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Week 5 · Sunday, 11 October 2026 · 4:05 PM ET

Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers

Final. DEN 23–17 LAC. The official gamebook is pending separately. Follow NFL scores

ESPN scoreboard · Observed . Refresh for updates.

Historical season profiles and statistical comparison

Where the profiles collide

  • DEN DEN pass rush (top-8 sacks) vs LAC protection (bottom-8 sacks allowed)sacks→sacksAllowed
  • DEN DEN QB hits (top-8) vs LAC protection (bottom-8 sacks allowed)qbHits→sacksAllowed

Denver Broncos · 2025 record 14-3

Right end of the spectrum on 3 of 5 key categories (points allowed, sacks, qb hits). The profile of a team that goes far.

  • #14Points scored401
  • #3Points allowed311
  • #1Sacksproxy · pressure rate68
  • #1QB hitsproxy · pressure rate164
  • #21Turnover margin-3

Los Angeles Chargers · 2025 record 11-6

Mixed: top-8 on 0, bottom-8 on 0 of 5 key categories.

  • #20Points scored368
  • #9Points allowed340
  • #11Sacksproxy · pressure rate44.5
  • #17QB hitsproxy · pressure rate95
  • #11Turnover margin+2

Profiles 2025 · Slate from nflverse games.csv. An edge is printed ONLY where one club sits top-8 and the other bottom-8 on a paired axis from last season's profile — a measured spectrum gap, not a prediction. No edge = no line. Scores fill from the same file as games are played.

Game week, injuries and availability

Availability · depth behind

This week · one displacement plan

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Gameday reporting · DEN at LAC

2026-10-11 · 16:05 ET. Practice DNP does not establish gameday OUT.

DEN inactives: Awaiting official list; source checked. No scratches inferred. not_yet_available · Owner: DEN gameday reporting Observed 2026-10-16T01:23:30.388Z

Next report: Publication date and time not sourced. not_yet_available · Owner: DEN injury reporting

DEN reporting evidence

official_list_not_observed · next_publication_time_not_sourced. Checked: 2026-10-16T01:23:30.388Z.

https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/

https://www.denverbroncos.com/team/injury-report/

LAC inactives: Awaiting official list; source checked. No scratches inferred. not_yet_available · Owner: LAC gameday reporting Observed 2026-10-19T02:01:38.297Z

Next report: Publication date and time not sourced. not_yet_available · Owner: LAC injury reporting

LAC reporting evidence

official_list_not_observed · next_publication_time_not_sourced. Checked: 2026-10-19T02:01:38.297Z.

https://www.chargers.com/news/

https://www.chargers.com/team/injury-report/

https://www.chargers.com/news/chiefs-inactives-week-6-2026

Game week · DEN at LAC

Final confirmed by ESPN scoreboard. The official gamebook is pending separately.

DEN desk · LAC desk · All week 5 games

  1. Injury report — observed 2026-10-07 / 2026-10-08 / 2026-10-09DEN 8 row(s) · LAC 19 row(s). Tyler Badie · 2026-10-09 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Zach Allen · 2026-10-09 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Dondrea Tillman · 2026-10-09 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Adam Trautman · 2026-10-09 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Pat Bryant · 2026-10-07 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: unreported; Riley Moss · 2026-10-09 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: OUT; Pat Surtain II · 2026-10-09 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: OUT; D.J. Jones · 2026-10-09 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Joe Alt · 2026-10-09 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: OUT; Kayode Awosika · 2026-10-09 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: OUT; Cam Hart · 2026-10-09 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Alec Ingold · 2026-10-09 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Donte Jackson · 2026-10-09 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: OUT; Derwin James · 2026-10-09 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: OUT; Quentin Johnston · 2026-10-09 · Practice: LP · Game designation: OUT; Charlie Kolar · 2026-10-09 · Practice: LP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLE; Trey Lance · 2026-10-09 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: OUT; Deane Leonard · 2026-10-09 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Khalil Mack · 2026-10-09 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Scott Matlock · 2026-10-09 · Practice: FP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLE; Ladd McConkey · 2026-10-09 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLE; Trevor Penning · 2026-10-09 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: OUT; Branson Taylor · 2026-10-09 · Practice: FP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLE; Brenen Thompson · 2026-10-09 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: OUT; Dalvin Tomlinson · 2026-10-09 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Rashawn Slater · 2026-10-08 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: unreported; Rodney Shelley · 2026-10-09 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLEsourced · 2026-10-09 · Club injury reports
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  2. Inactives — 90 minutes before kickAwaiting official inactive lists. Both club sources have been checked; no scratches are inferred.not_yet_available · 2026-10-11T14:35:00-04:00 · Gameday reporting
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  3. Kick — DEN at LAC, 2026-10-11 16:05 ETFinal — DEN 23 · LAC 17 (ESPN scoreboard). The official gamebook is pending separately.sourced · 2026-10-11T16:05:00-04:00 · League schedule
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  4. Official gamebook — the NFL Game Summary after the gamethe score is on the slate; the book itself has not landednot_yet_available · 2026-10-11 · Official game summaries
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  5. Review — confirmed resultFinal — DEN 23 · LAC 17, confirmed by ESPN scoreboard. Official gamebook and further postgame analysis remain pending.sourced · 2026-11-05T23:12:00.811Z · Club review
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Review

DEN 23 · LAC 17 — Final (ESPN scoreboard); official gamebook pending

ESPN scoreboard · 2026-11-05T23:12:00.811Z