Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers

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DENBroncos2-2 · away
ATWeek 5Sun Oct 11 · 4:05 PM ET
LACChargers0-4 · home
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DEN OFFENSEwhat it does

The red marker slides toward the unit with the better league rank. The farther from the middle, the bigger the rank gap.

LAC DEFENSEwhat it allows
Overall
−0.021
18th
EPA / play
LAC defense by 7 places
−0.021
11thallowed
41.2%
23rd
Success rate
LAC defense by 9 places
43.1%
14thallowed
Passing
+0.013
22nd
Pass EPA / play
LAC defense by 6 places
+0.069
16thallowed
43.8%
23rd
Pass success rate
LAC defense by 7 places
47.0%
16thallowed
6.5%
22nd
Explosive pass rate
DEN offense by 5 places
9.7%
27thallowed
3.6%
6th
Sack rate
Strength on strength · 2 places apart
8.1%
T-8thmade
Rushing
−0.079
15th
Rush EPA / play
Even · 2 places apart
−0.120
13thallowed
36.7%
23rd
Run success rate
LAC defense by 9 places
38.8%
14thallowed
6.7%
29th
Explosive run rate
LAC defense by 19 places · clear edge
9.1%
10thallowed
13.3%
6th
Stuff rate
DEN offense by 13 places · clear edge
16.4%
19thmade
Turnovers
10.0%
12th
Turnovers
Even · 4 places apart
14.3%
T-8thtakeaways
Downs
+0.005
16th
Early downs EPA (1st–2nd)
LAC defense by 5 places
−0.018
11thallowed
−0.163
26th
Late downs EPA (3rd–4th)
LAC defense by 14 places · clear edge
−0.029
12thallowed

SHAPE VS SHAPE

DEN offense over LAC defense

Explosive pass22nd v 27thPass success23rd v 16thSacks6th v T-8thTurnovers12th v T-8thStuffs6th v 19thRun success23rd v 14thExplosive run29th v 10th
  • DEN offense
  • LAC defense
  • ranks 5+ apart
  • middle of the league

Of the 7 spokes: offense is 5+ places higher on 2, defense on 3, 2 within 4 places.

Both shapes are drawn by league rank, so the outer ring is 1st on every spoke and the amber ring is the middle of the league. Where the solid shape reaches past the dashed one, the offense ranks higher. Each label shows offense rank v defense rank.

MAIN PLAYERS

Denver Broncos
QBDEN
Bo Nix
EPA / dropback
−0.03
CPOE
−3.1
Pass yards
819
TD–INT
5-3
RBDEN
J.K. Dobbins
Carries
46
Rush yards
161
EPA / carry
−0.17
Success
26.1%
RBDEN
RJ Harvey
Carries
12
Rush yards
49
EPA / carry
−0.04
Success
50.0%
WRDEN
Jaylen Waddle
Targets
26
Rec yards
185
TD
1
EPA / target
+0.05
WRDEN
Courtland Sutton
Targets
22
Rec yards
86
TD
0
EPA / target
−0.52
TEDEN
Evan Engram
Targets
13
Rec yards
66
TD
1
EPA / target
+0.01
WRDEN
Pat Bryant
Targets
12
Rec yards
133
TD
1
EPA / target
+0.94
Los Angeles Chargers
QBLAC
Justin Herbert
EPA / dropback
−0.15
CPOE
−4.1
Pass yards
816
TD–INT
4-6
RBLAC
Omarion Hampton
Carries
59
Rush yards
238
EPA / carry
−0.22
Success
42.4%
RBLAC
Keaton Mitchell
Carries
27
Rush yards
124
EPA / carry
−0.09
Success
44.4%
WRLAC
Tre Harris
Targets
21
Rec yards
209
TD
0
EPA / target
+0.28
WRLAC
Quentin Johnston
Targets
19
Rec yards
108
TD
0
EPA / target
0.00
WRLAC
Ladd McConkey
Targets
17
Rec yards
183
TD
1
EPA / target
+0.63
TELAC
Oronde Gadsden II
Targets
15
Rec yards
86
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.39

Every rank is among all 32 teams in 2026, through Week 5 (DEN has played 4 games, LAC 4). A defense is ranked on what its opponents did, so allowing less ranks higher; for sacks, takeaways and stuffs, making more ranks higher.

Tied teams share a place here, as on the team radars (T-7th and T-7th, then 9th). The Team Stats table numbers its rows one by one, so a tied team can carry a different number there.

An edge only compares two season ranks: defense rank minus offense rank. 0 to 4 places apart is called even, 5 to 12 a lean, 13 or more a clear edge. It is not a prediction and not a win probability.

These numbers add up every game’s box score, the same play filter as Team Stats and the team radars. A team’s EPA/play here can differ from the figure in its team page header and on Team Tiers, which count plays differently.

Every rate adds up the team’s box scores for the season. A pass play is any dropback, including sacks and scrambles. QB scrambles of 10+ yards count as explosive runs but not as designed runs, so a team with long scrambles can run high on Explosive run.

Stuff rate leaves out kneel-downs, two-point tries and runs wiped out by a penalty; Run success and Explosive run keep two-point tries and penalty-wiped runs, as the Team Stats page does.

Explosive plays are completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+ (QB scrambles count as runs). The rush explosive rate divides by designed runs only, so a team with long scrambles can run high.

Sacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) · Turnovers ÷ drives · Runs for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs

Players: the quarterback with the most dropbacks, the two backs with the most carries and the four wide receivers or tight ends with the most targets. A traded player is listed with the team he has played most for. Names open the player page.