Chargers' 16-9 road loss to the Denver Broncos by the numbers
Breaking down the notable numbers behind the Chargers' 16-9 road loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday:
1
Career NFL victories as a starter for Denver quarterback Jarrett Stidham, who completed 20 of 32 passes for 224 yards and a touchdown against the Chargers in his first start for the Broncos. Stidham has a 1-2 career record as a starter, also having played for the Patriots and Raiders.
5
Consecutive victories for the Broncos against the Chargers in Denver. The Broncos swept the Chargers this season for the first time since 2019.
2
Conversions on third down by the Chargers on 11 attempts, a success rate of just 18.2%. The Broncos converted on seven of 17 attempts, a success rate of 41.2%.
16
Sacks for Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack this season, a career high. He had seven tackles against the Broncos, including a sack. Mack surpassed the century mark in career sacks. He has 100½.
1,015
Yards from scrimmage for Chargers running back Austin Ekeler this season, the third consecutive season he surpassed the 1,000-yard mark. He came into the week 35 yards short of 1,000 and ran for 46 yards against Denver and added four yards receiving.
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Summary
CHARGERS 0 3 3 3 — 9
Denver 3 10 0 3 — 16
First Quarter |
Denver — Field goal Lutz 32, 3:55. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:49. Key plays: Stidham 10 pass to McLaughlin, Perine 5 run on 3rd-and-2, J.Williams 16 run, Stidham 7 pass to Jeudy on 3rd-and-9.
Second Quarter |
CHARGERS — Field goal Dicker 36, 9:43. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:32. Key play: Stick 27 pass to Erickson.
Denver — Humphrey 54 pass from Stidham (Lutz kick), 6:37. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:06. Key play: McLaughlin 11 run on 3rd-and-2.
Denver — Field goal Lutz 43, 1:53. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 00:58. Key play: Stidham 11 pass to Krull.
Third Quarter |
CHARGERS — Field goal Dicker 50, 6:20. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:27. Key plays: Stick 22 pass to Everett, Stick 18 pass to Smartt, Kelley 1 run on 3rd-and-3.
Fourth Quarter |
Denver — Field goal Lutz 20, 11:19. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:34. Key plays: Stidham 2 run on 3rd-and-3, Stidham 10 pass to B.Johnson.
CHARGERS — Field goal Dicker 52, 1:17. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 1:42. Key plays: Stick 15 pass to Johnston, Stick 9 pass to Erickson on 3rd-and-8.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS |
RUSHING: CHARGERS, Ekeler 13-46, Stick 5-31, Everett 1-6, D.Davis 1-2, Kelley 2-2, Niemann 1-0, Spiller 1-(minus 1). DENVER, McLaughlin 8-44, J.Williams 15-41, Perine 4-10, Stidham 6-6.
PASSING: CHARGERS, Stick 24-38-0-220. DENVER, Stidham 20-32-0-224.
RECEIVING: CHARGERS, Erickson 7-98, Doss 5-25, Everett 4-31, Johnston 3-29, Smartt 2-23, Spiller 2-10, Ekeler 1-4. DENVER, Johnson 4-27, Jeudy 3-54, McLaughlin 3-18, J.Williams 3-17, Humphrey 2-69, Perine 2-16, Krull 2-14, Trautman 1-9.
PUNT RETURNS: CHARGERS, D.Davis 1-12. DENVER, Trem.Smith 1-14.
KICKOFF RETURNS: CHARGERS, None. DENVER, None.
TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS: CHARGERS, James 7-5-1, Niemann 6-4-0, Kendricks 5-9-0, Mack 5-2-1, M.Davis 5-1-0, Ogbonnia 2-1-0, Henley 1-2-0, Tuipulotu 1-2-0, Bassey 1-1-0, Fox 1-1-0, Gilman 1-1-0, Hollins 1-1-0, Farmer 1-0-0, Matlock 1-0-0, Samuel 1-0-0, Hinton 0-2-0, A.Johnson 0-1-0. DENVER, Singleton 7-4-0, Simmons 6-0-0, Locke 5-1-0, Moreau 4-0-0, Surtain 4-0-0, Perkins 3-0-0, Sanders 3-0-0, Jewell 2-7-0, Jones 2-2-0, Purcell 2-1-0, Bonitto 2-0-0, McMillian 2-0-0, Allen 1-1-0, Henningsen 1-1-0, Cooper 1-0-1.
INTERCEPTIONS: CHARGERS, None. DENVER, None.
FIELD GOALS MISSED: CHARGERS, Dicker 50. DENVER, Lutz 48.
Officials — Referee Craig Wrolstad, Ump Steve Woods, HL Jim Mello, LJ Tripp Sutter, FJ Jeff Shears, SJ Frank Steratore, BJ Grantis Bell, Replay Kevin Stine.
Attendance — 76,228.
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.