8
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	13	1.6
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	5	31	6.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Kelley	32	23	2	1	2	4	1	6	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	45	25	4	1	3	1	10	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	15	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	40	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	98	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	91	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	111	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	52	7.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Vernon Meusey	9	5	1	36	0	34
WR Brandin Cooks	8	7	0	14	0	27
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	2	0	24	0	28
WR Rodolfo Kiesling	3	3	0	54	2	37
TE Edward Knight	3	2	1	13	0	8
WR Travis Benjamin	2	2	0	19	0	36
RB Manuel Turnbull	2	1	0	6	0	8
WR Donny O'Neill	2	1	0	12	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Terrence Parrish	15	7	1	44	0	46
WR Demaryius Thomas	10	7	0	95	2	47
WR Jonathan Jobb	9	5	1	70	1	49
WR Clay Emerson	7	5	1	53	1	26
RB Darrell Stazer	3	1	0	8	0	39
TE Alfredo Terry	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Manuel Turnbull	1	7	7.00	4.63
QB Horace Kelley	1	12	12.00	7.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dave Naughton	1	-4	-4.00	0.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Horace Kelley	1	1	1	1.00	5.56

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	3	2	12	4.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Vernon Meusey	1	1	1	1.00	4.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonathan Jobb	2	1	7	3.50	7.78
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	1	5	5.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
QB Horace Kelley	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darrell Stazer	2	0
RB Dave Naughton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Kelley	8	5	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	13	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Vernon Meusey	3	2	1
WR Donny O'Neill	2	1	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	1
WR Rodolfo Kiesling	1	1	1
TE Edward Knight	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Terrence Parrish	7	3	1
WR Demaryius Thomas	3	3	3
WR Clay Emerson	3	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,300 (23,300)
End Zone 16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,800 (8,800)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,300 (23,300)
End Zone	16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,800 (8,800)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)