Broncos Strike On 2nd Play Of Game, Lead Chargers 7-3 After 1st Quarter
DENVER (CBS4/The Sports Xchange) - It took the Broncos only two plays to get on the board against the Chargers and Denver leads the San Diego 7-3 after the first quarter.
Brock Osweiler hooked up with Demaryius Thomas on a 72-yard bomb on the second play of the game.
With just over 8 minutes left in the first quarter Osweiler then connected with Emmanuel Sanders on a 46-yard pass but Sanders was stripped of the ball by cornerback Steve Williams who recovered the ball at their own 5 yard line.
With under 5 minutes left the quarter Osweiler was picked off by Williams on a pass that was tipped. But the Broncos held and were able to get the ball back.
Osweiler finished the quarter going 7/11 for 182 yards. Ronnie Hillman had three rushes for 35 yards and C.J. Anderson added 20 yards on three carries.
1st Quarter
1Q 15:00 Denver
| SD 35 | 2-J. Lambo kicks 65 yards, touchback. | |
| 1 and 10 - DEN 20 | 15:00 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 23-R. Hillman for 8 yards, forced out of bounds. |
| 2 and 2 - DEN 28 | 14:41 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 88-D. Thomas for 72 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Official challenged the ruling, and the play was UPHELD. |
| 8-B. McManus extra point is GOOD. | ||
| SD 0 DEN 7 Plays: 2 Possession: 0:31 | ||
1Q 14:29 San Diego
| SD 15 | 8-B. McManus kicks 65 yards, touchback. | |
| 1 and 10 - SD 20 | 14:29 | 34-D. Brown rush for 2 yards. |
| 2 and 8 - SD 22 | 13:46 | 17-P. Rivers pass to 39-D. Woodhead for 11 yards, forced out of bounds. |
| 1 and 10 - SD 33 | 13:15 | 17-P. Rivers pass to 81-J. Herndon for 13 yards, forced out of bounds. |
| 1 and 10 - SD 46 | 12:44 | 17-P. Rivers pass incomplete to 15-D. Inman. |
| 2 and 10 - SD 46 | 12:36 | 34-D. Brown rush for 2 yards. |
| 3 and 8 - SD 48 | 11:58 | 17-P. Rivers pass to 85-A. Gates for 12 yards. |
| 1 and 10 - DEN 40 | 11:23 | 34-D. Brown rush for 4 yards. |
| 2 and 6 - DEN 36 | 10:55 | 17-P. Rivers pass to 34-D. Brown for 4 yards, forced out of bounds. |
| 3 and 2 - DEN 32 | 10:19 | 17-P. Rivers pass incomplete to 39-D. Woodhead. |
| 4 and 2 - DEN 32 | 10:15 | 2-J. Lambo 50 yard field goal is GOOD. |
| SD 3 DEN 7 Plays: 10 Possession: 4:14 | ||
1Q 10:10 Denver
| 1 and 10 - SD 35 | 2-J. Lambo kicks 65 yards. | |
| 1 and 10 - DEN 20 | 10:10 | 23-R. Hillman rush for 13 yards. PENALTY on San Diego, Defensive Offside (declined). |
| 1 and 10 - DEN 33 | 9:51 | 23-R. Hillman rush for 1 yard. |
| 2 and 9 - DEN 34 | 9:28 | 22-C. Anderson rush for 11 yards. |
| 1 and 10 - DEN 45 | 9:01 | 22-C. Anderson rush for 3 yards. |
| 2 and 7 - DEN 48 | 8:34 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 10-E. Sanders for 46 yards, fumble by 10-E. Sanders (forced fumble by 23-S. Williams), RECOVERED by 23-S. Williams returned for no gain. |
1Q 8:21 San Diego
| 1 and 10 - SD 5 | 8:21 | 34-D. Brown rush for 5 yards. |
| 2 and 5 - SD 10 | 7:49 | 34-D. Brown rush for -1 yard. |
| 3 and 6 - SD 9 | 7:09 | 17-P. Rivers pass incomplete to 15-D. Inman. |
| 4 and 6 - SD 9 | 7:04 | 5-M. Scifres punts 56 yards, downed by 83-J. Phillips. |
1Q 6:52 Denver
| 1 and 10 - DEN 35 | 6:52 | 17-B. Osweiler pass incomplete to 88-D. Thomas. |
| 2 and 10 - DEN 35 | 6:46 | 17-B. Osweiler pass incomplete to 14-C. Latimer. |
| 3 and 10 - DEN 35 | 6:41 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 88-D. Thomas for 14 yards. |
| 1 and 10 - DEN 49 | 6:06 | 22-C. Anderson rush for 6 yards. |
| 2 and 4 - SD 45 | 5:35 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 16-B. Fowler for 3 yards. |
| 3 and 1 - SD 42 | 4:55 | 17-B. Osweiler pass intended for 11-J. Norwood, INTERCEPTED by 23-S. Williams at SD 31, returned for 6 yards. |
1Q 4:46 San Diego
| 1 and 10 - SD 37 | 4:46 | 34-D. Brown rush for 1 yard. |
| 2 and 9 - SD 38 | 4:16 | 17-P. Rivers pass to 39-D. Woodhead for 8 yards. |
| 3 and 1 - SD 46 | 3:34 | 34-D. Brown rush for 1 yard. |
| 1 and 10 - SD 47 | 2:58 | 34-D. Brown rush for 8 yards. |
| 2 and 2 - DEN 45 | 2:22 | 34-D. Brown rush for -2 yards. |
| San Diego timeout at 1:48 | ||
| 3 and 6 - DEN 47 | 1:48 | 17-P. Rivers pass incomplete to 85-A. Gates. |
| Denver timeout at 1:42 | ||
| 4 and 4 - DEN 47 | 1:48 | 5-M. Scifres punts 47 yards, touchback. |
1Q 1:31 Denver
| 1 and 10 - DEN 20 | 1:31 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 88-D. Thomas for 5 yards. |
| 2 and 5 - DEN 25 | 0:59 | 17-B. Osweiler pass incomplete to 88-D. Thomas. |
| 3 and 5 - DEN 25 | 0:52 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 11-J. Norwood for 34 yards. |
| 1 and 10 - SD 41 | 0:16 | 23-R. Hillman rush for 21 yards. |
| END QUARTER 1 | ||
