Chargers send Broncos to 1st shutout loss in 25 years, 21-0. Naturally, there were several worthy candidates for Game Balls consideration in a total team win.
Von Miller enjoyed two sacks, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery; Malik Jackson's pressure forced Rivers' interception, and he had two other passes defensed at the line of scrimmage.
We have our destiny for the post season solidly in our own hands after this weekends' game results. Philip Rivers was sacked four times. The interception was the Broncos' first turnover of the game and left the Chargers hanging around.
Rookie Melvin Gordon has been a massive disappointment, rushing for just 510 yards on 3.6 yards per carry in 11 games. Eric Goodman and Les Shapiro of Mile High Sports tackled a handful of Denver Broncos topics in Friday's segments of The Afternoon Drive. Here are your inactives for this afternoons game between the Denver Broncos and the San Diego Chargers. Osweiler, Trevathan lead Broncos to 17-3 win against Bolts. 87 comments / new December 4, 2015 DK Metcalf’s touchdown-saving tackle was a thing of legend, Todd Gurley and the very bad, no-good touchdown, A player scoring to lose their team the game? The Denver Broncos enter halftime up 17-3 over the San Diego Chargers at halftime. With Manning still on the shelf a couple more weeks, Osweiler could further solidify his place atop the depth chart with a big game against the Chargers' 22nd-ranked pass defense. Qualcomm Stadium looked a lot like Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Week 13, covered in orange-clad Denver Broncos fans that gave Brock Osweiler and company something close to home field advantage. They marched straight down the field for the game's first touchdown, boosted by a C.J. Brock Osweiler threw one touchdown, and the Broncos defense forced three turnovers to decimate the Chargers 17-3. Wide receiver Dontrelle Inman was stretchered and carted off the field after a helmet-to-helmet hit with David Bruton; just a few minutes later, cornerback Brandon Flowers was carted off with an apparent knee injury. A brilliant drive ends in a 3-yard Demaryius TD catch ... some well-conceived plays, playfake boots, an offset I formation with a FB. The offensive performance was nothing to write home about, but it was certainly enough to bring home a W as the Broncos' defense rolled to another dominating performance. Anderson, Davis, Trevathan injured vs. Chargers, Broncos at Chargers 2015: Complete coverage of Week 13. The Denver Broncos were beaten 43-16 by the Kansas City Chiefs. pic.twitter.com/huSoX5Wv9J.
MHR's Christopher Hart takes a look at the Denver Broncos opponent this weekend -- the San Diego Chargers. The fourth quarter also started scoreless, but the Broncos still made a big impact in another area: the game clock. Brock Osweiler and the Denver Broncos (9-2) will travel to face Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers (3-8) in sunny Southern California in Week 13. Anderson, knocking the Patriots from the ranks of the undefeated. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. While it wasn't the touchdown drive everyone had been waiting for since Denver's first possession, it was a victory for Denver: up two scores in Q4, knocking out six minutes, and pinning their opponent back deep. The Denver Broncos take the early lead 7-0 over the San Diego Chargers on a Brock Osweiler touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas. This game was a lesson in defensive dominance and offensive game management.
Denver's defense sacked Rivers into oblivion on the next drive (credit Shaquil Barrett), then a great 21-yard punt return by Omar Bolden gave Brock Osweiler the football near Denver territory.