| Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 8, 1970 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 48327 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 69 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Mercer 38 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Billy Masters 2 pass from Steve Tensi (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Gary Garrison 31 pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Willie Frazier 5 pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Willis Crenshaw 3 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Gary Garrison 40 pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Anderson 2 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 21 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Al Denson |
| 42 | WR | Billy Van Heusen |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Brunelli |
| 67 | LOG | George Goeddeke |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 60 | ROG | Bob Young |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 83 | TE | Jim Whalen |
| 13 | QB | Steve Tensi |
| 31 | RB | Willis Crenshaw |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Rich Jackson |
| 70 | LDT | Paul Smith |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 55 | RDE | Pete Duranko |
| 50 | LLB | Carl Cunningham |
| 52 | MLB | Fred Forsberg |
| 54 | RLB | Chip Myrtle |
| 28 | LCB | Cornell Gordon |
| 20 | LS | Charlie Greer |
| 47 | RS | Paul Martha |
| 36 | RCB | Billy Thompson |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 19 | WR | Lance Alworth |
| 27 | WR | Gary Garrison |
| 76 | LOT | Terry Owens |
| 64 | LOG | Jim Schmedding |
| 65 | C | Sam Gruneisen |
| 78 | ROG | Walt Sweeney |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 83 | TE | Willie Frazier |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 26 | RB | Brad Hubbert |
| 22 | RB | Dickie Post |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Joe Owens |
| 68 | LDT | Bob Briggs |
| 79 | RDT | Andy Rice |
| 82 | RDE | Steve DeLong |
| 81 | LLB | Jeff Staggs |
| 60 | MLB | Bob Babich |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 43 | LS | Jim Tolbert |
| 39 | RS | Jim Hill |
| 44 | RCB | Chris Fletcher |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Willis Crenshaw | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 1 | |
| Bobby Anderson | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| Steve Tensi | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Clem Turner | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dickie Post | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| John Hadl | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Brad Hubbert | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Tensi | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 1 | 170 | 7.7 | 1 | 83.5 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 0 | 185 | 8.8 | 3 | 133.9 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Al Denson | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| Jim Whalen | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | |
| Willis Crenshaw | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Haffner | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Clem Turner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Masters | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lance Alworth | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| Willie Frazier | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | |
| Brad Hubbert | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Gary Garrison | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 2 | |
| Dickie Post | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bobby Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dennis Partee | 6 | 284 | 47.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Chris Fletcher | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Bobby Anderson | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | ||
| Floyd Little | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Chris Fletcher | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| San Diego Chargers | |
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