PREGAME:
Here we are in the open-air press box of Qualcomm Stadium. It’s a gorgeous day in San Diego — the sky almost matches the retro powder blue uniforms the Chargers are sporting.
Both teams are on the field warming up as we’re about 45 minutes from kickoff.
BRONCOS AT CHARGERS GAMECENTER: For play-by-play action and up-to-the-minute stats, check out the DenverBroncos.com Gamecenter. We’ll keep you updated here with scoring plays, drive recaps and all the fun bits and pieces you can’t get from looking at a box score.
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INACTIVES: With 52 players on the active roster as opposed to the typical 53, the Broncos have just six players inactive for today’s game.
COIN TOSS: The Broncos won the toss and elected to defer, and the Chargers will receive to start the game. Ryan Clady served as the Broncos’ gameday captain, along with team captains Chris Kuper, Willis McGahee — in his first game as a captain — Champ Bailey, Brian Dawkins and Wesley Woodyard.
PREGAME PHOTOS: Take a look at pregame warmups from the field level courtesy of team photographer Eric Lars Bakke.
CHARGERS TAKE 3-0 LEAD: A 53-yard field goal by Nick Novak — his career long — gave the Chargers an early, 3-0 lead.
BRONCOS STARTERS: Here’s a quick look at who started for the Broncos on both offense and defense.
INJURY UPDATE: Cassius Vaughn is questionable to return with an ankle injury.
GATES TD MAKES IT 10-0: A 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers to Antonio Gates finished off a 15-play drive with a Chargers touchdown to bring the score to 10-0.
DUMERVIL TAKES DOWN RIVERS: Elvis Dumervil has now notched a sack in four straight games, having just taken down Philip Rivers.
TEBOW PUTS BRONCOS ON THE BOARD: With the half winding down, Tebow threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Eric Decker to bring the Broncos within three points, as the Chargers lead 10-7 going into halftime.
NOVAK HITS ANOTHER FG: A 25-yard field goal by Nick Novak gave the Chargers a 13-7 lead.
PRATER NARROWS DEFICIT: A 41-yard Matt Prater field goal capped off an 11-play drive to bring the score to 13-10 in favor of the Chargers.
NOVAK MISSES FIELD GOAL: The Chargers looked to answer Prater’s field goal right away, but Nick Novak missed a 48-yard field goal wide right to keep the Broncos within three points.
MILLER-DUMERVIL CONTINUE TO SHINE: For the fourth consecutive game, linebacker Von Miller and defensive end Elvis Dumervil split sacks.
PRATER TIES THE GAME: Broncos kicker Matt Prater ties the game with a 24-yard field goal with 1:34 left in the fourth quarter.
HEADED TO OT: The Broncos and Chargers are headed to overtime after San Diego ran out the clock to end regulation.
NOVAK MISS GIVES BRONCOS GOOD FIELD POSITON: Nick Novak misses a 53-yard field goal attempt in overtime, giving the Broncos the ball on their own 43-yard line with 2:36 left in the game.
BRONCOS WIN IT IN OVERTIME: Matt Prater drilled a 37-yard attempt to give the Broncos a 16-13 overtime victory.
patrick petterson is nasty!! wow..
There was alot against us this game and we over came it
fan96, did you skip classs again? Naughty… LOL
If that game told us anything, it’s that we need to let Tebow throw the ball more
Not pretty, but a win is a win lol Good times… and a winning record at that
Wow. Closest thing to a tie I have ever seen. Quality win. Defense was amazing, and the offense did just enough.
the refs lost another one !!
To rivers. Pobre Nino no llores
no S Sherlock (kingpins)… YEAH!!
He is getting better at throwing the ball and if you cant acknowledge that you must be blind
LOL. No. I’m at a study session today for a take home test and I’ve been half there half here.
well guys have a good night and go broncos!!
I cannot believe that game! Just wish I could watch JUST ONE!!! Listening to it is giving me a heart attack!
getting out the nitroglycerin with a big smile
thank God Orton is gone. we’d be 3-8 with him. lol
i gotta go kill people on MW3 now!!
Now I get to watch the 2.3 second blip on espn, and then listen to everyone put down Tebow, but hey, you can’t argue ith a win.
Our D won us this game!
good, fan96… I would hate to see you flunk the class
Even in a good cause.
McGahee is a true CAPTAIN!!
The best cause.
Naw, I have an A. Haha.
I agree strand. Our D was fantastic but the O line lacked a lot in this game.
all i hear on nfl network is tebbboow tebbow lol
Man, I thought we were gonna lose this one. Novak sucks for s.D.
It’s ugly baby but I love it!! LOL
A win is a win right? ;D
Wow Im all gassed enjoy the win guys and be safe everyone 4Eva out
Agreed Weatherman1
wow, what a game. It´s 2 am in Denmark at the moment, i don´t think i will be able to sleep after this, wow!!
Royalty, Whats up?!
Seriously, Dane??
WHATS UP BROTHER!!
We Won Bro!
We should be able to win in Minnesota.
new blog
Raiders play in Miami and G.B. the next two weeks. Good for us. S.D. season is over!
208 yards rushing today. Does that put us in first place yet?
raiders won. we gotta wait another week.
Even if the raiders win out, we can still talk about wildcards.
I am sooo happy right now, these games are making me rip my hair out but what a game!!! Defense is unbelievable right now and Timmy is looking better in the passing game every week!
What did he have 22 carries? lol awesome rivers looked mediocre at best and I am gaining lots of confidence in this team as they continue to grow and gel together.
How does that orange kool aid taste tonight guys??? Woooooooo GO BRONCOS!!!!
awesome..keep it going
This kid is the real deal!!!
VON TEBOW FOOTBALL!!!!
FTV!
I think my 10-6 season prediction might be looking kinda good right now. The chargers are just about tougher than any team left. NE and Chi will be tough.
I would defineitly take that, Chi we should be fine against being at home, pats will be very tough. Ahhhhh love it
definitely*****
One nice thing is that the Chargers had a mistake free game. No huge ST gaffs (the field goal block was negated by our own timeout), no turnovers, very few penalties.
We just plain old beat them. Actually, the refs were against us, we had lots of dropped passes, etc. We won despite ourselves, really.
Ya the commentators were saying we blocked it because the O-linemen heard the whistle and stopped playing but either way we did grind that one out.
My Monday just got off to the greatest of afternoons!!!
Great Job Broncos!!
just texted my charger relatives.”Congratulations you’ve just been Tebowed.” Game had me going crazy. now where are all the haters at.
Tebow Time. yaaaaaaaaaa.