The Denver Broncos are now 0-4 for just the fourth time in franchise history and will be looking to avoid the franchise’s first 0-5 start ever on the road against the Los Angeles Chargers (2-2).
In the Something Something Broncos podcast above, Jess, Laurie, and I mostly talked about John Elway and his mismanagement of the team in the Post-Manning era. The good news is, he seems to be trying to fix those past mistakes with some good decisions starting in 2018. The question now is, how much time will he give Vic Fangio to lead the charge?
Game Preview
The Broncos, in my opinion, had the second game of the year stolen from them by a highly questionable roughing the passer call on their opponents final possession that led to the game-winning score for them.
There is no crying over spilled milk in the NFL. There is only the next game. And now, the next game is against Philip Rivers and the Chargers who have come out a bit sluggish to start the season in their own right as they dealt with a series of problematic injuries.
Rivers did take the time this week to call out the similarities between this 2019 Broncos squad and his own back in 2017 that had started 0-4 before finishing the year 9-3 as one of the hottest teams in the league.
Here’s to Rivers being right and the Broncos securing their first win of the season this week against Rivers and company.
Here is how to watch.
TV Schedule
When: Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 2:05 p.m. Mile High time
Where: ROKiT Field at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California
Channel: CBS / Local
Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Tomy Romo (analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporting).
Local Radio: KOA - 850 AM | 94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM | Spanish Radio KNVR 1150 AM | National Radio - Sports USA
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— Tim Lynch (@TimLynch1978) October 3, 2019
Online Streaming
FuboTV (Available if being televised in your area)
NFL Game Pass (After the game)
Denver Broncos injury report
Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
Bryce Callahan | CB | Foot | DNP | DNP | DNP | OUT |
Josey Jewell | ILB | Hamstring | DNP | DNP | DNP | QUESTIONABLE |
Kareem Jackson | DB | Hamstring | LIMITED | LIMITED | FULL | QUESTIONABLE |
Ja’Wuan James | T | Knee | LIMITED | LIMITED | LIMITED | QUESTIONABLE |
Ron Leary | G | NIR | LIMITED | FULL | FULL | |
Emmanuel Sanders | WR | Quadricep | LIMITED | FULL | LIMITED | |
Derek Wolfe | DE | Ankle | LIMITED | LIMITED | FULL | |
Duke Dawson | CB | Ankle | FULL | FULL | FULL | |
Joe Jones | ILB | Triceps | FULL | FULL | FULL |
Los Angeles Chargers injury report
Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
Nasir Adderley | S | Hamstring | DNP | DNP | DNP | DOUBTFUL |
Michael Badgley | K | Groin (right) | DNP | DNP | DNP | DOUBTFUL |
Hunter Henry | TE | Knee | DNP | DNP | DNP | OUT |
Melvin Ingram | DE | Hamstring | DNP | DNP | LIMITED | QUESTIONABLE |
Justin Jackson | RB | Calf | DNP | DNP | DNP | DOUBTFUL |
Travis Benjamin | WR | Hip | LIMITED | LIMITED | FULL | QUESTIONABLE |
Thomas Davis | LB | Groin | LIMITED | LIMITED | LIMITED | QUESTIONABLE |
Virgil Green | TE | Groin | LIMITED | LIMITED | FULL | QUESTIONABLE |
Mike Williams | WR | Back | LIMITED | LIMITED | FULL | QUESTIONABLE |
Casey Hayward | CB | Back | FULL | LIMITED | FULL | |
Ty Long | P | Foot (left) | FULL | FULL | FULL | |
Denzel Perryman | LB | Neck | FULL | FULL | FULL | |
Mike Pouncey | C | NIR | NOT LISTED | DNP | FULL |
Odds
The Broncos were 6.5-point underdogs against the Chargers in Week 5 earlier in the week, but that line has dipped just slightly as of this writing to a six point advantage for the Chargers. The over/under also stands at 44.5.
Matchup History
This will be the 119th matchup between these two teams dating back to the beginning of the AFL in 1960. While Denver started up just 6-18-1 against the Chargers until 1972, they have been fairly dominant over them all the way up until Philip Rivers became the quarterback there. All-time the Broncos are up 65-52-1 over their AFC West rival.
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Broncos 2019 regular season schedule
Wk | Date | Opponent | Time (MT) | TV | Score | Record |
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Wk | Date | Opponent | Time (MT) | TV | Score | Record |
1 | Sep 9 | at Raiders (MNF) | 8:20 PM | ESPN | 24-16 L | 0-1 |
2 | Sep 15 | vs Bears | 2:25 PM | FOX | 16-14 L | 0-2 |
3 | Sep 22 | at Packers | 11:00 AM | FOX | 27-16 L | 0-3 |
4 | Sep 29 | vs Jaguars | 2:25 PM | CBS | 26-24 L | 0-4 |
5 | Oct. 6 | at Chargers | 2:05 PM | CBS | 20-13 W | 1-4 |
6 | Oct 13 | vs Titans | 2:25 PM | CBS | 16-0 W | 2-4 |
7 | Oct 17 | vs Chiefs (TNF) | 6:20 PM | NFLN | 30-6 L | 2-5 |
8 | Oct 27 | at Colts | 11:00 AM | CBS | 15-13 L | 2-6 |
9 | Nov 3 | vs Browns | 2:25 PM | CBS | 24-19 W | 3-6 |
10 | Nov 10 | BYE | ||||
11 | Nov 17 | at Vikings | 11:00 AM | CBS | 27-23 L | 3-7 |
12 | Nov 24 | at Bills | 11:00 AM | CBS | 20-3 L | 3-8 |
13 | Dec 1 | vs Chargers | 2:25 PM | CBS | 23-20 W | 4-8 |
14 | Dec 8 | at Texans | 11:00 AM | CBS | 38-24 W | 5-8 |
15 | Dec 15 | at Chiefs | 11:00 AM | CBS | 23-3 L | 5-9 |
16 | Dec 22 | vs Lions | 2:05 PM | CBS | 27-17 W | 6-9 |
17 | Dec 29 | vs Raiders | 2:25 PM | CBS | 16-15 W | 7-9 |