October 5th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in | CHARGERS | BRONCOS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 54-47-1 | |
| STREAKS | 8 of past 10 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Turner: 7-7 | Fox: 1-1 |
| LAST WEEK | W 26-16 vs. Dolphins | L 49-23 at Packers |
| LAST GAME | 1/2/11: Chargers 33 at Broncos 28. San Diego rookie RB Ryan Mathews rushes for 120 yards & 3 TDs as Chargers overcome 3 TDs by Denver rookie QB Tim Tebow (2 passing, 1 rush). | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 1/2/11 | |
| BROADCAST | CBS (2:15 PM MT): Marv Albert, Rich Gannon. Westwood One Radio: Howard David, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 85 (SD), 94 (Den.). XM: 227 (Den.). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Rivers: 107-157-1,286 (2C)-5-6-87.7 | K. Orton: 85-142-945-8 (T3C)-6-80.9 |
| RUSHING | Mathews: 61-288-4.7-3 (T2C) | McGahee: 69-259-3.8-1 |
| RECEIVING | Tolbert (RB): 25 (T2C)-206-8.2-2 | Decker: 20-270-13.5-4 (T3C) |
| OFFENSE | 415.8 (2C) | 310.8 |
| TAKE/GIVE | -4 | -6 |
| DEFENSE | 297.8 | 377.8 |
| SACKS | Barnes, English: 2 | Miller (R): 4 (T1C) |
| INTs | Weddle: 2 (T2C) | Moore (R), Wilhite: 1 |
| PUNTING | Scifres: 45.3 | Colquitt: 49.6 |
| KICKING | Novak: 25 (7/7 PAT; 6/6 FG) | Prater: 21 (9/9 PAT; 4/5 FG) |
NOTES
CHARGERS: Club has 6-2 record against Broncos under head coach NORV TURNER…SD aims for 4th consecutive win vs. AFC West…QB PHILIP RIVERS is 8-2 as starter vs. Den. & has 18 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 112.4 passer rating. Since ’10, Rivers leads AFC with 5,996 passing yards. Had 110.6 passer rating last week & Chargers are 33-8 (.804) when Rivers has 100+ rating as starter…In past 2, RB RYAN MATHEWS is averaging 89.5 rush yards per game (179 total). Mathews had career-best in rush yards (120) & TDs (3) in last game vs. Den…RB MIKE TOLBERT leads AFC RBs with 25 catches this season. Has 15 TDs (13 rush, 2 receiving) in past 18 games…WR VINCENT JACKSON posted 2nd 100-yard receiving game of season last week (108). Jackson averages 18.7 yards per catch this year (20 rec., 374 yards)…LB SHAUN PHILLIPS has 3 sacks in past 3 vs. Broncos. LB LARRY ENGLISH had career-high 2 sacks last week…S ERIC WEDDLE aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT…Rookie CB MARCUS GILCHRIST (2nd round, No. 50) recorded 1st career INT last week. CB ANTOINE CASON has 2 career INTs vs. Broncos…BRONCOS: Have won 14 of past 20 at home vs. Chargers…In 2 career starts against SD, QB KYLE ORTON has completed 44 of 67 passes (65.7 pct.) for 446 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 93.3 passer rating. Orton (49) needs TD pass to reach 50 with Broncos. RB WILLIS MC GAHEE has 4 rush TDs in past 3 against SD. McGahee recorded 2nd 100-yard rush game of season (103) last week & 25th of career…WR BRANDON LLOYD aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD vs. Chargers. Lloyd recorded 1st 100-yard receiving game (136) of season last week. WR ERIC DECKER tied career-high with 2 TD catches last week & has 4 TD rec. in past 3 games. Decker had TD catch in last game vs. SD…TE DANIEL FELLS posted 1st TD catch as Bronco last week. Rookie LB VON MILLER (No. 2 overall) aims for 4th consecutive game with sack & has NFL rookie-high of 4 sacks…Rookie S RAHIM MOORE (2nd round, No. 45) registered 1st INT of career last week. CB CHAMP BAILEY has 4 career INTs vs. Chargers…LB WESLEY WOODYARD leads team with 34 tackles this season.
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