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San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos

Final · Kickoff

2004 Regular season · Week 3 · Invesco Field at Mile High

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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Broncos beat Chargers 23–13 in 2004 Week 3

The Denver Broncos beat the San Diego Chargers 23–13 at home at Invesco Field at Mile High in Week 3 of the 2004 regular season on September 26, 2004.

The result moved the Broncos to 2–1 and dropped the Chargers to 1–2. The Chargers finished 2004 at 12–4 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Broncos finished 2004 at 10–6 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Chargers’ 13 points were their fewest in any game of 2004.

In their previous meeting, the Denver Broncos won 37–8 on November 16, 2003. When they met again, the San Diego Chargers won 20–17 on December 5, 2004.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Broncos lead the series 8–3 after meeting No. 11 since 1999 Full series history

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