Tuesday, 10/20/09
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| San Diego | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:02 |
| Attendance | 68,615 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver - 15:00 | ||
| 0-0, Den30 | 15:00 | Matt Prater kicks 62 yards from Den30 to SD8, Darren Sproles returns to SD24 for 16 yards |
| San Diego - 14:57 | ||
| 1st-10, SD24 | 14:57 | LaDainian Tomlinson up the Middle to SD27 for 3 yards |
| 2nd-7, SD27 | 14:24 | Philip Rivers Pass Incomplete to Vincent Jackson |
| 3rd-7, SD27 | 14:19 | Philip Rivers Pass Incomplete |
| 4th-7, SD27 | 14:13 | Mike Scifres punts 48 yards to Den25, Center-David Binn. Eddie Royal returns to Den26 for 1 yard |
| Denver - 13:59 | ||
| 1st-10, Den26 | 13:59 | Kyle Orton Pass Incomplete to Eddie Royal |
| 2nd-10, Den26 | 13:52 | Knowshon Moreno Off Right End to Den31 for 5 yards |
| 3rd-5, Den31 | 13:21 | Kyle Orton Pass to Brandon Marshall to Den38 for 7 yards |
| 1st-10, Den38 | 12:46 | Kyle Orton sacked at Den36 for -2 yards |
| 2nd-12, Den36 | 12:14 | Kyle Orton Pass to Correll Buckhalter to Den45 for 9 yards |
| 3rd-3, Den45 | 11:39 | Kyle Orton Pass to Knowshon Moreno to Den44 for -1 yards |
| 4th-4, Den44 | 10:59 | Brett Kern punts 44 yards to SD12, Center-Lonie Paxton. Darren Sproles Fair Catch |
| San Diego - 10:59 | ||
| 0-0, SD12 | 10:59 | SD-Quentin Jammer PENALIZED -6 yards for Holding |
| 1st-10, SD6 | 10:49 | Philip Rivers Pass to Malcom Floyd to SD24 for 18 yards |
| 1st-10, SD24 | 10:27 | Philip Rivers Pass Incomplete to Vincent Jackson |
| 2nd-10, SD24 | 10:21 | LaDainian Tomlinson up the Middle to SD25 for 1 yard |
| 3rd-9, SD25 | 9:39 | Philip Rivers Pass to Malcom Floyd to SD45 for 20 yards |
| 1st-10, SD45 | 8:56 | Philip Rivers Pass to LaDainian Tomlinson to Den30 for 25 yards |
| 1st-10, Den30 | 8:09 | Philip Rivers Pass to Malcom Floyd to Den17 for 13 yards |
| 1st-10, Den17 | 7:38 | LaDainian Tomlinson Off Right Tackle to Den4 for 13 yards |
| 1st-4, Den4 | 6:54 | LaDainian Tomlinson Off Left End to Den5 for -1 yards |
| 2nd-5, Den5 | 6:16 | LaDainian Tomlinson up the Middle to Den2 for 3 yards |
| 3rd-2, Den2 | 5:36 | Denver Broncos timeout. |
| 3rd-2, Den2 | 5:36 | Darren Sproles up the Middle to Den2 for no gain |
| 4th-2, Den2 | 4:53 | Nate Kaeding 20 yard field goal is GOOD. Holder-Mike Scifres |
| 0-0, SD30 | 4:51 | Nate Kaeding kicks 63 yards from SD30 to Den7, Eddie Royal returns for 93 yards for a TOUCHDOWN |
| Denver - 4:39 | ||
| 0-0, SD2 | 4:39 | Matt Prater extra point is GOOD. Holder-Brett Kern |
| 0-0, Den30 | 4:39 | Matt Prater kicks 65 yards from Den30 to SD5, Darren Sproles returns to SD26 for 21 yards |
| San Diego - 4:33 | ||
| 1st-10, SD26 | 4:33 | Philip Rivers Pass to LaDainian Tomlinson to SD35 for 9 yards |
| 2nd-1, SD35 | 4:08 | Jacob Hester up the Middle to SD37 for 2 yards |
| 1st-10, SD37 | 3:33 | Philip Rivers Pass to Vincent Jackson to SD45 for 8 yards |
| 2nd-2, SD45 | 2:58 | LaDainian Tomlinson Off Right End to Den50 for 5 yards |
| 1st-10, Den50 | 2:12 | Philip Rivers Pass to Mike Tolbert to Den28 for 22 yards. Mike Tolbert FUMBLES (FF-Champ Bailey), ball out of bounds at Den28 |
| 1st-10, Den28 | 1:40 | Philip Rivers Pass to Antonio Gates to Den7 for 21 yards |
| 1st-7, Den7 | 0:54 | LaDainian Tomlinson Off Left End to Den3 for 4 yards |
| 2nd-3, Den3 | 0:11 | Philip Rivers Pass to Vincent Jackson for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN |
| 0-0, Den2 | 0:06 | Nate Kaeding extra point is GOOD. Holder-Mike Scifres |
| 0-0, SD30 | 0:06 | Nate Kaeding kicks 62 yards from SD30 to Den8, Eddie Royal returns to Den22 for 14 yards |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver - 15:00 | ||
| 1st-10, Den22 | 15:00 | Correll Buckhalter up the Middle to Den25 for 3 yards |
| 2nd-7, Den25 | 14:27 | Correll Buckhalter Off Right End to Den25 for no gain |
| 3rd-7, Den25 | 13:43 | Kyle Orton Pass to Correll Buckhalter to Den36 for 11 yards |
| 1st-10, Den36 | 13:03 | Knowshon Moreno up the Middle to Den40 for 4 yards |
| 2nd-6, Den40 | 12:29 | Kyle Orton Pass Incomplete to Knowshon Moreno |
| 3rd-6, Den40 | 12:26 | Kyle Orton Pass to Jabar Gaffney to SD33 for 27 yards |
| 1st-10, SD33 | 11:51 | Knowshon Moreno Off Right End to SD28 for 5 yards |
| 2nd-5, SD28 | 11:09 | Knowshon Moreno up the Middle to SD25 for 3 yards |
| 3rd-2, SD25 | 10:31 | Knowshon Moreno Off Left Tackle to SD19 for 6 yards |
| 1st-10, SD19 | 9:49 | Correll Buckhalter up the Middle to SD18 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, SD18 | 9:06 | Den-Ryan Harris PENALIZED -5 yards for False Start |
| 2nd-14, SD23 | 8:46 | Kyle Orton Pass to Tony Scheffler to SD16 for 7 yards |
| 3rd-7, SD16 | 8:03 | Kyle Orton Pass Incomplete to Eddie Royal |
| 4th-7, SD16 | 7:59 | Matt Prater 34 yard field goal is GOOD. Holder-Brett Kern |
| 0-0, Den30 | 7:55 | Matt Prater kicks 59 yards from Den30 to SD11, Darren Sproles returns to SD32 for 21 yards |
| San Diego - 7:50 | ||
| 1st-10, SD32 | 7:50 | LaDainian Tomlinson Off Right End to SD31 for -1 yards |
| 2nd-11, SD31 | 7:13 | Philip Rivers up the Middle to SD32 for 1 yard |
| 3rd-10, SD32 | 6:26 | Philip Rivers sacked at SD25 for -7 yards |
| 4th-17, SD25 | 6:11 | Mike Scifres punts 46 yards to Den29, Center-David Binn. Eddie Royal returns for 71 yards for a TOUCHDOWN |
| Denver - 5:53 | ||
| 0-0, SD2 | 5:53 | Matt Prater extra point is GOOD. Holder-Brett Kern |
| 0-0, Den30 | 5:53 | Matt Prater kicks 71 yards from Den30 to SD-1, Darren Sproles returns to SD29 for 30 yards |
| San Diego - 5:47 | ||
| 1st-10, SD29 | 5:47 | LaDainian Tomlinson up the Middle to SD33 for 4 yards |
| 2nd-6, SD33 | 5:18 | LaDainian Tomlinson up the Middle to SD36 for 3 yards |
| 3rd-3, SD36 | 4:35 | Philip Rivers Pass to Antonio Gates to Den47 for 17 yards |
| 1st-10, Den47 | 3:51 | Philip Rivers Pass to Antonio Gates to Den31 for 16 yards |
| 1st-10, Den31 | 3:17 | Philip Rivers Pass Incomplete to Chris Chambers |
| 2nd-10, Den31 | 3:12 | LaDainian Tomlinson Off Left End to Den26 for 5 yards |
| 3rd-5, Den26 | 2:29 | Philip Rivers Pass Incomplete to Antonio Gates |
| 4th-5, Den26 | 2:22 | Nate Kaeding 44 yard field goal is GOOD. Holder-Mike Scifres |
| 0-0, SD30 | 2:19 | Nate Kaeding kicks 63 yards from SD30 to Den7, Eddie Royal returns to Den25 for 18 yards |
| Denver - 2:14 | ||
| 1st-10, Den25 | 2:14 | Knowshon Moreno up the Middle to Den30 for 5 yards |
| 2nd-5, Den30 | 2:00 | Two-Minute Warning |
| 2nd-5, Den30 | 1:59 | Correll Buckhalter Off Right End to Den31 for 1 yard |
| 3rd-4, Den31 | 1:24 | Kyle Orton Pass Incomplete to Jabar Gaffney |
| 4th-4, Den31 | 1:20 | Brett Kern punts 46 yards to SD23, Center-Lonie Paxton. Darren Sproles returns for 77 yards for a TOUCHDOWN |
| San Diego - 1:03 | ||
| 0-0, Den2 | 1:03 | Nate Kaeding extra point is GOOD. Holder-Mike Scifres |
| 0-0, SD30 | 1:03 | Nate Kaeding kicks 65 yards from SD30 to Den5, Alphonso Smith returns to Den23 for 18 yards |
| Denver - 0:58 | ||
| 1st-10, Den23 | 0:58 | Kyle Orton Pass to Correll Buckhalter to Den27 for 4 yards |
| 2nd-6, Den27 | 0:34 | Kyle Orton Off Right End to Den28 for 1 yard |
| 3rd-5, Den28 | 0:29 | Kyle Orton Pass to Brandon Stokley to Den36 for 8 yards |
| 0-0, Den36 | 0:29 | SD-Larry English PENALIZED 14 yards for Horse Collar |
| 1st-10, SD50 | 0:19 | Kyle Orton Pass to Brandon Stokley to SD39 for 11 yards |
| 1st-10, SD39 | 0:11 | Denver Broncos timeout. |
| 1st-10, SD39 | 0:11 | Kyle Orton Pass Incomplete to Jabar Gaffney |
| 2nd-10, SD39 | 0:06 | Kyle Orton up the Middle to SD36 for 3 yards |
| 3rd-7, SD36 | 0:03 | Denver Broncos timeout. |
| 3rd-7, SD36 | 0:03 | Matt Prater 54 yard field goal is MISSED. Holder-Brett Kern |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego - 15:00 | ||
| 0-0, SD30 | 15:00 | Nate Kaeding kicks 59 yards from SD30 to Den11, Eddie Royal returns to Den26 for 15 yards |
| Denver - 14:56 | ||
| 1st-10, Den26 | 14:56 | Knowshon Moreno Off Left Tackle to Den26 for no gain |
| 0-0, Den26 | 14:26 | SD-Kevin Ellison PENALIZED 19 yards for Pass Interference |
| 1st-10, Den45 | 14:20 | Kyle Orton Pass to Tony Scheffler to SD49 for 6 yards |
| 2nd-4, SD49 | 13:46 | Knowshon Moreno Off Right End to SD46 for 3 yards |
| 3rd-1, SD46 | 13:03 | Knowshon Moreno Off Right End to SD46 for no gain |
| 0-0, SD46 | 13:03 | Den-Brandon Marshall PENALIZED -4 yards for Illegal Shift |
| 4th-5, SD50 | 12:42 | Brett Kern punts 50 yards to SD0, Center-Lonie Paxton. TOUCHBACK. |
| San Diego - 12:34 | ||
| 1st-10, SD20 | 12:34 | LaDainian Tomlinson Off Left Tackle to SD23 for 3 yards |
| 0-0, SD23 | 11:50 | Den-Ronald Fields PENALIZED 5 yards for Offside |
| 1st-10, SD28 | 11:44 | Philip Rivers Pass Incomplete to Antonio Gates |
| 2nd-10, SD28 | 11:40 | Philip Rivers Pass to Mike Tolbert to SD46 for 18 yards |
| 1st-10, SD46 | 10:51 | LaDainian Tomlinson up the Middle to SD47 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, SD47 | 10:13 | Philip Rivers Pass to Chris Chambers to Den37 for 16 yards |
| 1st-10, Den37 | 9:25 | LaDainian Tomlinson Off Right Tackle to Den36 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, Den36 | 8:46 | Philip Rivers Pass Incomplete to Chris Chambers |
| 3rd-9, Den36 | 8:41 | Philip Rivers Pass to Darren Sproles to Den32 for 4 yards |
| 4th-5, Den32 | 8:02 | Nate Kaeding 50 yard field goal is GOOD. Holder-Mike Scifres |
| 0-0, SD30 | 7:57 | Nate Kaeding kicks 65 yards from SD30 to Den5, Eddie Royal returns to Den23 for 18 yards |
| Denver - 7:51 | ||
| 1st-10, Den23 | 7:51 | Kyle Orton Pass to Brandon Marshall to Den38 for 15 yards |
| 1st-10, Den38 | 7:16 | Kyle Orton Pass to Tony Scheffler to Den43 for 5 yards |
| 2nd-5, Den43 | 6:40 | Correll Buckhalter Off Right End to SD46 for 11 yards |
| 1st-10, SD46 | 6:11 | Kyle Orton Pass Incomplete to Brandon Marshall |
| 2nd-10, SD46 | 6:04 | Kyle Orton Pass to Tony Scheffler to SD34 for 12 yards |
| 1st-10, SD34 | 5:45 | Correll Buckhalter Off Right End to SD29 for 5 yards |
| 2nd-5, SD29 | 5:18 | Knowshon Moreno Off Left Tackle to SD28 for 1 yard |
| 3rd-4, SD28 | 4:33 | Kyle Orton Pass to Brandon Marshall to SD19 for 9 yards |
| 1st-10, SD19 | 3:48 | Kyle Orton Pass to Tony Scheffler for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN |
| 0-0, SD2 | 3:43 | Matt Prater extra point is GOOD. Holder-Brett Kern |
| 0-0, Den30 | 3:43 | Matt Prater kicks 66 yards from Den30 to SD4, Darren Sproles returns to SD26 for 22 yards |
| San Diego - 3:39 | ||
| 1st-10, SD26 | 3:39 | LaDainian Tomlinson Off Right End to SD43 for 17 yards |
| 1st-10, SD43 | 3:10 | LaDainian Tomlinson Off Left End to Den50 for 7 yards |
| 2nd-3, Den50 | 2:36 | LaDainian Tomlinson Off Left End to Den50 for no gain |
| 3rd-3, Den50 | 1:52 | Philip Rivers sacked at SD47 for -3 yards. Philip Rivers FUMBLES (FF-Elvis Dumervil), recovered at SD47 by Vonnie Holliday RETURNED for 0 yards. |
| Denver - 1:43 | ||
| 1st-10, SD47 | 1:43 | Knowshon Moreno Off Left End to SD47 for no gain |
| 2nd-10, SD47 | 1:06 | Kyle Orton Pass Incomplete to Jabar Gaffney |
| 3rd-10, SD47 | 1:00 | Kyle Orton Off Right End to SD39 for 8 yards |
| 0-0, SD39 | 1:00 | SD-Shaun Phillips PENALIZED 5 yards for Holding |
| 1st-10, SD34 | 0:44 | Kyle Orton Pass to Brandon Marshall to SD25 for 9 yards |
| 2nd-1, SD25 | 0:19 | Knowshon Moreno Off Right Tackle to SD26 for -1 yards |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver - 15:00 | ||
| 3rd-2, SD26 | 15:00 | Kyle Orton Pass to Brandon Marshall to SD17 for 9 yards |
| 1st-10, SD17 | 14:29 | Correll Buckhalter up the Middle to SD16 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, SD16 | 13:54 | Kyle Orton Pass to Correll Buckhalter to SD11 for 5 yards |
| 3rd-4, SD11 | 13:12 | Kyle Orton Pass Incomplete to Eddie Royal |
| 4th-4, SD11 | 13:08 | Matt Prater 29 yard field goal is GOOD. Holder-Brett Kern |
| 0-0, Den30 | 13:05 | Matt Prater kicks 63 yards from Den30 to SD7, Darren Sproles returns to SD27 for 20 yards |
| San Diego - 12:59 | ||
| 1st-10, SD27 | 12:59 | Philip Rivers Pass to LaDainian Tomlinson to SD23 for -4 yards |
| 2nd-14, SD23 | 12:17 | Philip Rivers Pass Incomplete to Vincent Jackson |
| 3rd-14, SD23 | 12:12 | Philip Rivers sacked at SD19 for -4 yards |
| 4th-18, SD19 | 11:49 | Mike Scifres punts 57 yards to Den24, Center-David Binn. Eddie Royal returns to Den29 for 5 yards |
| Denver - 11:36 | ||
| 1st-10, Den29 | 11:36 | Correll Buckhalter Off Left Tackle to Den44 for 15 yards |
| 1st-10, Den44 | 11:16 | Correll Buckhalter Off Right End to SD50 for 6 yards |
| 2nd-4, SD50 | 10:44 | Correll Buckhalter up the Middle to SD47 for 3 yards. Correll Buckhalter FUMBLES (FF-Stephen Cooper), recovered at SD47 by Ben Hamilton RETURNED for 0 yards. |
| 3rd-1, SD47 | 9:51 | Denver Broncos timeout. |
| 3rd-1, SD47 | 9:51 | Knowshon Moreno up the Middle to SD46 for 1 yard |
| 1st-10, SD46 | 9:24 | Knowshon Moreno Off Right End to SD44 for 2 yards |
| 2nd-8, SD44 | 8:41 | Knowshon Moreno Off Left Tackle to SD39 for 5 yards |
| 3rd-3, SD39 | 8:04 | Kyle Orton Pass Incomplete to Eddie Royal |
| 4th-3, SD39 | 8:00 | San Diego Chargers timeout. |
| 4th-3, SD39 | 8:00 | Brett Kern punts 39 yards to SD0, Center-Lonie Paxton. TOUCHBACK. |
| San Diego - 7:51 | ||
| 1st-10, SD20 | 7:51 | Philip Rivers sacked at SD9 for -11 yards. Philip Rivers FUMBLES (FF-D.J. Williams), recovered at SD9 by Philip Rivers RETURNED for 0 yards. |
| 2nd-21, SD9 | 7:14 | Philip Rivers Pass to Vincent Jackson to SD26 for 17 yards |
| 0-0, SD26 | 6:34 | Den-Andre' Goodman PENALIZED 34 yards for Pass Interference |
| 1st-10, Den40 | 6:27 | LaDainian Tomlinson up the Middle to Den38 for 2 yards |
| 2nd-8, Den38 | 5:54 | Philip Rivers Pass Incomplete to Antonio Gates |
| 3rd-8, Den38 | 5:49 | Philip Rivers Pass Incomplete to Malcom Floyd |
| 4th-8, Den38 | 5:44 | Philip Rivers Pass Incomplete to Malcom Floyd |
| Denver - 5:40 | ||
| 1st-10, Den38 | 5:40 | Knowshon Moreno Off Right End to Den40 for 2 yards |
| 2nd-8, Den40 | 5:08 | Kyle Orton Pass to Tony Scheffler to SD8 for 52 yards |
| 1st-8, SD8 | 4:18 | Knowshon Moreno Off Right End to SD8 for no gain |
| 2nd-8, SD8 | 3:38 | Knowshon Moreno up the Middle to SD5 for 3 yards |
| 3rd-5, SD5 | 3:01 | Kyle Orton Pass to Brandon Stokley for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. Replay challenge - ruling upheld. |
| 0-0, SD2 | 3:01 | San Diego Chargers timeout. |
| 0-0, SD2 | 2:55 | Matt Prater extra point is GOOD. Holder-Brett Kern |
| 0-0, Den30 | 2:55 | Matt Prater kicks 66 yards from Den30 to SD4, Darren Sproles returns to SD23 for 19 yards |
| San Diego - 2:48 | ||
| 1st-10, SD23 | 2:48 | Philip Rivers Pass to Antonio Gates to SD29 for 6 yards |
| 2nd-4, SD29 | 2:27 | Philip Rivers Pass to Chris Chambers to SD46 for 17 yards |
| 1st-10, SD46 | 2:05 | Philip Rivers Pass to Vincent Jackson to Den36 for 18 yards |
| 1st-10, Den36 | 1:59 | Two-Minute Warning |
| 1st-10, Den36 | 1:59 | Philip Rivers Pass to Antonio Gates to Den26 for 10 yards |
| 1st-10, Den26 | 1:35 | Philip Rivers Pass Incomplete to LaDainian Tomlinson |
| 2nd-10, Den26 | 1:27 | Philip Rivers sacked at Den37 for -11 yards. Philip Rivers FUMBLES (FF-Darrell Reid), recovered at Den37 by Louis Vasquez RETURNED for 0 yards. |
| 3rd-21, Den37 | 1:13 | Philip Rivers Pass Incomplete to Antonio Gates |
| 4th-21, Den37 | 1:08 | Nate Kaeding 55 yard field goal is MISSED. Holder-Mike Scifres |
| Denver - 1:03 | ||
| 1st-10, Den45 | 1:03 | Kyle Orton Kneel to Runout Clock to Den45 for no gain |
| 2nd-10, Den45 | 0:27 | Kyle Orton Kneel to Runout Clock to Den44 for -1 yards |
