1981 Denver Broncos

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

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 RTG
D. 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
J. Brooks
7
41
5.9
0
J. Cappelletti
7
26
3.7
1
C. Muncie
7
16
2.3
0
C. Williams
1
1
1.0
0
D. Fouts
1
-2
-2.0
0
Team
23
82
3.6
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
K. Winslow
10
106
10.6
1
R. Smith
1
39
39.0
1
C. Muncie
3
35
11.7
0
C. Joiner
3
32
10.7
0
J. Cappelletti
2
26
13.0
0
E. Sievers
3
26
8.7
0
D. Scales
1
16
16.0
0
C. Williams
1
12
12.0
0
J. 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
R. Benirschke
1
1
3
6
Team
1
1
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
G. Roberts
3
120
40.0
Team
3
120
40.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
A. Thompson
2
44
22.0
0
C. Williams
3
32
10.7
0
P. 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 RTG
C. Morton
17
18
308
17.1
4
0
2
158.3
S. 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
L. Canada
8
43
5.4
0
D. Preston
14
32
2.3
1
R. Parros
6
15
2.5
0
R. Lytle
3
9
3.0
1
C. Morton
2
6
3.0
0
T. Reed
4
-2
-0.5
0
Team
37
103
2.8
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
S. Watson
8
178
22.3
2
R. Odoms
4
71
17.8
1
H. Moses
2
43
21.5
0
W. Manning
2
41
20.5
0
D. Preston
2
25
12.5
0
T. Reed
2
7
3.5
0
J. 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
F. Steinfort
0
1
6
6
Team
0
1
6
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
L. Prestridge
3
128
42.7
Team
3
128
42.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Manning
2
42
21.0
0
D. Preston
1
1
1.0
0
Team
3
43
14.3
0

Punt Return

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

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PASS

1,753

Nix

Bo Nix

RUSH

387

Williams

Javonte Williams

REC

499

Sutton

Courtland 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 T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
Broncos Broncos
5
4
0
.556
Raiders Raiders
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
ATL ATL
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
11/24
DEN DEN
@
LV LV
4:05 PM
Mon
12/2
CLE CLE
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
12/15
IND IND
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
BAL Ravens

6-3-0

41

Final

10

DEN Broncos

5-4-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,560

Smith

Geno Smith

2,389

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

2,379

Jackson

Lamar Jackson
Rush Yards Leaders

1,052

Henry

Derrick Henry

925

Barkley

Saquon Barkley

762

Jacobs

Josh Jacobs
Rec Yards Leaders

783

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson

717

Chase

Ja'Marr Chase

663

Wilson

Garrett Wilson
Pass TD Leaders

23

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

20

Burrow

Joe Burrow

20

Jackson

Lamar Jackson
Rush TD Leaders

11

Henry

Derrick Henry

8

Williams

Kyren Williams

8

Hurts

Jalen Hurts
Rec TD Leaders

7

Chase

Ja'Marr Chase

6

London

Drake London

6

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown
QB Rating Leaders

120.7

Jackson

Lamar Jackson

115.0

Goff

Jared Goff

108.1

Burrow

Joe Burrow
Sack Leaders

11.0

Hendrickson

Trey Hendrickson

9.0

Lawrence

Dexter Lawrence II

8.0

McDonald

Will McDonald IV

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings
Lions

32.3

Ravens

31.4

Commanders

29.2

Bills

28.9

Buccaneers

28.8

49ers

26.3
Opp PPG Rankings
Chargers

12.6

Steelers

14.9

Broncos

17.9

Chiefs

18.4

Lions

18.5

Bears

18.5
Total Yards Rankings
Ravens

445.9

49ers

412.4

Commanders

392.0

Packers

390.6

Buccaneers

377.8

Eagles

377.1
Rush Yards Rankings
Ravens

191.9

Eagles

174.8

Commanders

163.9

49ers

159.0

Packers

154.8

Lions

152.6
Pass Yards Rankings
Seahawks

288.3

Cowboys

268.1

Buccaneers

265.4

Ravens

264.4

49ers

262.6

Falcons

260.2
Sack Leaders
Giants

35.0

Jets

31.0

Broncos

31.0

Texans

29.0

Ravens

28.0

Vikings

27.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

192.5

Henry

Derrick Henry

157.1

Barkley

Saquon Barkley

144.7

Kamara

Alvin Kamara
Fantasy WR Rankings

114.8

Chase

Ja'Marr Chase

109.5

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson

97

Reed

Jayden Reed
Fantasy TE Rankings

86.3

Kittle

George Kittle

71.2

Bowers

Brock Bowers

68

Kraft

Tucker Kraft
Fantasy K Rankings

106

Seibert

Austin Seibert

104

Fairbairn

Ka'imi Fairbairn

102

Boswell

Chris Boswell

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS
Lions

7-1

Commanders

7-1-1

Colts

7-2

Vikings

6-2

Steelers

6-2

Chargers

5-2-1
Worst Record ATS
Titans

1-7

Panthers

2-7

Dolphins

2-6

Cowboys

2-6

Seahawks

2-6-1

Texans

3-6

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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