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NFL : ATS Matchup
Thursday 10/23/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
SAN DIEGO
 
DENVER
+9  

-9  
+300

-400

50.5
 
21
Final
35

SAN DIEGO (5 - 2) at DENVER (5 - 1)
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Week 8 Thursday, 10/23/2014 8:25 PM
Board OpenLatest
103SAN DIEGO5151
104DENVER-7.5-9.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SAN DIEGO - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games5-2+3.55-23-426.314.6360.4(5.8)0.416.38.7316.3(5.6)1.3
Road Games2-1+1.32-11-223.310.0349.7(5.5)0.318.77.7363.7(6.1)1.0
Last 3 Games2-1+0.51-21-227.316.3371.0(6.1)0.717.08.0304.0(5.3)1.0
Grass Games4-1+3.23-23-229.017.2379.4(6)0.417.210.4303.8(5.6)1.4
Division Games1-1-0.50-21-125.514.0337.0(5.9)0.525.512.0380.5(6.3)0.5
SAN DIEGO - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)26.314.620.632:3730-90(3)22-3367.1%271(8.2)63-360(5.8)(13.7)
Opponents Defensive Avg.23.412.620.131:0527-100(3.7)23-3565.4%247(7.1)62-347(5.6)(14.8)
Offense Road Games23.310.019.732:1631-84(2.7)20-3263.5%265(8.3)63-350(5.5)(15)
Defense (All Games)16.38.717.927:2324-107(4.5)20-3361.2%209(6.3)57-316(5.6)(19.4)
Opponents Offensive Avg.20.19.718.729:1026-111(4.3)21-3461.1%210(6.2)60-321(5.4)(16)
Defense Road Games18.77.719.027:4423-103(4.6)22-3758.6%260(7)60-364(6.1)(19.5)
SAN DIEGO - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)0.40.00.40.915-851.5%0-00.0%1-11(16)1-10(7.2)6-55
Opponents Avg. Stats Against0.60.51.11.414-642.7%1-035.1%2-44(23.3)14-2(7.7)7-57
Stats For (Road Games)0.30.00.30.714-645.2%1-00.0%0-0(0)2-17(8.7)6-50
Stats Against (All Games)0.60.71.3 13-645.5%1-00.0%5-94(20.5)1-12(9.1)8-66
Opponents Avg. Stats For0.90.51.4 14-641.0%1-045.5%3-60(22.6)20-2(8.8)7-55
Stats Against (Road Games)0.30.71.0 13-750.0%1-00.0%3-59(19.8)1-10(7.5)9-71

DENVER - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games5-1+43-34-231.517.8394.0(6.3)0.720.210.7316.8(4.9)1.0
Home Games4-0+42-23-134.521.7418.2(6.9)0.519.510.0328.2(5.1)0.7
Last 3 Games3-0+33-03-038.019.7448.7(6.9)0.718.010.0243.0(4.2)1.0
Grass Games4-0+42-23-134.521.7418.2(6.9)0.519.510.0328.2(5.1)0.7
Division Games1-0+10-10-124.021.0325.0(7.2)0.017.010.0380.0(5.2)0.0
DENVER - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)31.517.821.830:0726-95(3.6)25-3668.3%299(8.2)63-394(6.3)(12.5)
Opponents Defensive Avg.22.211.71928:0324-90(3.8)21-3562.2%235(6.8)58-325(5.6)(14.7)
Offense Home Games34.521.722.529:5126-99(3.7)24-3470.6%319(9.4)60-418(6.9)(12.1)
Defense (All Games)20.210.720.730:5122-74(3.3)25-4258.5%242(5.8)64-317(4.9)(15.7)
Opponents Offensive Avg.2412.621.132:0729-127(4.3)21-3561.9%230(6.7)64-357(5.6)(14.9)
Defense Home Games19.510.020.730:0820-71(3.5)25-4457.1%257(5.9)64-328(5.1)(16.8)
DENVER - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)0.50.20.70.313-644.3%0-0100.0%1-19(23)2-13(5.6)8-68
Opponents Avg. Stats Against0.70.51.21.313-540.6%0-042.7%2-50(23.7)13-2(8.1)6-56
Stats For (Home Games)0.50.00.50.212-546.8%0-0100.0%0-15(30.5)3-16(5.3)8-71
Stats Against (All Games)0.80.21.0 15-537.1%1-042.9%1-39(26.2)3-15(4.8)6-38
Opponents Avg. Stats For0.70.51.2 14-643.7%1-048.5%2-50(22)21-2(8.5)7-59
Stats Against (Home Games)0.70.00.7 14-536.2%2-142.9%0-17(35)2-9(3.7)6-46
Average power rating of opponents played: SAN DIEGO 19.1,  DENVER 24.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SAN DIEGO - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/8/2014@ ARIZONA17-18L3W45U24-5221-36-238126-10924-37-2942
9/14/2014SEATTLE30-21W5W45O37-10128-37-276013-10817-25-1801
9/21/2014@ BUFFALO22-10W3W45.5U37-8518-25-251022-8723-40-2050
9/28/2014JACKSONVILLE33-14W-11W45.5O20-4229-39-365025-8529-37-2343
10/5/2014NY JETS31-0W-7W44.5U40-16220-28-277121-9112-31-602
10/12/2014@ OAKLAND31-28W-7L44O33-11622-35-307020-11418-34-2821
10/19/2014KANSAS CITY20-23L-3L46U16-6917-31-182139-15419-28-2110
10/23/2014@ DENVER            
11/2/2014@ MIAMI            
11/16/2014OAKLAND            

DENVER - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/7/2014INDIANAPOLIS31-24W-8L53.5O32-10222-36-259014-5435-53-3542
9/14/2014KANSAS CITY24-17W-13L49U19-8821-26-237031-13326-42-2470
9/21/2014@ SEATTLE20-26L4L47.5U20-3631-49-296237-12925-35-2551
10/5/2014ARIZONA41-20W-8W47O28-9231-47-476219-3712-34-1780
10/12/2014@ NY JETS31-17W-9.5W47O33-13822-33-221015-3123-43-1732
10/19/2014SAN FRANCISCO42-17W-6.5W48O27-11522-27-304018-6227-46-2481
10/23/2014SAN DIEGO            
11/2/2014@ NEW ENGLAND            
11/9/2014@ OAKLAND            
11/16/2014@ ST LOUIS            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
SAN DIEGO: Veteran offensive line coach Joe D'Alessandris kept San Diego's man-blocking scheme for the most part intact during his first season with the Chargers. They've also turned to a full committee approach. Ryan Mathews will once again lead the rotation as long as he stays healthy. Danny Woodhead will most passing downs and, surprisingly considering his size, stays on the field in many red-zone situations. Donald Brown will have a significant role as well, spelling Mathews and Woodhead on all three downs. The trio will continue to rotate inside the 20 with Woodhead getting the most touches.
Philip Rivers found new life last year under offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt. Whiz took the head job in Tennessee, but new OC Franck Reich ascends from quarterbacks coach and should keep the game plan intact. There are a lot more quick throws in this offense, keeping Rivers upright and also giving San Diego's playmakers a chance. Keenan Allen is the No. 1 target, often working the same side of the field as tight end Antonio Gates, the second receiver. Woodhead will continue to have a big role as an underneath target, stealing chances from slot receiver Eddie Royal. Allen emerged as a big threat when they threw deep in opponent territory last season, partially because teams still focus coverage on Gates. Woodhead remains a big receiving threat around the goal line, and second TE Ladarius Green appears ready for a bigger role. Malcom Floyd will be the deep threat if he can stay healthy. If not, Vincent Brown will assume that role. John Pagano's 3-4 defense doesn't give up many points, but they finished 30th in takeaways last year and ranked 23rd in both total defense and sacks. With no significant free agent additions, rookie CB Jason Verrett is the only real upgrade here.
DENVER: Heading into 2013, the Broncos brought back Alex Gibbs as an offensive line coach to revitalize the zone-blocking scheme. The running game is obviously aided by the threat of Denver's passing game and Peyton Manning's ability to adjust at the line of scrim- mage, but the front five deserves huge credit for the ground game. A year ago, Denver used a committee approach, and they'll always have to rotate to an extent due to the Broncos' fast pace on offense and Denver's thin air. But Montee Ball should have a big workload with most red-zone touches. C.J. Anderson and Ronnie Hillman, if he stops fumbling, will battle for scraps behind him. Denver runs the ball often inside the red zone, mostly because opponents put extra defensive backs on the field down near the goal line. Ball will almost surely take the bulk of the red zone and goal-line carries. This is a pick-your-poison, catch-and-run passing game. Their bread-and-butter is dinking and dunking, often underneath with Wes Welker and tight end Julius Thomas and in the screen game with Demaryius Thomas and Ball. They're the best screen team in the NFL, especially when using wideouts. They will take some deep shots, a result of opponents crowding the line of scrimmage as the game goes on, with Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders slipping downfield when the opportunity arises. When they throw inside the red zone, they'll use Welker and Sanders for his ability to shake free underneath, or play-action for Julius Thomas.
Denver made plenty of personnel changes on defense with the additions of DE DeMarcus Ware, CB Aqib Talib and SS T.J. Ward, and once OLB Von Miller recovers from his torn ACL, Jack Del Rio's unit will be a nightmare for opposing quarterbacks.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW (SAN DIEGO-DENVER) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(UPDATES with Flowers out)

*Chargers-Broncos Preview* ==========================

By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer

Peyton Manning savored the moment when he set the NFL record for passing touchdowns last week. Then, with only a few days to prepare and the AFC West lead at stake, he and the Denver Broncos got back to work.

They'll host the San Diego Chargers on Thursday night.

Manning threw four touchdowns in a 42-17 rout of San Francisco on Sunday to pass Brett Favre for the top spot on the all-time list. Demaryius Thomas caught the record breaker, then later added a 40-yard TD reception to up Manning's total to 510.

That number could rise against San Diego, a team Manning has thrown a touchdown against in all 11 career meetings.

"We're playing a great team in the Chargers, a team we're very familiar with, as they are with us," Manning said. "They beat us last year, so we got to get ready on this short week."

Manning was 3-0 against San Diego with the Broncos before the Chargers defeated Denver 27-20 at Mile High Stadium on Dec. 12. Like the upcoming matchup, that game took place on a Thursday - a similarity coach John Fox dismissed, along with any implications for this contest.

"We don't live in the past," Fox said. "I've mentioned many times, you spend too much time looking in the rear view mirror, you crash, not looking ahead."

The Chargers, though, might spend some time dwelling on that victory as they prepare for this week. Philip Rivers threw only 20 passes, completing 12 of them for 166 yards, as San Diego punished Denver with its ground game. Ryan Mathews ran 29 times for 127 yards and a touchdown, and the Chargers outrushed the Broncos 177-18 in ending a four-game losing streak to Denver.

Mathews is sidelined with a sprained MCL, but Branden Oliver has successfully stepped into the lead role, rushing for 316 yards and two touchdowns while posting a 4.7 yards-per-carry average in three games as the feature back.

Oliver will face a Broncos run defense that ranks third in the NFL with 74.3 yards allowed per game, significantly better than the team's 101.6 mark of last season.

Most of the damage against Denver has come through the air. The Broncos rank 18th in the NFL with 242.5 passing yards allowed per game - a welcome statistic for Rivers, who is 10-7 against Denver in his career but has struggled recently in the matchup. He's thrown for more than 250 yards once and has seven touchdowns and six interceptions in the last four meetings.

Still, Fox knows better than to overlook him.

"He's a tremendous competitor," Fox said. "We go way back. When I was in the Carolinas, he played at N.C. State, so I had a chance to watch him perform. I know a lot about him as a competitor. I know myself and our organization and our team have great respect for him."

Rivers has 17 touchdowns, three interceptions and the third-highest passer rating in the NFL, but he is also coming off his least productive game of the season. He went 17 of 31 for 205 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in a 23-20 loss to Kansas City on Sunday.

The Chiefs limited Rivers' and the Chargers' opportunities by dominating time of possession 39:00-21:00. San Diego is fifth in the league in the category at 32:37.

"No one's trying to miss a tackle," coach Mike McCoy said of the Chargers' inability to get their defense off the field. "I think when you have talented players in space, at times there's going to be a mismatch. We've just got to do a better job of it. We got exposed in certain plays there that made it look really bad. It's the basic fundamental of football. We've got to do a better job with it."

San Diego had one possession in the third quarter and, apart from a final possession with 21 seconds remaining, two in the fourth.

It's a problem the Chargers could face again Thursday against Denver's high-powered offense. Ronnie Hillman, filling in for the injured Montee Ball, rushed for two touchdowns Sunday and Julius Thomas leads the NFL with nine touchdown receptions.

The Chargers will also be without cornerback Brandon Flowers after he suffered a concussion last week.

Game Notes:


Last Updated: 3/29/2024 6:23:23 AM EST.


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