Tuesday, 10/16/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| San Diego | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:07 |
| Attendance | 68,604 |
Scoring Summary
| DEN - SD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 8:59 | SD | FG | Nick Novak 32 yd FG | 0 - 3 |
| 8:16 | SD | TD | Antonio Gates 15 yd pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick) | 0 - 10 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 6:00 | SD | TD | Quentin Jammer 80 yd interception return (Nick Novak kick) | 0 - 17 |
| 0:24 | SD | TD | Antonio Gates 11 yd pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick) | 0 - 24 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 10:56 | DEN | TD | Demaryius Thomas 29 yd pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick) | 7 - 24 |
| 4:41 | DEN | TD | Tony Carter 65 yd opp fumble return (Matt Prater kick) | 14 - 24 | |
| 4th Quarter | 13:33 | DEN | TD | Eric Decker 7 yd pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick) | 21 - 24 |
| 9:03 | DEN | TD | Brandon Stokley 21 yd pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick) | 28 - 24 | |
| 2:05 | DEN | TD | Chris Harris 46 yd interception return (Matt Prater kick) | 35 - 24 | |
Team Statistics
| DEN | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 18 | 23 |
| Passing | 13 | 16 |
| Rushing | 3 | 4 |
| Penalty | 2 | 3 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 2-8 | 6-15 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Net Yards | 365 | 307 |
| Total Plays | 52 | 72 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 7.0 | 4.3 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 56 | 90 |
| Rushes | 22 | 27 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Net Yards Passing | 309 | 217 |
| Completions - Attempts | 24-30 | 25-41 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 10.3 | 4.8 |
| Times Sacked | 0 | 4 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 0 | 24 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 4 |
| Punts | 5 | 4 |
| Average Punt | 44.6 | 45.0 |
| Penalties | 10 | 9 |
| Penalty Yards | 81 | 64 |
| Fumbles | 2 | 4 |
| Fumbles Lost | 2 | 2 |
Passing
| Denver | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Manning | 24 | 30 | 309 | 80.0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| San Diego | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| P. Rivers | 25 | 41 | 241 | 61.0 | 5.9 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 4 |
Rushing
| Denver | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. McGahee | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| P. Manning | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| R. Hillman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| San Diego | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| R. Mathews | 22 | 74 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| R. Brown | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| J. Battle | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Denver | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Decker | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 55 | 1 |
| J. Dreessen | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| B. Stokley | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 21 | 1 |
| W. McGahee | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 31 | 0 |
| D. Thomas | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 29 | 1 |
| J. Tamme | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 |
| M. Willis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| A. Gates | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 23 | 2 |
| M. Floyd | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 25 | 0 |
| R. Mathews | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| R. Meachem | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| R. Brown | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 |
| E. Royal | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| R. McMichael | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| D. Rosario | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Goodman | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Denver | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Prater | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| San Diego | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| N. Novak | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 32 | 6 |
Punting
| Denver | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Colquitt | 5 | 44.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Diego | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| M. Scifres | 4 | 45.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Denver | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Bolden | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Holliday | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| San Diego | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| R. Goodman | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Brinkley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Royal | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| E. Weddle | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Denver | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Adams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Woodyard | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Bannan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Dumervil | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Brooking | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 1 |
| C. Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Trevathan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Wolfe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Leonhard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Vickerson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Miller | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| N. Irving | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Unrein | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ayers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Bruton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Willis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O. Bolden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Gronkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| A. Cason | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Weddle | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Bigby | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Spikes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Gilchrist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Phillips | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Franklin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Ingram | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Liuget | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. Jammer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 1 |
| D. Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Reyes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Stuckey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Rosario | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Gates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Royal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Meachem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |










