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Chargers at Broncos: January 4, 2026

The Denver Broncos beat the Los Angeles Chargers 19-3 at Empower Field at Mile High on January 4, 2026 (2025 regular season).

Final · Played January 4, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most passing yards: Bo Nix (Broncos, 141). Most rushing yards: Kimani Vidal (Chargers, 12); Jaleel McLaughlin (Broncos, 41). Most receiving yards: Keenan Allen (Chargers, 36); Evan Engram (Broncos, 45).

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Los Angeles Chargers03003
Denver Broncos1003619

Team comparison

Team statsLACDEN
Total yards217240
Passing yards104124
Rushing yards113116
First downs1313
Yards per play3.14.1
Turnovers20
Penalty yards255
Red zone (scores/trips)0/20/3

What stood out

  • The Broncos out-gained the Chargers 240 to 217 total yards.
  • Turnovers: Chargers 2, Broncos 0.
  • The Broncos' biggest scoring edge came in the 1st quarter (10-0).

Featured player lines

  • Kimani Vidal (LAC RB): 3 CAR, 12 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 1 TGT, 1 REC, -2 REC YDS
  • Derius Davis (LAC WR): 1 TGT, 1 REC, 7 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Keenan Allen (LAC WR): 13 TGT, 7 REC, 36 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Tre' Harris (LAC WR): 6 TGT, 2 REC, 28 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Oronde Gadsden (LAC TE): 2 TGT, 2 REC, 23 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Bo Nix (DEN QB): 14 CMP, 23 ATT, 141 PASS YDS, 0 PASS TD, 0 INT, 8 CAR, 49 RUSH YDS
  • Jaleel McLaughlin (DEN RB): 6 CAR, 41 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 1 REC, 17 REC YDS
  • RJ Harvey (DEN RB): 15 CAR, 28 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 4 TGT, 1 REC, 5 REC YDS
  • Tyler Badie (DEN RB): 2 CAR, -2 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 2 REC, 28 REC YDS
  • Courtland Sutton (DEN WR): 2 TGT, 1 REC, 5 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Marvin Mims Jr. (DEN WR): 3 TGT, 2 REC, 10 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Pat Bryant (DEN WR): 5 TGT, 4 REC, 31 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Troy Franklin (DEN WR): 1 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Evan Engram (DEN TE): 4 TGT, 3 REC, 45 REC YDS, 0 REC TD

Player pages exist for the players listed; other players' lines are in StatsNext.

Head-to-head

Earlier meetings stored in StatsNext, most recent first
DateResult
September 21, 2025DEN 20, LAC 23 (at Los Angeles)
December 22, 2024DEN 27, LAC 34 (at Los Angeles)
October 13, 2024LAC 23, DEN 16 (at Denver)
December 31, 2023LAC 9, DEN 16 (at Denver)
December 10, 2023DEN 24, LAC 7 (at Los Angeles)

Full Broncos vs Chargers head-to-head (11 meetings).

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