DENVER – Philip Rivers threw a pair of touchdown passes to Keenan Allen as the San Diego Chargers handed the Denver Broncos their first home loss of the season, 27-20 on Thursday Night Football.
Ryan Mathews also added a touchdown on the ground as San Diego ran the ball for 178 yards to just 18 for the Denver ground game.
Peyton Manning had two touchdown passes to Andre Caldwell, filling in the for the injured Wes Welker.
The loss drops Denver to 11-3 on the year, while San Diego improves to 7-7 and is in the thick of the AFC Wild Card race.
Ian Eagle and Trent Green called the action on WestwoodOne Sports.