The Denver Broncos beat the Los Angeles Chargers 28-13 on Nov 28, 2021 at Empower Field at Mile High.
Final · Empower Field at Mile High
Top performers
- Justin Herbert threw for 303 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Chargers.
- Austin Ekeler ran for 31 yards on 12 carries.
- Drew Lock threw for 26 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Broncos.
- Melvin Gordon III ran for 83 yards on 17 carries.
Los Angeles Chargers box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 4 | 36 | 0 | 13 |
| Austin Ekeler | 12 | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 16 | 67 | 0 | 13 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Allen | 7 | 10 | 85 | 0 | 24 |
| Austin Ekeler | 6 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 34 |
| Mike Williams | 4 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 13 |
| Joshua Palmer | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 18 |
| Jared Cook | 2 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 16 |
| Team | 21 | 33 | 242 | 2 | 34 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyzir White | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derwin James Jr. | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey Bosa | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Davis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drue Tranquill | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uchenna Nwosu | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Tillery | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyler Fackrell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Niemann | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amen Ogbongbemiga | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 40 | 25 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Denver Broncos box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Gordon III | 17 | 83 | 0 | 16 |
| Javonte Williams | 14 | 54 | 1 | 12 |
| Team | 31 | 137 | 1 | 16 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javonte Williams | 3 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 42 |
| Tim Patrick | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 19 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 13 |
| Courtland Sutton | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| Noah Fant | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Melvin Gordon III | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Eric Saubert | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 14 | 20 | 143 | 1 | 42 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Fuller | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Simmons | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Baron Browning | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Surtain II | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ronald Darby | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shamar Stephen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre'Mont Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathon Cooper | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 28 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Chargers · 2021 season · Previous Nov 21, 2021: PIT 37, LAC 41 · Next Dec 5, 2021: LAC 41, CIN 22
- Broncos · 2021 season · Previous Nov 14, 2021: PHI 30, DEN 13 · Next Dec 5, 2021: DEN 9, KC 22