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Prediction: Broncos 41, Chargers 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

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  
 
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  

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   Bye      
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    
16 2013-12-22 OAK H    
17 2013-12-29 KC H    
   

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 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    
16 2013-12-22 HOU A    
17 2013-12-29 OAK A    

Injury Report

San Diego Chargers
Questionable  CB Johnny Patrick (ankle)
 WR Eddie Royal (toe)
Probable  WR Keenan Allen (shoulder)
 OLB Jarret Johnson (hand)
 DE Sean Lissemore (toe)
 DE Corey Liuget (knee)
 CB Shareece Wright (foot)
IR  OLB Larry English (biceps, 11/12/2013)
 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)
   

Denver Broncos
Out  WR Wes Welker (concussion)
 DE Derek Wolfe (knee)
Questionable  CB Champ Bailey (foot)
Probable  FS Mike Adams (thumb)
 RB C.J. Anderson (other-illness)
 FS Omar Bolden (shoulder)
 SS David Bruton (shoulder)
 WR Eric Decker (ribs)
 TE Joel Dreessen (knee)
 DE Malik Jackson (knee)
 QB Peyton Manning (ankle)
 RB Knowshon Moreno (shoulder)
 WR Demaryius Thomas (shoulder)
 TE Julius Thomas (knee)
IR  MLB Stewart Bradley (wrist, 8/31/2013)
 SS Quinton Carter (knee, 8/27/2013)
 SS Rahim Moore (leg, 11/18/2013)
 DE Quanterus Smith (knee, 8/31/2013)
 DT Kevin Vickerson (hip, 11/26/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  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% -
Time of possession 32:24 32:24 30:28 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison

  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% -
Time of possession 27:36 31:57 30:28 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   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
  Misc Stats Comparison

   SD   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 8.7 6.0 SD
Penalty yards 56.0 72.3 51.5 SD

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

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.