Brandon Staley plays starters when Chargers' playoff seed is locked, with bad results
The Los Angeles Chargers have dealt with big injuries all season. What happened in the early games in Week 18, with the Chargers locking up the No. Staley played the Chargers' starters in the first half and it turned out about as poorly as you'd expect. Staley came to the Chargers last season with the reputation of being a forward thinker, and was ridiculed for some of his extremely aggressive fourth-down decisions. Staley seemed indecisive on everything this season, though he navigated the injuries to get the Chargers to the playoffs.
wftv.comBroncos, Wilson edge Niners, Garoppolo 11-10 in prime time
“We're still learning each other as a whole new system,” Wilson said after the Broncos grinded out an 11-10 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night. “That’s a Super Bowl caliber football team on the other side,” said Russell Wilson, who improved to 17-4 against San Francisco and 9-2 against Kyle Shanahan. The Broncos' only sustained drive was a 12-play, 80-yarder that included a 12-yard scramble by Wilson and a 19-yard dart to Courtland Sutton at the San Francisco 5. Bradley Chubb sacked Garoppolo for a 12-yard loss to the San Francisco 3. UP NEXTThe 49ers host the Rams on Monday night, Oct. 3, and the Broncos visit the Raiders on Sunday.
wftv.comBroncos, Wilson edge Niners, Garoppolo 11-10 in prime time
Russell Wilson and the Broncos (2-1) won despite going three-and-out nine times. Bradley Chubb sacked Garoppolo for a 12-yard loss to the San Francisco 3. The only other game in NFL history that finished 11-10 came on Nov. 16, 2008, when the Steelers edged the Chargers. Robbie Gould's 51-yarder then gave San Francisco a 10-5 edge with 14 minutes remaining. UP NEXTThe 49ers host the Rams on Monday night, Oct. 3, and the Broncos visit the Raiders on Sunday.
wftv.comGostkowski finally delivers in Titans' 16-14 win at Denver
Denver Broncos inside linebacker Josey Jewell (47) celebrates his stop of Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)DENVER – New kicker Stephen Gostkowski avoided a disastrous debut with the Tennessee Titans in the nick of time. The Titans escaped Denver with a 16-14 victory Monday night on Gostkowski’s 25-yard field goal with 17 seconds left after he’d missed four kicks, one in each quarter. Gostkowski missed three field goals: wide left, wide right and a block, and he missed an extra point. And Gostkowski became the first kicker to miss three field goals and a PAT in the same game since Mason Crosby missed four field goals and a PAT for the Packers against the Lions in 2018.