2025 · Week 18
Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos
Jan 4, 2026 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos beat Los Angeles Chargers 19–3. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Broncos (70%). Broncos improve to 14-3; Chargers fall to 11-6. Bo Nix led the way with 141 passing yards; 49 rushing yards.
Team stats
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 13 |
| 249 | Total yards | 257 |
| 136 | Passing yards | 141 |
| 113 | Rushing yards | 116 |
| 20/44 | Comp / Att | 14/23 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(5:09) 3-W.Lutz 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q1(3:50) (Shotgun) 5-T.Lance pass short middle intended for 84-K.Lambert-Smith INTERCEPTED by 29-J.McMillian at LAC 45. 29-J.McMillian for 45 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q13-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q2(:06) 11-C.Dicker 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.
- Q3(10:10) 3-W.Lutz 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q4(11:49) 3-W.Lutz 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q4(2:26) 3-W.Lutz 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q4(:38) (Shotgun) 5-T.Lance pass short right to 12-D.Davis for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on LAC, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 6 - No Play.
- Q4(:33) (Shotgun) 5-T.Lance pass short right to 9-T.Harris for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 5-T.Lance pass incomplete short right to 9-T.Harris.
Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Lance | 20/44 | 136 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Lance | 9 | 69 | 0 |
| Jaret Patterson | 8 | 29 | 0 |
| Kimani Vidal | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Hassan Haskins | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Allen | 7 | 13 | 36 | 0 |
| Jaret Patterson | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Tre Harris | 2 | 6 | 28 | 0 |
| KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden II | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Kimani Vidal | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Derius Davis | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Tyler Conklin | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Will Dissly | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix | 14/23 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix | 8 | 49 | 0 |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | 6 | 41 | 0 |
| RJ Harvey | 15 | 28 | 0 |
| Tyler Badie | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Engram | 3 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Pat Bryant | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| RJ Harvey | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Tyler Badie | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Courtland Sutton | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Troy Franklin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |