# Broncos 23, Chargers 17: Week 5 recap

> The Denver Broncos beat the Los Angeles Chargers 23-17 on Sun, Oct 11 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA (Week 5, 2026 season). Records after the game: Broncos 7-2, Chargers 0-8. B.Nix (DEN) led all players with +1.7 EPA on 3 carries.

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- Updated: 2026-11-11T02:18:59.236Z
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## Questions and answers

### Who won Broncos vs Chargers?

The Denver Broncos won 23-17. By quarter: DEN 7-3-0-13, LAC 0-3-14-0.

### Who was the best player in Broncos vs Chargers?

By expected points added: B.Nix (DEN, +1.7 EPA on 3 carries), E.Engram (DEN, +1.6 EPA on 4 targets) and C.Sutton (DEN, +0.7 EPA on 3 targets).

### What was the turning point of Broncos vs Chargers?

The biggest swing in win probability (19 points toward the Broncos) came in Q4 at 8:06: (Shotgun) J.Herbert sacked at LAC 24 for -8 yards (Z.Allen). FUMBLES (Z.Allen) [Z.Allen], RECOVERED by DEN-Q.Robinson at LAC 23.

## Scoring summary

| Quarter | Clock | Play | Score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Q1 | 6:53 | J.Dobbins left end for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Fraboni, Holder-J.Crawshaw. | DEN 7-0 LAC |
| Q2 | 8:18 | C.Dicker 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Harris, Holder-J.Scott. | DEN 7-3 LAC |
| Q2 | 1:48 | W.Lutz 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Fraboni, Holder-J.Crawshaw. | DEN 10-3 LAC |
| Q3 | 5:32 | J.Herbert pass short middle to H.Rucci for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.Dicker extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Harris, Holder-J.Scott.Penalty on DEN-Q.Robinson, Defensive Offside, declined. | DEN 10-10 LAC |
| Q3 | 0:57 | K.Vidal left tackle for 42 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.Dicker extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Harris, Holder-J.Scott. | DEN 10-17 LAC |
| Q4 | 8:53 | (Shotgun) B.Nix pass short right to C.Sutton for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Fraboni, Holder-J.Crawshaw. | DEN 17-17 LAC |
| Q4 | 5:07 | W.Lutz 19 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Fraboni, Holder-J.Crawshaw. | DEN 20-17 LAC |
| Q4 | 1:08 | W.Lutz 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Fraboni, Holder-J.Crawshaw. | DEN 23-17 LAC |