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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Los Angeles Chargers
11-4 239.06
303.2
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
225 5-10
197.45

Los Angeles Chargers come back to hand Denver Broncos fifth consecutive loss, 239.06-225.00

Los Angeles Chargers rallied for a 239.06-225.00 victory to hand Denver Broncos their fifth consecutive loss. Los Angeles Chargers trailed 223.00-198.46 heading into Monday night, but the unit came storming back behind Aaron Jones (90 Rush Yds, 36 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Quay Walker (5 Tackles, 1 Sack). George Kittle (33.3 points) and Christian McCaffrey (31.8) led the charge for Denver Broncos in the loss. This marks the second time this season Los Angeles Chargers have gotten the best of Denver Broncos, after winning 248.14-242.98 in their last matchup. Los Angeles Chargers ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 11-4. Denver Broncos will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Los Angeles Chargers   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hargrave made 3 tackles and recorded 2 sacks as the Eagles beat the Bears 25-20. In doing so, he put up 13 points to scored 58.9% higher than his 8.18-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Los Angeles Chargers this week. In Week 16, Hargrave and the Eagles will square off against the Cowboys.
Javon Hargrave

Top Player Comparison

Los Angeles Chargers
Points
% of total points 239.06
1
Aaron Jones
RB
22.6
18.13
9.5%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
21
23.44
8.8%
3
Quay Walker
LB
18
14.13
7.5%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
16.6
16.77
6.9%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 225
1
George Kittle
TE
33.3
10.56
14.8%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
31.8
23.6
14.1%
3
Drue Tranquill
LB
23
15.81
10.2%
4
DJ Moore
WR
20.8
12.66
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 54-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for Denver Broncos, helping give Denver Broncos a 65.10-9.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Chuba Hubbard had a 45-yard catch for Los Angeles Chargers, who trailed 104.30-93.60 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 52-yard field goal for Denver Broncos, contributing to a 213.00-184.46 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Los Angeles Chargers   Denver Broncos

What If

Los Angeles Chargers would have beaten only four other teams besides Denver Broncos this week.
Denver Broncos would have lost to 10 other teams besides Los Angeles Chargers this week.
If they played Denver Broncos every week, Los Angeles Chargers would be 12-3 this season.
Last week, Los Angeles Chargers would have beaten Denver Broncos 281.24-241.14.
Los Angeles Chargers would be 7-5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Denver Broncos.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos would be 7-6.
If Los Angeles Chargers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 136-88-1.
If they played every team every week, Denver Broncos would be 89-136.

Coach Talk

Los Angeles Chargers
Hey Los Angeles Chargers, the good news is that we won this matchup by over 14 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through 14 weeks was 271.45. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Denver Broncos
It's entirely possible that Denver Broncos might be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating only 19 total targets this past week, their four wide receivers apparently spent the majority of their games running decoy routes and blocking downfield.