| San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: October 8, 1989 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 75222 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 73 F Humidty: 12% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chris Bahr 39 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 46 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 18 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Marion Butts 2 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 27 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Humphrey 17 run (David Treadwell kick) | 10 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Jamie Holland |
| 83 | WR | Anthony Miller |
| 78 | LOT | Joel Patten |
| 76 | LOG | Broderick Thompson |
| 53 | C | Courtney Hall |
| 65 | ROG | Dave Richards |
| 74 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 43 | RB | Tim Spencer |
| 46 | HBK | Joe Caravello |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Lee Williams |
| 75 | NT | Joe Phillips |
| 92 | RDE | Burt Grossman |
| 54 | LOLB | Billy Ray Smith |
| 50 | LILB | Gary Plummer |
| 51 | RILB | Cedric Figaro |
| 91 | ROLB | Leslie O'Neal |
| 22 | LCB | Gill Byrd |
| 44 | SS | Martin Bayless |
| 25 | FS | Vencie Glenn |
| 34 | RCB | Elvis Patterson |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Mark Jackson |
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 60 | LOT | Gerald Perry |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 72 | C | Keith Kartz |
| 66 | ROG | Jim Juriga |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 26 | RB | Bobby Humphrey |
| 40 | FB | Jeff Alexander |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Alphonso Carreker |
| 96 | NT | Andre Townsend |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 56 | LOLB | Mike Brooks |
| 55 | LILB | Rick Dennison |
| 77 | RILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 73 | ROLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 34 | LCB | Tyrone Braxton |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 24 | RCB | Wymon Henderson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Tim Spencer | 15 | 78 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Marion Butts | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Jamie Holland | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dana Brinson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rod Bernstine | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bobby Humphrey | 23 | 102 | 4.4 | 40 | 1 |
| John Elway | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Alexander | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 116 | 6.1 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 49.5 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 1 | 199 | 5.7 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 59.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dana Brinson | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Rod Bernstine | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Anthony Miller | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Tim Spencer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Orson Mobley | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Young | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Gill Byrd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Kip Corrington | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Hank Ilesic | 5 | 249 | 49.8 | 64 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Dana Brinson | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Jamie Holland | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| George Hinkle | 1.0 |
| Leslie O'Neal | 1.0 |
| Joe Phillips | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Alphonso Carreker | 1.0 |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 1.0 |
| Andre Townsend | 1.0 |
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