Broncos vs Chargers – Week 16 2020
DEN
LAC
DEN
AWAY
16@19
LAC BY 3
FINAL · WEEK 16
2020 SEASON
SoFi Stadium · Inglewood, CA
LAC
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THE SHORT ANSWER
Final: Denver Broncos 16, Los Angeles Chargers 19.
Going in, our model had favored Los Angeles Chargers at 52% win probability, and the pick won.
Out or doubtful: 1 Broncos, 2 Chargers.
Model confidence: LAC 52%Our line: LAC -0.6
ODDS
SPREAD
LAC -2.5
MARKET SPREAD · MARKET AVG
LAC -0.6
OUR LINE
COVERED
VS SPREAD
MONEYLINE
LAC · OUR WIN PROBABILITY
52%
TEAM COMPARISON2020 SEASON · EFFICIENCY, SCORING, TENDENCIES · RANK IN PARENTHESES · FULL-SEASON NUMBERS, NOT AS OF WEEK 16
-0.147Net EPA / play+0.001
-0.104 (31)Offense EPA / play+0.027 (15)
+0.043 (18)Defense EPA / play+0.026 (15)
38.8% (32)Offense success %43.2% (24)
GAME NARRATIVE
LAC C-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
NAILED IT
Model projected LAC by 0.6. Actual: 3 points. The model was within 2.4 points of the real margin.
INSTANT CLASSIC
The win probability swung past 50% 2 times. One of the wildest games of the week.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 0.5 points.
Another data point for the model. C-tier picks continue to track.
SITUATIONAL TRENDS
Historical splits, shown for context only. We tested them: picking the situations that beat break-even in training goes 770–760 (50.3%) out of sample, so they are not a betting signal and are not coloured like one.
DEN
No noteworthy trends
LAC
Divisional 4-2 ATS (67%)
GAME WEATHER
VENUE
DOME
CLIMATE CONTROLLED
IN-GAME WIN PROBABILITY
TOP FANTASY SCORERS2020 SEASON
DEN
Melvin Gordon
RB
198.4 SEASON PPR
Drew Lock
QB
181.3 SEASON PPR
Tim Patrick
WR
161.2 SEASON PPR
LAC
DEEP MATCHUP DATA2020 PRODUCTION BY UNIT
Denver BroncosPASSING
Drew Lock2933 yd · 16 TD · 15 INT
RUSHING
Melvin Gordon986 yd · 9 TD
Phillip Lindsay502 yd · 1 TD
Royce Freeman170 yd · 0 TD
RECEIVING
Jerry Jeudy52 rec · 856 yd · 3 TD
INJURY REPORTWEEK 16
HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORYLAST 5 MEETINGS
| GAME | SCORE | PICK | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN@LACW5 2026 | DEN 23, LAC 17 | DEN | W |
| LAC@DENW18 2025 | LAC 3, DEN 19 | DEN | W |
| DEN@LACW3 2025 | DEN 20, LAC 23 | LAC | W |
| DEN@LACW16 2024 | DEN 27, LAC 34 | DEN | L |
| LAC@DENW6 2024 | LAC 23, DEN 16 | DEN | L |
WHAT PRO ADDS
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Our pick and its win probability, or the final score once the game is played.
COMMON QUESTIONSDEN vs LAC
Our model takes Los Angeles Chargers at 52% win probability, a Tier C pick. The margin models project LAC by 0.6. The market has LAC at -2.5.
Los Angeles Chargers won, DEN 16, LAC 19. Our model had favored Los Angeles Chargers at 52% win probability, and the pick won.
The market has Los Angeles Chargers at -2.5, meaning the book expects Los Angeles Chargers to win by 2.5 points.
In Week 16, the Denver Broncos were without 1 player (Out or Doubtful) and the Los Angeles Chargers were without 2 players (Out or Doubtful).
Sportsbooks have this game at 47.5 combined points. NoPunt's model projects 48.4, 0.9 above the market.
Week 16 of the 2020 season, SUN 4:05 PM.
Denver Broncos, DEN 23, LAC 17 in Week 5 of 2026.
By net EPA per play over the 2020 season, Los Angeles Chargers: DEN -0.147 against LAC +0.001.
