NFL game summary for 10/20/1974:

Floyd Little burst through the Chargers' defense for 194 yards of total offense with 15 carries for 67 yards and 7 pass receptions for 127 yards as Denver moved over the .500 level for the first time. Otis Armstrong teamed with Little and ran for 98 yards on 20 rushes while Charley Johnson, who sat out one game, returned with 9 completions in 12 attempts and one touchdown. Johnson and Little combined on a 72-yard play that led to the clinching score.

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	178.6  (2)	159.0  (8)	337.6  (5)	12
	DEFENSE	176.8  (26)	169.6  (18)	346.4  (25)	7
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	103.0  (21)	150.0  (13)	253.0  (19)	10
	DEFENSE	126.2  (11)	194.6  (24)	320.8  (21)	12

Line: Broncos by 12

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Diego Chargers (1-5-0)	0	0	7	0	7
Denver Broncos (3-2-1)	7	10	7	3	27

( 0- 7) DEN Riley Odoms 5 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
( 0-14) DEN Floyd Little 6 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
( 0-17) DEN Jim Turner 34 yard field goal
( 7-17) SD  Glen Bonner 1 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
( 7-24) DEN Otis Armstrong 10 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
( 7-27) DEN Jim Turner 20 yard field goal

                     SD              DEN
First Downs:         16              20
Rushes-yards:        24-84           42-189
Yards/rush:          3.5             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-29-158-3     10-13-187-0
Sacked-yards:        1-9             3-22
Net pass yards:      149             165
Net yards/pass:      5.0             10.3
Total net yards:     233             354
Total plays:         54 (44% run)    58 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             6.1
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     9-74            8-58

Attendance: 50,748

Passing:
SD: Dan Fouts, 14 of 29 for 158 yards (3 int)
DEN: Charley Johnson, 9 of 12 for 146 yards and 1 TD; Billy Van Heusen, 1 of 1 for 41 yards

Rushing:
SD: Don Woods, 13 for 39 yards; Bo Matthews, 7 for 30 yards; Glen Bonner, 3 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 1 for 3 yards
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 20 for 98 yards and 1 TD; Floyd Little, 15 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Jon Keyworth, 5 for 12 yards; Oliver Ross, 1 for 7 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for 5 yards

Receiving:
SD: Don Woods, 3 for 38 yards; Glen Bonner, 3 for 30 yards; Bo Matthews, 3 for 26 yards; Wayne Stewart, 2 for 19 yards; Jim Beirne, 1 for 23 yards; Gary Garrison, 1 for 20 yards; Cid Edwards, 1 for 2 yards
DEN: Floyd Little, 7 for 127 yards; Riley Odoms, 2 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Haven Moses, 1 for 14 yards

Kick returns:
SD: George Hoey, 2 for 46 yards; Dick Gordon, 2 for 41 yards
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 1 for 15 yards

Punt returns:
SD: Harrison Davis, 1 for 16 yards
DEN: Bill Thompson, 2 for 25 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Bill Thompson, 2 for 62 yards; Calvin Jones, 1 for 1 yard

Punting:
SD: Dennis Partee, 4 for 167 yards
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 2 for 103 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 2/2

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