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Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 5 · SoFi Stadium

Latest game updateUpdated
Denver Broncos—Away
Los Angeles Chargers—Home

Game details

Location
Inglewood
TV
CBS
Reported weather
Mostly cloudy, 73°F

Betting line

Spread
DEN -3.5
Total
O/U 41.5
Moneyline
DEN -192 · LAC +160Implied: DEN 65.8% · LAC 38.5% (book margin 4.2%)

Updated . Informational only; odds change and outcomes are never guaranteed. Legal age and location requirements apply. All odds

Matchup preview

Denver Broncos 2–1 · Road 0–1 · Streak W2 · Power Index No. 17 · 7 days of rest
Los Angeles Chargers 0–3 · Home 0–2 · Streak L3 · Power Index No. 30 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · DEN 3 games, LAC 3 games
MetricDENLAC
Points per game20.022nd14.729th
Points allowed per game23.317th25.321st
Total yards per game275.029th308.722nd
Passing yards per game201.726th209.021st
Rushing yards per game81.031st113.013th
Turnovers per game1.315th2.027th
Sacks allowed per game1.77th2.720th
Penalty yards per game47.79th53.012th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Denver Broncos: recent results

  1. W 30–26 vs LAR Week 3
  2. W 20–13 vs JAX Week 2
  3. L 10–31 @ KC Week 1

Los Angeles Chargers: recent results

  1. L 16–24 @ BUF Week 3
  2. L 14–26 vs LV Week 2
  3. L 14–26 vs ARI Week 1

Denver Broncos: season leaders

Passing
Bo Nix 605 yds · 3 g
Rushing
J.K. Dobbins 121 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Jaylen Waddle 150 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Zach Allen 3.0 · 2 g

Los Angeles Chargers: season leaders

Passing
Justin Herbert 627 yds · 3 g
Rushing
Omarion Hampton 193 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Ladd McConkey 183 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Khalil Mack 2.0 · 2 g

Denver Broncos: injury report

  • Out Jonathon Cooper WLB
  • Out Nick Gargiulo LG
  • Out Pat Surtain II LCB
  • Out Riley Moss

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Los Angeles Chargers: injury report

  • Out Brenen Thompson
  • Out Derwin James Jr. SS
  • Out Donte Jackson RCB
  • Out Isaiah World LT
  • Out Joe Alt RT
  • Out Kayode Awosika LG
  • Out Quentin Johnston WR
  • Out Trevor Penning

5 more listed.

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

DEN 32 · LAC 23 in 55 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2025 · Week 18 LAC 3, DEN 19
  2. 2025 · Week 3 DEN 20, LAC 23
  3. 2024 · Week 16 DEN 27, LAC 34
  4. 2024 · Week 6 LAC 23, DEN 16
  5. 2023 · Week 17 LAC 9, DEN 16

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

DEN 50.2% · LAC 49.4%

Matchup quality 58.1 / 100

Model estimate, updated Oct 10, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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