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Recap - Chargers Defeat Denver 23-9

The Chargers grabbed a Week 17 victory over the Broncos on Sunday, winning 23-9 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

Los Angeles was a favorite by -7.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 43.5.

Austin Ekeler rushed for 58 yards, while Melvin Gordon added 42 yards in the win. Mike Williams and Keenan Allen added 65 and 64 receiving yards respectively.

Royce Freeman rushed for 60 yards for Denver, while Devontae Booker added 14 yards. Case Keenum threw for 292 yards for the Broncos, while receivers DaeSean Hamilton and Tim Patrick had 49 and 48 yards respectively.

Los Angeles lost the offensive yardage battle to Denver 370-276 yards in Sunday's game. Denver had more first downs as that total ended up 19-17.

The time of possession battle favored Denver as their offense was on the field for 31:48, longer than the 28:12 of their opponents.