| Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 24, 1989 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: Jack Murphy Stadium Attendance: 50524 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 79 F Humidty: 12% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chris Bahr 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Humphrey 12 pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chris Bahr 41 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chris Bahr 53 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 24 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Tim Spencer 1 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jeff Alexander 1 run (David Treadwell kick failed) | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chris Bahr 45 FG | 16 | 19 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Mark Jackson |
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 60 | LOT | Gerald Perry |
| 66 | LOG | Jim Juriga |
| 72 | C | Keith Kartz |
| 67 | ROG | Doug Widell |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 26 | RB | Bobby Humphrey |
| 32 | FB | Mel Bratton |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Alphonso Carreker |
| 91 | DE | Warren Powers |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 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 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 11 | QB | Billy Joe Tolliver |
| 35 | RB | Marion Butts |
| 31 | HBK | Craig McEwen |
| 85 | HBK | Andy Parker |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bobby Humphrey | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Mel Bratton | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Kubiak | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Alexander | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1t | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Anthony Miller | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Marion Butts | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Spencer | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Gary Kubiak | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 1 | 97 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 60.2 |
| John Elway | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 47 | 4.7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 96.7 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 48 | 22 | 45.8 | 4 | 305 | 6.4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Orson Mobley | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12t | 1 |
| Mark Jackson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Young | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jeff Alexander | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Bratton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Craig McEwen | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Anthony Miller | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Wayne Walker | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Wymon Henderson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Darren Carrington | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Atwater | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Robbins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Vencie Glenn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 7 | 269 | 38.4 | 63 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Hank Ilesic | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Darren Carrington | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Ken Bell | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Anthony Miller | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Jamie Holland | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Burt Grossman | 2.0 |
| Leslie O'Neal | 2.0 |
| Lee Williams | 2.0 |
| Les Miller | 1.0 |
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