Broncos vs. Chargers: Live updates and highlights from the NFL Week 3 game
Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Colts at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood Calif Live updates Pre-game updates Something haven t seen before a m Three Chargers with baseball gloves throwing around what looks like a superball It s Tony Jefferson Tuli Tuipulotu and Caleb Murphy getting various tosses in on the field Renck Orange-and-blue a m Broncos Country will be well-represented here if our walk through the tailgate is any indication But the Sea of Orange will be less than saw in days of the games in Carson and San Diego The Chargers are becoming a little bit of a thing with Jim Harbaugh now And the tickets are insanely expensive Renck Scouting account a m Check out how the Broncos match up with the Chargers in Luca Evans scouting review Match predictions Parker Gabriel Broncos beat writer Chargers Broncos Jim Harbaugh s got his club off to a terrific start He oversaw a sweep of Sean Payton s unit a year ago And he s got a defense coordinated by Jesse Minter that is flying They make you dink and dunk which the Broncos did powerfully for almost a half in December then forgot to carry on with A - start isn t ideal but it s not the end of the world for Denver either On the flip side - with a road win over the Chargers would look awfully good Luca Evans Broncos beat writer Chargers Broncos Not going to be very popular here but the Broncos have a lot of kinks to iron out on the road in sunny Los Angeles The Bolts have the weaponry around Justin Herbert to attack the gaps in Denver s secondary and the defensive playmakers to contain Bo Nix They just made Geno Smith look like his Jets rookie-disaster self again This is an early inflection point for Sean Payton s squad Troy Renck columnist Chargers Broncos Styles make fights And the tale of the tape is not kind to the Broncos The Chargers make them uncomfortable and impose their will like scant teams do With Jim Harbaugh in his first season the Chargers swept the Broncos because they dominated time of possession were more disciplined took care of the ball and wore them down on the ground And now Justin Herbert and his receivers are better This is a report contest that Denver needed at home Sean Keeler columnist Chargers Broncos Justin Herbert right now is everything we want Bo Nix to be And more Safety Derwin James Jr is doing his best Steve Atwater L A coach Jim Harbaugh has certain kind of Peter DeBoer-like hold over Sean Payton-coached teams - lifetime If the Broncos lose this one Herbert and Harbaugh might have the AFC West locked up before the end of September Surely the Chargers have to find a way to Charger this one Don t they Nah Broncos-Chargers NFL Week Must-reads Renck Why Broncos Sean Payton vs Chargers Jim Harbaugh is referendum competition The Broncos should not be nuts about the Bolts The revelation is as depressing as a leverage penalty The truth is as sobering as Dre Greenlaw s sore quadriceps Just when we thought the Broncos could win the AFC West with the Chiefs dissolving before our eyes they must level up against the Chargers Not this season Not in January Now Lose to the Chargers and Denver trails by three games in the division three weeks into the season It is impossible to overstate the importance of Sunday which is conveniently part of a larger narrative Read Troy Renck s full column Broncos RB J K Dobbins motivated to show he s back to being one of those top-end backs to Chargers and to NFL Now years old and the head of a revamped Broncos backfield though Dobbins feels he s a better football athlete for the pain of the last inadequate years A better man too He smiles with his eyes when he says it He was not the rare running back who s immortal He is the rare back who s survived Read Luca Evans story Broncos special teams coach Darren Rizzi pushes back on Colts description of fateful FG penalty We know our tendencies Darren Rizzi sensed trouble just before the fateful snap against Indianapolis The Broncos though could not reset Related Articles Lakewood residents Lacey Abell Sarah Massucci pushed each other to become two of the best flag football players in America Broncos place inside linebacker Dre Greenlaw on injured reserve Around the NFL Bad vibes in Chicago Baker Mayfield cooking and the Pack s impressive start Renck Why Broncos Sean Payton vs Chargers Jim Harbaugh is referendum meeting Broncos Journal Denver already seeing danger and reward of betting on free agent vets with long injury histories The closing seconds of Sunday s walk-off loss to the Colts are well-covered by this point The -yard Spencer Shrader field goal attempt that went begging short and right The leverage penalty on Dondrea Tillman that gave Shrader another chance The -yarder sailing through the uprights and dropping Denver to - moments after the band thought it had started the season with two wins Rizzi on Thursday acknowledged that Tillman erred when he just before the snap switched places with interior defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike Read Parker Gabriel s story Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis
