NFL game summary for 10/17/1971:

Denver won its first game of the season, holding off a second-half Charger rally. The Bronco running attack, unable to score in the first four games, tallied twice in the first half on TDs by Bobby Anderson and Floyd Little.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	99.5  (19)	197.5  (6)	297.0  (12)	12
	DEFENSE	168.5  (22)	150.5  (12)	319.0  (21)	4
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	86.5  (22)	195.8  (7)	282.2  (16)	16
	DEFENSE	145.2  (16)	97.2  (2)	242.5  (6)	13

Line: Chargers by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Diego Chargers (1-4-0)	3	3	7	3	16
Denver Broncos (1-3-1)	7	13	0	0	20

( 0- 7) DEN Bobby Anderson 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
( 3- 7) SD  Dennis Partee 41 yard field goal
( 3-10) DEN Jim Turner 49 yard field goal
( 6-10) SD  Dennis Partee 20 yard field goal
( 6-17) DEN Floyd Little 2 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
( 6-20) DEN Jim Turner 10 yard field goal
(13-20) SD  Gary Garrison 21 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
(16-20) SD  Dennis Partee 35 yard field goal

                     SD              DEN
First Downs:         15              17
Rushes-yards:        16-76           55-225
Yards/rush:          4.8             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-44-236-1     7-18-71-1
Sacked-yards:        2-24            0-0
Net pass yards:      212             71
Net yards/pass:      4.6             3.9
Total net yards:     288             296
Total plays:         62 (25% run)    73 (75% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        5-3             4-1
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     5-50            7-77

Attendance: 51,200

Passing:
SD: John Hadl, 18 of 44 for 236 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
DEN: Don Horn, 7 of 17 for 71 yards (1 int); Bobby Anderson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
SD: Mike Garrett, 6 for 3 yards; Mike Montgomery, 5 for 17 yards; Jeff Queen, 3 for -1 yards; Billy Parks, 1 for 54 yards; John Hadl, 1 for 3 yards
DEN: Bobby Anderson, 25 for 106 yards and 1 TD; Floyd Little, 17 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Dickie Post, 8 for 29 yards; Don Horn, 2 for 6 yards; Clem Turner, 2 for 6 yards; Dwight Harrison, 1 for 16 yards

Receiving:
SD: Billy Parks, 6 for 69 yards; Gary Garrison, 4 for 105 yards and 1 TD; Mike Montgomery, 3 for 47 yards; Jeff Queen, 2 for 5 yards; Mike Garrett, 2 for -2 yards; Pettis Norman, 1 for 12 yards
DEN: Bobby Anderson, 3 for 43 yards; Floyd Little, 3 for 28 yards; Dave Washington, 1 for 0 yards

Kick returns:
SD: Bryant Salter, 2 for 54 yards; Leon Burns, 1 for 4 yards
DEN: Clem Turner, 1 for 22 yards; Jay Bachman, 1 for 13 yards

Punt returns:
SD: Jerry LeVias, 3 for 9 yards; Chris Fletcher, 2 for 18 yards
DEN: Bill Thompson, 1 for 3 yards

Interceptions:
SD: Joe Beauchamp, 1 for 4 yards
DEN: Chip Myrtle, 1 for 24 yards

Punting:
SD: Dennis Partee, 5 for 243 yards
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 7 for 322 yards

Field Goals:
SD: Dennis Partee, 3/4
DEN: Jim Turner, 2/2

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