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Broncos (1‐0) vs. (0‐1) Monday, Sept. 11, 2017 • 8:20 p.m. MDT • Field at Mile High FINAL SCORE: BRONCOS 24, CHARGERS 21 • ATTENDANCE: 76,324

VANCE JOSEPH EARNS WIN IN REGULAR‐SEASON HEAD COACHING DEBUT

With the Broncos’ 24‐21 win against the Chargers, earned a win in his regular‐season head coachign debut. All‐time, Broncos head coaches are 11‐1 when making their regular‐season head‐coaching debut at the start of a season. Including individuals named head coach during a season, Broncos head coaches are 12‐4 in their first regular‐season game with the club.

BRONCOS HEAD COACHES IN THEIR FIRST REGULAR‐SEASON GAME Head Coach Game Result at Boston, 9/9/60 W, 13‐10 vs. , 9/7/62 W, 30‐21 * vs. City, 10/11/64 W, 33‐27 * vs. N.Y. Jets, 9/25/66 L, 16‐7 vs. Boston, 9/3/67 W, 26‐21 Jerry Smith* at Kansas City, 11/21/71 L, 28‐10 John Ralston vs. Houston, 9/17/72 W, 30‐17 vs. St. Louis, 9/18/77 W, 7‐0 vs. Oakland, 9/6/81 W, 9‐7 at N.Y. Jets, 9/5/93 W, 26‐20 vs. Buffalo, 9/3/95 W, 22‐7 Josh McDaniels at Cincinnati, 9/13/09 W, 12‐7 * at Arizona, 12/12/10 L, 43‐13 John Fox vs. Oakland, 9/12/11 L, 23‐20 vs. Baltimore, 9/13/15 W, 19‐13 Vance Joseph vs. L.A. Chargers, 9/11/17 W, 24‐21 *Named head coach during the season

SIEMIAN ACCOUNTS FOR THREE

Broncos QB completed 17‐of‐28 passes (60.7%) for 219 yards with two touchdowns and one (94.2 rtg.) and rushed six times for 19 yards with one score against the Chargers. Siemian’s production marked just the third time in the last six years a Broncos has passed for a and rushed for a touchdown in the same game.

BRONCOS WITH A PASSING AND RUSHING SCORE IN THE SAME GAME (SINCE 2012) Player Opp. (Date) Pass TD Rush TD vs. Dal. (10/6/13) 4 4 at Pit. (12/20/15) 3 1 Trevor Siemian vs. LAC (9/11/17) 2 1

BRONCOS CONTINUE RUN OF SUCCESS IN SEASON HOME OPENERS

Denver improved to 44‐13‐1 (.767) all‐time record in home openers, including a 17‐1 mark in its last 18 such games (since 2000). The Broncos are now 30‐4 in home openers during ’s ownership (1984‐pres.) for an .882 winning percentage that is the best in the NFL.

BEST HOME OPENER WIN PERCENTAGES SINCE 1984 Team Rec. Pct. Streak 1. Denver 30‐4 .882 Won 5 2. New England 25‐9 .735 Lost 1 3. Chicago 23‐11 .676 Lost 4 4. San Francisco 24‐10 .706 Lost 1 5. Washington 22‐12 .647 Lost 3

BRONCOS’ FIRST‐ROUNDER BOLLES MAKES FIRST NFL START

Broncos T , who was selected by Denver in the first round (20th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft from the University of Utah, made his first regular‐season start tonight. Bolles became just the sixth rookie to start at left tackle for the Broncos in Week 1 since starting lineups were tracked beginning in 1968.

BRONCOS ROOKIES TO START AT LEFT TACKLE IN WEEK 1 (SINCE 1968) Year Player 1974 Claudie Minor 1979 Dave Studdard 1992 Russell Freeman 2008 2015 2017 Garett Bolles

MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES

* ‐ Denver’s game captain was C . * ‐ QB Trevor Siemian’s 1‐yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter was the first rushing score by a quarterback since QB Brock Osweiler scored on a 7‐yard run at Pit. (12/20/15). * ‐ WR Isaiah McKenzie’s 31‐yard return in the second quarter was the longest punt return by the Broncos in the regular season since S (83t at Ind. (11/8/15).

Denver Broncos

Miscellaneous Statistics 3 World Championships • 8 Super Bowls • 10 AFC Championship Games • 15 AFC West Titles • 22 Playoff Berths • 29 Winning Seasons (21 10‐Win)

Monday, September 11, 2017 • 8:21 p.m. MDT • Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver, Colo. • ATTENDANCE: 76,324 24, LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 21

DRIVE ENGINEERING

Drives Drives Ended By ------Points Quarterback, Team (*Plays/Yards) Started TD FG FGA Punt Downs Turn. Safety Clock (Rplcd) Yielded SIEMIAN, Denver (67-322) ...... 12 3 1 1 3 0 2 0 2 (0) 24 RIVERS, Los Angeles (52-249) ...... 11 3 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 (0) 21 *—not including aborted plays, kneel‐downs or spiked passes to stop clock.

FIRST DOWN TENDENCIES

Rushing------Passing------Overall------Times Gained------Miscellany--- Team Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. 20+ 10+ 5+ 2- 0 Neg TD QBS TO DENVER ...... 21 82 3.9 9 86 9.6 30 168 5.6 1 5 10 13 5 2 0 1 0 Los Angeles ...... 13 43 3.3 11 88 8.0 24 131 5.4 2 5 9 13 5 2 2 1 0

YARDS GAINED BY DOWN / QUARTER / PLUS TERRITORY

1st Down------2nd Down------3rd Down------4th Down------BY QUARTER IN PLUS TERRITORY Team Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. 1 2 3 4 Plays Yards Avg. DENVER ...... 30 168 5.6 23 93 4.0 15 60 4.0 0 0 0.0 83 70 126 42 35 166 4.7 Los Angeles ...... 24 131 5.4 18 85 4.7 12 33 2.8 2 0 0.0 50 60 5 134 21 112 5.3 Yards: N/A.

KICKOFF ANALYSIS

Opp In20/ Opp. Player, Team Total Ret FC MF NA TB (EZ+) 25 OB Ons SQB Opponent SYL ASL McManus, Denver ...... 5 0 0 0 0 5 (5) 0/0 0 (0) (0) 25T25T25T25T25T LA25 Koo, Los Angeles ...... 4 1 0 0 0 3 (2) 0/0 0 (0) (0) 25t25T38r25T D28 *—onside, squib and free kicks not included; r—returned; t—touchback; T—touchback/ball through .

TEAM MISCELLANEOUS

POINTS OFF AVERAGE STARTING SECOND DOWN YDS LOST DUE AVG TO GO 3 & TIME SPENT TURNOVERS FIELD POSITION EFFICIENCY TO PENALTIES 3rd Dwn OUT IN THE LEAD Team Opp TO Pts Drives AFP In/At20 Made-Att Pct. No. Yards Avg. No. Time DENVER ...... 1 7 12 D32 3 (2/1) 7-23 30.4 1 2 6.6 4 40:22 Los Angeles ...... 2 14 11 LA33 2 (2/0) 5-18 27.8 0 0 5.9 2 0:00 AFP—Average Field Position; AT/In—Drives Started At/Inside the 20. (Tied 19:38)

INSIDE-THE-20 ANALYSIS (RED ZONE) FIRST DOWNS EARNED (Leaders)

(must have crossed the 20-yard line) Denver Los Angeles Denver Rush Pass Rec. — Total Total Penetrations ...... 5 2 Siemian ...... 1 14 0 — 15 Scores ...... 4 2 Thomas ...... 0 0 4 — 4 (TDs/FGs) ...... 3/1 2/0 Derby/Fowler ...... 0 0 3 — 3 FGA/Turnovers/Downs/Clock ...... 1/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 Anderson/Charles ...... 3 0 0 — 3 Plays-Yards ...... 19-39 4-28 Los Angeles Rush Pass Rec. — Total Third Down Conversions ...... 2-4 0-0 Rivers ...... 0 12 0 — 10 Fourth Down Conversions ...... 0-0 0-0 Gordon ...... 3 0 2 — 5 Scores From Outside RZ (TD/FG) .... 0/0,0 1/1,0 Williams ...... 0 0 4 — 4 (does NOT include running out the clock if not attempting to score)

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICAL NOTES  DEN was 6-of-6 on third down on its three touchdown drives.  LAC was 2-of-8 on 3rd-&-6 or less; DEN was 8-of-11 on 3rd-&-7 or less.  LAC had seven possessions in DEN territory; it ran 11 plays for 102 yards on its three TDs; on the other four, it gained 10 yards on 10 plays.