The Denver Broncos got schooled by the San Diego Chargers, 30 to 13, on September 21, 1980.

Final

Chargers

3-0-0

30

Broncos

1-2-0

13

Team

SD

DEN

1

3

2

24

3

7

4

0

Total

30

13

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

SD

DEN

Rolf Benirschke 53-yard field goal

3

0

Fred Steinfort 51-yard field goal

3

2nd quarter

SD

DEN

John Cappelletti 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)

10

3

Fred Steinfort 46-yard field goal

10

6

Charlie Joiner 22-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)

17

6

Glen Edwards 68-yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick)

24

6

Rolf Benirschke 32-yard field goal

27

6

3rd quarter

SD

DEN

Rolf Benirschke 42-yard field goal

30

6

Haven Moses 15-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)

30

13

Chargers

Broncos

1st Downs

16

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

60

76

Total Yards

303

374

Yards per play

5.1

4.9

Passing

211

221

Comp - Att

13 - 27

25 - 43

Yards per pass

7.8

4.5

Interceptions thrown

3

6

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

6 - 49

Rushing

92

153

Rushing Attempts

33

27

Yards per rush

2.8

5.7

Penalties

12

11

Turnovers

3

7

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

3

6

Possession

Chargers

Broncos

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dan Fouts	13	27	211	7.8	1	3		47.5
Team	13	27	211	7.8	1	3	0	47.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Clarence Williams	16	53	3.3	0
John Cappelletti	8	26	3.3	1
Hank Bauer	3	11	3.7	0
Booker Russell	2	6	3.0	0
Dan Fouts	2	0	0.0	0
LaRue Harrington	1	-2	-2.0	0
Ed Luther	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	33	92	2.8	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Charlie Joiner	4	80	20.0	1
Kellen Winslow	3	60	20.0	0
John Jefferson	3	44	14.7	0
John Cappelletti	3	27	9.0	0
Team	13	211	7.8	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			6.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rolf Benirschke	3	3		3	12
Team	3	3		3	12

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Rick Partridge	6	273	45.5
Team	6	273	45.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Hank Bauer	1	14	14.0	0
Team	1	14	14.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Pete Shaw	4	20	5.0	0
Team	4	20	5.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Matt Robinson	13	25	146	5.8	0	4		30.2
Craig Morton	12	18	124	6.9	1	2		65.3
Team	25	43	221	6.3	1	6	6	44.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Jim Jensen	12	85	7.1
Dave Preston	6	26	4.3
Otis Armstrong	3	25	8.3
Lawrence McCutcheon	2	15	7.5
Rob Lytle	1	1	1.0
Matt Robinson	3	1	0.3
Team	27	153	5.7

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Haven Moses	5	103	20.6	1
Jim Jensen	9	59	6.6	0
Riley Odoms	2	29	14.5	0
Rick Upchurch	1	25	25.0	0
Ron Egloff	1	24	24.0	0
Dave Preston	3	19	6.3	0
Rob Lytle	1	6	6.0	0
Otis Armstrong	3	5	1.7	0
Team	25	270	6.3	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Steinfort	2	2		1	7
Team	2	2		1	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Luke Prestridge	5	228	45.6
Team	5	228	45.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mike Harden	3	63	21.0	0
Team	3	63	21.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Rick Upchurch	5	36	7.2
Mike Harden	1	23	23.0
Team	6	59	9.8

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,070

Wilson

RUSH

774

Williams

REC

772

Sutton

Team Rankings

PPG

21.0

19th

OPP PPG

24.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

209.8

24th

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

Raiders

8-9-0

27

Final

14

Broncos

8-9-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Denver Broncos got schooled by the San Diego Chargers, 30 to 13, on September 21, 1980.

Final

Chargers

30

Broncos

13

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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3,070

774

772

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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