| San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: October 23, 1983 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74581 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 76 F Humidty: 12% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 29 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 30 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 30 pass from Steve DeBerg (Rich Karlis kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Dave Preston 2 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 6 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 75 | ROT | Andy Gissinger |
| 88 | TE | Pete Holohan |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 11 | QB | Ed Luther |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 91 | NT | Rick Ackerman |
| 79 | RDE | Gary Johnson |
| 57 | LOLB | Linden King |
| 58 | LILB | Mike Green |
| 54 | RILB | Billy Ray Smith |
| 51 | ROLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 22 | LCB | Gill Byrd |
| 49 | SS | Andre Young |
| 28 | FS | Ken Greene |
| 23 | RCB | Danny Walters |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 85 | TE | Ron Egloff |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 34 | RB | Nathan Poole |
| 46 | RB | Dave Preston |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 58 | LILB | Steve Busick |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Sherman Smith | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dave Preston | 22 | 99 | 4.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Nathan Poole | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Ed Luther | 48 | 22 | 45.8 | 3 | 193 | 4.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 1 | 175 | 6.7 | 30t | 1 | 4 | 42 | 71.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Kellen Winslow | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Sherman Smith | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pete Holohan | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dave Preston | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30t | 1 |
| Zach Thomas | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Clint Sampson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Green | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Harden | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Dennis Smith | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Louis Wright | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Maury Buford | 6 | 282 | 47.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 | |
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Zach Thomas | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Earnest Jackson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Steve Wilson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Reuben Henderson | 1.0 |
| Gary Johnson | 1.0 |
| Miles McPherson | 1.0 |
| Andre Young | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
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