Broncos 17–3 Chargers: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 13, 2015

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers?

P. Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers), 42.9% completion, -8.7% CPOE, -0.38 EPA per dropback, -15.84 total passing EPA. B. Osweiler (Denver Broncos), 51.6% completion, +1.3% CPOE, -0.01 EPA per dropback, -0.30 total passing EPA.

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers?

D. Thomas (Denver Broncos) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +7.38 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 6 snaps. Their top snap (+2.18 EPA): (12:01) 17-B.Osweiler pass short middle to 88-D.Thomas to LAC 3 for 21 yards (24-B.Flowers)..

Quick answer

Winner: Denver Broncos
Final score: Denver Broncos 17–3 Los Angeles Chargers
Halftime: Denver Broncos 17–3 Los Angeles Chargers at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Drake Thomas
Top passer: Philip Rivers
Biggest EPA play: (:12) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short middle intended for 85-A.Gates INTERCEPTED by 59-D.…
Game date: 2015-12-06

Game summary

The Denver Broncos beat the Los Angeles Chargers 17–3 on 2015-12-06. Drake Thomas posted a game-high +7.38 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q1 with 14 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	—	—	—	T
Denver Broncos	14	3	0	0	0	17
Los Angeles Chargers	0	3	0	0	0	3

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

DENDenver Broncos

LAC 3

+1LAC 15

DEN 76

+1LAC 15

+3LAC 5

+3DEN 33

LACLos Angeles Chargers

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

6 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

DENDenver Broncos
Q1 11:19TD
Drake Thomas
Points+6
Yard line
LAC 3
Score
6-0
(11:19) 17-B.Osweiler pass short middle to 88-D.Thomas for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
DENDenver Broncos
Q1 11:15XP
Brandon McManus
Points+1
Yard line
LAC 15
Score
7-0
8-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-4-B.Colquitt.
DENDenver Broncos
Q1 0:12TD
DTD. Trevathan
Points+6
Yard line
DEN 76
Score
13-0
(:12) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short middle intended for 85-A.Gates INTERCEPTED by 59-D.Trevathan [97-M.Jackson] at LAC 25. 59-D.Trevathan for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
DENDenver Broncos
Q1 0:04XP
Brandon McManus
Points+1
Yard line
LAC 15
Score
14-0
8-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-4-B.Colquitt.
DENDenver Broncos
Q2 5:29FG
Brandon McManus
Points+3
Yard line
LAC 5
Score
17-0
(5:29) 8-B.McManus 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-4-B.Colquitt.
LACLos Angeles Chargers
Q2 1:45FG
JLJ. Lambo
Points+3
Yard line
DEN 33
Score
17-3
(1:45) 2-J.Lambo 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Drake Thomas · Denver Broncos · Receiving · +7.38 total EPA · 6 snaps · +1.23 EPA/play
2Dyami Brown · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +2.27 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.27 EPA/play
3V. Green · Denver Broncos · Receiving · +2.21 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.21 EPA/play
4J. Herndon · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +2.03 total EPA · 2 snaps · +1.02 EPA/play
5Calvin Anderson · Denver Broncos · Rushing · +1.07 total EPA · 7 snaps · +0.15 EPA/play
6D. Inman · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +1.04 total EPA · 2 snaps · +0.52 EPA/play
7Melvin Gordon · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +0.58 total EPA · 1 snaps · +0.58 EPA/play
8A. Caldwell · Denver Broncos · Rushing · +0.57 total EPA · 1 snaps · +0.57 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Drake Thomas — DEN · Receiving

Drake Thomas posted the highest total EPA (+7.38) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Denver Broncos. Across 6 counted snaps, they averaged +1.23 EPA per play.

Drake Thomas's top snap (+2.18 EPA): (12:01) 17-B.Osweiler pass short middle to 88-D.Thomas to LAC 3 for 21 yards (24-B.Flowers).

Biggest single play (-8.13 EPA): Philip Rivers — (:12) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short middle intended for 85-A.Gates INTERCEPTED by 59-D.Trevathan [97-M.Jackson] at LAC 25. 59-D.Trevathan for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Quarterback report card

Philip Rivers led all passers in efficiency for Los Angeles Chargers, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Philip Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers) · 42 dropbacks · 42.9% completion · -8.7% CPOE · -0.38 EPA/play · -15.84 total EPA
B. Osweiler (Denver Broncos) · 31 dropbacks · 51.6% completion · +1.3% CPOE · -0.01 EPA/play · -0.30 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Denver Broncos	Los Angeles Chargers
Offensive EPA/play	-0.128	-0.342
Offensive success rate	38.3%	34.2%
Pass EPA/play	-0.010	-0.377
Rush EPA/play	-0.067	-0.378
Defensive EPA/play	+0.342	+0.128
Defensive success rate	65.8%	61.7%

Drive & efficiency notes

Despite the final score, Denver Broncos generated the better offensive EPA per play (-0.13 vs -0.34), suggesting they moved the ball more efficiently.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Denver Broncos: -0.13 EPA/play (22nd percentile vs. 2015 team-game averages)
Los Angeles Chargers: -0.34 EPA/play (1st percentile vs. 2015 team-game averages)

Denver Broncos: 12 drives, -10.33 total EPA, 2 scoring drives
Los Angeles Chargers: 11 drives, -26.99 total EPA, 2 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

Denver Broncos — Drake Thomas (B. Osweiler pass) (Q1 11:19)
Denver Broncos — D. Trevathan (Q1 0:12)

Field goals

Denver Broncos — Brandon McManus (Q2 5:29)
Los Angeles Chargers — J. Lambo (Q2 1:45)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: Denver Broncos won the period 14–0. Denver Broncos found the end zone from the LAC 3 (Q1 11:19) — (11:19) 17-B.Osweiler pass short middle to 88-D.Thomas for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Denver Broncos added 1 points from the LAC 15 (Q1 11:15) — 8-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-4-B.Colquitt.; Denver Broncos found the end zone from the DEN 76 (Q1 0:12); Denver Broncos added 1 points from the LAC 15 (Q1 0:04) — 8-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-4-B.Colquitt..

The second quarter: The quarter finished even at 3–3. Denver Broncos connected on a field goal from the LAC 5 (Q2 5:29) — (5:29) 8-B.McManus 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-4-B.Colquitt.; Los Angeles Chargers connected on a field goal from the DEN 33 (Q2 1:45) — (1:45) 2-J.Lambo 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Los Angeles Chargers (Q1 0:12) — (:12) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short middle intended for 85-A.Gates INTERCEPTED by 59-D.Trevathan [97-M.Jackson] at LAC 25. 59-D.Trevathan for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA -18.2% · EPA -8.13]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q1 3:11) — (3:11) 2-J.Lambo 48 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres. [WPA -8.5% · EPA -2.94]
Denver Broncos (Q1 13:12) — (13:12) 22-C.Anderson left end to LAC 25 for 22 yards (26-P.Robinson, 37-J.Addae). [WPA +8.3% · EPA +1.88]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q3 12:18) — (12:18) (Shotgun) 28-M.Gordon right guard to DEN 42 for 1 yard (58-V.Miller). FUMBLES (58-V.Miller), RECOVERED by DEN-58-V.Miller at DEN 42. 58-V.Miller to DEN 42 for no gain (28-M.Gordon). The Replay [WPA -7.1% · EPA -4.88]
Denver Broncos (Q1 12:01) — (12:01) 17-B.Osweiler pass short middle to 88-D.Thomas to LAC 3 for 21 yards (24-B.Flowers). [WPA +6.5% · EPA +2.18]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Los Angeles Chargers (Q1 0:12) — (:12) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short middle intended for 85-A.Gates INTERCEPTED by 59-D.Trevathan [97-M.Jackson] at LAC 25. 59-D.Trevathan for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA -18.2% · EPA -8.13]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q3 12:18) — (12:18) (Shotgun) 28-M.Gordon right guard to DEN 42 for 1 yard (58-V.Miller). FUMBLES (58-V.Miller), RECOVERED by DEN-58-V.Miller at DEN 42. 58-V.Miller to DEN 42 for no gain (28-M.Gordon). The Replay [WPA -7.1% · EPA -4.88]
Denver Broncos (Q3 4:15) — (4:15) 17-B.Osweiler pass deep left intended for 10-E.Sanders INTERCEPTED by 22-J.Verrett at LAC 0. Touchback (10-E.Sanders). [WPA -3.0% · EPA -4.55]
Denver Broncos (Q3 9:22) — (9:22) 8-B.McManus 52 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-4-B.Colquitt. [WPA -5.3% · EPA -3.60]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Denver Broncos TD (+6) — Q1 11:19 · LAC 3 · Score 6-0
(11:19) 17-B.Osweiler pass short middle to 88-D.Thomas for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Denver Broncos XP (+1) — Q1 11:15 · LAC 15 · Score 7-0
8-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-4-B.Colquitt.
Denver Broncos TD (+6) — Q1 0:12 · DEN 76 · Score 13-0
(:12) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short middle intended for 85-A.Gates INTERCEPTED by 59-D.Trevathan [97-M.Jackson] at LAC 25. 59-D.Trevathan for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Denver Broncos XP (+1) — Q1 0:04 · LAC 15 · Score 14-0
8-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-4-B.Colquitt.
Denver Broncos FG (+3) — Q2 5:29 · LAC 5 · Score 17-0
(5:29) 8-B.McManus 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-4-B.Colquitt.
Los Angeles Chargers FG (+3) — Q2 1:45 · DEN 33 · Score 17-3
(1:45) 2-J.Lambo 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Denver Broncos earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
Drake Thomas (Denver Broncos) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
Philip Rivers (LAC) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers on 2015-12-06?

The Denver Broncos beat the Los Angeles Chargers 17-3 in Week 13, 2015.

What was the score by quarter in Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers?

Q1: Denver Broncos 14, Los Angeles Chargers 0; Q2: Denver Broncos 3, Los Angeles Chargers 3; Final: Denver Broncos 17, Los Angeles Chargers 3.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers?

Denver Broncos touchdown — D. Thomas (B. Osweiler pass) (Q1 11:19) Denver Broncos touchdown — D. Trevathan (Q1 0:12) Denver Broncos field goal — B. McManus (Q2 5:29, 3 pts) Los Angeles Chargers field goal — J. Lambo (Q2 1:45, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers?

Philip Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers), 42.9% completion, -8.7% CPOE, -0.38 EPA per dropback, -15.84 total passing EPA. B. Osweiler (Denver Broncos), 51.6% completion, +1.3% CPOE, -0.01 EPA per dropback, -0.30 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers?

Drake Thomas (Denver Broncos) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +7.38 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 6 snaps. Their top snap (+2.18 EPA): (12:01) 17-B.Osweiler pass short middle to 88-D.Thomas to LAC 3 for 21 yards (24-B.Flowers)..

Season records after this game

Denver Broncos

Entered 9-2 Now 10-2 W

Los Angeles Chargers

Entered 3-8 Now 3-9 L

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