San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos

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December 31st, 2005

2005 Week 17

Regular Season

Chargers Home

Final

Broncos Away

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Brees

RB L. Tomlinson

FB L. Neal

WR K. McCardell

TE J. Peelle

TE A. Gates

T L. Jordan

G K. Dielman

C N. Hardwick

G M. Goff

T S. Olivea

Defensive Starters

DE L. Castillo

DT J. Williams

DE J. Cesaire

LB S. Foley

LB S. Merriman

LB R. Godfrey

LB D. Edwards

CB Q. Jammer

CB D. Florence

S C. Hart

S J. Wilson

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Chargers	0	7	0	0	7
Broncos	0	14	2	7	23

	Chargers	Broncos
Q1	0	0
Q2	7	14
Q3	0	2
Q4	0	7
FINAL	7	23

Key Performers

Chargers

PassingP. Rivers

12/22, 115 YDS

RushingL. Tomlinson

19, 92 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingE. Parker

8, 87 YDS

TacklesD. Edwards

SacksS. Merriman

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Broncos

PassingJ. Plummer

8/14, 91 YDS

RushingR. Dayne

13, 64 YDS

ReceivingK. Johnson

2, 27 YDS

TacklesC. Bailey

SacksJ. Lynch

2.0

InterceptionsC. Cox

Team Comparison

Chargers

Stat

Broncos

First Downs

236

Total Yards

241

Rushes

Rush YDS

157

Rush TD

55.6%

PASS %

45.5%

145

NET PASS YDS

PASS TD

Takeaways

26:38

Time of Possession

33:22

Offensive Starters

J. Plummer QB

T. Bell RB

K. Johnson FB

R. Smith WR

J. Putzier WR

S. Alexander TE

M. Lepsis T

B. Hamilton G

T. Nalen C

C. Carlisle G

G. Foster T

Defensive Starters

E. Ekuban DE

M. Myers DT

G. Warren DT

T. Pryce DE

D. Williams LB

K. Burns LB

I. Gold LB

C. Bailey CB

D. Foxworth CB

N. Ferguson S

J. Lynch S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2005 Week 17 match up between the San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos featuring 92 rushing yards by LaDainian Tomlinson.

Legend

Moment: Chargers

Moment: Broncos

Chargers Momentum

Broncos Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tatum Bell up the middle for 6 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tatum Bell right tackle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 14-0

< Q2 > • SDG TD SDG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

LaDainian Tomlinson left end for 6 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chargers cuts lead → 14-7

< Q3 > • DEN SAF DEN SAF

SAFETY 🙏

Philip Rivers sacked by John Lynch for -4 yards. Philip Rivers fumbles (forced by John Lynch) recovered by Shane Olivea at SDG-0 safety - Safety!

Broncos extends lead → 16-7

< Q4 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tatum Bell up the middle for 19 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 23-7

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Philip Rivers	22	12	54.5	115	1	22	3	50.4
Drew Brees	14	8	57.1	68	0	15	3	69.9
Team Totals	36	20	55.6	183	1	22	6

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
LaDainian Tomlinson	19	92	4.8	1	28
Michael Turner	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team Totals	20	91	4.5	1	28

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Eric Parker	9	8	87	10.9	22
Keenan McCardell	10	6	51	8.5	13
Antonio Gates	9	3	23	7.7	12
Reche Caldwell	3	2	18	9.0	11
LaDainian Tomlinson	3	1	4	4.0	4
Lorenzo Neal	1	0	0	0.0	0
Justin Peelle	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	36	20	183	9.2	22

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Donnie Edwards	9	5	4	0
Jamal Williams	8	5	3	0
Jacques Cesaire	7	5	2	0
Steve Foley	6	4	2	0
Randall Godfrey	6	4	2	0
Jerry Wilson	6	5	1	0
Clinton Hart	5	4	1	0
Luis Castillo	4	4	0	0
Drayton Florence	4	4	0	0
Shawne Merriman	3	1	2	1
Quentin Jammer	3	2	1	0
Shaun Phillips	2	2	0	1
Derreck Robinson	2	1	1	0
Vincent Jackson	1	1	0	0
Ryon Bingham	1	1	0	0
Stephen Cooper	1	1	0	0
Jamar Fletcher	1	0	1	0
Marques Harris	1	1	0	0
DeQuincy Scott	1	1	0	0
Matt Wilhelm	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	72	52	20	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Darren Sproles	4	87	21.8	0
Team Totals	4	87	21.8	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Parker	5	42	8.4	0
Team Totals	5	42	8.4	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Nate Kaeding	0	0	1	1
Team Totals	0	0	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mike Scifres	7	311	44.4
Team Totals	7	311	44.4

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jake Plummer	14	8	57.1	91	21	2	76.8
Bradlee Van Pelt	8	2	25.0	7	5	0	39.6
Team Totals	22	10	45.5	98	21	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Tatum Bell	17	52	3.1	3	19
Ron Dayne	13	64	4.9	0	16
Bradlee Van Pelt	10	41	4.1	0	11
Team Totals	40	157	3.9	3	19

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Kyle Johnson	2	2	27	13.5	21
Ashley Lelie	5	2	19	9.5	14
Charlie Adams	2	2	6	3.0	4
Rod Smith	3	1	11	11.0	11
Wesley Duke	3	1	21	21.0	21
Stephen Alexander	5	1	11	11.0	11
Jeb Putzier	1	1	3	3.0	3
David Terrell	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	22	10	98	9.8	21

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Champ Bailey	9	9	0	0	0
Domonique Foxworth	6	6	0	0	0
John Lynch	5	3	2	2	0
D.J. Williams	5	4	1	0	0
Sam Brandon	4	2	2	0	0
Nick Ferguson	4	3	1	0	0
Curome Cox	3	3	0	0	1
Ian Gold	3	3	0	1	0
Trevor Pryce	3	3	0	1	0
John Engelberger	3	2	1	0	0
Demetrin Veal	3	3	0	0	0
Ebenezer Ekuban	2	2	0	1	0
Roc Alexander	2	1	1	0	0
Keith Burns	2	1	1	0	0
Marco Coleman	2	1	1	0	0
Michael Myers	2	2	0	0	0
Karl Paymah	2	2	0	0	0
Gerard Warren	1	1	0	1	0
Todd Devoe	1	1	0	0	0
Cecil Sapp	1	1	0	0	0
Patrick Chukwurah	1	1	0	0	0
Monsanto Pope	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	65	55	10	6	1