The Denver Broncos beat the Los Angeles Chargers 31-28 on Jan 8, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High.
Final · Empower Field at Mile High
Top performers
- Justin Herbert threw for 273 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Chargers.
- Austin Ekeler ran for 34 yards on 11 carries.
- Russell Wilson threw for 283 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Broncos.
- Jerry Jeudy ran for 39 yards on 3 carries.
Los Angeles Chargers box score
Passing
| CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | 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. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 25 | 37 | 273 | 2 | 0 |
| Chase Daniel | 5 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 30 | 44 | 298 | 3 | 0 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Ekeler | 11 | 34 | 0 | 12 |
| Chase Daniel | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Justin Herbert | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14 | 37 | 0 | 12 |
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 | 8 | 11 | 102 | 2 | 30 |
| Joshua Palmer | 4 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 18 |
| Austin Ekeler | 4 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 19 |
| Mike Williams | 4 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 18 |
| Team | 20 | 26 | 209 | 2 | 30 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derwin James Jr. | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drue Tranquill | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alohi Gilman | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Sir Taylor | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amen Ogbongbemiga | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalil Mack | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Rumph II | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Bosa | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sebastian Joseph-Day | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy Reeder | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheem Layne | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deane Leonard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 43 | 28 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Jeudy | 3 | 39 | 0 | 14 |
| Russell Wilson | 8 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Tyler Badie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 12 | 57 | 0 | 14 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Jeudy | 5 | 6 | 154 | 0 | 57 |
| Courtland Sutton | 3 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 20 |
| Tyler Badie | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 24 |
| Andrew Beck | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9 | 16 | 211 | 2 | 57 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Singleton | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Simmons | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ja'Quan McMillian | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josey Jewell | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eyioma Uwazurike | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathon Cooper | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baron Browning | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Henningsen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Waun Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P.J. Locke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Surtain II | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Garcia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 53 | 38 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Chargers · 2022 season · Previous Jan 1, 2023: LAR 10, LAC 31 · Next Jan 14, 2023: LAC 30, JAX 31
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