Broncos edge Chargers behind late Lutz field goals
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Interstat) — Denver defeated the L.A. Chargers 23-17 on Sunday at SoFi Stadium. Wil Lutz kicked a 19-yard field goal with 5:07 remaining and added a 36-yarder with 1:08 left, lifting the visiting Broncos past the Chargers. Bo Nix completed 16 of 27 passes for 123 yards and one touchdown and ran for 10 yards. J.K. Dobbins scored on a 2-yard run. Courtland Sutton caught a 5-yard touchdown pass. Justin Herbert completed 14 of 24 passes for 121 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 54 yards. Kimani Vidal scored on a 42-yard run. Hayden Rucci caught a 7-yard touchdown pass. Cameron Dicker made a 42-yard field goal. Denver’s Justin Strnad had eight tackles, Alex Singleton added seven, and Brandon Jones intercepted a pass. L.A. Chargers’ Akheem Mesidor recorded eight tackles and one sack, while Elijah Molden made seven tackles. Denver improved to 3-2. L.A. Chargers fell to 0-5. Attendance at SoFi Stadium was 69,293.