Denver Broncos POSTGAME Notes 2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 10 AFC West Titles • 17 Playoff Berths • 24 Winning Seasons at San Diego • Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 • 5:30 p.m. PST • Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, Calif. FINAL SCORE: CHARGERS 35, BRONCOS 14 BRONCOS FALL TO CHARGERS ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL The Denver Broncos scored a touchdown on their initial drive of the game for the second straight week (6 plays, 69 yds., 2:55), but could not hold on to momentum in a 35‐14 loss to the San Diego Chargers on Monday night. With the loss, Denver is now 54‐46‐1 all‐time against San Diego, including 19‐32 on the road. LLOYD SURPASSES 1,000 RECEIVING YARDS; RETAINS TOP SPOT AMONG NFL RECEIVERS Broncos WR Brandon Lloyd, who finished with six receptions for 78 yards (13.0 avg.) with one touchdown against the Chargers, recorded the 30th 1,000‐yard receiving season in team history and became just the 16th player in NFL history to record his first 1,000‐yard receiving output in his eighth NFL season or later. This year, Lloyd has totaled 54 receptions for an NFL‐high 1,046 yards (19.4 avg.) with seven touchdowns—all career highs. His 1,046 yards also represent the most in club history through 10 games in a season. PLAYERS TO RECORD THEIR FIRST 1,000‐YARD RECEIVING OUTPUT IN THEIR EIGHTH NFL SEASON OR LATER Player Year Season Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs Brandon Lloyd, Den. 2010 8th 54 1,046 19.4 7 Bobby Engram, Sea 2007 12th 94 1,147 12.2 6 Eddie Kennison, K.C. 2004 9th 62 1,086 17.5 8 Troy Brown, N.E. 2001 9th 101 1,199 11.9 5 Ed McCaffrey, Den. 1998 8th 64 1,053 16.5 10 Brett Perriman, Det. 1995 8th 108 1,488 13.8 9 Quinn Early, N.O. 1995 8th 81 1,087 13.4 8 Reggie Langhorne, Ind. 1993 9th 85 1,038 12.2 3 Irving Fryar, N.E. 1991 8th 68 1,014 14.9 3 Stephone Paige, K.C. 1990 8th 65 1,021 15.7 5 J.T. Smith, Stl. 1986 9th 80 1,014 12.7 6 Freddie Scott, Det. 1981 8th 53 1,022 19.3 5 Frank Lewis, Buf. 1979 9th 54 1,082 20.0 2 Charlie Joiner, S.D. 1976 8th 50 1,056 21.1 7 Pete Retzlaff, Phi. 1965 10th 66 1,190 18.0 10 Don Hutson, G.B. 1942 8th 74 1,211 16.4 17 BAILEY RECORDS 30TH INTERCEPTION AS A BRONCO Broncos CB Champ Bailey recorded his second interception of the season in the second quarter. The interception marked the 48th of his career as his 30th as a Bronco to tie him with S Dennis Smith for the sixth‐most in franchise history. MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY A BRONCO, CAREER Player INTs Yds. Avg. TDs 1. Steve Foley, 1976‐86 44 622 14.1 1 2. Goose Gonsoulin, 1960‐66 43 542 12.6 2 3. Billy Thompson, 1969‐81 40 784 19.6 3 4. Tyrone Braxton, 1987‐93, '95‐99 34 614 18.1 4 5. Mike Harden, 1980‐88 33 643 19.5 4 6. Champ Bailey, 2004‐Pres. 30 322 10.7 3 Dennis Smith, 1981‐94 30 431 14.4 0 MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES QB Kyle Orton, who completed 24‐of‐38 passes (63.2%) for 217 yards with one touchdown and one interception (76.3 rtg.) against the Chargers, topped the 3,‐000‐yard mark on the season for the second time in his career (2009)… Orton has 3,023 yards this season through 10 games… Broncos DL Justin Bannan recorded his first sack as a Bronco and now has 6.5 for his career… RB Knowshon Moreno, who totaled 120 yards from scrimmage to lead the club, rushed 13 times for 58 yards (4.5 avg.) and one touchdown and added a career‐high seven receptions for 62 yards (8.9 avg.)… WR Eddie Royal returned two punts for 47 yards (23.5 avg.) and now ranks fifth in the NFL with a 12.7 average this season… LB Joe Mays led Denver with a career‐high nine tackles (6 solo) on defense and also tied for the team lead with two special‐teams stops. .