Prediction: Broncos 41, Chargers 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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San Diego Chargers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 14 |
Philip Rivers |
Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 18 |
Ryan Mathews |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
RB 32 |
Danny Woodhead |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0 |
WR 11 |
Keenan Allen |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
WR 81 |
Eddie Royal |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
WR 93 |
Vincent Brown |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
TE 13 |
Ladarius Green |
Rec: 4-40, 1 TD |
TE 15 |
Antonio Gates |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
K 21 |
Nick Novak |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 32 |
Defense / ST |
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Denver Broncos |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 1 |
Peyton Manning |
Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 3 |
Knowshon Moreno |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 6-40, 0 |
RB 36 |
Montee Ball |
Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 2 |
Demaryius Thomas |
Rec: 8-120, 1 TD |
WR 10 |
Eric Decker |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
TE 3 |
Julius Thomas |
Rec: 4-50, 1 TD |
TE 19 |
Jacob Tamme |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
K 1 |
Matt Prater |
FG: 2/2 XP: 5/5 |
DEF 13 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Chargers QB Philip Rivers (3,882) needs 118 pass yards to register 5th 4,000-yard season. For career, Rivers is 5-2 at Den. Has NFL-best 70.3 completion pct. in 2013... RB Ryan Mathews needs 115 rush yards to register 2nd career 1,000-yard season (1,091 in 2011). RB Danny Woodhead has NFL-best among RBs in rec. yards (534) & TD catches (6) in 2013 & is tied for league-high among RBs in catches (65). Has 2nd-most TD rec. by Chargers RB in club annals (GARY ANDERSON, 8 in '86)... TE Antonio Gates (9,097) needs 107 rec. yards to surpass HOFer CHARLIE JOINER (9,203) for 2nd-most rec. yards in team history... WR Eddie Royal has career-best 7 TD rec. in 2013. Rookie WR Keenan Allen (61) has most rec. by Chargers rookie. Allen (902) needs 100 rec. yards for most by rookie in club history (JOHN JEFFERSON, 1,001 in 1978)... S Eric Weddle leads SD with 85 tackles.
Broncos 5th team ever to score 50+ points in 3 different games in same season... QB Peyton Manning has passed for 4,522 yards, most ever through 1st 13 games of season. Manning's 45 TD passes are tied for 5th-most in season in single-season in NFL history. With Den., Manning is 10-0 vs. AFC West with 28 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 117.2 rating... RB Knowshon Moreno (920) needs 80 rush yards to register 1st 1,000-yard rush season... Since 2012, WRs Eric Decker & Demaryius Thomas have 21 TD rec. apiece, tied for most among NFL WRs. Decker has 5 TD rec. in past 2. Last week, TE Julius Thomas (11) surpassed HOFer SHANNON SHARPE (10 in '96 & '98) for most TD rec. by Den. TE in season. Den. is 1st team in NFL history to have 4 players score at least 10 TDs in same season... DE Shaun Phillips (9) needs 3 sacks to surpass career-best of 11.5 in '06 (w/ SD)... K Matt Prater converted 64-yard FG vs. Ten., longest in NFL history.
Results and Schedule
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 |
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Bye |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
WAS |
A |
L 24-30 |
-6 |
10 |
2013-11-10 |
DEN |
H |
L 20-28 |
-8 |
11 |
2013-11-17 |
MIA |
A |
L 16-20 |
-4 |
12 |
2013-11-24 |
KC |
A |
W 41-38 |
+3 |
13 |
2013-12-01 |
CIN |
H |
L 10-17 |
-7 |
14 |
2013-12-08 |
NYG |
H |
W 37-14 |
+23 |
15 |
2013-12-12 |
DEN |
A |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
OAK |
H |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
KC |
H |
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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 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
SD |
A |
W 28-20 |
+8 |
11 |
2013-11-17 |
KC |
H |
W 27-17 |
+10 |
12 |
2013-11-24 |
NE |
A |
L 31-34 |
-3 |
13 |
2013-12-01 |
KC |
A |
W 35-28 |
+7 |
14 |
2013-12-08 |
TEN |
H |
W 51-28 |
+23 |
15 |
2013-12-12 |
SD |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
HOU |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
OAK |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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SD Offense |
DEN Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
24.3 |
31.3 |
24.2 |
DEN |
Rushing yards |
117.5 |
130.0 |
120.6 |
DEN |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.13 |
4.46 |
4.36 |
DEN |
Completion % |
66.2% |
62.6% |
60.8% |
SD |
Passing yards |
277.3 |
344.3 |
235.2 |
DEN |
Passing yards per completion |
12.01 |
12.16 |
11.04 |
DEN |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.95 |
7.61 |
6.71 |
SD |
Interceptions |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
DEN |
Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
SD |
Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
DEN |
3rd down conversions |
46.8% |
44.9% |
38.3% |
SD |
4th down conversions |
100.0% |
100.0% |
50.0% |
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Time of possession |
32:24 |
32:24 |
30:28 |
SD |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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SD Defense |
DEN Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
23.8 |
25.3 |
24.2 |
SD |
Rushing yards |
118.5 |
130.3 |
120.6 |
SD |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.89 |
4.68 |
4.36 |
DEN |
Completion % |
66.3% |
59.5% |
60.8% |
DEN |
Passing yards |
263.0 |
230.3 |
235.2 |
DEN |
Passing yards per completion |
11.96 |
10.38 |
11.04 |
DEN |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.93 |
6.17 |
6.71 |
DEN |
INT return |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
SD |
Fumble recoveries |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
SD |
Sacks |
1.8 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
DEN |
3rd down conversions |
45.3% |
36.9% |
38.3% |
DEN |
4th down conversions |
50.0% |
50.0% |
50.0% |
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Time of possession |
27:36 |
31:57 |
30:28 |
SD |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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SD |
DEN |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
7.6 |
4.3 |
10.0 |
SD |
Yards per kick return |
22.8 |
22.0 |
22.7 |
SD |
Yards allowed per punt return |
5.7 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
SD |
Yards allowed per kick return |
22.2 |
37.0 |
22.7 |
SD |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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SD |
DEN |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
7.0 |
8.7 |
6.0 |
SD |
Penalty yards |
56.0 |
72.3 |
51.5 |
SD |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 9 to 14 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos |
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 |
2013 |
10 |
2013-11-10 |
DEN |
SD |
28-20 |
DEN |
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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.
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