| San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 18, 2005 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: INVESCO Field Attendance: 75310 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 72 F Humidty: 30% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 45 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | LaDainian Tomlinson 16 run (Nate Kaeding kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | LaDainian Tomlinson 4 run (Nate Kaeding kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Champ Bailey 25 interception return (Jason Elam kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Kyle Johnson 3 run (Jason Elam kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Nate Kaeding 42 FG | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 41 FG | 17 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Keenan McCardell |
| 84 | WR | Justin Peelle |
| 72 | LOT | Roman Oben |
| 77 | LOG | Toniu Fonoti |
| 61 | C | Nick Hardwick |
| 79 | ROG | Mike Goff |
| 70 | ROT | Shane Olivea |
| 85 | TE | Antonio Gates |
| 9 | QB | Drew Brees |
| 21 | RB | LaDainian Tomlinson |
| 41 | FB | Lorenzo Neal |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Luis Castillo |
| 76 | DT | Jamal Williams |
| 74 | RDE | Jacques Cesaire |
| 51 | LOLB | Ben Leber |
| 59 | LILB | Donnie Edwards |
| 58 | RILB | Randall Godfrey |
| 53 | ROLB | Steve Foley |
| 23 | LCB | Quentin Jammer |
| 48 | SS | Terrence Kiel |
| 27 | FS | Bhawoh Jue |
| 29 | RCB | Drayton Florence |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Ashley Lelie |
| 80 | WR | Rod Smith |
| 78 | LOT | Matt Lepsis |
| 50 | LOG | Ben Hamilton |
| 66 | C | Tom Nalen |
| 65 | ROG | Cooper Carlisle |
| 72 | ROT | George Foster |
| 82 | TE | Stephen Alexander |
| 16 | QB | Jake Plummer |
| 38 | RB | Mike Anderson |
| 39 | FB | Kyle Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Ebenezer Ekuban |
| 96 | LDT | Michael Myers |
| 61 | RDT | Gerard Warren |
| 93 | RDE | Trevor Pryce |
| 55 | SLB | D.J. Williams |
| 56 | MLB | Al Wilson |
| 52 | WLB | Ian Gold |
| 24 | LCB | Champ Bailey |
| 25 | SS | Nick Ferguson |
| 47 | FS | John Lynch |
| 35 | RCB | Lenny Walls |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 16t | 2 |
| Darren Sproles | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Marques Anderson | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Ron Dayne | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Kyle Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Jake Plummer | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Drew Brees | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 1 | 175 | 7.6 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 70.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Jake Plummer | 37 | 23 | 62.2 | 1 | 248 | 6.7 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 70.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Antonio Gates | 8 | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Keenan McCardell | 8 | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Eric Parker | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Reche Caldwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rod Smith | 11 | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Ashley Lelie | 10 | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 4 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Charlie Adams | 4 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Jeb Putzier | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Darius Watts | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Stephen Alexander | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Todd Devoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bhawoh Jue | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Champ Bailey | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Scifres | 6 | 275 | 45.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Darren Sproles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Darrent Williams | 4 | 2 | 66 | 16.5 | 37 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||
| Nate Kaeding | 4 | 282 | 70.5 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 5 | 326 | 65.2 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Darrent Williams | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Terrence Kiel | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Steve Foley | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| DeQuincy Scott | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Demetrin Veal | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| John Lynch | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Courtney Brown | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Ian Gold | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Donnie Edwards | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Kiel | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drayton Florence | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeQuincy Scott | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhawoh Jue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton Hart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Phillips | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Jammer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Castillo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Cesaire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Binn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawne Merriman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanik Milligan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kassim Osgood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Oben | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Al Wilson | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Engelberger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Walls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Burns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrin Veal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Warren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Brandon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrent Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Nalen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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