San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos
Stadium
Capacity: 76,125
Inaugurated: 01/01/1948
Broadcast
Announcers
Charlie Jones/Al DeRogatis
Summary
LAC and DEN combined for 543 passing yards and 8 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Russ Smith led LAC with 106 rushing yards while Marlin Briscoe paced DEN with 56. Through the air, Lance Alworth topped LAC with 171 receiving yards while Eric Crabtree led DEN with 98.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
SD
DEN
First Downs
27
15
Rush-Yds-TDs
35-161-1
23-110-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
22-38-343-5-1
15-33-218-3-0
Sacked-Yards
1-8
4-41
Net Pass Yards
335
177
Total Yards
496
287
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
3-2
Turnovers
1
2
Penalties-Yards
2-6
6-64
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
SD
DEN
First Downs
27
15
Rush-Yds-TDs
35-161-1
23-110-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
22-38-343-5-1
15-33-218-3-0
Sacked-Yards
1-8
4-41
Net Pass Yards
335
177
Total Yards
496
287
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
3-2
Turnovers
1
2
Penalties-Yards
2-6
6-64
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Chargers
Lance Alworth 2 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
7-0
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Chargers
Russ Smith 35 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
14-0
—
Broncos
Bobby Howfield 30 yard field goal
14-3
—
Chargers
Lance Alworth 79 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
21-3
2
Chargers
Lance Alworth 1 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
28-3
—
Chargers
Dennis Partee 19 yard field goal
31-3
—
Broncos
Eric Crabtree 14 yard pass from Marlin Briscoe (Bobby Howfield kick)
31-10
—
Broncos
Brendan McCarthy 11 yard pass from Marlin Briscoe (Bobby Howfield kick)
31-17
3
Broncos
Eric Crabtree 24 yard pass from Marlin Briscoe (pass failed)
31-23
4
Chargers
Gary Garrison 9 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
38-23
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Chargers
Safety, Briscoe tackled in end zone
40-23
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Chargers
Lance Alworth 4 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
47-23