2004 · Week 13 · Division

Final

Broncos

Denver

QB Jake Plummer

17·20

Chargers

San Diego

QB Drew Brees

Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass · 58°F · wind 9mph

Closing spread

SD -3

Total

46.5

Model margin

+0.7est.

SD perspective

Push chance

7.4%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Chargers
  • Broncos

How each play moved the game.

Chargers winsBroncos wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

DEN lead 32–23 since 1999

Meetings average 43.9 points. SD are 25-25-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W18LAC @ DEN319DEN
2025 · W3DEN @ LAC2023CHARGERS
2024 · W16DEN @ LAC2734CHARGERS
2024 · W6LAC @ DEN2316CHARGERS
2023 · W17LAC @ DEN916DEN
2023 · W14DEN @ LAC247DEN
2022 · W18LAC @ DEN2831DEN
2022 · W6DEN @ LAC1619CHARGERS

Box score

Individual performances

Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jake Plummer16/4027804

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Reuben Droughns14382.71
Tatum Bell7314.41
Jake Plummer263.00
Ashley Lelie1-1-1.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +32.6%4.3%2.9%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Chargers; negative favour Broncos.

Half-point at risk

7.42%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

51.0%

Expected total

45.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.84
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.72

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.