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Prediction: Broncos 30, Chargers 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Peyton Manning Pass: 330, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 45 Montee Ball Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 7 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 13 Wes Welker Rec: 8-80, 1 TD
WR 14 Eric Decker Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
TE 7 Julius Thomas Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 1 Matt Prater FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
 
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Philip Rivers Pass: 330, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 19 Danny Woodhead Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 7-50, 1
RB 29 Ryan Mathews Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 4 Keenan Allen Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 46 Eddie Royal Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 66 Vincent Brown Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 3 Antonio Gates Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
K 5 Nick Novak FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 28 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Broncos Have scored 343 points, most by team through 1st 8 games of season in NFL history. Have 30+ points in 11 straight games... QB Peyton Manning has passed for 2,919 yards, most through 1st 8 games in NFL history. Has 29 TD passes in '13, 2nd-most ever through 1st 8 games of season (TOM BRADY, 30 in 2007). With Den., Manning is 7-0 vs. AFC West with 18 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 117 rating. Has 6-3 career record vs. SD (regular-season)... RB Knowshon Moreno aims for 6th straight with at least 1 TD... WR Wes Welker (9) needs TD rec. to surpass career-best of 9 in 2011... WR Demaryius Thomas (196) need 4 catches to reach 200 career. Aims for 3rd straight with TD vs. SD. TE Julius Thomas (8) needs 2 TD rec. to tie HOFer SHANNON SHARPE (10 in '96 & '98) for most by Den. TE in single season... Defense tied season-best with 4 INTs last game... Tied for NFL-best with 13 INTs... CB DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMATIE had 75-yard INT-return TD in Week 8. LB Von Miller has 6 career sacks in 4 career games vs. SD. LB Shaun Phillips spent 9 seasons with SD & has 2nd-most sacks in team annals (69.5).

Chargers QB Philip Rivers averages 309.1 pass yards per game, 2nd-best in AFC. Has completed 20+ passes while completing at least 80 pct. of passes in 3 games this season, tying for most such games in season in NFL history (BRETT FAVRE in '09; DREW BREES in '11). Rivers is 9-5 as starter vs. Den.... RB Ryan Mathews has 3 games with 100+ rush yards vs. Den., most against any team. RB Danny Woodhead has career-best 49 rec. in '13, most among NFL RBs... TE Antonio Gates (690) needs 10 catches to become 4th TE in NFL history to reach 700. Since entering NFL in 2003, Gates has 85 TD catches, most among NFL TEs... WR Eddie Royal has career-best 7 TD rec. in '13. Aims for 3rd straight game with TD. Rookie WR Keenan Allen is averaging 104.3 rec. yards per game in past 4. Had career-best 128 rec. yards last week. Leads NFL rookies in rec. yards (527)... S Eric Weddle leads team with 56 tackles.


Results and Schedule

Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-05 BAL H W 49-27 +22
2 2013-09-15 NYG A W 41-23 +18
3 2013-09-23 OAK H W 37-21 +16
4 2013-09-29 PHI H W 52-20 +32
5 2013-10-06 DAL A W 51-48 +3
6 2013-10-13 JAC H W 35-19 +16
7 2013-10-20 IND A L 33-39 -6
8 2013-10-27 WAS H W 45-21 +24
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 SD A    
11 2013-11-17 KC H    
12 2013-11-24 NE A    
13 2013-12-01 KC A    
14 2013-12-08 TEN H    
15 2013-12-12 SD H    
16 2013-12-22 HOU A    
17 2013-12-29 OAK A    
   

San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-09 HOU H L 28-31 -3
2 2013-09-15 PHI A W 33-30 +3
3 2013-09-22 TEN A L 17-20 -3
4 2013-09-29 DAL H W 30-21 +9
5 2013-10-06 OAK A L 17-27 -10
6 2013-10-14 IND H W 19-9 +10
7 2013-10-20 JAC A W 24-6 +18
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 WAS A L 24-30 -6
10 2013-11-10 DEN H    
11 2013-11-17 MIA A    
12 2013-11-24 KC A    
13 2013-12-01 CIN H    
14 2013-12-08 NYG H    
15 2013-12-12 DEN A    
16 2013-12-22 OAK H    
17 2013-12-29 KC H    

Injury Report

Denver Broncos
Out  CB Champ Bailey (foot)
Questionable  FS Duke Ihenacho (ankle)
Probable  WR Eric Decker (toe)
 TE Joel Dreessen (ankle)
 QB Peyton Manning (ankle)
 RB Knowshon Moreno (ankle)
 TE Julius Thomas (ankle)
 WLB Danny Trevathan (ribs)
 WR Wes Welker (ankle)
IR  MLB Stewart Bradley (wrist, 8/31/2013)
 SS Quinton Carter (knee, 8/27/2013)
 DE Quanterus Smith (knee, 8/31/2013)
   

San Diego Chargers
Questionable  OLB Jarret Johnson (hamstring)
 WR Eddie Royal (toe)
Probable  ILB Donald Butler (groin)
 OLB Tourek Williams (thumb)
IR  WR Malcom Floyd (head, 10/1/2013)
 OLB Dwight Freeney (quadriceps, 10/1/2013)
 ILB Jonas Mouton (knee, 7/28/2013)
 CB Steve Williams (pectoral, 8/26/2013)
PUP  OLB Melvin Ingram (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

  DEN
 Offense 
SD
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 43.7 22.3 23.8 DEN
Rushing yards 107.3 109.3 113.1 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 3.59 3.73 4.18 SD
Completion % 70.1% 73.5% 61.3% SD
Passing yards 345.0 336.0 239.8 DEN
Passing yards per completion 11.63 11.31 11.01 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 8.15 8.31 6.75 SD
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 1.0 -
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.0 0.6 SD
Sacks allowed 1.0 1.3 2.6 DEN
3rd down conversions 48.4% 44.8% 38.5% DEN
4th down conversions 100.0% 50.0% 48.7% DEN
Time of possession 30:58 34:19 50:06 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison

  DEN
 Defense 
SD
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 26.7 19.0 23.8 SD
Rushing yards 101.3 91.3 113.1 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 3.87 4.72 4.18 DEN
Completion % 59.1% 69.0% 61.3% DEN
Passing yards 262.7 231.7 239.8 SD
Passing yards per completion 12.84 10.82 11.01 SD
Passing yards per attempt 7.59 7.46 6.75 SD
INT return 1.0 0.7 1.0 DEN
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.0 0.6 DEN
Sacks 2.7 2.7 2.6 -
3rd down conversions 41.8% 40.7% 38.5% SD
4th down conversions 0.0% 33.3% 48.7% DEN
Time of possession 29:02 25:41 50:06 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   DEN   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.0 11.0 9.7 SD
Yards per kick return 35.1 22.0 24.0 DEN
Yards allowed per punt return 11.8 10.8 9.7 SD
Yards allowed per kick return 25.3 24.5 24.0 SD
  Misc Stats Comparison

   DEN   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 6.3 6.3 DEN
Penalty yards 47.7 51.3 55.3 DEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 6 2000-10-08 DEN SD 21-7 DEN
2000 12 2000-11-19 SD DEN 37-38 DEN
2001 6 2001-10-21 DEN SD 10-27 SD
2001 9 2001-11-11 SD DEN 16-26 DEN
2002 5 2002-10-06 SD DEN 9-26 DEN
2002 13 2002-12-01 DEN SD 27-30 SD
2003 2 2003-09-14 DEN SD 37-13 DEN
2003 11 2003-11-16 SD DEN 8-37 DEN
2004 3 2004-09-26 SD DEN 13-23 DEN
2004 13 2004-12-05 DEN SD 17-20 SD
2005 2 2005-09-18 SD DEN 17-20 DEN
2005 17 2005-12-31 DEN SD 23-7 DEN
2006 11 2006-11-19 SD DEN 35-27 SD
2006 14 2006-12-10 DEN SD 20-48 SD
2007 5 2007-10-07 SD DEN 41-3 SD
2007 16 2007-12-24 DEN SD 3-23 SD
2008 2 2008-09-14 SD DEN 38-39 DEN
2008 17 2008-12-28 DEN SD 21-52 SD
2009 6 2009-10-19 DEN SD 34-23 DEN
2009 11 2009-11-22 SD DEN 32-3 SD
2010 11 2010-11-22 DEN SD 14-35 SD
2010 17 2011-01-02 SD DEN 33-28 SD
2011 5 2011-10-09 SD DEN 29-24 SD
2011 12 2011-11-27 DEN SD 16-13 DEN
2012 6 2012-10-15 DEN SD 35-24 DEN
2012 11 2012-11-18 SD DEN 23-30 DEN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.