Week 1, 2043

played in Denver, CO

60 degrees, fair, calm

California Chargers	10	3	6	0	-	19
Denver Broncos	3	7	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 CAL - Harris Beustring 27 field goal
1Q: 07:26 DEN - Charles Harding 50 field goal
1Q: 03:31 CAL - Vernon Hayes 13 pass from Kai Hunter (Harris Beustring extra point)
2Q: 07:02 CAL - Harris Beustring 52 field goal
2Q: 03:42 DEN - Mitch James 34 interception return (Charles Harding extra point)
3Q: 08:08 CAL - Harris Beustring 35 field goal
3Q: 02:43 CAL - Harris Beustring 18 field goal
3Q: 02:36 DEN - Casey Chelios 93 kickoff return (Charles Harding extra point)
4Q: 09:34 DEN - Charles Harding 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 CAL - Harris Beustring 27 field goal
1Q: 07:26 DEN - Charles Harding 50 field goal
1Q: 03:31 CAL - Vernon Hayes 13 pass from Kai Hunter (Harris Beustring extra point)
2Q: 07:02 CAL - Harris Beustring 52 field goal
2Q: 03:42 DEN - Mitch James 34 interception return (Charles Harding extra point)
3Q: 08:08 CAL - Harris Beustring 35 field goal
3Q: 02:43 CAL - Harris Beustring 18 field goal
3Q: 02:36 DEN - Casey Chelios 93 kickoff return (Charles Harding extra point)
4Q: 09:34 DEN - Charles Harding 26 field goal

Team Statistics CAL DEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 427 278
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 6.47 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 77 90
- Rushing Attempts 26 24
- Yards per Rush 2.96 3.75
Net Passing Yards 350 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 1 35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 359 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 8.75 4.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/80 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 2/112
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 21
Time of Possession 30:02 29:58

Team Statistics	CAL	DEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	427	278
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	6.47	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	77	90
- Rushing Attempts	26	24
- Yards per Rush	2.96	3.75
Net Passing Yards	350	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 1	35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	359	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	8.75	4.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/80	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	2/112
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 21
Time of Possession	30:02	29:58

Drive Charts

California Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 25	7	65	Field Goal
1	7:21	3:05	OWN 22	7	32	Punt
1	4:16	0:51	OPP 14	2	14	Touchdown
1	1:24	2:03	OWN 35	4	21	Punt
2	12:49	1:48	OWN 35	5	13	Punt
2	9:23	2:28	OWN 45	5	20	Field Goal
2	4:41	1:08	OWN 20	3	11	Interception
2	3:33	2:02	OWN 6	6	22	Punt
3	13:23	5:21	OWN 28	10	54	Field Goal
3	6:04	3:28	OWN 7	8	92	Field Goal
3	2:21	2:03	OWN 19	4	40	Punt
4	14:02	1:17	OPP 48	3	1	Punt
4	9:27	1:22	OWN 25	3	2	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	4:11	OWN 25	7	42	Field Goal
1	3:25	2:01	OWN 18	5	4	Punt
2	14:21	1:32	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	11:01	1:38	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	6:55	2:14	OWN 25	7	22	Punt
2	1:31	1:31	OWN 8	6	69	Half
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	8:02	1:58	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	0:18	1:16	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	12:45	3:18	OWN 20	9	71	Field Goal
4	8:05	8:05	OWN 29	14	65	Game

Game MVP: Isaac Poloski, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

California	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Karl Delisle	16	60	3.75	14	1	0
QB Kai Hunter	10	17	1.70	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Oliver Schaefer	16	69	4.31	11	3
QB Isaac Poloski	4	23	5.75	20	1
RB Casey Chelios	3	0	0.00	3	0
WR Fernando Linquist	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kai Hunter	39	22	359	1/9	1	72	1	85.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Isaac Poloski	35	21	205	3/17	0	33	0	76.5

Receiving Statistics

California	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Karl Delisle	7	8	22	3.14	9	8	0
WR Vernon Hayes	5	7	104	20.80	79	53	1
WR Edwin Bennett	4	11	143	35.75	130	72	0
WR Leonardo Sasa	3	4	53	17.67	17	26	0
TE Joshua Kennedy	2	7	32	16.00	14	21	0
TE Harold Vining	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Oliver Schaefer	5	8	21	4.20	4	7
WR Rickey Kerr	3	5	18	6.00	7	8
WR Drake Poston	3	3	22	7.33	0	12
WR Fernando Linquist	3	3	37	12.33	0	30
WR George Dotson	3	5	22	7.33	10	11
TE Anton Muhammed	2	7	35	17.50	27	32
RB Casey Chelios	1	3	33	33.00	30	33
TE Glen Whiting	1	1	17	17.00	0	17

Interception Statistics

California	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mitch James	1	34	34.00	1

Fumble Statistics

California	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
T Desmond Boone	0	1	0	0
OLB Al Hicks	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Casey Chelios	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

California	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Sankey	7	333	47.6	34.9	64	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Denzel Tanner	7	331	47.3	42.0	63	1

Kicking Statistics

California	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harris Beustring	4/4	1/1	1/1	52	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charles Harding	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christopher Maxwell	3	17	5.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Chelios	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Mannix	2	39	19.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Chelios	2	112	56.0	1

Defensive Statistics

California	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Geoff Cowdrick	8	0	0.0	20	34
OLB Roy Kley	6	2	1.0	22	29
DT Jimmie Grieg	5	0	1.0	23	33
OLB Herb Killian	4	0	1.0	11	18
ILB Nicky Rivers	4	1	0.0	10	16
S Mark Gaylor	3	1	0.0	7	8
S Phillip Esiason	3	0	0.0	18	32
CB Harvey Mannix	3	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Korey Grover	2	1	0.0	7	18
S Jerry Payton	1	3	0.0	17	19
CB Hugh Grosz	1	2	0.0	17	29
DE Stephen Farrell	1	1	0.0	6	15
DE Sawyer Meyer	1	1	0.0	16	25
DT Dylan Middleton	1	1	0.0	16	28
DE Joshua Wilcox	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Leo Brownback	1	0	0.0	3	9
S Shawn Minkel	1	0	0.0	8	24

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Corbin Root	8	0	0.0	26	39
S Mack Merloni	6	2	0.0	25	39
DT Devante McIntosh	5	2	1.0	26	37
CB Ethan Hernandez	5	0	0.0	25	37
OLB Greg Shapiro	4	1	0.0	26	39
CB Mitch James	4	1	0.0	26	40
ILB Devonte Butterworth	3	1	0.0	25	39
CB Dustin Eschbach	3	0	0.0	9	21
ILB Leslie Rigsby	3	0	0.0	16	17
DE Marlon Dodge	2	0	0.0	22	32
S Gage Linquist	1	2	0.0	17	19
S Chad Cousino	1	1	0.0	10	22
OLB Andrew Distel	1	0	0.0	1	5
ILB Tevin Barton	1	0	0.0	1	0
DE Paul Briggs	0	2	0.0	21	32

Pass Rush Statistics

California	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jimmie Grieg	1.0	1	1	0	33
OLB Roy Kley	1.0	0	0	0	29
OLB Herb Killian	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Joshua Wilcox	0.0	1	0	0	7
DT Dylan Middleton	0.0	0	3	1	28

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Devante McIntosh	1.0	0	1	37
OLB Andrew Distel	0.0	1	0	5
DE Paul Briggs	0.0	1	0	32
DE Marlon Dodge	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

California	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Geoff Cowdrick	3	0	34
CB Harvey Mannix	3	0	20
ILB Nicky Rivers	3	0	16
S Phillip Esiason	2	1	32
CB Hugh Grosz	2	1	29
OLB Herb Killian	2	0	18
DE Joshua Wilcox	1	1	7
OLB Korey Grover	1	1	18
S Jerry Payton	1	0	19
S Mark Gaylor	1	0	8
DE Stephen Farrell	1	0	15
DE Sawyer Meyer	1	0	25
OLB Roy Kley	0	1	29

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Corbin Root	6	0	0	39
CB Ethan Hernandez	5	0	0	37
CB Dustin Eschbach	3	1	0	21
ILB Devonte Butterworth	3	1	0	39
S Mack Merloni	2	1	0	39
ILB Leslie Rigsby	1	1	0	17
OLB Greg Shapiro	1	0	0	39
S Chad Cousino	1	0	0	22
CB Drake Read	0	1	0	4
S Gage Linquist	0	1	0	19
CB Mitch James	0	0	1	40

Blocking Statistics

California	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Percy Roberson	2	10	26	1	40
G Myron Dvorsky	1	4	26	0	40
T Morris Donohue	1	3	26	0	40
T Thurman Cortez	1	2	26	0	40
G Darien Measso	1	2	26	0	40
TE Harold Vining	0	2	17	0	21

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ellis Mandarich	3	9	2	24	1	38
C Gerald Walters	2	3	0	24	1	38
T Johnny Rose	1	3	0	24	0	38
G Howard Forbes	1	2	0	24	0	38
T Reuben Hoover	0	3	0	24	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

California	Tackles	STPlays
Al Hicks	1	25
Phillip Esiason	1	20

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Mitch James	2	16
Gabriel Wilkins	1	27
Andrew Distel	1	13
Earl Zink	1	10

Participation

California	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Percy Roberson	26	40	---	---	13	79
S Phillip Esiason	---	---	18	32	20	70
TE Harold Vining	17	21	---	---	29	67
QB Kai Hunter	26	40	---	---	---	66
T Thurman Cortez	26	40	---	---	---	66
T Morris Donohue	26	40	---	---	---	66
G Myron Dvorsky	26	40	---	---	---	66
G Darien Measso	26	40	---	---	---	66
CB Hugh Grosz	---	---	17	29	20	66
RB Karl Delisle	23	37	---	---	5	65
CB Geoff Cowdrick	---	---	20	34	9	63
TE Joshua Kennedy	26	36	---	---	---	62
WR Edwin Bennett	23	37	---	---	---	60
DE Garrett Sachs	---	---	24	34	2	60
WR Vernon Hayes	22	36	---	---	---	58
DT Jimmie Grieg	---	---	23	33	1	57
WR Leonardo Sasa	9	24	---	---	22	55
OLB Roy Kley	---	---	22	29	1	52
DT Dylan Middleton	---	---	16	28	---	44
CB Harvey Mannix	---	---	17	20	6	43
DE Sawyer Meyer	---	---	16	25	---	41
ILB Nicky Rivers	---	---	10	16	13	39
S Jerry Payton	---	---	17	19	---	36
RB Wally Logan	3	4	---	---	29	36
S Shawn Minkel	---	---	8	24	2	34
DT Kennedy Coffey	---	---	6	6	21	33
OLB Herb Killian	---	---	11	18	---	29
OLB Al Hicks	---	---	2	1	25	28
OLB Korey Grover	---	---	7	18	2	27
DE Stephen Farrell	---	---	6	15	2	23
CB Christopher Dennis	---	---	9	13	1	23
RB Terrell Coombs	4	1	---	---	15	20
DE Joshua Wilcox	---	---	5	7	7	19
WR Christopher Maxwell	0	1	---	---	18	19
S Mark Gaylor	---	---	7	8	---	15
DT Leo Brownback	---	---	3	9	2	14
C Roberto Brennan	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Trent Anderson	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Javier Sankey	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Mike Chatterley	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Desmond Boone	0	0	---	---	11	11
G O.J. Wilcox	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Harris Beustring	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Devon Halela	3	2	---	---	---	5
WR Wesley Lowe	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Kris Braswell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Mitch James	---	---	26	40	16	82
T Reuben Hoover	24	38	---	---	9	71
OLB Corbin Root	---	---	26	39	3	68
OLB Greg Shapiro	---	---	26	39	3	68
S Mack Merloni	---	---	25	39	3	67
DT Devante McIntosh	---	---	26	37	4	67
ILB Devonte Butterworth	---	---	25	39	3	67
CB Ethan Hernandez	---	---	25	37	4	66
G Ellis Mandarich	24	38	---	---	---	62
T Johnny Rose	24	38	---	---	---	62
QB Isaac Poloski	24	38	---	---	---	62
C Gerald Walters	24	38	---	---	---	62
G Howard Forbes	24	38	---	---	---	62
WR George Dotson	24	36	---	---	---	60
RB Oliver Schaefer	21	29	---	---	7	57
DE Marlon Dodge	---	---	22	32	2	56
DE Paul Briggs	---	---	21	32	3	56
TE Anton Muhammed	19	34	---	---	---	53
WR Rickey Kerr	17	27	---	---	7	51
S Chad Cousino	---	---	10	22	18	50
WR Fernando Linquist	21	24	---	---	---	45
S Gage Linquist	---	---	17	19	4	40
RB Casey Chelios	3	8	---	---	27	38
WR Drake Poston	4	13	---	---	20	37
ILB Leslie Rigsby	---	---	16	17	3	36
RB Henry Bauer	7	8	---	---	19	34
CB Dustin Eschbach	---	---	9	21	1	31
DE Glenn Peterson	---	---	8	13	9	30
TE Gabriel Wilkins	0	3	---	---	27	30
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	1	1	27	29
CB Drake Read	---	---	0	4	19	23
OLB Andrew Distel	---	---	1	5	13	19
ILB Tevin Barton	---	---	1	0	13	14
TE Glen Whiting	4	8	---	---	---	12
DT Will Perry	---	---	0	3	7	10
CB Steve Forster	---	---	1	1	8	10
WR Earl Zink	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Zack Blades	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Ernest Wolf	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Kaleb Perry	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Jimmie Mogilevsky	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Denzel Tanner	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Charles Harding	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Lincoln Alexandre	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ben Nichols	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Trenton Morrison	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	18	45	2.5
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	19	68	3.6
Right	1	8	8.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

California	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kai Hunter	39	22	7	2	4	6	2	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Isaac Poloski	35	21	3	2	1	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	153	19.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	148	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	46	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	12	2.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	3	19	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	127	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	29	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	30	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

California	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edwin Bennett	11	4	1	143	3	37
RB Karl Delisle	8	7	0	22	0	37
TE Joshua Kennedy	7	2	2	32	1	36
WR Vernon Hayes	7	5	0	104	2	36
WR Leonardo Sasa	4	3	1	53	1	24
TE Harold Vining	2	1	0	5	0	21

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Oliver Schaefer	8	5	0	21	0	29
TE Anton Muhammed	7	2	1	35	1	34
WR Rickey Kerr	5	3	0	18	0	27
WR George Dotson	5	3	0	22	0	36
WR Drake Poston	3	3	0	22	0	13
WR Fernando Linquist	3	3	0	37	1	24
RB Casey Chelios	3	1	0	33	1	8
TE Glen Whiting	1	1	0	17	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

California	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Karl Delisle	3	8	2.67	3.75
QB Kai Hunter	2	5	2.50	1.70

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Oliver Schaefer	4	15	3.75	4.31
QB Isaac Poloski	1	-1	-1.00	5.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kai Hunter	6	2	21	3.50	9.21

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Isaac Poloski	2	1	3	1.50	5.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

California	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Karl Delisle	2	1	8	4.00	2.75
WR Vernon Hayes	2	1	13	6.50	14.86
TE Joshua Kennedy	1	0	0	0.00	4.57
TE Harold Vining	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Anton Muhammed	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR George Dotson	1	1	3	3.00	4.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

California	Rushes	Conversions
RB Karl Delisle	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Oliver Schaefer	4	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kai Hunter	13	6	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Isaac Poloski	12	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

California	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Karl Delisle	4	3	0
WR Vernon Hayes	3	1	1
TE Joshua Kennedy	2	2	1
WR Edwin Bennett	2	0	0
WR Leonardo Sasa	1	0	0
TE Harold Vining	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Anton Muhammed	4	1	1
RB Oliver Schaefer	3	1	0
WR Fernando Linquist	2	2	1
WR Rickey Kerr	1	1	0
WR George Dotson	1	0	0
TE Glen Whiting	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,400 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,600 (11,900)
End Zone 6,800 (8,500)
Mezzanine 4,100 (4,900)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (7,500)
Club Seats 16,800 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,400 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,600 (11,900)
End Zone	6,800 (8,500)
Mezzanine	4,100 (4,900)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (7,500)
Club Seats	16,800 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,000)