Week 8, 2045

played in California, CA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	10	3	11	-	31
California Chargers	7	3	0	14	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 DEN - Bruce Lindsay 2 run (Deon Meadows extra point)
1Q: 08:02 CAL - Joshua Kennedy 11 pass from Kris Braswell (Gage Bensen extra point)
2Q: 12:41 CAL - Gage Bensen 24 field goal
2Q: 06:32 DEN - Deon Meadows 21 field goal
2Q: 00:21 DEN - Lorenzo Giles 23 pass from Isaac Poloski (Deon Meadows extra point)
3Q: 03:02 DEN - Deon Meadows 49 field goal
4Q: 13:41 CAL - Terrell Coombs 1 run (Gage Bensen extra point)
4Q: 09:52 DEN - Deon Meadows 36 field goal
4Q: 08:35 CAL - Casey Chelios 68 run (Gage Bensen extra point)
4Q: 01:22 DEN - Oliver Schaefer 5 pass from Isaac Poloski (Isaac Poloski pass to Lamar Berry for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 DEN - Bruce Lindsay 2 run (Deon Meadows extra point)
1Q: 08:02 CAL - Joshua Kennedy 11 pass from Kris Braswell (Gage Bensen extra point)
2Q: 12:41 CAL - Gage Bensen 24 field goal
2Q: 06:32 DEN - Deon Meadows 21 field goal
2Q: 00:21 DEN - Lorenzo Giles 23 pass from Isaac Poloski (Deon Meadows extra point)
3Q: 03:02 DEN - Deon Meadows 49 field goal
4Q: 13:41 CAL - Terrell Coombs 1 run (Gage Bensen extra point)
4Q: 09:52 DEN - Deon Meadows 36 field goal
4Q: 08:35 CAL - Casey Chelios 68 run (Gage Bensen extra point)
4Q: 01:22 DEN - Oliver Schaefer 5 pass from Isaac Poloski (Isaac Poloski pass to Lamar Berry for conversion)

Team Statistics DEN CAL
Record 2-5 1-6
First Downs 26 15
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 5 0
Total Net Yards 357 295
- Offensive Plays 69 57
- Yards per Play 5.17 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 56 152
- Rushing Attempts 25 23
- Yards per Rush 2.24 6.61
Net Passing Yards 301 143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 27 - 0 31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 318 160
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.84 4.21
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/9 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:39 27:21

Team Statistics	DEN	CAL
Record	2-5	1-6
First Downs	26	15
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	5	0
Total Net Yards	357	295
- Offensive Plays	69	57
- Yards per Play	5.17	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	56	152
- Rushing Attempts	25	23
- Yards per Rush	2.24	6.61
Net Passing Yards	301	143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 27 - 0	31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	318	160
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.84	4.21
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/9	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:39	27:21

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:49	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	7:53	3:04	OWN 25	5	37	Punt
2	12:33	6:09	OWN 40	10	56	Field Goal
2	4:19	1:32	OWN 49	3	1	Punt
2	1:40	1:33	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
3	12:31	1:53	OPP 45	5	12	Missed FG
3	6:28	3:32	OWN 35	8	33	Field Goal
4	13:30	3:45	OWN 28	6	53	Field Goal
4	8:18	2:54	OWN 38	5	6	Punt
4	4:11	2:57	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
4	0:31	0:31	OPP 25	2	-3	Game

California Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:11	1:31	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	8:40	0:47	OPP 7	2	7	Touchdown
1	4:49	7:16	OWN 20	13	73	Field Goal
2	6:24	2:05	OWN 17	3	-9	Punt
2	2:47	1:07	OWN 3	3	2	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 25	1	17	Half
3	15:00	2:29	OWN 25	6	14	Interception
3	10:38	4:10	OWN 40	8	32	Missed FG
3	2:56	4:26	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
4	9:45	1:27	OWN 29	2	71	Touchdown
4	5:24	1:13	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	1:14	0:43	OWN 25	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Isaac Poloski, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bruce Lindsay	12	18	1.50	11	1	1
RB Oliver Schaefer	9	26	2.89	6	0	0
QB Isaac Poloski	4	12	3.00	10	1	0

California	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Casey Chelios	11	107	9.73	68	2	1
RB Terrell Coombs	6	17	2.83	6	0	1
QB Kris Braswell	5	32	6.40	12	1	0
WR Rickey O'Neal	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Isaac Poloski	41	27	318	3/17	2	38	0	105.5

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kris Braswell	31	19	160	3/17	1	41	1	72.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louie Gray	9	14	108	12.00	20	32	0
WR George Dotson	5	7	44	8.80	11	22	0
RB Bruce Lindsay	5	7	65	13.00	40	38	0
RB Oliver Schaefer	3	5	19	6.33	17	17	1
TE Chris Burgess	2	3	48	24.00	11	30	0
WR Lorenzo Giles	1	1	23	23.00	0	23	1
TE Glen Whiting	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Lamar Berry	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Earl Zink	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

California	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Joshua Kennedy	5	7	70	14.00	43	41	1
WR Edwin Bennett	5	5	33	6.60	12	10	0
TE Harold Vining	4	6	14	3.50	0	5	0
RB Terrell Coombs	3	3	23	7.67	21	17	0
RB Casey Chelios	1	2	12	12.00	14	12	0
WR Vernon Hayes	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Christopher Maxwell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Randal Gerhardt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ethan Hernandez	1	5	5.00	0

California	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Cole Sierra	1	0	0
RB Bruce Lindsay	1	0	0
WR Lorenzo Giles	0	1	0
OLB Andrew Distel	0	0	1
OLB Nathaniel Strong	0	0	1

California	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Casey Chelios	1	0	1
QB Kris Braswell	1	0	0
G Darien Measso	0	1	0
RB Terrell Coombs	0	1	0
CB Clayton Huffman	0	1	0
S Shawn Minkel	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Denzel Tanner	3	141	47.0	33.7	56	1

California	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Sankey	4	180	45.0	42.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Meadows	3/4	1/2	0/1	49	2/2

California	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gage Bensen	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Sierra	4	9	2.3	0

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Giles	3	73	24.3	0

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Chelios	1	26	26.0	0
Wesley Lowe	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dean Grevan	9	2	0.0	19	29
OLB Nathaniel Strong	6	2	2.0	23	33
CB Mitch James	5	1	0.0	23	34
CB Ethan Hernandez	5	1	0.0	22	31
DE Marlon Dodge	4	1	0.0	17	25
OLB Sam Ham	3	3	0.5	21	30
DT Nicky Owens	2	0	0.5	13	23
ILB Gavin Langenberg	2	2	0.0	11	21
S Zack Bronson	1	2	0.0	22	32
CB Cole Sierra	1	0	0.0	2	5
DE Hayden Krueger	1	0	0.0	2	5
S Antonio Griffith	1	0	0.0	23	33
DE Paul Briggs	1	0	0.0	19	29
CB Abel Atkins	1	0	0.0	14	14

California	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nicky Rivers	8	0	0.0	21	38
OLB Korey Grover	7	2	0.0	22	43
S Shawn Minkel	7	0	0.0	25	44
DT Joe Griffin	4	1	2.0	25	39
CB Clayton Huffman	4	0	0.0	24	36
CB Geoff Cowdrick	3	1	0.0	21	36
CB Jeremiah Austin	3	0	0.0	11	22
S Kurt King	3	0	0.0	10	20
DE Garrett Sachs	2	0	1.0	22	41
DT Dylan Middleton	2	4	0.0	25	41
S Justics Schneider	2	2	0.0	12	24
OLB Corbin Harrison	2	2	0.0	14	17
CB Corwin Burroughs	1	1	0.0	5	15
DE Sawyer Meyer	1	1	0.0	22	41
ILB Billy Cox	1	0	0.0	3	6
OLB Roy Kley	1	0	0.0	3	2
TE Harold Vining	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Billy Gelis	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Nathaniel Strong	2.0	2	2	33
OLB Sam Ham	0.5	0	0	30
DT Nicky Owens	0.5	0	0	23
DE Hayden Krueger	0.0	1	0	5
DE Marlon Dodge	0.0	1	0	25
DE Paul Briggs	0.0	1	0	29

California	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Griffin	2.0	0	1	4	39
DE Garrett Sachs	1.0	1	0	0	41
DT Dylan Middleton	0.0	0	2	3	41
DE Sawyer Meyer	0.0	0	1	2	41
OLB Korey Grover	0.0	0	0	1	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dean Grevan	7	0	0	29
CB Mitch James	4	0	0	34
OLB Sam Ham	2	2	0	30
CB Ethan Hernandez	2	1	1	31
CB Cole Sierra	1	0	0	5
ILB Gavin Langenberg	1	0	0	21
S Antonio Griffith	1	0	0	33
CB Abel Atkins	1	0	0	14
S Zack Bronson	0	1	0	32
OLB Nathaniel Strong	0	1	0	33

California	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Nicky Rivers	7	0	38
CB Clayton Huffman	5	0	36
CB Geoff Cowdrick	3	0	36
OLB Korey Grover	2	2	43
S Shawn Minkel	2	1	44
CB Jeremiah Austin	2	0	22
S Kurt King	2	0	20
CB Corwin Burroughs	1	1	15
ILB Billy Cox	1	0	6
OLB Roy Kley	1	0	2
S Justics Schneider	1	0	24
CB Carson Hardesty	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Reuben Hoover	3	5	25	0	44
T Jake Bellisari	2	4	25	1	44
G Kaleb Perry	1	6	25	1	44
FB Lamar Berry	1	2	10	0	7
TE Glen Whiting	1	1	23	0	44
C Ivan Breiten	0	1	25	1	44
G Heath Hutton	0	1	18	0	41
G Howard Forbes	0	1	7	0	3

California	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Darien Measso	4	6	23	0	34
T Mike Chatterley	2	4	23	2	34
G Donald Gary	2	4	23	0	34
C Jeremy Henderson	1	4	23	0	34
T Jerald Handel	0	2	23	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Giles	1	20
Alonzo West	1	14
Andrew Distel	1	11

California	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Chelios	3	19
Harold Vining	2	21
Randal Gerhardt	1	21
Dustin Henson	1	6

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Kaleb Perry	25	44	---	---	7	76
T Reuben Hoover	25	44	---	---	7	76
QB Isaac Poloski	25	44	---	---	---	69
C Ivan Breiten	25	44	---	---	---	69
T Jake Bellisari	25	44	---	---	---	69
TE Glen Whiting	23	44	---	---	---	67
G Heath Hutton	18	41	---	---	7	66
WR George Dotson	22	43	---	---	---	65
CB Mitch James	---	---	23	34	2	59
ILB Dean Grevan	---	---	19	29	10	58
S Antonio Griffith	---	---	23	33	1	57
OLB Nathaniel Strong	---	---	23	33	1	57
S Zack Bronson	---	---	22	32	2	56
CB Ethan Hernandez	---	---	22	31	1	54
OLB Sam Ham	---	---	21	30	1	52
RB Oliver Schaefer	11	19	---	---	19	49
DE Paul Briggs	---	---	19	29	1	49
TE Chris Burgess	9	17	---	---	23	49
WR Louie Gray	13	35	---	---	1	49
DE Marlon Dodge	---	---	17	25	2	44
DT Nicky Owens	---	---	13	23	6	42
WR Earl Zink	10	18	---	---	12	40
CB Abel Atkins	---	---	14	14	9	37
RB Bruce Lindsay	14	23	---	---	---	37
FB Lamar Berry	10	7	---	---	20	37
ILB Gavin Langenberg	---	---	11	21	2	34
WR Lorenzo Giles	6	8	---	---	20	34
CB Cole Sierra	---	---	2	5	16	23
OLB Harrison Lemke	---	---	0	1	20	21
DT Devon Barnes	---	---	10	11	---	21
S Gage Linquist	---	---	1	3	17	21
DE Caleb Renfro	---	---	8	10	1	19
OLB Andrew Distel	---	---	1	3	11	15
T Alonzo West	0	0	---	---	14	14
WR Micah Lillie	5	5	---	---	4	14
DE Hayden Krueger	---	---	2	5	5	12
K Deon Meadows	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Howard Forbes	7	3	---	---	---	10
CB Earl Tate	---	---	1	1	5	7
C Gabe Garrett	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Denzel Tanner	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Steven Lucas	2	1	---	---	---	3
C Neil Finch	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Austin Taves	---	---	1	1	---	2
TE Damian Luzio	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Shaun Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0

California	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Shawn Minkel	---	---	25	44	4	73
CB Clayton Huffman	---	---	24	36	11	71
DT Dylan Middleton	---	---	25	41	4	70
OLB Korey Grover	---	---	22	43	4	69
DT Joe Griffin	---	---	25	39	2	66
DE Garrett Sachs	---	---	22	41	3	66
DE Sawyer Meyer	---	---	22	41	3	66
G Darien Measso	23	34	---	---	6	63
T Mike Chatterley	23	34	---	---	6	63
G Donald Gary	23	34	---	---	6	63
T Jerald Handel	23	34	---	---	6	63
ILB Nicky Rivers	---	---	21	38	3	62
CB Geoff Cowdrick	---	---	21	36	4	61
QB Kris Braswell	23	34	---	---	---	57
C Jeremy Henderson	23	34	---	---	---	57
TE Joshua Kennedy	23	31	---	---	---	54
WR Edwin Bennett	22	32	---	---	---	54
S Justics Schneider	---	---	12	24	15	51
TE Harold Vining	6	23	---	---	21	50
WR Vernon Hayes	20	27	---	---	---	47
RB Terrell Coombs	9	22	---	---	14	45
RB Casey Chelios	13	10	---	---	19	42
CB Corwin Burroughs	---	---	5	15	15	35
CB Jeremiah Austin	---	---	11	22	2	35
WR Christopher Maxwell	13	13	---	---	8	34
S Kurt King	---	---	10	20	4	34
OLB Corbin Harrison	---	---	14	17	2	33
RB Randal Gerhardt	1	5	---	---	21	27
WR Wesley Lowe	6	2	---	---	17	25
OLB Roy Kley	---	---	3	2	19	24
ILB Billy Cox	---	---	3	6	11	20
DT Benjamin Ferguson	---	---	3	6	5	14
DE Efrain Hazuga	---	---	3	5	5	13
WR Rickey O'Neal	1	0	---	---	11	12
CB Carson Hardesty	---	---	0	4	5	9
OLB Billy Gelis	---	---	4	4	---	8
K Gage Bensen	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Dustin Henson	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Javier Sankey	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Gus Nutter	1	5	---	---	---	6
QB Kai Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dan Leicester	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Lee Bloedorn	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Preston Rivero	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Eli Coffey	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Joshua Newman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	20	58	2.9
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	14	125	8.9
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Isaac Poloski	41	27	6	1	3	5	4	10	0

California	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kris Braswell	31	19	1	1	0	5	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	22	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	106	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	105	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	85	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	25	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	135	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louie Gray	14	9	1	108	2	35
WR George Dotson	7	5	0	44	1	43
RB Bruce Lindsay	7	5	1	65	1	23
RB Oliver Schaefer	5	3	1	19	0	19
TE Chris Burgess	3	2	0	48	1	17
TE Glen Whiting	2	1	0	12	0	44
WR Lorenzo Giles	1	1	0	23	1	8
WR Earl Zink	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB Lamar Berry	1	1	0	-1	0	7

California	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Joshua Kennedy	7	5	70	1	31
TE Harold Vining	6	4	14	0	23
WR Edwin Bennett	5	5	33	0	32
WR Vernon Hayes	5	1	8	0	27
RB Terrell Coombs	3	3	23	0	22
WR Christopher Maxwell	2	0	0	0	13
RB Casey Chelios	2	1	12	0	10
RB Randal Gerhardt	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bruce Lindsay	3	0	0.00	1.50
RB Oliver Schaefer	2	1	0.50	2.89

California	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Casey Chelios	2	8	4.00	9.73
RB Terrell Coombs	2	3	1.50	2.83
WR Rickey O'Neal	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Isaac Poloski	5	4	30	6.00	7.76

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kris Braswell	5	3	21	4.20	5.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Oliver Schaefer	2	1	5	2.50	3.80
WR George Dotson	1	1	8	8.00	6.29
RB Bruce Lindsay	1	1	2	2.00	9.29
WR Louie Gray	1	1	15	15.00	7.71

California	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Joshua Kennedy	2	1	11	5.50	10.00
WR Edwin Bennett	2	2	10	5.00	6.60
WR Vernon Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	1.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bruce Lindsay	1	0

California	Rushes	Conversions
RB Terrell Coombs	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Isaac Poloski	9	7	4

California	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kris Braswell	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Oliver Schaefer	4	3	2
WR Louie Gray	2	2	1
WR George Dotson	1	0	0
TE Glen Whiting	1	1	1
FB Lamar Berry	1	1	0

California	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Harold Vining	3	2	1
TE Joshua Kennedy	2	1	1
WR Edwin Bennett	2	2	1
WR Vernon Hayes	2	0	0
WR Christopher Maxwell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,100 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,900)
End Zone 14,200 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,500 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,100 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,900)
End Zone	14,200 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,500 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,300)