Sunday, October 17, 1971
San Diego Chargers 16, Denver Broncos 20| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (1-4-0) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Denver Broncos (1-3-1) | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| SDG | DEN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | Bobby Anderson 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| SDG | Dennis Partee 41 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| DEN | Jim Turner 49 yard field goal | 3 | 10 |
| SDG | Dennis Partee 20 yard field goal | 6 | 10 |
| DEN | Floyd Little 2 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 6 | 17 |
| DEN | Jim Turner 10 yard field goal | 6 | 20 |
| SDG | Gary Garrison 21 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) | 13 | 20 |
| SDG | Dennis Partee 35 yard field goal | 16 | 20 |
| SDG | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 16-76-0 | 55-225-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-44-236-1-1 | 7-18-71-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-24 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 212 | 71 |
| Total yards | 288 | 296 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-3 | 4-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-50 | 7-77 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Gary Garrison | SDG | 4 | 105 | 1 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Bobby Anderson | DEN | 25 | 106 | 1 | ||||||||