| Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 22, 1991 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: Jack Murphy Stadium Attendance: 51449 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 67 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 42 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Sewell 2 run (David Treadwell kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Craig McEwen 1 pass from John Friesz (John Carney kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Greg Lewis 2 run (David Treadwell kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rod Bernstine 1 run (John Carney kick) | 17 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Derek Russell |
| 83 | WR | Mike Young |
| 62 | LOT | Jeff Davidson |
| 68 | LOG | Crawford Ker |
| 72 | C | Keith Kartz |
| 67 | ROG | Doug Widell |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 89 | TE | Reggie Johnson |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 28 | RB | Gaston Green |
| 30 | FB | Steve Sewell |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Warren Powers |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 56 | LILB | Mike Brooks |
| 77 | RILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 51 | ROLB | Mike Croel |
| 34 | LCB | Tyrone Braxton |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 24 | RCB | Wymon Henderson |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 84 | WR | Yancey Thigpen |
| 67 | LOT | Leo Goeas |
| 70 | LOG | Mike Zandofsky |
| 53 | C | Courtney Hall |
| 65 | ROG | Dave Richards |
| 76 | ROT | Broderick Thompson |
| 87 | TE | Duane Young |
| 17 | QB | John Friesz |
| 35 | RB | Marion Butts |
| 89 | HBK | Derrick Walker |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | George Thornton |
| 75 | NT | Joe Phillips |
| 92 | RDE | Burt Grossman |
| 57 | LOLB | Henry Rolling |
| 50 | LILB | Gary Plummer |
| 55 | RILB | Junior Seau |
| 91 | ROLB | Leslie O'Neal |
| 22 | LCB | Gill Byrd |
| 44 | SS | Martin Bayless |
| 24 | FS | Stanley Richard |
| 30 | RCB | Sam Seale |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gaston Green | 25 | 90 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 14 | 1 |
| John Elway | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Horan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Lewis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Marion Butts | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Rod Bernstine | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 9 | 1 |
| John Friesz | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 1 | 196 | 6.1 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 51.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Friesz | 34 | 12 | 35.3 | 3 | 123 | 3.6 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Sewell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Vance Johnson | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Shannon Sharpe | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| Mike Young | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 39 | 0 | ||||||
| Clarence Kay | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Derek Russell | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Gaston Green | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Kitrick Taylor | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Nate Lewis | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Craig McEwen | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| Duane Young | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Atwater | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Le-Lo Lang | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Charles Dimry | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Darren Carrington | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 8 | 316 | 39.5 | 50 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| John Kidd | 8 | 378 | 47.3 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 5 | 3 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Kitrick Taylor | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| David Treadwell | 4 | 234 | 58.5 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||
| John Carney | 3 | 174 | 58.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Alton Montgomery | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Nate Lewis | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Donnie Elder | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Darren Carrington | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Simon Fletcher | 2.0 |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Leslie O'Neal | 4.0 |
| Junior Seau | 1.0 |
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