Week 1, 2028

played in San Diego, CA

67 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	7	15	7	-	29
San Diego Chargers	14	17	0	13	-	44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:17 SDO - Devon Howard 55 pass from Benton Weaver (Britt Peterson extra point)
1Q: 04:24 SDO - Devon Howard 9 pass from Benton Weaver (Britt Peterson extra point)
2Q: 10:34 SDO - Glenn Bailey 1 pass from Benton Weaver (Britt Peterson extra point)
2Q: 04:13 SDO - Vinny Van Pelt 2 pass from Benton Weaver (Britt Peterson extra point)
2Q: 02:23 DEN - Marty Heinlein 10 pass from Jonathan Landry (Otis Emerson extra point)
2Q: 00:15 SDO - Britt Peterson 47 field goal
3Q: 10:20 DEN - Marty Heinlein 22 pass from Jonathan Landry (Patrick Carlisle run for conversion)
3Q: 01:21 DEN - Marty Heinlein 21 pass from Jonathan Landry (Otis Emerson extra point)
4Q: 13:30 SDO - Glenn Bailey 2 run (Britt Peterson extra point)
4Q: 08:21 SDO - Britt Peterson 50 field goal
4Q: 05:02 SDO - Britt Peterson 29 field goal
4Q: 02:41 DEN - Kevin Everest 2 pass from Jonathan Landry (Otis Emerson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:17 SDO - Devon Howard 55 pass from Benton Weaver (Britt Peterson extra point)
1Q: 04:24 SDO - Devon Howard 9 pass from Benton Weaver (Britt Peterson extra point)
2Q: 10:34 SDO - Glenn Bailey 1 pass from Benton Weaver (Britt Peterson extra point)
2Q: 04:13 SDO - Vinny Van Pelt 2 pass from Benton Weaver (Britt Peterson extra point)
2Q: 02:23 DEN - Marty Heinlein 10 pass from Jonathan Landry (Otis Emerson extra point)
2Q: 00:15 SDO - Britt Peterson 47 field goal
3Q: 10:20 DEN - Marty Heinlein 22 pass from Jonathan Landry (Patrick Carlisle run for conversion)
3Q: 01:21 DEN - Marty Heinlein 21 pass from Jonathan Landry (Otis Emerson extra point)
4Q: 13:30 SDO - Glenn Bailey 2 run (Britt Peterson extra point)
4Q: 08:21 SDO - Britt Peterson 50 field goal
4Q: 05:02 SDO - Britt Peterson 29 field goal
4Q: 02:41 DEN - Kevin Everest 2 pass from Jonathan Landry (Otis Emerson extra point)

Team Statistics DEN SDO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 27
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 18 17
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 362 434
- Offensive Plays 65 70
- Yards per Play 5.57 6.20
Net Rushing Yards 51 108
- Rushing Attempts 14 29
- Yards per Rush 3.64 3.72
Net Passing Yards 311 326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 26 - 0 38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 338 344
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.10 7.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.1
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 9/184 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 39
Time of Possession 25:31 34:29

Team Statistics	DEN	SDO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	27
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	18	17
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	362	434
- Offensive Plays	65	70
- Yards per Play	5.57	6.20
Net Rushing Yards	51	108
- Rushing Attempts	14	29
- Yards per Rush	3.64	3.72
Net Passing Yards	311	326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 26 - 0	38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	338	344
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.10	7.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.1
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	9/184	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 39
Time of Possession	25:31	34:29

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:57	2:43	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
1	4:17	1:42	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
1	1:35	1:28	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	10:23	2:12	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
2	4:03	1:46	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:51	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
3	6:56	5:49	OWN 6	10	94	Touchdown
4	13:23	1:56	OWN 22	4	10	Punt
4	8:16	0:59	OWN 21	4	0	Downs
4	4:54	2:19	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 5	10	23	Downs

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:03	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	9:14	4:57	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
1	2:35	1:00	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
1	0:07	4:44	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
2	8:11	4:08	OWN 48	12	52	Touchdown
2	2:17	2:08	OWN 32	5	38	Field Goal
3	10:09	3:13	OWN 40	5	3	Punt
3	1:07	2:44	OWN 30	5	73	Touchdown
4	11:27	3:11	OWN 33	7	34	Field Goal
4	7:17	2:23	OPP 21	3	9	Field Goal
4	2:35	0:52	OWN 24	4	17	Punt

Game MVP: Benton Weaver, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Patrick Carlisle	9	20	2.22	7	0
Ronnie Lucas	3	24	8.00	17	1
Jonathan Landry	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Joel Cimellaro	1	9	9.00	9	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Glenn Bailey	24	87	3.63	10	1	1
Cedric Vaughn	5	21	4.20	11	2	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonathan Landry	47	26	338	4/27	4	28	0	106.5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benton Weaver	38	26	344	3/18	4	67	0	131.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marty Heinlein	10	17	129	12.90	18	22	3
TE Brenden Ramczyk	5	6	59	11.80	29	17	0
WR Gerald Wolf	4	5	66	16.50	19	28	0
WR Kevin Everest	3	6	17	5.67	2	12	1
TE Deron Carpenter	2	3	34	17.00	1	26	0
WR Wendell Terry	1	4	27	27.00	9	27	0
RB Patrick Carlisle	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Christian Apel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brady Harvey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devon Howard	9	13	190	21.11	47	67	2
RB Glenn Bailey	6	6	63	10.50	33	19	1
TE Vinny Van Pelt	4	6	29	7.25	3	10	1
WR Michael MacAllister	3	4	25	8.33	0	13	0
TE Willie Willis	2	2	21	10.50	6	18	0
WR Van Westbrook	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Irving Carpenter	1	4	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Cedric Vaughn	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	Force	TD

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sammie Campbell	5	187	37.4	35.8	44	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Williams	3	140	46.7	40.0	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Otis Emerson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Britt Peterson	3/3	2/2	1/1	50	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zach Doyle	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brady Harvey	8	158	19.8	0
James Flannery	1	26	26.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg
Van Westbrook	2	38	19.0
Cory Diliegro	1	26	26.0
Zach Doyle	1	21	21.0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Julius Evison	11	1	0.0	28	34
ILB J.T. Collier	7	1	1.0	21	30
S Dave Roberson	6	1	0.0	23	32
OLB Perry Barrett	4	0	1.0	6	9
DT Ray West	4	1	0.0	14	19
CB James Flannery	4	0	0.0	20	31
CB Larell Burke	3	3	0.0	23	29
DE Rickey Tubbs	2	1	1.0	11	13
DT Martin Finney	2	5	0.0	26	31
S Norbert Carrier	2	1	0.0	18	27
S Larry Barnes	2	1	0.0	14	22
S Anthony Lucas	2	0	0.0	18	27
OLB Bruce Dennis	1	2	0.0	8	16
DE Champ Olson	1	1	0.0	18	29
DE Tyson Williams	1	1	0.0	29	41
CB Marlon Coy	1	0	0.0	18	26

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kendall Boyer	8	0	3.0	14	45
S Winston Scott	5	1	0.0	14	48
CB Tennyson Starks	4	1	0.0	11	38
OLB Kris Becker	4	0	0.0	13	43
CB D.J. Travers	3	2	0.0	10	40
DE Ron Giles	3	1	0.0	9	18
CB Nigel Bishop	3	1	0.0	10	40
S Cory Mathis	2	0	0.0	9	46
DE Roderick Selander	1	0	1.0	10	40
DE Levon Gaylor	1	1	0.0	9	35
DT Kerwin Middleton	1	0	0.0	11	28
ILB Bryant Tate	1	0	0.0	1	5
CB Zach Doyle	1	0	0.0	1	8
ILB Quentin Burnett	1	0	0.0	6	9
S Todd Stanek	1	0	0.0	6	27
DT Derrick Samuels	0	1	0.0	12	39

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Perry Barrett	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Rickey Tubbs	1.0	0	0	0	13
ILB J.T. Collier	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Tyson Williams	0.0	1	4	1	41
DT Ray West	0.0	1	0	0	19

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kendall Boyer	3.0	0	0	0	45
DE Roderick Selander	1.0	0	3	1	40
DE Levon Gaylor	0.0	1	1	2	35
DT Kerwin Middleton	0.0	0	1	0	28
DT Derrick Samuels	0.0	0	1	0	39
DE Ron Giles	0.0	0	0	2	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Julius Evison	4	1	34
CB James Flannery	4	0	31
S Dave Roberson	4	0	32
ILB J.T. Collier	4	0	30
CB Larell Burke	3	1	29
OLB Perry Barrett	2	0	9
S Larry Barnes	2	0	22
CB Marlon Coy	1	1	26
DT Martin Finney	1	0	31
S Norbert Carrier	1	0	27

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Kendall Boyer	5	0	45
CB Nigel Bishop	4	0	40
CB D.J. Travers	4	0	40
S Cory Mathis	3	0	46
S Winston Scott	2	1	48
CB Tennyson Starks	2	0	38
OLB Kris Becker	2	0	43
CB Zach Doyle	1	1	8
S Todd Stanek	1	1	27
ILB Bryant Tate	1	0	5
DE Ron Giles	1	0	18
CB J.R. McConnell	0	2	25

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Neal Lai	1	3	11	1	34
Ronald Fordyce	1	3	11	1	40
Edward Huntley	1	1	13	1	47
Christian Apel	1	1	5	0	18
Martin Buchanan	0	2	14	1	49
Pete Wilson	0	1	6	0	26
Tracy Gomez	0	1	10	0	18
Ernie Hudson	0	1	3	0	6

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harold Boselli	5	10	28	1	35
Edward Van Pelt	4	9	29	0	34
Riddick Jeffries	2	2	20	1	35
Lance Hernandez	1	1	19	0	33
Russell Summers	0	4	25	0	33
Cole Capshaw	0	1	17	0	16
Willie Willis	0	1	16	0	23
Stan Cook	0	1	7	0	19
Larry Winslett	0	0	18	1	19

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Clifton Tanner	2	19
Deron Carpenter	1	19
Brady Harvey	1	14
Colin Grundy	1	13
Ronnie Lucas	0	22
Bruce Dennis	0	20
Gerald Wolf	0	17
Dave Roberson	0	17
James Flannery	0	16
Christian Apel	0	12
Brenden Ramczyk	0	10
Norbert Carrier	0	9
Kevin Everest	0	9
Tracy Gomez	0	7
Sammie Campbell	0	5
Otis Emerson	0	5
Pete Wilson	0	5
Lee Biamila	0	5
Tyrus Miley	0	5
Tyson Williams	0	5
Reggie Bailie	0	5
Ronald Fordyce	0	4
Rickey Tubbs	0	4
Anthony Lucas	0	3
Martin Finney	0	3
Julius Evison	0	3
J.T. Collier	0	3
Larell Burke	0	3
Champ Olson	0	3
Larry Barnes	0	3
Ray West	0	2
Danny Embree	0	2
Marty Heinlein	0	1
Neal Lai	0	1
Perry Barrett	0	1

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Tennyson Starks	4	21
Zach Doyle	2	19
Cedric Vaughn	1	25
J.R. McConnell	1	14
Todd Stanek	1	14
Willie Willis	0	20
Van Westbrook	0	19
Cory Diliegro	0	18
Bryant Tate	0	14
Gino Bensen	0	10
Gino Helfrich	0	9
Larry Winslett	0	9
William Page	0	9
Vinny Van Pelt	0	7
Lance Hernandez	0	6
Cole Capshaw	0	6
Stan Cook	0	6
Riddick Jeffries	0	6
Monty Goodspeed	0	6
Levon Gaylor	0	5
Michael MacAllister	0	5
Seth Kelly	0	4
Jesse Williams	0	3
Lee Svrcek	0	3
Kevin Branwell	0	3
Quentin Burnett	0	3
Britt Peterson	0	3
Cory Mathis	0	2
Irving Carpenter	0	2
Matt McLane	0	2
Kerwin Middleton	0	1
Derrick Samuels	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	6	13	2.2
Right	3	15	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	22	2.2
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	6	45	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonathan Landry	47	26	7	3	4	5	6	5	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benton Weaver	38	26	2	1	2	3	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	113	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	103	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	116	12.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	40	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	111	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	53	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	140	28.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marty Heinlein	17	10	1	129	3	40
TE Brenden Ramczyk	6	5	0	59	0	28
WR Kevin Everest	6	3	0	17	0	25
WR Gerald Wolf	5	4	0	66	2	23
WR Wendell Terry	4	1	3	27	1	24
TE Deron Carpenter	3	2	0	34	1	23
RB Patrick Carlisle	2	1	0	6	0	20
FB Christian Apel	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Brady Harvey	1	0	0	0	0	5

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devon Howard	13	9	2	190	2	35
RB Glenn Bailey	6	6	0	63	0	27
TE Vinny Van Pelt	6	4	0	29	0	18
WR Michael MacAllister	4	3	0	25	0	24
WR Irving Carpenter	4	1	0	13	0	32
WR Van Westbrook	2	1	0	3	0	10
TE Willie Willis	2	2	0	21	0	23
RB Cedric Vaughn	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glenn Bailey	6	22	3.67	3.63
Cedric Vaughn	2	-1	-0.50	4.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonathan Landry	3	3	24	8.00	7.19

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benton Weaver	7	5	38	5.43	9.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marty Heinlein	2	2	22	11.00	7.59
WR Kevin Everest	1	1	2	2.00	2.83

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Glenn Bailey	2	2	17	8.50	10.50
WR Devon Howard	2	1	9	4.50	14.62
TE Vinny Van Pelt	2	2	12	6.00	4.83
WR Michael MacAllister	1	0	0	0.00	6.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Cimellaro	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Glenn Bailey	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonathan Landry	12	4	3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benton Weaver	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marty Heinlein	4	2	2
WR Kevin Everest	4	1	1
WR Gerald Wolf	1	1	0
WR Wendell Terry	1	0	0
WR Brady Harvey	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devon Howard	3	2	2
WR Irving Carpenter	2	1	0
WR Van Westbrook	1	1	1
RB Cedric Vaughn	1	0	0
TE Vinny Van Pelt	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,700 (69,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,500 (16,800)
End Zone 5,500 (12,000)
Mezzanine 3,000 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 5,000 (10,600)
Club Seats 8,100 (16,900)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (6,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,700 (69,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,500 (16,800)
End Zone	5,500 (12,000)
Mezzanine	3,000 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	5,000 (10,600)
Club Seats	8,100 (16,900)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (6,700)