| Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 27, 1983 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: Jack Murphy Stadium Attendance: 43650 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 67 F Humidty: 28% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Nathan Poole 1 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Kellen Winslow 9 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Kellen Winslow 2 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | James Brooks 3 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chuck Muncie 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 20 FG | 7 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Clint Sampson |
| 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 |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 34 | RB | Nathan Poole |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| 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 |
| 52 | ROLB | Ken Woodard |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 31 | SS | Mike Harden |
| 28 | FS | Roger Jackson |
| 45 | RCB | Steve Wilson |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 60 | C | Dennis McKnight |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 75 | ROT | Andy Gissinger |
| 85 | TE | Eric Sievers |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 46 | RB | Chuck Muncie |
| 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 |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 23 | RCB | Danny Walters |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 25:48 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2/11 | 1/3 | 8 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| SD | 34:12 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 7/13 | 1/1 | 12 | 117 | 5 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gerald Willhite | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 5 | 1 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Elway | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 83 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 15 | 1 |
| James Brooks | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 7 | 1 |
| Earnest Jackson | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 141 | 3.5 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 3 | 147 | 5.3 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 26.0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 3 | 147 | 5.3 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 26.0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 33 | 24 | 72.7 | 1 | 299 | 9.1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 108.0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 24 | 72.7 | 1 | 299 | 9.1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 108.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gerald Willhite | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 147 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 28 | 2 |
| Wes Chandler | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Pete Holohan | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 299 | 12.5 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Danny Walters | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Miles McPherson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Luke Prestridge | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | ||||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||
| Maury Buford | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Zach Thomas | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| James Brooks | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| Hosea Fortune | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Zach Thomas | 5 | 0 | 112 | 22.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 131 | 21.8 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| James Brooks | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Ken Woodard | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Gary Johnson | 1.0 |
| Linden King | 1.0 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 1.0 |
| Carlos Bradley | 0.5 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |