Los Angeles Chargers vs Denver Broncos: player stats (Jan 4, 2026)

Week 18Final

At Empower Field at Mile High

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
LAC	–	3	–	–	3
DEN	10	–	3	6	19

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LAC

Game leaders

DEN

Passing yards
Los Angeles Chargers: Trey Lance136 YDS20/44, 0 TD, 1 INT
Denver Broncos: Bo Nix141 YDS14/23, 0 TD, 0 INT
Rushing yards
Los Angeles Chargers: Trey Lance69 YDS9 CAR, 0 TD
Denver Broncos: Bo Nix49 YDS8 CAR, 0 TD
Receiving yards
Los Angeles Chargers: Keenan Allen36 YDS7 REC, 0 TD
Denver Broncos: Evan Engram45 YDS3 REC, 0 TD
Tackles
Los Angeles Chargers: Tony Jefferson8 TCK6 SOLO, 0 SCK
Denver Broncos: Justin Strnad8 TCK3 SOLO, 1 SCK

The Denver Broncos beat the Los Angeles Chargers 19-3 in Week 18 on January 4, 2026 at Empower Field at Mile High. Bo Nix threw for 141 yards for the Denver Broncos; Trey Lance threw for 136 for the Los Angeles Chargers.

Scoring plays

Q1

Denver Broncos, Field goal · 5:06W.Lutz 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Fraboni, Holder-J.Crawshaw.LAC 0, DEN 3
Denver Broncos, Touchdown · 3:39(Shotgun) T.Lance pass short middle intended for K.Lambert-Smith INTERCEPTED by J.McMillian at LAC 45. J.McMillian for 45 yards, TOUCHDOWN. W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Fraboni, Holder-J.Crawshaw.LAC 0, DEN 10

Q2

Los Angeles Chargers, Field goal · 0:03 C.Dicker 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Harris, Holder-J.Scott.LAC 3, DEN 10

Q3

Denver Broncos, Field goal · 10:07W.Lutz 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Fraboni, Holder-J.Crawshaw.LAC 3, DEN 13

Q4

Denver Broncos, Field goal · 11:45W.Lutz 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Fraboni, Holder-J.Crawshaw.LAC 3, DEN 16
Denver Broncos, Field goal · 2:23W.Lutz 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Fraboni, Holder-J.Crawshaw.LAC 3, DEN 19

Team stats

Team stats: Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos
LAC	Stat	DEN
7-20(better)35%	3rd down efficiency	5-1533%
3-560%	4th down efficiency	0-0
13620/44 C/ATT	Passing yards	141(better)14/23 C/ATT
11321 CAR	Rushing yards	116(better)31 CAR
4	Sacks taken	4
2	Turnovers	0(better)

Box score

Los Angeles Chargers: Passing

Trey LanceQB	20/44	136	0	1	4	43.4

Denver Broncos: Passing

Bo NixQB	14/23	141	0	0	4	78.4

Los Angeles Chargers: Rushing

Trey LanceQB	9	69	7.7	22
Jaret PattersonRB	8	29	3.6	12
Kimani VidalRB	3	12	4.0	7
Hassan HaskinsRB	1	3	3.0	3

Denver Broncos: Rushing

Bo NixQB	8	49	6.1	22
RJ HarveyRB	15	28	1.9	11
Jaleel McLaughlinRB	6	41	6.8	10
Tyler BadieRB	2	-2	-1.0	1

Los Angeles Chargers: Receiving

Jaret PattersonRB	3	4	8	4
Keenan AllenWR	7	13	36	8
Kimani VidalRB	1	1	-2	-2
Oronde GadsdenTE	2	2	23	17
Tre' HarrisWR	2	6	28	16
KeAndre Lambert-SmithWR	2	5	24	18
Derius DavisWR	1	1	7	7
Tyler ConklinTE	1	1	6	6
Will DisslyTE	1	5	6	6

Denver Broncos: Receiving

RJ HarveyRB	1	4	5	5
Jaleel McLaughlinRB	1	2	17	17
Pat BryantWR	4	5	31	11
Tyler BadieRB	2	2	28	16
Evan EngramTE	3	4	45	37
Marvin Mims Jr.WR	2	3	10	7
Courtland SuttonWR	1	2	5	5
Troy FranklinWR	0	1	0	0

Los Angeles Chargers: Defense

Tony JeffersonS	8	6	0	0	0
Del'Shawn PhillipsLB	7	3	1	1	0
Marlowe WaxLB	7	6	0	1	0
Tarheeb StillCB	5	3	0	1	0
Otito OgbonniaDT	5	3	1	1	0
Marcus MayeS	5	1	0	0	0
Odafe OwehLB	4	1	1	0	0
Jamaree CaldwellDT	4	0	0	0	0
Cam HartCB	4	3	0	0	0
Benjamin St-JusteCB	3	1	0	0	1
Da'Shawn HandDT	3	3	0	0	1
Troy DyeLB	2	2	0	1	1
Justin EboigbeDT	2	2	2	2	0
Deane LeonardCB	2	0	0	0	0
Teair TartDT	1	1	0	0	0
RJ MickensS	1	0	0	0	0
Kyle KennardLB	1	1	0	1	0

Denver Broncos: Defense

Justin StrnadLB	8	3	1	1	0	1
Alex SingletonLB	7	3	0	0	0	1
Riley MossCB	6	3	0	0	0	2
Ja'Quan McMillianCB	6	4	0	0	1	2
Eyioma UwazurikeDE	4	1	1	1	0	0
Devon KeyS	4	4	0	0	0	0
Jahdae BarronCB	4	3	0	0	0	1
Talanoa HufangaS	3	2	0	0	0	0
Pat Surtain IICB	3	2	0	1	0	0
Dondrea TillmanLB	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kris Abrams-DraineCB	3	3	0	0	0	0
Nik BonittoLB	2	1	2	1	0	0
Zach AllenDE	2	1	1	1	0	0
Malcolm RoachDT	2	1	0	0	0	0
D.J. JonesDT	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jonah EllissLB	2	0	0	0	0	0
Adam PrenticeFB	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan JacksonDT	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan TurnerLB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathon CooperLB	1	0	0	0	0	0
P.J. LockeS	0	0	0	0	0	1

Los Angeles Chargers: Kicking

Cameron DickerPK	1/1	30	0

Denver Broncos: Kicking

Wil LutzPK	4/4	41	1

Lines

Consensus close, 11 books

Spread: DEN −14.5; opened DEN −12.5; DEN covered
Total: 37.5; Under

BetMGM closed DEN −14.5, total 38. 10 more books and every move are in Pro

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Season series

LAC 1, DEN 1

Sep 21Denver Broncos 20, Los Angeles Chargers 23
Jan 4 · this gameLos Angeles Chargers 3, Denver Broncos 19

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