Coverage: CBS
4:15 PM ET, October 9, 2011
Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
Top Performers
Passing: P. Rivers (SD) - 250 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: W. McGahee (DEN) - 16 CAR, 125 YDS
Receiving: M. Floyd (SD) - 3 REC, 100 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | SD | DEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | 08:37 | Nick Novak 24 Yd | 3 | 0 | |
| TD | 05:58 | Cassius Vaughn 55 Yd Interception Return (Matt Prater Kick) | 3 | 7 | |
| FG | 00:45 | Nick Novak 32 Yd | 6 | 7 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | SD | DEN | |||
| FG | 11:10 | Matt Prater 35 Yd | 6 | 10 | |
| TD | 07:19 | Philip Rivers 2 Yd Run (Nick Novak Kick) | 13 | 10 | |
| FG | 01:47 | Nick Novak 28 Yd | 16 | 10 | |
| TD | 00:13 | Malcom Floyd 42 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nick Novak Kick) | 23 | 10 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | SD | DEN | |||
| FG | 13:35 | Nick Novak 51 Yd | 26 | 10 | |
| TD | 06:35 | Tim Tebow 12 Yd Run (Willis McGahee Run For Two-Point Conversion) | 26 | 18 | |
| TD | 03:19 | Knowshon Moreno 28 Yd Pass From Tim Tebow (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 26 | 24 | |
| FG | 00:24 | Nick Novak 35 Yd | 29 | 24 | |
Team Stat Comparison
SD | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 25 | 13 |
Passing 1st downs | 11 | 5 |
Rushing 1st downs | 11 | 8 |
1st downs from Penalties | 3 | 0 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-16 | 2-9 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 77 | 46 |
| Total Yards | 418 | 275 |
| Yards per play | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Total Drives | 12 | 12 |
| Passing | 212 | 113 |
Comp - Att | 18-29 | 10-23 |
Yards per pass | 7.3 | 4.9 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 5-38 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 206 | 162 |
Rushing Attempts | 43 | 23 |
Yards per rush | 4.8 | 7.0 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| Penalties | 0-0 | 4-53 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 40:08 | 19:52 |
| San Diego Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| P. Rivers | 18/29 | 250 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | 5-38 | 64.3 | 86.9 |
| Team | 18/29 | 212 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 5-38 | -- | -- |
| San Diego Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| R. Mathews | 24 | 125 | 5.2 | 0 | 36 | |
| J. Hester | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| M. Tolbert | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| P. Rivers | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Team | 43 | 206 | 4.8 | 1 | 36 | |
| Denver Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| W. McGahee | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 0 | 28 | |
| T. Tebow | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| K. Orton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 23 | 162 | 7.0 | 1 | 28 | |
| San Diego Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| M. Floyd | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 1 | 42 | 7 | |
| V. Jackson | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |
| K. Sperry | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| R. McMichael | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| M. Tolbert | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| J. Hester | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| P. Crayton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| R. Mathews | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Team | 18 | 250 | 13.9 | 1 | 42 | 28 | |
| Denver Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| D. Fells | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |
| K. Moreno | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | 28 | 3 | |
| B. Lloyd | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
| D. Rosario | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| M. Willis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| W. McGahee | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| E. Decker | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Team | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 1 | 31 | 22 | |
| San Diego Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| P. Rivers | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| A. Goodman | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| San Diego Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| D. Butler | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| C. Vaughn | 1 | 55 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 55 | 1 |
| San Diego Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| T. Spikes | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Cason | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Phillips | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Q. Jammer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Hughes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Weddle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Garay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. McMichael | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. English | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Gachkar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. LaBoy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Crayton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O. Nwagbuo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| J. Mays | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Williams | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Thomas | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Woodyard | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. Carter | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Bailey | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ayers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Goodman | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Vaughn | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Dumervil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. McBean | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Moore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Miller | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L. Ball | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hunter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Haggan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -. Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Rosario | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Vickerson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Fells | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Dawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 79 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Denver Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Q. Cosby | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| San Diego Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| P. Crayton | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Denver Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Q. Cosby | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 22 | 0 |
| San Diego Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Novak | 5/5 | 100.0 | 51 | 2/2 | 17 |
| Team | 5/5 | 100.0 | 51 | 2/2 | 17 |
| Denver Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Prater | 1/1 | 100.0 | 35 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 35 | 1/1 | 4 |
| San Diego Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Scifres | 3 | 147 | 49.0 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Team | 3 | 147 | 49.0 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Denver Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Colquitt | 6 | 322 | 53.7 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| Team | 6 | 322 | 53.7 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
Attendance: 74,895

