The Broncos vs Chargers was the third game in the Brock Osweiler era and was also the third win. We did not see anything spectacular with Denver who got 10 points with the offense of which seven were achieved in their first drive. This was the highlight.
The Broncos opened the game with a very good drive where we saw CJ Anderson exploiting the gaps between the line, breaking tackles and balancing for extra yards. Having a dangerous player opens up many possibilities in the Gary Kubiak picture.
As a result the Denver offense, with the help of Brock Osweiler, managed to score the only touchdown of the game on a play action where had a Demaryius Thomas uncovered in the center of the zone.
Before Anderson injured his ankle and left the field, he managed 42 yards on seven carries. After that we only we saw glimpses of the Broncos running game where they insist on using Ronnie Hillman to attack between the tackles, a player who lacks the physique to gain yards after the first contact. In some plays we saw Juwan Thompson who often runs better in the middle of the line but they gave greater participation to Hillman. The offensive line that Denver has should look for better options if Anderson does not return for the next game against Oakland.
It is true that the Chargers have not had a great year and have had to achieve their victories but they are not just any offense with a quarterback such as Philip Rivers in controls who is second in passing yards behind only Tom Brady. They are the one of the best offensives, in sixth with 4,567 yards but suffer when scoring with only 247 points in the season.
The truth is that the Broncos’ defense played well against the Chargers allowing only a field goal and a touchdown, thanks to Danny Trevathan managed to intercept Rivers and got the score.
Rivers pressure was good considering that without DeMarcus Ware the sacks production reduces sharply. They got four on the game, two of which were Von Miller. Most important was the balls generated at times in their favor where Chargers were already in Denver territory.
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