The Denver Broncos easily beat the San Diego Chargers, 42 to 24, on September 27, 1981.

1981 Denver Broncos

Final

SD

Chargers

3-1-0

24

DEN

Broncos

3-1-0

42

Team

SD

DEN

1

0

21

2

0

7

3

10

7

4

14

7

Total

24

42

1st quarter

SD

DEN

Broncos

Riley Odoms 19-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)

0

7

Broncos

Steve Watson 93-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)

0

14

Broncos

James Wright 2-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)

0

21

2nd quarter

SD

DEN

Broncos

Steve Watson 21-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)

0

28

3rd quarter

SD

DEN

Broncos

Dave Preston 2-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick)

0

35

Chargers

Ron Smith 39-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)

7

35

Chargers

Rolf Benirschke 52-yard field goal

10

35

4th quarter

SD

DEN

Chargers

John Cappelletti 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)

17

35

Chargers

Kellen Winslow 1-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)

24

35

Broncos

Rob Lytle 3-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick)

24

42

Chargers

Broncos

1st Downs

23

20

Passing 1st Downs

14

15

Rushing 1st Downs

7

5

1st downs from penalties

2

0

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

74

63

Total Yards

349

453

Yards per play

4.7

7.2

Passing

267

350

Comp - Att

26 - 47

21 - 24

Yards per pass

5.2

13.5

Interceptions thrown

3

0

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 31

2 - 17

Rushing

82

103

Rushing Attempts

23

37

Yards per rush

3.6

2.8

Penalties

6

6

Turnovers

5

3

Fumbles lost

2

3

Interceptions

3

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Dan Fouts 26 47 298 6.3 2 3 4 62.2
Team 26 47 267 6.3 2 3 4 62.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
James Brooks 7 41 5.9 0
John Cappelletti 7 26 3.7 1
Chuck Muncie 7 16 2.3 0
Clarence Williams 1 1 1.0 0
Dan Fouts 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 23 82 3.6 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Kellen Winslow 10 106 10.6 1
Ron Smith 1 39 39.0 1
Chuck Muncie 3 35 11.7 0
Charlie Joiner 3 32 10.7 0
John Cappelletti 2 26 13.0 0
Eric Sievers 3 26 8.7 0
Dwight Scales 1 16 16.0 0
Clarence Williams 1 12 12.0 0
James Brooks 2 6 3.0 0
Team 26 298 6.3 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rolf Benirschke 1 1 3 6
Team 1 1 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
George Roberts 3 120 40.0
Team 3 120 40.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Aundra Thompson 2 44 22.0 0
Clarence Williams 3 32 10.7 0
Pete Shaw 1 24 24.0 0
Team 6 100 16.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Craig Morton 17 18 308 17.1 4 0 2 158.3
Steve DeBerg 4 6 59 9.8 0 0 0 98.6
Team 21 24 350 15.3 4 0 2 158.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Larry Canada 8 43 5.4 0
Dave Preston 14 32 2.3 1
Rick Parros 6 15 2.5 0
Rob Lytle 3 9 3.0 1
Craig Morton 2 6 3.0 0
Tony Reed 4 -2 -0.5 0
Team 37 103 2.8 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Steve Watson 8 178 22.3 2
Riley Odoms 4 71 17.8 1
Haven Moses 2 43 21.5 0
Wade Manning 2 41 20.5 0
Dave Preston 2 25 12.5 0
Tony Reed 2 7 3.5 0
James Wright 1 2 2.0 1
Team 21 367 15.3 4 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 3 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Fred Steinfort 0 1 6 6
Team 0 1 6 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Luke Prestridge 3 128 42.7
Team 3 128 42.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wade Manning 2 42 21.0 0
Dave Preston 1 1 1.0 0
Team 3 43 14.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wade Manning 2 10 5.0 0
Team 2 10 5.0 0

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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

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

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