Sunday, September 27, 1981
San Diego Chargers 24, Denver Broncos 42| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (3-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Denver Broncos (3-1-0) | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| SDG | DEN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | Riley Odoms 19 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 0 | 7 |
| DEN | Steve Watson 93 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 0 | 14 |
| DEN | James Wright 2 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 0 | 21 |
| DEN | Steve Watson 21 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 0 | 28 |
| DEN | Dave Preston 2 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick) | 0 | 35 |
| SDG | Ron B. Smith 39 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 35 |
| SDG | Rolf Benirschke 52 yard field goal | 10 | 35 |
| SDG | John Cappelletti 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 17 | 35 |
| SDG | Kellen Winslow 1 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 24 | 35 |
| DEN | Rob Lytle 3 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick) | 24 | 42 |
| SDG | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 23-82-1 | 37-103-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 26-47-298-2-3 | 21-24-367-4-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-31 | 2-17 |
| Net pass yards | 267 | 350 |
| Total yards | 349 | 453 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-40 | 6-55 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Kellen Winslow | SDG | 10 | 106 | 1 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Steve Watson | DEN | 8 | 178 | 2 | ||||||||
| Craig Morton | DEN | 17 | 18 | 308 | 4 | 0 | ||||||