The Denver Broncos handily beat the San Diego Chargers, 27 to 14, on September 17, 1978.

1978 Denver Broncos

Final

SD

14

DEN

Broncos

2-1-0

27

1

0

7

2

14

0

3

0

6

4

0

14

Total

14

27

1st quarter

SD

DEN

Broncos

Ron Egloff 2-yard pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

SD

DEN

Chargers

Dan Fouts 3-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)

7

7

Chargers

John Jefferson 20-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)

14

7

3rd quarter

SD

DEN

Broncos

Lonnie Perrin 1-yard run (kick failed)

14

13

4th quarter

SD

DEN

Broncos

Rick Upchurch 75-yard punt return (Jim Turner kick)

14

20

Broncos

Lonnie Perrin 21-yard run (Jim Turner kick)

14

27

Chargers

Broncos

1st Downs

18

21

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

62

68

Total Yards

315

314

Yards per play

5.1

4.6

Passing

214

177

Comp - Att

19 - 33

18 - 31

Yards per pass

6.1

5.2

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 16

3 - 24

Rushing

101

137

Rushing Attempts

27

34

Yards per rush

3.7

4.0

Penalties

9

10

Turnovers

2

0

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Dan Fouts 19 33 230 7.0 1 2 64.0
Team 19 33 214 7.0 1 2 2 64.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Bo Matthews 11 56 5.1 0
Lydell Mitchell 6 27 4.5 0
Don Woods 8 16 2.0 0
Dan Fouts 1 3 3.0 1
Hank Bauer 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 27 101 3.7 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Charlie Joiner 2 61 30.5 0
John Jefferson 3 51 17.0 1
Lydell Mitchell 5 42 8.4 0
Bob Klein 2 31 15.5 0
Bo Matthews 4 28 7.0 0
Don Woods 3 17 5.7 0
Team 19 230 7.0 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rolf Benirschke 0 0 2 2
Team 0 0 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Jeff West 6 237 39.5
Team 6 237 39.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Artie Owens 2 68 34.0 0
Johnny Rodgers 1 34 34.0 0
Bob Horn 2 27 13.5 0
Team 5 129 25.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Johnny Rodgers 3 23 7.7 0
Mike Williams 1 0 0.0 0
Team 4 23 5.8 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Craig Morton 12 22 141 6.4 0 0 74.2
Norris Weese 6 9 60 6.7 1 0 122.5
Team 18 31 177 6.5 1 0 3 88.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Lonnie Perrin 9 56 6.2 2
Otis Armstrong 13 39 3.0 0
Jon Keyworth 5 26 5.2 0
Norris Weese 4 9 2.3 0
Dave Preston 1 8 8.0 0
Craig Morton 1 3 3.0 0
Larry Canada 1 -4 -4.0 0
Team 34 137 4.0 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Riley Odoms 5 69 13.8 0
Haven Moses 2 45 22.5 0
Otis Armstrong 2 34 17.0 0
Lonnie Perrin 2 13 6.5 0
Rick Upchurch 2 12 6.0 0
Ron Egloff 2 11 5.5 1
Jon Keyworth 1 8 8.0 0
Jack Dolbin 1 5 5.0 0
Dave Preston 1 4 4.0 0
Team 18 201 6.5 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jim Turner 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bucky Dilts 7 265 37.9
Team 7 265 37.9

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rick Upchurch 1 75 75.0 1
Team 1 75 75.0 1

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Team Leaders

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PASS

3,070

Wilson

Russell Wilson

RUSH

774

Williams

Javonte Williams

REC

772

Sutton

Courtland Sutton

Team Rankings

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PPG

21.0

19th

OPP PPG

24.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

209.8

24th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
Broncos Broncos
8 9 0 .471
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
Chargers Chargers
5 12 0 .294

Last Game

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LV Raiders

8-9-0

27

Final

14

DEN Broncos

8-9-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM