WEEK 6 · FINAL
THE READ
Broncos beat Chargers, 34-24
34-24 to Broncos, and it went about how it looked. Bo Nix did the damage for Broncos — 26/36, 298 yards, 3 TD. Justin Herbert threw for Chargers — 22/36, 305 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. That is 3 straight games over 250 for Justin Herbert. On the ground: Broncos 176, Chargers 37.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | -12.5 | +1.1 | -13.7 | -10 |
| Broncos | +10.4 | -4.8 | +15.2 | +13 |
SRS is how many points a side beats an
average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good
team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20.
SOS is how hard that schedule has been.
Full table.
Broncos —
AFC #1 · division
· 7-2
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Bo Nix
Broncos
26/36, 298 yards, 3 TD
Justin Herbert
Chargers
22/36, 305 yards, 2 TD
Courtland Sutton
Broncos
10 catches, 118 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Broncos 176, Chargers 37
Broncos
Total yards
Broncos 474, Chargers 342
Broncos
Through the air
Chargers 305, Broncos 298
Chargers
Pressure
Broncos 2 sacks, Chargers 5
Chargers
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 70% · Rush 30% · 16.4 scored, 30.1 allowed
6.8 yds/att
54.8% completions
5.1 yds/carry
337.4 yds/game
1.7 giveaways/game
8.9% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 32 · Turnover-prone
Balance 80
Ball security 53
Back usage 25%
QB runs 2.7/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.9% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 90
WR 81
TE 79
RB 81
OL 85
DL 78
LB 76
DB 84
Best: Rashawn Slater LT 93
Fastest: Brenen Thompson WR 97 SPD
6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 60% · Rush 40% · 33.3 scored, 18.1 allowed
9.1 yds/att
66.7% completions
5.4 yds/carry
384.9 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
6.2% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 82 · Efficient
Balance 90
Ball security 72
Back usage 36%
QB runs 1.7/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 85
WR 84
TE 78
RB 82
OL 82
DL 86
LB 78
DB 88
Best: Patrick Surtain II CB 98
Fastest: Jaylen Waddle WR 96 SPD
3 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
KodakBoppin
Broncos · his last 8 games
Balanced
One back
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against31.4 — 20.4
Margin+11.0
Giveaways a game1.1
Sacks taken5.9% of dropbacks
Lead backRJ Harvey · 14.1/g
Top targetCourtland Sutton · 27%
QB carries1.4 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Chargers receivers vs Broncos secondary
81 v 88
BRONCOS
Broncos receivers vs Chargers secondary
84 v 84
EVEN
Chargers line vs Broncos front
85 v 86
EVEN
Broncos line vs Chargers front
82 v 78
BRONCOS
Chargers backs vs Broncos run defence
81 v 83
EVEN
Broncos backs vs Chargers run defence
82 v 77
BRONCOS
Chargers passer vs Broncos secondary
90 v 88
EVEN
Broncos passer vs Chargers secondary
85 v 84
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert QB | 22/36 | 305 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 106.8 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix QB | 26/36 | 298 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 124.5 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omarion Hampton HB | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Keaton Mitchell HB | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Justin Herbert QB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Quentin Johnston WR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Harvey HB | 19 | 126 | 6.6 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 44 | 1 |
| Jonah Coleman HB | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman TE | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bo Nix QB | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Courtland Sutton WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Hasz TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladd McConkey WR | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| Quentin Johnston WR | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 30 |
| David Njoku TE | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Danny Scudero WR | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Oronde Gadsden TE | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| Brenen Thompson WR | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland Sutton WR | 10 | 118 | 11.8 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 28 |
| Luke Hasz TE | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 29 |
| Jaylen Waddle WR | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Troy Franklin WR | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| RJ Harvey HB | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| Pat Bryant II WR | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| Adam Trautman TE | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Molden FS | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Daiyan Henley WILL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derwin James Jr SS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Cam Hart CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle Kennard REDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Colson MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Donte Jackson CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jalon Kilgore SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tuli Tuipulotu LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Barrett DT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genesis Smith SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamaree Caldwell DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akheem Mesidor REDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Eboigbe DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Webb DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarheeb Still CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Del'Shawn Phillips SAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talanoa Hufanga SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| SirVocea Dennis MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain II CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jonathon Cooper LEDG | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Singleton MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Riley Moss CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Jones FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ja'Quan McMillian CB | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jahdae Barron CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nik Bonitto REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Roach DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Dicker K | 1/2 | 3/3 | 54 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wil Lutz K | 2/2 | 4/4 | 45 |
RECENT FORM
Chargers
L
25–31 vs Bears
WK 5
L
17–21 vs Raiders
WK 4
L
7–38 vs Lions
WK 3
Broncos
L
24–27 vs Chiefs
WK 5
L
28–34 vs Browns
WK 4
W
38–14 vs Texans
WK 3
TEAM STATS
| Chargers | Broncos | |
|---|---|---|
| 342 | TOTAL YARDS | 474 |
| 305 | PASSING YARDS | 298 |
| 37 | RUSHING YARDS | 176 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 5 |
| 5 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 0 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
CHARGERS
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1
BRONCOS