2008 · Week 2
Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos
Sep 14, 2008 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos escaped with a 39–38 win over Los Angeles Chargers. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Broncos had just a 47% chance going in. Broncos improve to 2-0; Chargers fall to 0-2. Jay Cutler was the story of the game with 350 passing yards and 4 TDs; 6 rushing yards.
Team stats
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 29 |
| 457 | Total yards | 495 |
| 377 | Passing yards | 350 |
| 80 | Rushing yards | 145 |
| 21/33 | Comp / Att | 36/50 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 21/33 | 377 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sproles | 7 | 53 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 10 | 26 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 0 | 72 | 1 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 36/50 | 350 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Selvin Young | 8 | 78 | 0 |
| Andre Hall | 7 | 31 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 7 | 30 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selvin Young | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |