Zach Allen strip-sack, two Wil Lutz field goals lift Broncos past Chargers 23–17
- Final: Denver Broncos 23, Los Angeles Chargers 17
- Where: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
- When: Sunday, October 11, 2026
- League: NFL
Final at SoFi Stadium: Denver Broncos 23, Los Angeles Chargers 17. Denver had to come from behind in the fourth quarter to get it, and the Broncos improved to 3–2 while the Chargers fell to 0–5.
Denver led 10–3 at halftime behind a 2-yard J.K. Dobbins touchdown run in the first quarter and a 34-yard Wil Lutz field goal late in the second. Cameron Dicker had answered with a 42-yarder for Los Angeles.
The third quarter belonged to the Chargers. Justin Herbert hit Hayden Rucci for a 7-yard touchdown to tie it, and Kimani Vidal broke a 42-yard touchdown run with 57 seconds left in the quarter to put Los Angeles up 17–10.
The Broncos answered. Bo Nix found Courtland Sutton for a 5-yard touchdown with 8:53 left to tie it at 17. On the very next Chargers drive, Zach Allen strip-sacked Herbert and Denver recovered at the Los Angeles 23. Lutz kicked a 19-yard field goal for a 20–17 lead. Then Brandon Jones intercepted Herbert, and Lutz added a 36-yarder with 1:08 to play. The Chargers' last drive ended with Herbert sacked on the final play.
It was not pretty. Denver went just 1-for-12 on third down and finished with 224 total yards, and Nix was 16-of-27 for 123 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions. But the Broncos' defense sacked Herbert five times and forced three turnovers, two fumbles and an interception, and that was the difference.
There was no house pick on this game, so the house record stays 51–55–2.
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