| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (1-0-0) | 6 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
| Denver Broncos (0-1-0) | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Mile High Stadium |
| Start Time | 6:00pm |
| Surface | grass |
| Weather | 72 degrees, relative humidity 38%, wind 11 mph |
| Vegas Line | Denver Broncos -7.0 |
| Over/Under | 45.0 (over) |
| SDG | DEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Broncos | Mike Pritchard 50 yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Broncos | Leonard Russell 22 yard rush (Jason Elam kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| Broncos | Jason Elam 25 yard field goal | 0 | 17 | |
| Chargers | Alfred Pupunu 22 yard pass from Stan Humphries (run failed) | 6 | 17 | |
| 2nd | Broncos | Glyn Milburn 8 yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 6 | 24 |
| Chargers | Shawn Jefferson 47 yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick) | 13 | 24 | |
| Chargers | Mark Seay 29 yard pass from Stan Humphries (pass failed) | 19 | 24 | |
| Chargers | Stanley Richard 99 yard interception return (Ronnie Harmon run) | 27 | 24 | |
| 3rd | Broncos | Jason Elam 42 yard field goal | 27 | 27 |
| Chargers | John Carney 27 yard field goal | 30 | 27 | |
| 4th | Broncos | Shannon Sharpe 5 yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 30 | 34 |
| Chargers | Natrone Means 1 yard rush (John Carney kick) | 37 | 34 |
| SDG | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 30 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 34-138-1 | 18-129-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-22-232-3-0 | 36-46-371-3-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 4-30 |
| Net pass yards | 232 | 341 |
| Total yards | 370 | 470 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-87 | 6-63 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Natrone Means | SDG | 22 | 96 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| Stan Humphries | SDG | 12 | 22 | 232 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Shawn Jefferson | SDG | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 47 | ||||||
| Alfred Pupunu | SDG | 2 | 47 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Eric Bieniemy | SDG | 5 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| Ronnie Harmon | SDG | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Mark Seay | SDG | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| John Elway | DEN | 36 | 46 | 371 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Rod Bernstine | DEN | 8 | 55 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Mike Pritchard | DEN | 5 | 119 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Shannon Sharpe | DEN | 9 | 97 | 1 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Leonard Russell | DEN | 8 | 70 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | DEN | 5 | 20 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Derek Russell | DEN | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Derrick Clark | DEN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Anthony Miller | DEN | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Darren Carrington | SDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Andre Coleman | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Darrien Gordon | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Shawn Lee | SDG | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Martin | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Chris Mims | SDG | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Stanley Richard | SDG | 1 | 99 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Junior Seau | SDG | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Derek Russell | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Charles Swann | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| John Carney | SDG | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Kidd | SDG | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jason Elam | DEN | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Rouen | DEN | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 0 | ||||