Prediction: Broncos 30, Chargers 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
SD |
A |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
KC |
H |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
NE |
A |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
KC |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
TEN |
H |
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| 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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| 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 |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
MIA |
A |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
KC |
A |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
CIN |
H |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
NYG |
H |
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| 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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Offense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DEN |
SD |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.0 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
DEN |
| Penalty yards |
47.7 |
51.3 |
55.3 |
DEN |
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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.
Weather
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 |
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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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