2005 · Week 2
Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos
Sep 18, 2005 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos held off Los Angeles Chargers 20–17. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Broncos (54%). Broncos improve to 1-1; Chargers fall to 0-2. Jake Plummer paced the offense with 248 passing yards; 2 rushing yards.
Team stats
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 20 |
| 254 | Total yards | 346 |
| 175 | Passing yards | 248 |
| 79 | Rushing yards | 98 |
| 15/23 | Comp / Att | 23/37 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 15/23 | 175 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 19 | 52 | 2 |
| Darren Sproles | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sproles | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 23/37 | 248 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 15 | 49 | 0 |
| Ron Dayne | 8 | 44 | 0 |
| Kyle Johnson | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |