The Denver Broncos decisively defeated the San Diego Chargers, 27 to 14, on September 17, 1978.

Final

Chargers

1-2-0

14

Broncos

2-1-0

27

Team

DEN

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DEN

Ron Egloff 2-yard pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick)

2nd quarter

DEN

Dan Fouts 3-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)

John Jefferson 20-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)

3rd quarter

DEN

Lonnie Perrin 1-yard run (kick failed)

4th quarter

DEN

Rick Upchurch 75-yard punt return (Jim Turner kick)

Lonnie Perrin 21-yard run (Jim Turner kick)

Chargers

Broncos

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

315

314

Yards per play

5.1

4.6

Passing

214

177

Comp - Att

19 - 33

18 - 31

Yards per pass

6.1

5.2

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 16

3 - 24

Rushing

101

137

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

3.7

4.0

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Chargers

Broncos

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Dan Fouts D. Fouts	19	33	230	7.0	1	2		64.0
Team	19	33	214	7.0	1	2	2	64.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Bo Matthews B. Matthews	11	56	5.1	0
Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	6	27	4.5	0
Don Woods D. Woods	8	16	2.0	0
Dan Fouts D. Fouts	1	3	3.0	1
Hank Bauer H. Bauer	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	27	101	3.7	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Charlie Joiner C. Joiner	2	61	30.5	0
John Jefferson J. Jefferson	3	51	17.0	1
Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	5	42	8.4	0
Bob Klein B. Klein	2	31	15.5	0
Bo Matthews B. Matthews	4	28	7.0	0
Don Woods D. Woods	3	17	5.7	0
Team	19	230	7.0	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rolf Benirschke R. Benirschke	0	0		2	2
Team	0	0		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jeff West J. West	6	237	39.5
Team	6	237	39.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Artie Owens A. Owens	2	68	34.0
Johnny Rodgers J. Rodgers	1	34	34.0
Bob Horn B. Horn	2	27	13.5
Team	5	129	25.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Johnny Rodgers J. Rodgers	3	23	7.7
Mike Williams M. Williams	1	0	0.0
Team	4	23	5.8

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RTG
Craig Morton C. Morton	12	22	141	6.4	0		74.2
Norris Weese N. Weese	6	9	60	6.7	1		122.5
Team	18	31	177	6.5	1	3	88.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Lonnie Perrin L. Perrin	9	56	6.2	2
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong	13	39	3.0	0
Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth	5	26	5.2	0
Norris Weese N. Weese	4	9	2.3	0
Dave Preston D. Preston	1	8	8.0	0
Craig Morton C. Morton	1	3	3.0	0
Larry Canada L. Canada	1	-4	-4.0	0
Team	34	137	4.0	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Riley Odoms R. Odoms	5	69	13.8	0
Haven Moses H. Moses	2	45	22.5	0
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong	2	34	17.0	0
Lonnie Perrin L. Perrin	2	13	6.5	0
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch	2	12	6.0	0
Ron Egloff R. Egloff	2	11	5.5	1
Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth	1	8	8.0	0
Jack Dolbin J. Dolbin	1	5	5.0	0
Dave Preston D. Preston	1	4	4.0	0
Team	18	201	6.5	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jim Turner J. Turner	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bucky Dilts B. Dilts	7	265	37.9
Team	7	265	37.9

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch	1	75	75.0	1
Team	1	75	75.0	1

More Broncos Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,753

Nix

RUSH

387

Williams

REC

499

Sutton

Team Rankings

PPG

20.3

23rd

OPP PPG

17.9

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

121.4

15th

PASS YDS/G

198.4

29th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	8	0	1.000
Chargers	5	3	.625
Broncos	5	4	.556
Raiders	2	7	.222

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/10	DEN	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/17	ATL	@	DEN	4:05 PM
Sun 11/24	DEN	@	LV	4:05 PM
Mon 12/2	CLE	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 12/15	IND	@	DEN	4:25 PM

Last Game

Ravens

6-3-0

Final

Broncos

5-4-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,560

Smith

2,389

Mayfield

2,379

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,052

Henry

925

Barkley

762

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

783

Jefferson

717

Chase

663

Wilson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Mayfield

20

Burrow

20

Jackson

Rush TD Leaders

11

Henry

8

Williams

8

Hurts

Rec TD Leaders

7

Chase

6

London

6

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

120.7

Jackson

115.0

Goff

108.1

Burrow

Sack Leaders

11.0

Hendrickson

9.0

Lawrence

8.0

McDonald

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.3

31.4

29.2

28.9

28.8

26.3

Opp PPG Rankings

12.6

14.9

17.9

18.4

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

445.9

412.4

392.0

390.6

377.8

377.1

Rush Yards Rankings

191.9

174.8

163.9

159.0

154.8

152.6

Pass Yards Rankings

288.3

268.1

265.4

264.4

262.6

260.2

Sack Leaders

35.0

31.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

192.5

Henry

157.1

Barkley

144.7

Kamara

Fantasy WR Rankings

114.8

Chase

109.5

Jefferson

97

Reed

Fantasy TE Rankings

86.3

Kittle

71.2

Bowers

68

Kraft

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Seibert

104

Fairbairn

102

Boswell

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-1

7-1-1

7-2

6-2

5-2-1

Worst Record ATS

1-7

2-7

2-6

2-6-1

3-6

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	2	0	.778
Jets	3	6	0	.333
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Ravens	6	3	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	6	3	0	.667
Colts	4	5	0	.444
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	8	0	0	1.000
Chargers	5	3	0	.625

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Commanders	7	2	0	.778
Eagles	6	2	0	.750
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	7	1	0	.875
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	6	3	0	.667
Buccaneers	4	5	0	.444
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Cardinals	5	4	0	.556
Rams	4	4	0	.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/3	TB	@	KC	24-30
Sat 11/2	IND	@	MIN	13-21
Sat 11/2	LAR	@	SEA	26-20
Sat 11/2	DET	@	GB	24-14
Sat 11/2	JAX	@	PHI	23-28

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/7	CIN	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/10	NYG	@	CAR	9:30 AM
Sun 11/10	SF	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/10	ATL	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/10	DEN	@	KC	1:00 PM

The Denver Broncos decisively defeated the San Diego Chargers, 27 to 14, on September 17, 1978.

Final

Chargers

14

Broncos

27

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

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Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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NFL 2024 Rankings

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