LAC @ DEN — Week 18

Week 18 · Jan 4, 2026 · Empower Field at Mile High

Los Angeles Chargers

Final

Denver Broncos

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
LAC	0	3	0	0	3
DEN	10	0	3	6	19

Game story

How the game moved

Follow the scoring sequence, identify the decisive swing, and scan every explosive gain without reading the full play log.

Lead changes

Explosive gains

20+ pass · 10+ rush

Decisive score

DEN · Q1 5:06

Wil Lutz 24 Yd Field Goal

Keyboard-friendly scoring data

Time	Score	LAC	DEN
Q1 5:06	Wil Lutz 24 Yd Field Goal	0	3
Q1 3:39	Ja'Quan McMillian 45 Yd Interception Return (Wil Lutz Kick)	0	10
Q2 0:03	Cameron Dicker 30 Yd Field Goal	3	10
Q3 10:07	Wil Lutz 26 Yd Field Goal	3	13
Q4 11:45	Wil Lutz 41 Yd Field Goal	3	16
Q4 2:23	Wil Lutz 23 Yd Field Goal	3	19

Explosive-play reel

Q1 10:35B.Nix scrambles right end ran ob at LAC 39 for 22 yards (T.Jefferson).22 yd

Q1 8:31R.Harvey up the middle to LAC 16 for 11 yards (R.Mickens; T.Still).11 yd

Q1 7:45J.McLaughlin right end pushed ob at LAC 6 for 10 yards (T.Jefferson).10 yd

Q1 3:36J.Patterson left tackle to LAC 42 for 12 yards (T.Hufanga).12 yd

Q2 5:47B.Nix scrambles left end ran ob at DEN 31 for 11 yards (D.Hand).11 yd

Q2 2:56T.Lance scrambles left end pushed ob at LAC 48 for 11 yards (J.Barron).11 yd

Q3 11:45B.Nix pass deep left to E.Engram to LAC 8 for 37 yards (C.Hart).37 yd

Q4 10:36T.Lance scrambles left end ran ob at DEN 45 for 22 yards (D.Key).22 yd

Q4 8:48T.Lance scrambles left end pushed ob at DEN 42 for 10 yards (A.Singleton).10 yd

Q4 2:00T.Lance scrambles left end ran ob at DEN 44 for 15 yards (K.Abrams-Draine).15 yd

Tale of the tape

LACDEN

217Total yards240

104Passing yards124

113Rushing yards116

13First downs13

3.1Yards / play4.1

Stars of the game

Los Angeles Chargers

WR7/13 rec, 36 yds, 0 TD

10.6

QB20/44, 136 pass yds, 0 TD · 9 car, 69 rush yds, 0 TD

10.3

RB8 car, 29 rush yds, 0 TD · 3/4 rec, 8 yds, 0 TD

6.7