SAN DIEGO (AP) – Brock Osweiler and the Denver Broncos got a remarkably easy victory Sunday against the San Diego Chargers.
It probably helped that the thousands of orange-clad fans made it feel more like a home game. And it certainly helped that they were playing the hapless Chargers.
Osweiler threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas on the game’s opening drive and Danny Trevathan intercepted Philip Rivers and returned it 25 yards for a score to lead the Broncos to a 17-3 victory.
Osweiler was 16 of 26 for 166 yards as he moved to 3-0 since he took over for the injured Peyton Manning. The Broncos improved to 10-2 as they close in on their fifth straight AFC West crown.
San Diego fell to 3-9, taking its fifth straight home loss and its fifth straight against division foes. It was the Chargers’ second consecutive home game without a touchdown; they lost to AFC West rival Kansas City 33-3 on Nov. 22. It’s been more than a year since they’ve beaten a division foe.