| San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: November 17, 1985 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74376 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 38 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Gary Anderson 98 kickoff return (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Watson 4 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Lionel James 6 pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Lang 2 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Lang 4 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Bob Thomas 36 FG | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Tim Spencer 2 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 34 FG | 24 | 24 |
| 5 | Denver BroncosDEN | Louis Wright 60 blocked field goal recovery | 24 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Lachey |
| 67 | LOG | Ed White |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis McKnight |
| 68 | ROT | Gary Kowalski |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 40 | RB | Gary Anderson |
| 43 | FB | Tim Spencer |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Lee Williams |
| 78 | NT | Chuck Ehin |
| 93 | RDE | Earl Wilson |
| 57 | LOLB | Linden King |
| 58 | LILB | Mike Green |
| 54 | RILB | Billy Ray Smith |
| 51 | ROLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 29 | LCB | John Hendy |
| 22 | SS | Gill Byrd |
| 37 | FS | Jeff Dale |
| 23 | RCB | Danny Walters |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 87 | TE | Jim Wright |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 33 | RB | Gene Lang |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 77 | LILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 58 | RILB | Steve Busick |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lionel James | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Tim Spencer | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 6 | 1 |
| Gary Anderson | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gene Lang | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 15 | 2 |
| Gerald Willhite | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Elway | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 45 | 23 | 51.1 | 2 | 245 | 5.4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 50 | 28 | 56.0 | 2 | 261 | 5.2 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 60.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lionel James | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Kellen Winslow | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Anderson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gene Lang | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jim Wright | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Clarence Kay | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Clint Sampson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Miles McPherson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Louis Wright | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Randy Robbins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Ralf Mojsiejenko | 4 | 191 | 47.8 | 67 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Chris Norman | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Lionel James | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Gary Anderson | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 98 | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Woodrow Lowe | 1.0 |
| Fred Robinson | 1.0 |
| Chuck Ehin | 0.5 |
| Lee Williams | 0.5 |
| Denver Broncos | |
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