On Sunday the Denver Broncos hosted the L.A. Chargers who were coming off a loss to the Houston Texans after Christmas. L.A.’s coach Jim Harbaugh announced last last week that he’d be resting Chargers star quarterback Justin Herbert along with 13 other players.
Despite L.A.’s decision to rest players they still managed to keep Denver’s offense at bay most of the game likely due to the Broncos vanilla play calling which resulted in one of the least productive games of Bo Nix’ season. Nix was 14 of 23 for 141-yards.
Denver Broncos wide receiver Pat Bryant lead all receivers in catches with five for 31 yards while tight end Evan Engram caught four passes for 45 yards.
Denver needed the win on Sunday to secure the top seed in the AFC especially after the New England Patriots took a commanding lead in the third quarter against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
While the Broncos may have defeated the Chargers 19-3 the game was a rather dull and boring game with both teams combined for a total of 13 punts five total field goals. The Broncos controlled time of possession and walked away with the win and the top seed giving them a bye week during Wild Card weekend.
The Broncos could play the L.A. Chargers again or the Buffalo Bills, the Houston Texans, or the Pittsburgh Steelers depending on the outcome of Wild Card weekend.
In other sports the Denver Nuggets did the unimaginable on Monday night in Philadelphia. With Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun, Tim Hardaway Jr., Cameron Johnson, and Jonas Valanciunas all out in Monday’s game, they managed to take Joel Embiid and the 76ers into overtime defeating them without their starting five.
The Nuggets are in Boston this week to face the Celtics before returning to Ball Arena to host the Atlanta Hawks this Friday at 7 p.m. and the Milwaukee Bucks this Sunday at 6 p.m.
The Colorado Avalanche have suffered only their third regulation loss on Sunday against the Florida Panthers in Florida. On the previous night the Avs came back from a two-goal deficit against the Carolina Hurricanes to defeat them 5-3 at PNC Arena in Raleigh North Carolina.
This week the Avs wrap up a three-game road trip in Tampa Bay to face the Lightning (results of this game not available at the time of this writing). The Avs return to Ball Arena on Thursday to host the Ottawa Senators, on Saturday they host the Columbus Blue Jackets and on Monday they host the Toronto Maple Leafs at 8 p.m.
