| San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: October 3, 1976 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 62486 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 71 F Humidty: 21% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 47 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 92 punt return (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 25 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 36 FG | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lonnie Perrin 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 23 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 27 FG | 0 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Larry Dorsey |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 62 | ROG | Don Macek |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 82 | TE | Pat Curran |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 41 | RB | Bo Matthews |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Fred Dean |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 69 | RDE | John Lee |
| 50 | LLB | Don Goode |
| 58 | MLB | Tom Graham |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 20 | LCB | Mike Williams |
| 42 | LS | Mike Fuller |
| 44 | RS | Chris Fletcher |
| 22 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 82 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 75 | LOT | Bill Bain |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 61 | ROG | Tommy Lyons |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 10 | QB | Steve Ramsey |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 31 | RB | Mike Franckowiak |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | LDT | Rubin Carter |
| 63 | RDT | John Grant |
| 70 | RDE | Paul Smith |
| 59 | LLB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | MLB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | RLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 46 | LS | John Rowser |
| 36 | RS | Billy Thompson |
| 26 | RCB | Calvin Jones |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Don Woods | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Mercury Morris | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Bo Matthews | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Scarber | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 23 | 91 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Franckowiak | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 1 | |
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Ramsey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 2 | 142 | 5.7 | 0 | 32.4 | |||
| Neal Jeffrey | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 89.6 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Ramsey | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 1 | 179 | 11.2 | 0 | 69.5 | |||
| Norris Weese | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 95.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Don Woods | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Chuck Bradley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pat Curran | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Franckowiak | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Williams | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| John Rowser | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Randy Gradishar | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mitch Hoopes | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
| Steve Foley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Perretta | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Denver Broncos | |
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