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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Justin Herbert #10 of the Los Angeles Chargers passes the ball against the Denver Broncos during the second quarter at SoFi Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Denver's defense spent much of Sunday pressuring and pummeling Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert.
But when it mattered most, Herbert made the plays that counted and rallied the Chargers in the fourth quarter to a 23-20 win over the Broncos. With the win, the Chargers improved to 3-0 to take a stranglehold of the AFC West after defeating each of their division opponents.
The Broncos, meanwhile, missed a chance to take first place and instead dropped to 1-2 with a two-game deficit in the division and a loss to the first-place Chargers.
Herbert leads Chargers rally
The Broncos held a 20-13 lead late in the fourth quarter, but punted back to the Chargers with 6:05 remaining when a 12-yard Bo Nix scramble came up just short of a first down. The Broncos responded with a 76-yard touchdown drive to tie the game at 20-20.
Herbert completed 4 of 5 pass attempts on the drive, including a 20-yard touchdown pass to Keenan Allen. Herbert evaded a would-be sack by Zach Allen and scrambled before delivering a dart to Allen in a tight window in the end zone.
The score left 2:37 on the clock and gave the Broncos a chance to respond. But they failed to gain a first down when Bo Nix overthrew Courtland Sutton on a third-and-10 deep ball.
The Broncos punted again, giving the Chargers a look at a go-ahead drive with 1:43 remaining. The Chargers answered again, this time with 43-yard drive to set up Cameron Dicker for a 43-yard field goal with 5 seconds remaining on the game clock.
Dicker split the uprights as time expired to secure the 3-point win.
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