Chargers vs. Broncos
NFL Week 18, 2025 season. Sunday, Jan 4, 2026, 3:25 PM CT. Empower Field at Mile High. Referee: Clete Blakeman.
The Sim's pick: Denver Broncos
Sim right
23% Chargers
Broncos 77%
- Projected score
- LAC 17, DEN 26
- Sim line
- DEN -8.5
- Backtest
- made after kickoff
Beat the Sim: your pick
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The Sim's take
The Sim made the Broncos a clear favorite at home: 77% to beat the Chargers, with a projected score of 26-17 (DEN by 8.5).
The Chargers came in 11-5. The Broncos came in 13-3.
Final: Chargers 3, Broncos 19. The Sim's pick was right.
Chargers: last 5 games
Broncos: last 5 games
- W 20-13 at Chiefs Week 17
- L 20-34 vs Jaguars Week 16
- W 34-26 vs Packers Week 15
- W 24-17 at Raiders Week 14
- W 27-26 at Commanders Week 13
Last meetings: Chargers vs. Broncos
- 2025, Week 3 DEN 20 at LAC 23 Chargers won
- 2024, Week 16 DEN 27 at LAC 34 Chargers won
- 2024, Week 6 LAC 23 at DEN 16 Chargers won
- 2023, Week 17 LAC 9 at DEN 16 Broncos won
- 2023, Week 14 DEN 24 at LAC 7 Broncos won
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