It was emphasized and they did our job.”Īnd, it allowed players in other phases to do theirs. And, we stepped up,” Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said. “We knew Denver was going to try and run the football on us with our stats and what we’re giving in the rush and with their game. Later in the game, McCain forced Siemian to fumble and Damion Square fell on the ball, and cornerback Casey Hayward picked off an errant pass on fourth down.īrown and safety Jahleel Addae also dropped what would best be classified as “I-don’t-know-how-that-didn’t-end-up-as-intercepted” passes.Īnd, in a trend reversal, the Chargers stopped the run. Derby, Phillips recovered, got back into the play and stripped the ball loose, with linebacker Jatavis Brown recovering. After being badly beaten by tight end A.J. Safety Adrian Phillips set the tone on the game’s opening drive. The Chargers forced three turnovers Denver got zero. “I thought they had a really good day on defense as well,” Bosa said.

Denver gained 251 total yards the Chargers picked up 242. The Broncos rushed for only 69 yards the Chargers gained 80. They went toe to toe with the Broncos, maybe the best defense in the NFL, and outplayed them.ĭenver gained only 12 first downs the Chargers had 14. “It was BS, man.”īut even the flags couldn’t stop the Chargers defense. “I think he just hit him too hard,” Mebane said. And with a full head of steam, Ingram put his shoulder right into the top of Siemian’s chest.īefore the Denver quarterback could be scraped back up, the flags hit the field. On the play, Ingram ducked from the outside of the defensive line to the inside, evading contact with any offensive linemen. The officials even took a sack away from Ingram after he was flagged for unnecessary roughness. Sunday, everyone knew it - especially Siemian.

And our job, no matter what’s in front of us or behind us, we want to make it known that we came out to play.” “We have a great group, our defensive line,” defensive tackle Brandon Mebane said. It was the first time a defense had shut the Broncos out since 1992.

18, 1960.ĭefensive ends Joey Bosa, Melvin Ingram and Chris McCain combined to sack Siemian five times in the Chargers’ first shutout in 50 games. It was also the Chargers’ first home win of the season and their first as a home team in Los Angeles since Dec.

Southern Harm by Travis Casey