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Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos

Scheduled · Kickoff to be confirmed

2026 Regular season · Week 18 · Empower Field at Mile High

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

Game details

Location
Denver

Matchup preview

Los Angeles Chargers 0–5 · Road 0–2 · Streak L5 · Power Index No. 30
Denver Broncos 3–2 · Home 2–0 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 20
2026 regular season, per game · LAC 5 games, DEN 5 games
MetricLACDEN
Points per game16.830th19.426th
Points allowed per game25.822nd22.214th
Total yards per game292.825th269.030th
Passing yards per game187.429th188.427th
Rushing yards per game128.29th86.225th
Turnovers per game2.632nd1.214th
Sacks allowed per game3.430th1.22nd
Penalty yards per game76.429th45.45th

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.

Los Angeles Chargers: recent results

  1. L 17–23 vs DEN Week 5
  2. L 23–30 @ SEA Week 4
  3. L 16–24 @ BUF Week 3
  4. L 14–26 vs LV Week 2
  5. L 14–26 vs ARI Week 1

Denver Broncos: recent results

  1. W 23–17 @ LAC Week 5
  2. L 14–24 @ SF Week 4
  3. W 30–26 vs LAR Week 3
  4. W 20–13 vs JAX Week 2
  5. L 10–31 @ KC Week 1

Los Angeles Chargers: season leaders

Passing
Justin Herbert 937 yds · 5 g
Rushing
Omarion Hampton 271 yds · 5 g
Receiving
Tre' Harris 225 yds · 5 g
Sacks
Khalil Mack 3.0 · 3 g

Denver Broncos: season leaders

Passing
Bo Nix 942 yds · 5 g
Rushing
J.K. Dobbins 229 yds · 5 g
Receiving
Jaylen Waddle 204 yds · 5 g
Sacks
Zach Allen 4.0 · 4 g

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 Rodney Shelley LCB

2 more listed.

8 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Denver Broncos: injury report

  • Out Dallen Bentley TE
  • Out Jonathon Cooper WLB
  • Out Jordan Jackson LDE
  • Out Kage Casey
  • Out Nick Gargiulo LG
  • Out Pat Surtain II LCB
  • Out Riley Moss
  • Out Sam Ehlinger QB

2 more listed.

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

LAC 23 · DEN 33 in 56 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2026 · Week 5 DEN 23, LAC 17
  2. 2025 · Week 18 LAC 3, DEN 19
  3. 2025 · Week 3 DEN 20, LAC 23
  4. 2024 · Week 16 DEN 27, LAC 34
  5. 2024 · Week 6 LAC 23, DEN 16

Full series history

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

Game notes

Win probability

LAC 40.1% · DEN 59.6%

Matchup quality 52.3 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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