STADIUM: SoFi Stadium
REFEREE: Clete Blakeman
DATE: Sunday, December 10, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
CBS: Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan, AJ Ross
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) DEN: 138 or 381 LAC: 81 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: DEN leads series, 70-55-1 (LAC won 2 past 3). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 1/8/23: LAC 28 at DEN 31.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Sean Payton vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 3-0 Reg. Season: 158-95 (.625) Postseason: 9-8 (.529). Brandon Staley vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-2 Reg. Season: 24-22 (.522) Postseason: 0-1 (.000.
DENVER BRONCOS NOTES:
• QB RUSSELL WILSON had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD. Has 0 INTs & 90+ rating in 5 of past 6. Passed for 283 yards & 3 TDs with 118.6 rating in last meeting. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of 4 career starts vs. Chargers. Has 329 career TD passes & surpassed HOFer Dan Marino (328) for 2nd-most ever by QB in 1st 12 seasons.
• RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS has 70+ scrimmage yards in 5 of past 6 & in each of past 2.
• RB SAMAJE PERINE has 65+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3.
• WR COURTLAND SUTTON had 77 rec. yards & career-high 9th rec. TD of season last week. Aims for 5th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 6 of past 7 overall & in each of his 5 road games this season. Had rec. TD in last meeting. Can become 1st Den. player with 10+ rec. TDs in a season since 2014 (Demaryius Thomas & Julius Thomas).
• WR JERRY JEUDY had 51 rec. yards in Week 13 & has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Had career-high 154 rec. yards in last meeting. Has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of 5 career games vs. LAC.
• LB ALEX SINGLETON led team with 12 tackles & had 1st sack of season last week. Aims for 5th in row with 10+ tackles. Has 32 tackles (16 per game) in his last 2 vs. LAC. Ranks tied-6th in NFL with 120 tackles this season.
• LB JOSEY JEWELL has 6+ tackles in 3 of past 4. Had 5 tackles & FR in last meeting. Has 5+ tackles in 5 of 6 career games vs. LAC.
• DT JONATHAN HARRIS had 2 TFL & 1st sack of season in Week 13. • CB JA’QUAN MCMILLIAN had sack & FF last week.
• S JUSTIN SIMMONS had 10 tackles & career-high 2 FFs in last meeting. Has 6+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 vs. LAC.
• S P.J. LOCKE had career-high 8 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in Week 13. Aims for 3rd in row with sack.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS NOTES:
• QB JUSTIN HERBERT has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4 at home. Passed for 273 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 107.2 rating in last meeting & has 2 TD passes in 3 of his past 4 starts vs. Den. Needs TD pass to surpass Patrick Mahomes (114) for 2ndmost ever by player in 1st 4 seasons.
• RB AUSTIN EKELER has 528 scrimmage yards (105.6 per game) in 5 home game this season, with 115+ scrimmage yards & TD in 2 of past 3 at home. Has TD in 5 of his past 6 vs. Den. Needs 54 rush yards for 6th-straight season with 500+ rush yards.
• WR KEENAN ALLEN aims for 9th in row with 55+ rec. yards & 7th in row with 5+ catches. Has 25 catches for 281 yards (140.5 per game) & 2 TDs over his past 2 at home. Had 8 catches for 102 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Den. with rec. TD. Leads NFL with 102 catches in 2023, tied 3rdmost ever by player in team’s 1st 12 games of season. Is 6th player all-time with 100+ catches in 5+ seasons.
• WR QUENTIN JOHNSTON (rookie) had 5 catches for career-high 52 yards in Week 13.
• TE GERALD EVERETT aims for 3rd in row with 4+ catches & 40+ rec. yards. Had TD catch in last meeting.
• LB KHALIL MACK has 2 sacks in 3-straight games & can become 4th player since 1982 with 2+ sacks in 4 straight. Has 2+ sacks in 5 games this season, most in NFL. Has FF in 2 of past 3. Has TFL in each of his past 9 vs. Den. with sack in 4 of past 5. Leads NFL with 15 sacks, 2nd-career 15-sack season (2015 w/ Raiders).
• LB KENNETH MURRAY aims for 9th in row with 5+ tackles.
• LB ERIC KENDRICKS led team with 10 tackles & had 2 TFL & 1st sack of season last week. Aims for 4th in row with TFL.
• S DERWIN JAMES had 9 tackles & 1st sack of season last week
