The Denver Broncos beat the Los Angeles Chargers 19-3 on Jan 4, 2026 at Empower Field at Mile High.
Final · Empower Field at Mile High
Top performers
- Trey Lance threw for 136 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Chargers.
- Kimani Vidal ran for 12 yards on 3 carries.
- Bo Nix threw for 141 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Broncos.
- Jaleel McLaughlin ran for 41 yards on 6 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Lance | 9 | 69 | 0 | 22 |
| Kimani Vidal | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Hassan Haskins | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 13 | 84 | 0 | 22 |
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 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 8 |
| Tre' Harris | 2 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 16 |
| KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 17 |
| Derius Davis | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Tyler Conklin | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Kimani Vidal | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Team | 16 | 29 | 122 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Jefferson | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlowe Wax | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del'Shawn Phillips | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Maye | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otito Ogbonnia | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarheeb Still | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaree Caldwell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odafe Oweh | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Hart | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Shawn Hand | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Benjamin St-Juste | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy Dye | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Eboigbe | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deane Leonard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Mickens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teair Tart | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 63 | 35 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix | 8 | 49 | 0 | 22 |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | 6 | 41 | 0 | 10 |
| RJ Harvey | 15 | 28 | 0 | 11 |
| Tyler Badie | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 31 | 116 | 0 | 22 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Engram | 3 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 37 |
| Pat Bryant | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 11 |
| Tyler Badie | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 16 |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| RJ Harvey | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Courtland Sutton | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Troy Franklin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14 | 23 | 141 | 0 | 37 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Strnad | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Singleton | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ja'Quan McMillian | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Riley Moss | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jahdae Barron | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eyioma Uwazurike | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Key | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Abrams-Draine | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talanoa Hufanga | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Surtain II | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dondrea Tillman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Elliss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Roach | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nik Bonitto | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Turner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathon Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P.J. Locke | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 65 | 32 | 4.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Chargers · 2025 season · Previous Dec 27, 2025: HOU 20, LAC 16 · Next Jan 11, 2026: LAC 3, NE 16
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