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San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos

Final · Kickoff

2016 Regular season · Week 8 · Sports Authority 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 27–19 in 2016 Week 8

The Denver Broncos beat the San Diego Chargers 27–19 at home at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Week 8 of the 2016 regular season on October 30, 2016. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 8 points.

The result moved the Broncos to 6–2 and dropped the Chargers to 3–5. The Chargers finished 2016 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Broncos finished 2016 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the San Diego Chargers won 21–13 on October 13, 2016. When they met again, the Denver Broncos won 24–21 on September 11, 2017. The teams split their two 2016 meetings.

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 22–15 after meeting No. 37 since 1999 Full series history

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