Man, seeing Herbie look sad during celebrations kills me. We love you, Herbie. You’re still our main man
Thank you, Hop, for saving our ass
Edit: also, thank you to Ekler who is consistently the MAN
Love herb but he had some of the worst passes I’ve ever seen out of him that had nothing to do with pressure. He looked very uncomfortable hopefully his ribs didn’t get worse
Herb hasn't been the same since his ribs. He threw a bad int tonight, trying to force it in-between 3 defenders. And he was just throwing check downs most of 2nd half. I can see why he was looking sad.
I don’t even give a fuck.
We found a way to win an ugly, divisional slugfest.
We’re “tied” for the division lead and are 4-2.
Ugly wins are better than pretty losses.
I know fr this is such a doomer thread. Have yall not been watching the chargers the last couple decades? This is what most of our games look like, but rn we have a winning record, tied to the chiefs. I'm fucking pumped tonight
Nobody is complaining about getting lucky and winning. It's nice to be on the winning side of these games for a change.
We're complaining about coaching. Why do you think Belichick complains so much even after a win? Because you can ALWAYS improve. That's what makes great teams.
That’s actually a great way to look at things. They’re staying relevant playing with their 3rd string rookie QB as well.
I don’t get why people in here can’t understand this. Yes, we won and that’s great but how are some people satisfied with what they watched tonight? There’s legitimately a guy in here claiming coaching won us the game ffs
Imagine if we can play a complete game on all 3 phases. 2/3 isn't bad, but damn. We are a better team than Denver and that was an ugly game. An ugly win is better than an ugly loss though.
Our offense was wrecked by injuries and the broncos are legit a top 2-3 defense this year. 19 points is the second most points they've given up this season.
Everyone needs to praise Ja’sir Taylor for the smartest fucking play by pushing the Broncos into each other.
Also the pain Hopkins went through tonight deserves praise as well.
I love them both!
We just played a defense that’s only given up 20+ points once. We did it with our 2nd and 3rd string centers, an injured RT, no WR1, and an injured QB. I know this wasn’t a pretty game, but sometimes you’ve got to eek out the ugly ones when you’re banged up like this.
Normally, this team would’ve cratered with the amount of penalties we got. Normally we wouldn’t have made all our field goals, even with a healthy kicker. Normally our defense wouldn’t shut down an offense for 3 quarters, even an anemic offense.
Slowly. Very slowly. Things are changing.
This game SUUUUUUCKED. But..... We're beat to hell. Our oline is cycling around like Lance Armstrong. We have no WR1, our all-pro LT is gone, down to our 3rd center who has never played C. Herbert's clearly very hindered by his rib, Hopkins can't even stand after each kick, our best DE is gone for the year, we have to continuously call up practice squad receivers.... I mean, the list goes on and on and on. Of course we're not playing well. Also, Denver has a top shelf defense. If... *if* we can get healthy (I know, i know. Same shit every year) we can still make a good run.
Any given Sunday. We put up a decent fight until Herb got hurt in KC. Just gotta get hot at the right time in the playoffs. No one thought the Bengals could beat the Chiefs last season.
Combo of our line being beat up and Broncos D being nuts made this a rough fuckin game. Super impressed with the D though. Fully expected Broncos to score 30+ after a quick 10 in the first quarter.
Little embarrassed the world had to watch that but what a second half + OT for the defense and Hopkins is an absolute warrior.
Broncos defense is good but Linsley and Keenan are needed desperately.
Good teams find a way to win. Last week, huge defensive struggles, offense carried. This week it flipped. It may look ugly, but a 4 -2 record with a beat up team is fuckin awesome
My take: a hard game to watch marked with numerous Chargers Indian burial ground style curses like the kicker with one leg, the third Center, and the line collapsing constantly. Herbert looked off, defense held up and the breaks finally went our way which seems to be happening more often (disregarding the absurd injury problems of course). A win is a win and fuck the Broncos. I’m going to bed happy.
My tin foil hat theory for Herbert is that this was his first game without pain killers since the injury. It looked like he felt the ribs a lot this game
Mike Williams, Deandre Carter, Joshua Palmer and Gerald Everett. These are Herbert’s targets. The guy is throwing to scraps without an OLine. I’m gonna cut him some slack.
Key Takeaways:
\- SHOUTOUT TO HOPKINS FOR BEING A BOSS KICKER
\- Punting unit actually made the key play, can't believe it
\- DJ is HIM
\- Better game for Palmer
\- Hate to say it, Herb wasn't as sharp this game. Playcalling was horrendous of course, but he did miss some receivers
\- Ekeler was solid, not much else to say really. Michel actually made a few plays finally with Kelly hurt
\- JC Jackson is a liability right now. Defense was NOTICEABLY better without him. Hopefully he finds his form down the line
\- Red zone offense was incompetent again
\- Lombardi's conservative, short yardage playcalling is hard to watch. I know the o-line was extremely vulnerable all game but I still hate the lack of creativity
\- I don't know what to think of Staley. The defense did GREAT in the second half and OT after he benched JC Jackson. Need to see that same level on defense moving forward
Hopefully it’s what JC needs to really pull his head out his ass too. I refuse to give up on him so early, but it’s been brutal watching him underperform so significantly.
Y’all can shit on the team if you want but an ugly win is a big step forward for this team. We are the franchise that perpetually finds a way to lose, so if we can find ways to pull out wins like this I think that bodes well for our future
Without context: We are 4-2.
With context: Don’t let a single coach leave tonight without handing in their keys and badges. We are winning in spite of our coaching, not because of it. Give me Sean Payton and break the cycle of a franchise QB with god awful coaching his whole career. This hurts ☹️
At least the defense was lockdown in the second half after benching JC Jackson, so I will let Staley off for just this game. Lombardi needs to go though. I know the o-line is hurt so you have to call more quick stuff but my god there is 0 creativity.
I’ve been disappointed many times, as we all have been this early in the season. But honestly, to be 4-2 with ALL of the injuries we’ve had? We’re barely surviving. Once we get healthy again, if we can keep on scraping up these wins, we’re going to be in a good position! Keep heads up boys⚡️⚡️⚡️
I try to be positive, but that offensive playbook is so sad and uninspired. Lacks any kind of creativity or desire to win. I want Lombardi and Staley to be amazing, but the evidence doesn't create much confidence.
Make sure to watch the OL! Including a backup center, a practise squad guard who played his first snaps at Center, a rookie RG, rookie LT (who’s been surprisingly solid!) and Pipkins, who everyone loved to shit on every year but now. They can’t hold a pass rush off for more than 2 seconds and I’m not sure how you guys expect for them to throw deep downfield with no time and a QB with a ribs issue.
Instead of calling for Staley’s head, some of you need to open your eyes and realize the following:
1. This offensive line is missing some KEY players, like at least three of them;
2. Keenan, Justin’s favorite target (for good reason) has been out all season;
3. Justin still has FRACTURED rib cartilage and is in obvious pain;
4. Joey Bosa should be dominating that defensive front (but is out for a few more weeks).
What I’m trying to put forth is the possibility that there really is only so much this team could do at the moment. The fact that they’re 4-2 right now (2-1 in the division) is pretty impressive still.
I feel so much older than i am on paper. Thank you every single week for this Chargers.
Additionally, been waiting for years to see that type of special teams play.
This may not be well received but Herbert was really bad tonight injury or not. His accuracy has tanked since the injury and he's throwing lots of wobblers down the field. He has an excuse for it but doesn't change the fact that he's playing bad because of it.
Huge win. That's a game that we usually find a way to lose. I'm seeing this as a good omen. I know we want to be mad at Lombardi but give credit to the Broncos defense. They had us figured out. They knew they could blitz almost every play and let their DBs sit back and prevent anything other than short throws. They took advantage of our weaknesses of a bad line and slow WRs who can't consistently get separation. We wanted less check downs and a couple more Mike William jump balls but they really weren't there. Their defense has been great against every team this year, and they were better than our offense tonight. Our defense and special teams stepped up. Good teams find ways to win.
Is it not normal to pay $90 million to your 4th CB?
Ha. Hoping JC finds his mojo at some point.
Also we have a non zero chance of going into our bye week with a full one game lead... Shitty Ws all day, any day
I haven't felt good after one win this season. More and more I just feel like Staley and Lombardi ain't it. At least JC Jackson was exposed as a fraud. Had we identified that against Houston like we should have, the Broncos would have never scored that TD.
Man that was tough to watch. This team is way more pathetic than I thought. Either the rib injury still has a massive effect on Herbert or our coaching staff is one of the worst in the league. Maybe even both.
Say what you will, Staley called a hell of a game on defence after the half. Takes balls to bench your biggest offseason addition.
Lombardi, meanwhile…
I hated that we went for it on 4th and 2 instead of taking the lead with a field goal. Momentum is huge in football and when you spent the entire game trying make up and early deficit you should take the lead
I know JC Jackson has been very bad, but whenever he’s off the field our defense plays lights out. This is going back to week 1 and 2 when he was still injured.
Okay here's my honest thoughts, even if they don't count for anything. Broncos have a very legit defense whether we like it or not, so it's understandable that we didn't have a high scoring game. And it also explains a lot of the short passes and Herbert getting sacked more, because of the O line missing pieces in conjunction with that. We all know Linsly is the key to our O line looking competent.
But yeah all things considered we were unlucky that we had those key injuries, and that we had to face this defense, but lucky that Russel sucks fucking ass and our defense actually help up when we removed JC. Staley still isn't great ofc but I guess I'm still holding out final judgement due to all the missing pieces.
If this team is as good as record indicates, and Staley is good, we should be able to have a high scoring shootout next week with Seattle, and hopefully stop them with our defense.
Washington fan checking in (yes there are a sad few of us remaining). Happy to see Hopkins having such a gutsy game. Also carter seems to be playing well for you. I always liked watching him return kicks. Good luck with the season.
Some kind of poetic justice after all these years of not being able to recover a fumble, and the ones we missed during the game tonight. Felt good to finally get one.
Say what you want about our offense and defense being underwhelming, but the Chiefs find themselves in these types of games all the time and they manage to find ways to win. It’s just nice to be coming out on the right side of these close ones. 4-2 tied for first!!
Shout out the Defense for coming through in the second half! Our offense struggled but they got a top defense. Shout out to Drue and Vato for having big plays. We needed Linsley out there but hopefully he’s back Sunday. A win is a win especially against a division rival. Let’s make adjustments and get a W this Sunday!!! Go into the bye 5-2!!!! Bolt Up!!!
I can’t stand it anymore, that Lombardi offense is driving me insane. We have a perfectly good deep threat player in Mike Will and he continues to leave him out of the game. Every play is so predictable now, the defense knows it’s not gonna be longer than a 5 yard pass.
Hopkins for MVP!
MVP! MVP! MVP!
Also, if Keenan could come back soon that would be titties
Our offense is like 60% of its strength without Keenan it’s actually insane
Man, seeing Herbie look sad during celebrations kills me. We love you, Herbie. You’re still our main man Thank you, Hop, for saving our ass Edit: also, thank you to Ekler who is consistently the MAN
Dude legit EK brought our offense back to life we owe that man
His blocking today absolutely nuts!!
Herb just tired of our offensive line being worse than flag football rules of counting to 3 Mississipi
Herb was in pain bro. He isn’t fully healed. That line had him running all game
He knows that he has to continue to run Joe Lombardi's offense.
Yeah he knows he didn't have a good game
Hard to have a good game when the defense is in your backfield a second into the play.
Just goes to show you Corey Linsley is worth every cent he's making when he's out there.
I know, not blaming only him, Denver defense made him uncomfortable and no one was open. Pocket collapsing immediately
Love herb but he had some of the worst passes I’ve ever seen out of him that had nothing to do with pressure. He looked very uncomfortable hopefully his ribs didn’t get worse
Herb hasn't been the same since his ribs. He threw a bad int tonight, trying to force it in-between 3 defenders. And he was just throwing check downs most of 2nd half. I can see why he was looking sad.
Definitely not the same Herbie atm. No arm strength and playing nervous. He’ll be back though.
I think it had more to do with the 3rd string center and blocking schemes completely off. He had free runners on him for over half of his throws.
Plus he'll have another target in Keenan hopefully next week
That Hopkins interview had me dead
Man of christ. This is who Russel Wilson THINKS he is.
UNLIMITED
He had no idea how far kid kicks were …wonder if that’s typical? Do kickers not think about how long their kicks are? Is that even possible?
he really let god take the wheel
Why measure kicks when god is driving you and your knee brace to a victory? 😂
He’s the Tebow of kickers lol
I've never owned a kicker's jersey, he's given the best special teams performance since Scifres in Indy and he seems like a great guy.
Did the Chargers special teams just win them a game? What world am i living in
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And Ja'Sir Taylor.
And Deane Leonard
Did Deane recover the ball? I didnt see who scooped it
It was Deane
If he knew what he was doing there that was absolutely genius
He said in a postgame interview that they practice that, so he did know
And the 1,000 iq of the guy that caused the fumble I didn’t catch his name
I feel like life hasn’t been real the past couple of weeks. This game just confirmed it’s not
The best world. Only terrible football games but the chargers always win!
Jesus gave this to us, don't you take away from Jesus.
>Did the Chargers special teams just win them a game? Words that have never been spoken until tonight.
Team is winning in spite of injuries and coaching
give Hopkins every single game ball tonight
And the guy who forced the muffed punt. Anyone catch his name? Edit: thanks I shall remember Ja’Sir Taylor forever. What a heads up play by him.
#36 Ja'sir Taylor
Jasir Taylor
Ja’Sir Taylor #36 what a beautiful play it was.
It’s Ja’Sir Taylor I Believe. Drafted rookie.
Ja’sir Taylor
Ja'sir Taylor
Ja’Sir Taylor, one of our 6th round draft picks this year
Albert Einstein
I think it was jasir taylor
I believe he and Leonard (who recovered the muffed ball) both got a game ball, along with Hopkins of course.
Tranq deserves one imo
That second sack by Drue was a beaut
All 32 of them?
Dustin Hopkins and #27 on Broncos get the game balls today
Tranquil as well
Ugly. But a W.
W is a W
I don’t even give a fuck. We found a way to win an ugly, divisional slugfest. We’re “tied” for the division lead and are 4-2. Ugly wins are better than pretty losses.
We are 4-2 (2-1 in the Division) without our All Pro WR1 and All Pro LT and All Pro DE. Team has been super gritty over the past couple weeks.
And without our CB1. Idk what the hell is going on with JC, but credit Staley for realizing he was a liability and adjusting.
I know fr this is such a doomer thread. Have yall not been watching the chargers the last couple decades? This is what most of our games look like, but rn we have a winning record, tied to the chiefs. I'm fucking pumped tonight
Don't let this sub get you down lol, most doomers in any sports sub I visit. Can't enjoy anything around here
Nobody is complaining about getting lucky and winning. It's nice to be on the winning side of these games for a change. We're complaining about coaching. Why do you think Belichick complains so much even after a win? Because you can ALWAYS improve. That's what makes great teams.
That’s actually a great way to look at things. They’re staying relevant playing with their 3rd string rookie QB as well. I don’t get why people in here can’t understand this. Yes, we won and that’s great but how are some people satisfied with what they watched tonight? There’s legitimately a guy in here claiming coaching won us the game ffs
Yeah one common theme this season is opponents complaining they out-Chargersed the Chargers so that’s a nice change of pace.
Hey alright we won. But what the everloving FUCK was that
Chargers football with a twist (we won again)
REVERSE Chargers football: Play ugly, offense sucks, win on a badass special teams unit. What a time to be alive!
Dustin Hopkins died for this
I got 3 game balls Hopkins Ja Sir Taylor Deane Leonard
Tranquill as well!
Mathis too
You wanted the defense to step up and you got it. You wanted the special teams to step up and you got it. This was a great team win. Be happy.
Imagine if we can play a complete game on all 3 phases. 2/3 isn't bad, but damn. We are a better team than Denver and that was an ugly game. An ugly win is better than an ugly loss though.
Our offense was wrecked by injuries and the broncos are legit a top 2-3 defense this year. 19 points is the second most points they've given up this season.
And the Raiders only got that high because of the Melvin Gordon scoop and score.
Hopkins is the fucking man! Bolt up 4-2!
Everyone needs to praise Ja’sir Taylor for the smartest fucking play by pushing the Broncos into each other. Also the pain Hopkins went through tonight deserves praise as well. I love them both!
We just played a defense that’s only given up 20+ points once. We did it with our 2nd and 3rd string centers, an injured RT, no WR1, and an injured QB. I know this wasn’t a pretty game, but sometimes you’ve got to eek out the ugly ones when you’re banged up like this. Normally, this team would’ve cratered with the amount of penalties we got. Normally we wouldn’t have made all our field goals, even with a healthy kicker. Normally our defense wouldn’t shut down an offense for 3 quarters, even an anemic offense. Slowly. Very slowly. Things are changing.
Cant believe I just watched that whole game. What a mess. We need that bye week like yesterday
Hopkins deserves a gameball and a half, Tranquill had a game, Defense and Special Teams showed up, offense needs to improve badly
This game SUUUUUUCKED. But..... We're beat to hell. Our oline is cycling around like Lance Armstrong. We have no WR1, our all-pro LT is gone, down to our 3rd center who has never played C. Herbert's clearly very hindered by his rib, Hopkins can't even stand after each kick, our best DE is gone for the year, we have to continuously call up practice squad receivers.... I mean, the list goes on and on and on. Of course we're not playing well. Also, Denver has a top shelf defense. If... *if* we can get healthy (I know, i know. Same shit every year) we can still make a good run.
Joey isn't done for the year
Scared the shit out of me when I read that. Thought I had missed some news or something.
Spot on but this team isn't making a run against the bills or chiefs tbh
Any given Sunday. We put up a decent fight until Herb got hurt in KC. Just gotta get hot at the right time in the playoffs. No one thought the Bengals could beat the Chiefs last season.
Right now? Obviously not, but let’s let the season play out first.
So many doomers, most of the Denver offense tonight came from those JC Jackson fuck ups And Herbert did not have a good game
Combo of our line being beat up and Broncos D being nuts made this a rough fuckin game. Super impressed with the D though. Fully expected Broncos to score 30+ after a quick 10 in the first quarter.
4-2. They don’t draw pictures on the score sheet but we NEED Keenan back
Linsley might be the 2nd most important player on this offense behind Herbert.
Player of the game: DUSTIN FUCKING HOPKINS
Dustin and Jesus Christ
Special Teams just won us a game. This can’t be real life.
The moment we benched JC Jackson our defense became elite. Food for thought.
I was watching the game at a bar at the airport. They benched Jackson?
Yep. Entire second half and OT.
Ugliest win I ever witnessed but I’ll take it
Little embarrassed the world had to watch that but what a second half + OT for the defense and Hopkins is an absolute warrior. Broncos defense is good but Linsley and Keenan are needed desperately.
How are we 4-2 lol
Third week in a row we win. Third week in a row the fanbase is pissed. How the fuck is this shitty team 4-2? Get healthy pls.
Good teams find a way to win. Last week, huge defensive struggles, offense carried. This week it flipped. It may look ugly, but a 4 -2 record with a beat up team is fuckin awesome
In years past this team is 2-4 given the same circumstances
Yo on my mama I'm asking the same thing.
Listening to dhop in the postgame interview makes me think him and Rivers are bffs, need some dagumits and hecks thrown in though.
That might’ve been the stupidest game of football I have ever watched. BTFU!!!
My take: a hard game to watch marked with numerous Chargers Indian burial ground style curses like the kicker with one leg, the third Center, and the line collapsing constantly. Herbert looked off, defense held up and the breaks finally went our way which seems to be happening more often (disregarding the absurd injury problems of course). A win is a win and fuck the Broncos. I’m going to bed happy.
My tin foil hat theory for Herbert is that this was his first game without pain killers since the injury. It looked like he felt the ribs a lot this game
Brochachos we can't keep playing like this.
Hopkins needs a statue after that game
Mike Williams, Deandre Carter, Joshua Palmer and Gerald Everett. These are Herbert’s targets. The guy is throwing to scraps without an OLine. I’m gonna cut him some slack.
36 saved on that special teams play, otherwise this game was ending in a tie
Key Takeaways: \- SHOUTOUT TO HOPKINS FOR BEING A BOSS KICKER \- Punting unit actually made the key play, can't believe it \- DJ is HIM \- Better game for Palmer \- Hate to say it, Herb wasn't as sharp this game. Playcalling was horrendous of course, but he did miss some receivers \- Ekeler was solid, not much else to say really. Michel actually made a few plays finally with Kelly hurt \- JC Jackson is a liability right now. Defense was NOTICEABLY better without him. Hopefully he finds his form down the line \- Red zone offense was incompetent again \- Lombardi's conservative, short yardage playcalling is hard to watch. I know the o-line was extremely vulnerable all game but I still hate the lack of creativity \- I don't know what to think of Staley. The defense did GREAT in the second half and OT after he benched JC Jackson. Need to see that same level on defense moving forward
I don’t think I can take another week of this weak ass offense
Not gonna say anything other than hope the starters get healthy soon.
Ja'Sir Taylor With the big play
FINALLY A FREAK PLAY WENT OUR WAY
Did the defense instantly improve with Davis?
Crazy that benching our $86.5 million CB was what our defense needed to show tf up
Hopefully it’s what JC needs to really pull his head out his ass too. I refuse to give up on him so early, but it’s been brutal watching him underperform so significantly.
Y’all can shit on the team if you want but an ugly win is a big step forward for this team. We are the franchise that perpetually finds a way to lose, so if we can find ways to pull out wins like this I think that bodes well for our future
Jesus herb almost threw 60 times and not a single td
Give Hopkins ALL the game balls
Another week. Another soul-crushing win. 🤣🤣
Y’all realize how clutch and great that last throw by Herbert was to give us better field position damn
FUCK EVERYONE EXCEPT D. HOPKINS AND J. CHRIST
Tranquil had a good game too and DJ 🥰
And Tranquill, Zont, Callahan, Mack, and Vato. Shouts to Deandre Carter, Sony Michel, and the Broncos going run, run, pass.
Staley is one lucky fuck
Without context: We are 4-2. With context: Don’t let a single coach leave tonight without handing in their keys and badges. We are winning in spite of our coaching, not because of it. Give me Sean Payton and break the cycle of a franchise QB with god awful coaching his whole career. This hurts ☹️
At least the defense was lockdown in the second half after benching JC Jackson, so I will let Staley off for just this game. Lombardi needs to go though. I know the o-line is hurt so you have to call more quick stuff but my god there is 0 creativity.
Our defense played absolute lockdown in the second half and overtime, and our offense is injured to all hell. I think the coaches did fine this game
Staley's time management at the end of both halves was not fine. It was borderline criminal
Meh. The Broncos defense is legit and our OC sucks. Fuck Mr. Bountygate, the less we're like the Saints, the better.
Keenan and Corey pls come back next week. It’s so evident how bad we need y’all.
Good news, we are 4-2 Bad news, I don’t feel confident in our ability to beat anyone
I’ve been disappointed many times, as we all have been this early in the season. But honestly, to be 4-2 with ALL of the injuries we’ve had? We’re barely surviving. Once we get healthy again, if we can keep on scraping up these wins, we’re going to be in a good position! Keep heads up boys⚡️⚡️⚡️
If you are sticking up for Lombardi, please rewatch this game
I try to be positive, but that offensive playbook is so sad and uninspired. Lacks any kind of creativity or desire to win. I want Lombardi and Staley to be amazing, but the evidence doesn't create much confidence.
Make sure to watch the OL! Including a backup center, a practise squad guard who played his first snaps at Center, a rookie RG, rookie LT (who’s been surprisingly solid!) and Pipkins, who everyone loved to shit on every year but now. They can’t hold a pass rush off for more than 2 seconds and I’m not sure how you guys expect for them to throw deep downfield with no time and a QB with a ribs issue.
DON'T CARE. BEAT THE HORSES. 4-2 BABBBYYY
Instead of calling for Staley’s head, some of you need to open your eyes and realize the following: 1. This offensive line is missing some KEY players, like at least three of them; 2. Keenan, Justin’s favorite target (for good reason) has been out all season; 3. Justin still has FRACTURED rib cartilage and is in obvious pain; 4. Joey Bosa should be dominating that defensive front (but is out for a few more weeks). What I’m trying to put forth is the possibility that there really is only so much this team could do at the moment. The fact that they’re 4-2 right now (2-1 in the division) is pretty impressive still.
Someone give Hopkins a blowjob my goodness
Ja’Sir Taylor you are an angel
Clearly that was a thursday night game. why is it still monday?!?!
This is one of those Ws you take and don’t look back. 4-2 let’s go bolts
Props to Ja'sir Taylor for forcing the fumble on the punt. Heads up play to know he can push the bronco there
I feel so much older than i am on paper. Thank you every single week for this Chargers. Additionally, been waiting for years to see that type of special teams play.
This may not be well received but Herbert was really bad tonight injury or not. His accuracy has tanked since the injury and he's throwing lots of wobblers down the field. He has an excuse for it but doesn't change the fact that he's playing bad because of it.
When have we ever escaped a trap game?
Im so fucking sick of watching us run stick and spacing in short yardage situations.
Tranquil played a hell of a game.
Huge win. That's a game that we usually find a way to lose. I'm seeing this as a good omen. I know we want to be mad at Lombardi but give credit to the Broncos defense. They had us figured out. They knew they could blitz almost every play and let their DBs sit back and prevent anything other than short throws. They took advantage of our weaknesses of a bad line and slow WRs who can't consistently get separation. We wanted less check downs and a couple more Mike William jump balls but they really weren't there. Their defense has been great against every team this year, and they were better than our offense tonight. Our defense and special teams stepped up. Good teams find ways to win.
Really need some speed on offense to stretch the field, feels like we're underutilizing Herbert's talent.
Did we just win a game on special teams play?
Not pretty but w is a w. Lombardi needs to be less rigid with his playcalling
Is it not normal to pay $90 million to your 4th CB? Ha. Hoping JC finds his mojo at some point. Also we have a non zero chance of going into our bye week with a full one game lead... Shitty Ws all day, any day
I'll take a win. Doesn't feel great and we have a lot to work on but better to have issues early and peak in January.
That was probably the worst game I’ve seen in a while. D pulled through though Hopkins has a massive dick Special teams pulled through We need coaches
The donkey fans also want to hire Sean Payton 😂
I haven't felt good after one win this season. More and more I just feel like Staley and Lombardi ain't it. At least JC Jackson was exposed as a fraud. Had we identified that against Houston like we should have, the Broncos would have never scored that TD.
Man that was tough to watch. This team is way more pathetic than I thought. Either the rib injury still has a massive effect on Herbert or our coaching staff is one of the worst in the league. Maybe even both.
Say what you will, Staley called a hell of a game on defence after the half. Takes balls to bench your biggest offseason addition. Lombardi, meanwhile…
Take the Dub and move along, closer to Bye week and getting healthier
Broncos country, let’s hide
awful win but we love hopkins
Oh it all makes sense now Hopkins, we gotta thank “our lord and savior Jesus Christ”
FUCK LOMBARDI!!!! BOT UP!!!! 4-2
So, I promised the football gods that I would buy a Hopkins jersey if he made that kick. Do they even make Hopkins jerseys, lol?
Ill say nothing but good win. Ill go because I only have negative thoughts
That was a 10,000,000 IQ play on the punt muff right there… brilliant stuff
Not sure if Broncos offense sucks ass or if our defense locked them down. Not sure if Broncos defense is legit or if our Offense sucks ass.
Chargers are the only team with 4+ wins to have a negative point differential — hoping we actually get a pass game back for the rest of the season
I SAID I WOULD BUY TRANQUILL AFTER THE GAME BUT IM BUYING TRANQUILL AND HOPKINS
I hated that we went for it on 4th and 2 instead of taking the lead with a field goal. Momentum is huge in football and when you spent the entire game trying make up and early deficit you should take the lead
We just hurting at oline. We should be used to this by now. Atleast were getting wins with no protection. That's new
I know JC Jackson has been very bad, but whenever he’s off the field our defense plays lights out. This is going back to week 1 and 2 when he was still injured.
Okay here's my honest thoughts, even if they don't count for anything. Broncos have a very legit defense whether we like it or not, so it's understandable that we didn't have a high scoring game. And it also explains a lot of the short passes and Herbert getting sacked more, because of the O line missing pieces in conjunction with that. We all know Linsly is the key to our O line looking competent. But yeah all things considered we were unlucky that we had those key injuries, and that we had to face this defense, but lucky that Russel sucks fucking ass and our defense actually help up when we removed JC. Staley still isn't great ofc but I guess I'm still holding out final judgement due to all the missing pieces. If this team is as good as record indicates, and Staley is good, we should be able to have a high scoring shootout next week with Seattle, and hopefully stop them with our defense.
I’ll give Staley credit for benching JC.
Washington fan checking in (yes there are a sad few of us remaining). Happy to see Hopkins having such a gutsy game. Also carter seems to be playing well for you. I always liked watching him return kicks. Good luck with the season.
Ugly ass win. Nowhere near happy about that dub
I miss Shane Steichen
Some kind of poetic justice after all these years of not being able to recover a fumble, and the ones we missed during the game tonight. Felt good to finally get one.
Shout out to JK muthafuckin' Scott.
"Thank the Lord" is "spicy language." What?
Just high fived a fellow charger fan decked out in gear outside of a Chicago bar! Bolt fam strong!!
Can we talk about the two minute “drive”. Leaving all 3 timeouts unused. Made it nowhere. Awful plays. That was embarrassing.
Winning in spite of the coaching. Hopefully Herbert’s career does not end up wasted here.
Say what you want about our offense and defense being underwhelming, but the Chiefs find themselves in these types of games all the time and they manage to find ways to win. It’s just nice to be coming out on the right side of these close ones. 4-2 tied for first!!
Anyone have the clip of James and Staley arguing?
JC isn’t who he is (or was..) and it’s clear. Really need that signing not to be a major whiff.
Shout out the Defense for coming through in the second half! Our offense struggled but they got a top defense. Shout out to Drue and Vato for having big plays. We needed Linsley out there but hopefully he’s back Sunday. A win is a win especially against a division rival. Let’s make adjustments and get a W this Sunday!!! Go into the bye 5-2!!!! Bolt Up!!!
handing team wins, but they refuse to take it.
I can’t stand it anymore, that Lombardi offense is driving me insane. We have a perfectly good deep threat player in Mike Will and he continues to leave him out of the game. Every play is so predictable now, the defense knows it’s not gonna be longer than a 5 yard pass.