Broncos 20-17 Chargers (18 Sep, 2005) Box Score

San Diego Chargers

0-2, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SD	0	14	0	3	17
DEN	3	0	7	10	20

Denver Broncos

1-1, 1-0 home

San Diego Passing


Drew Brees
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
15/23	175	7.6	0	1	4-41	70.0
15/23	134	7.6	0	1	4-41	70.0

Denver Passing


Jake Plummer
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
23/37	248	6.7	0	1	3-15	70.6
23/37	233	6.7	0	1	3-15	70.6

San Diego Rushing


LaDainian Tomlinson
Darren Sproles
Lorenzo Neal
Michael Turner
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
19	52	2.7	2	16
1	12	12.0	0	12
3	9	3.0	0	3
1	6	6.0	0	6
24	79	3.3	2	16

Denver Rushing


Mike Anderson
Ron Dayne
Kyle Johnson
Jake Plummer
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
15	49	3.3	0	8
8	44	5.5	0	13
1	3	3.0	1	3
2	2	1.0	0	2
26	98	3.8	1	13

San Diego Receiving


Antonio Gates
Keenan McCardell
Eric Parker
Lorenzo Neal
Darren Sproles
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	80	13.3	24
4	54	13.5	20
3	30	10.0	19
1	6	6.0	6
1	5	5.0	5
15	175	11.7	24

Denver Receiving


Rod Smith
Ashley Lelie
Mike Anderson
Charlie Adams
Jeb Putzier
Darius Watts
Stephen Alexander
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
8	83	10.4	20
6	62	10.3	16
3	41	13.7	26
3	31	10.3	12
1	16	16.0	16
1	10	10.0	10
1	5	5.0	5
23	248	10.8	26

San Diego Fumbles


Drew Brees
Jamal Williams
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
0	0	1
1	1	1

Denver Fumbles


Mike Anderson
Jake Plummer
Darrent Williams
Courtney Brown
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
3	1	1

San Diego Defense



Donnie Edwards
Terrence Kiel
Ben Leber
Drayton Florence
Steve Foley
Randall Godfrey
DeQuincy Scott
Bhawoh Jue
Clinton Hart
Jamal Williams
Quentin Jammer
Sammy Davis
Shaun Phillips
Luis Castillo
David Binn
Jerry Wilson
Roman Oben
Hanik Milligan
Jacques Cesaire
Shawne Merriman
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	7	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	1	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	1	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
57	56	3	0	3	0	0

Denver Defense



Al Wilson
John Lynch
Nick Ferguson
Ian Gold
Champ Bailey
D.J. Williams
John Engelberger
Lenny Walls
Keith Burns
Ebenezer Ekuban
Courtney Brown
Demetrin Veal
Tom Nalen
Trevor Pryce
Gerard Warren
Sam Brandon
Kyle Johnson
Darrent Williams
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	10	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	1	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	1
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
47	44	4	0	1	0	2

San Diego Interceptions


Bhawoh Jue
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	8	0
1	8	0

Denver Interceptions


Champ Bailey
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	25	1
1	25	1

San Diego Kick Returns


Darren Sproles
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	71	23.7	27	0
3	71	23.7	27	0

Denver Kick Returns


Darrent Williams
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	64	21.3	22	0
3	64	21.3	22	0

San Diego Punt Returns


Darren Sproles
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	0	0.0	0	0
1	0	0.0	0	0

Denver Punt Returns


Darrent Williams
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	66	16.5	37	0
4	66	16.5	37	0

San Diego Kicking


Nate Kaeding
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	42	2/2	5
1/1	100.0	42	2/2	5

Denver Kicking


Jason Elam
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/4	50.0	45	2/2	8
2/4	50.0	45	2/2	8

San Diego Punting


Mike Scifres
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	275	45.8	0	0	54
6	275	45.8	0	0	54

Denver Punting


Todd Sauerbrun
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	132	44.0	0	3	52
3	132	44.0	0	3	52

9:15 PM, 18 September 2005

Attendance: 75,310

Referees:
Gerald Austin

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Kansas City	14	1	.933	356	278
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	328	274
Denver	9	6	.600	363	281
Las Vegas	3	12	.200	264	390

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