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Mike Williams and Keenan Allen had touchdown receptions to help
Herbert set a franchise record for TD passes in a season with
35.
Drew Lock was 18-of-25 for 245 yards passing and a score, and
Noah Fant had six catches for 92 yards and a touchdown for the
Broncos (7-9), who were eliminated from postseason contention.
Ekeler got the Chargers -- who remain in the playoff hunt at 9-7
-- on the board with a 3-yard touchdown run just 3:11 into the
game, making it 7-0.
Dustin Hopkins' first field goal of the day, from 19 yards, made
the score 10-0 early in the second quarter, and Los Angeles
added to the lead with Herbert's 8-yard touchdown pass to Allen
with 14 seconds left in the first half.
The Broncos were able to cut into the lead later in the half.
Lock hit Melvin Gordon for 24 yards on the first play to get to
midfield, and then hit Kendall Hinton for another 8 yards at the
Chargers' 43-yard line.
Brandon McManus kicked a 61-yard field goal as time expired to
make the score 17-3 at intermission.
On its first possession of the second half, Los Angeles drove to
the Denver 5 but had to settle for a 23-yard field goal from
Hopkins.
The Broncos went on a 12-play drive and went for it on fourth
down from the Chargers' 1, but Gordon's touchdown run was
nullified by a penalty. They settled for a 23-yard field goal
from McManus to make it 20-6 just seconds into the fourth
quarter.
Los Angeles broke it open when Andre Roberts returned the
ensuing kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown and a 27-6 lead.
Denver turned the ball over on downs on its next drive, and
Herbert hit Williams with a 45-yard touchdown pass to make it
34-6 with 10:18 left.
The Broncos answered with Lock's 5-yard scoring strike to Fant
with 6:31 left, but the Chargers closed out the victory.
--Field Level Media
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