The Denver Broncos beat the Los Angeles Chargers 16-9 on Dec 31, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High.
Final · Empower Field at Mile High
Top performers
- Easton Stick threw for 220 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Chargers.
- Austin Ekeler ran for 46 yards on 13 carries.
- Jarrett Stidham threw for 224 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Broncos.
- Jaleel McLaughlin ran for 44 yards on 8 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Ekeler | 13 | 46 | 0 | 6 |
| Easton Stick | 5 | 31 | 0 | 9 |
| Derius Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 19 | 77 | 0 | 9 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Johnston | 3 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 15 |
| Stone Smartt | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 18 |
| Austin Ekeler | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 6 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 18 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Kendricks | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derwin James Jr. | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Niemann | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalil Mack | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Davis | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daiyan Henley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otito Ogbonnia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuli Tuipulotu | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alohi Gilman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Farmer II | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 64 | 35 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaleel McLaughlin | 8 | 44 | 0 | 11 |
| Javonte Williams | 15 | 41 | 0 | 16 |
| Samaje Perine | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Jarrett Stidham | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 33 | 101 | 0 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | 2 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 54 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 3 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 41 |
| Brandon Johnson | 4 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 10 |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| Javonte Williams | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Samaje Perine | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| Lucas Krull | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
| Adam Trautman | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 20 | 28 | 224 | 1 | 54 |
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 |
| Josey Jewell | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Simmons | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P.J. Locke | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fabian Moreau | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Jones | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Surtain II | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Sanders | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Purcell | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nik Bonitto | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Quan McMillian | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Henningsen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathon Cooper | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 60 | 42 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
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