Coverage: NBC
8:15 PM ET, December 28, 2008
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
Top Performers
Passing: J. Cutler (DEN) - 316 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: D. Sproles (SD) - 14 CAR, 115 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: E. Royal (DEN) - 11 REC, 76 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | DEN | SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 11:41 | Nate Kaeding 28 Yd | 0 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 07:36 | Tatum Bell 26 Yd Run (Pat Failed) | 6 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 02:52 | LaDainian Tomlinson 1 Yd Run (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 6 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | DEN | SD | |||
![]() | TD | 11:30 | Brandon Manumaleuna 12 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 6 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 03:32 | LaDainian Tomlinson 4 Yd Run (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 6 | 24 |
| THIRD QUARTER | DEN | SD | |||
![]() | TD | 12:47 | Tatum Bell 37 Yd Run (Matt Prater Kick) | 13 | 24 |
![]() | TD | 09:59 | Darren Sproles 13 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 13 | 31 |
![]() | TD | 09:41 | LaDainian Tomlinson 14 Yd Run (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 13 | 38 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | DEN | SD | |||
![]() | TD | 13:01 | Tony Scheffler 25 Yd Pass From Jay Cutler (Jay Cutler Run For Two-Point Conversion) | 21 | 38 |
![]() | TD | 09:47 | Darren Sproles 2 Yd Run (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 21 | 45 |
![]() | TD | 01:15 | Jacob Hester 4 Yd Run (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 21 | 52 |
Team Stat Comparison
Denver | San Diego | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 25 | 28 |
3rd down efficiency | 3-8 | 7-11 |
4th down efficiency | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 406 | 491 |
| Yards per play | 6.9 | 7.7 |
| Total Drives | 0 | 3 |
| Passing | 316 | 202 |
Comp-Att | 33-49 | 15-20 |
Yards per pass | 6.4 | 10.1 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Rushing | 90 | 289 |
Rushing Attempts | 10 | 42 |
Yards per rush | 9.0 | 6.9 |
| Penalties | 4-79 | 6-67 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 23:53 | 36:07 |
| DEN Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| J. Cutler | 33/49 | 316 | 6.4 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 56.0 |
| Team | 33/49 | 316 | 6.4 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | -- |
| SD Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| P. Rivers | 15/20 | 207 | 10.4 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 96.5 |
| Team | 15/20 | 202 | 10.1 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | -- |
| San Diego Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Sproles | 14 | 115 | 8.2 | 1 | 37 |
| L. Tomlinson | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 3 | 45 |
| J. Hester | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 1 | 17 |
| V. Jackson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 17 |
| P. Rivers | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 42 | 289 | 6.9 | 5 | 45 |
| Denver Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| E. Royal | 11 | 76 | 6.9 | 0 | 12 |
| T. Scheffler | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 1 | 25 |
| B. Marshall | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 | 17 |
| B. Stokley | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 17 |
| T. Bell | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 12 |
| D. Graham | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 |
| D. Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 33 | 316 | 9.6 | 1 | 25 |
| San Diego Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Chambers | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 18 |
| A. Gates | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 34 |
| V. Jackson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 37 |
| J. Hester | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 16 |
| D. Sproles | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 13 |
| B. Manumaleuna | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 12 |
| L. Naanee | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 15 | 207 | 13.8 | 2 | 37 |
| Denver Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| C. Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| L. Castillo | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| P. Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Denver Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Winborn | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Williams | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| C. Bailey | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Barrett | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| N. Webster | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| E. Ekuban | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| V. Fox | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Thomas | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Manuel | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Bell | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Engelberger | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| N. Clemons | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Bly | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Paymah | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| W. Woodyard | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Robertson | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Crowder | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Haggan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Green | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Dumervil | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Wiegmann | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 75 | 2 | 59 |
| San Diego Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| E. Weddle | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| A. Cason | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| S. Cooper | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| A. Cromartie | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Dobbins | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| S. Phillips | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Applewhite | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Gordon | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| P. Oliver | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| L. Naanee | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Q. Jammer | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Hart | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Bingham | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Gregory | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Waters | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Tucker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| I. Olshansky | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Osgood | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Castillo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wilhelm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 60 | 0 | 49 |
| Denver Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| C. Jackson | 8 | 162 | 20.3 | 24 |
| J. Engelberger | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Team | 9 | 171 | 19.0 | 24 |
| San Diego Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Sproles | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 29 |
| Team | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 29 |
| San Diego Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Sproles | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Team | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Denver Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Prater | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 1/2 | 1 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 1/2 | 1 |
| San Diego Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Kaeding | 1/1 | 100.0 | 28 | 7/7 | 10 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 28 | 7/7 | 10 |
| Denver Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Kern | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Team | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| San Diego Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Scifres | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Team | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
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