Another much quieter game for Tim Tebow, but he summed it well in the locker room, post-game.
"I feel great, you know. The big numbers we put up in the first few games were nice, but a win is a win, and 2 wins in a row going in to the bye week is a much better feeling than any big yardage, or scoring game."
The first half was very quiet, a defensive struggle as the Broncos failed to keep the drive alive, time and time again. By the 2 minute warning in the 2nd Quarter, the Chargers had managed to put up 3 field goals, and take a lead 9-0. Each one from inside the red-zone, the Broncos defense had held them short of a TD every time. Rivers went to Antonio Gates on all 3 3rd downs, but the defense allowed him no YAC, and kept the team in the game.
With one drive left in the half, the Broncos failed to convert on 3rd down, inside the San Diego 40. They controversially opted to go for it, and not take the points on offer.
This kept the drive alive, and on that set of downs, Tim Tebow brought it.
At the end of the half, it was 7-9 to the Chargers. The offense on both sides struggled to get going in the second half, and Philip Rivers made some terrible decisions, as seen here.
Denver made a field goal, to take the lead 10-9. From there the Denver defense continually shut down the Chargers, and with a strong running performance from Knowshon Moreno (McGahee was injured during the game, and sit the second half out), they kneeled out the clock to the their second consecutive win.
| San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos | |||||
| Oct 9, 2011 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| San Diego Chargers (3-2) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Denver Broncos (3-2) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Team Stats Comparison | ||
| SDG | DEN | |
| Total Offense | 248 | 230 |
| Rushing Yards | 204 | 112 |
| Passing Yards | 44 | 118 |
| First Downs | 15 | 13 |
| Punt Return Yards | 15 | 14 |
| Kick Return Yards | 24 | 41 |
| Total Yards | 287 | 285 |
| Turnovers | 1 (-1) | 0 (+1) |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 6-13 (46%) | 6-15 (40%) |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 (0%) | 2-3 (66%) |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 (0%) | 0-0 (0%) |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| Penalties | 3-30 | 1-10 |
| Posession Time | 26:56 | 21:04 |
| Scoring Summary | |||
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | SDG | DEN | |
| 3:23 | (SDG) N. Kaeding, 27yd FG | 3 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | SDG | DEN | |
| 7:14 | (SDG) N. Kaeding, 26yd FG | 6 | 0 |
| 3:47 | (SDG) N. Kaeding, 37yd FG | 9 | 0 |
| 0:32 | (DEN) K. Moreno, 25yd Pass from Tim Tebow (M. Prater kick) | 9 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | SDG | DEN | |
| 7:02 | (DEN) M. Prater 34yd FG | 9 | 10 |
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