Sunday November 8, 1970
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NFL game summary for 11/08/1970:



John Hadl threw three TD passes and got off a 34-yard run, his longest as a pro, in San Diego's victory over the Broncos. His second TD to Gary Garrison proved decisive. Steve Tensi made his first start for the Broncos and registered on a short pass to Billy Masters.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE128.0  (10)127.0  (25)255.0  (21)18
DEFENSE96.3  (5)162.9  (14)259.1  (7)20
OFFENSE111.0  (19)167.1  (11)278.1  (14)15
DEFENSE148.1  (23)180.4  (20)328.6  (25)15

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (4-4-0)077721
San Diego Chargers (3-3-2)3140724

( 0- 3) SD Mike Mercer 38 yard field goal ( 7- 3) DEN Billy Masters 2 yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bobby Howfield kick) ( 7-10) SD Gary Garrison 31 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick) ( 7-17) SD Willie Frazier 5 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick) (14-17) DEN Willis Crenshaw 3 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick) (14-24) SD Gary Garrison 40 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick) (21-24) DEN Bobby Anderson 2 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
                     DEN             SD
First Downs:         21              18
Rushes-yards:        39-190          30-91
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-22-170-1     14-21-185-0
Sacked-yards:        3-19            5-41
Net pass yards:      151             144
Net yards/pass:      6.0             5.5
Total net yards:     341             235
Total plays:         64 (60% run)    56 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             1-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     6-41            3-41

Attendance: 48,327

Passing:
DEN: Steve Tensi, 14 of 22 for 170 yards and 1 TD (1 int) SD: John Hadl, 14 of 21 for 185 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
DEN: Floyd Little, 19 for 74 yards; Willis Crenshaw, 8 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Anderson, 7 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Clem Turner, 4 for 11 yards; Steve Tensi, 1 for 15 yards SD: Dickie Post, 15 for 34 yards; Brad Hubbert, 12 for 27 yards; John Hadl, 3 for 30 yards
Receiving:
DEN: Al Denson, 4 for 63 yards; Jim Whalen, 3 for 55 yards; Willis Crenshaw, 2 for 15 yards; Mike Haffner, 1 for 13 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 10 yards; Clem Turner, 1 for 6 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 1 for 6 yards; Billy Masters, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD SD: Lance Alworth, 4 for 51 yards; Willie Frazier, 3 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Brad Hubbert, 3 for 15 yards; Gary Garrison, 2 for 71 yards and 2 TDs; Dickie Post, 2 for 13 yards
Kick returns:
DEN: Bobby Anderson, 2 for 59 yards; Floyd Little, 2 for 34 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for 9 yards SD: Chris Fletcher, 2 for 51 yards
Punt returns:
DEN: Bill Thompson, 6 for 36 yards SD: Chris Fletcher, 1 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Bob Howard, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 3 for 100 yards SD: Dennis Partee, 6 for 284 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Bobby Howfield, 0/3 SD: Mike Mercer, 1/1


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