| San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1990 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 64919 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 47 F Humidty: 24% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Carney 30 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mike Young 25 pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mike Young 3 pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 49 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Craig McEwen 22 pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (John Carney kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 26 FG | 10 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Anthony Miller |
| 67 | LOT | Leo Goeas |
| 53 | LOG | Courtney Hall |
| 63 | C | Frank Cornish |
| 65 | ROG | Dave Richards |
| 76 | ROT | Broderick Thompson |
| 31 | TE | Craig McEwen |
| 89 | TE | Derrick Walker |
| 11 | QB | Billy Joe Tolliver |
| 35 | RB | Marion Butts |
| 88 | HBK | Arthur Cox |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Lee Williams |
| 69 | NT | Les Miller |
| 92 | RDE | Burt Grossman |
| 54 | LOLB | Billy Ray Smith |
| 50 | LILB | Gary Plummer |
| 55 | RILB | Junior Seau |
| 91 | ROLB | Leslie O'Neal |
| 22 | LCB | Gill Byrd |
| 44 | SS | Martin Bayless |
| 25 | FS | Vencie Glenn |
| 30 | RCB | Sam Seale |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Mark Jackson |
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 81 | WR | Shannon Sharpe |
| 83 | WR | Mike Young |
| 69 | LOT | Darrell Hamilton |
| 79 | LOG | Dave Widell |
| 72 | C | Keith Kartz |
| 67 | ROG | Doug Widell |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 26 | RB | Bobby Humphrey |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Warren Powers |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 59 | LILB | Tim Lucas |
| 56 | RILB | Mike Brooks |
| 77 | ROLB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 48 | LCB | Randy Robbins |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 24 | RCB | Wymon Henderson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Marion Butts | 22 | 71 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bobby Humphrey | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| John Elway | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 51 | 26 | 51.0 | 1 | 308 | 6.0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 68.1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 0 | 248 | 8.6 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 112.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 8 | 116 | 14.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Anthony Miller | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Derrick Walker | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Craig McEwen | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Quinn Early | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Marion Butts | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Young | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 25t | 2 |
| Vance Johnson | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Mel Bratton | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 63 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Le-Lo Lang | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| John Kidd | 4 | 209 | 52.3 | 59 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 5 | 279 | 55.8 | 67 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Kitrick Taylor | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Donnie Elder | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 | |
| Donald Frank | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Blake Ezor | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Clarence Kay | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Burt Grossman | 1.0 |
| Henry Rolling | 1.0 |
| Lee Williams | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Rick Dennison | 1.0 |
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