In their Week 6 matchup earlier this year, the Broncos’ defense didn’t allow Justin Herbert to throw a touchdown pass, but unfortunately it didn’t matter as the Chargers' special teams came up massively in the game, and injured kicker Dustin Hopkins nailed four field goals -including a game-winning kick in overtime.

The Broncos' offense did struggle but the biggest reason why the Broncos fell to the Chargers 19-16 was because, on a punt, P.J. Locke was pushed into returner Montrell Washington and that caused a muffed punt that the Chargers recovered, leading to Hopkins’ heroics.

Chargers’ offseason moves

Key Gains: Khalil Mack, JC Jackson, Kyle Van Noy, Gerald Everett, Sebastian Joseph-Day, Troy Reeder

Key losses: Jared Cook, Chris Harris Jr, Uchenna Nwosu, Kyzir White, Justin Jones, DT Jerry Tillery,

2022 Draft: round one: (17) OG Zion Johnson; round 3: (79) S JT Woods; round four: (123) RB Isaiah Spiller; round five (160) DL Otito Ogbonnia; round six: (195) OG Jamaree Sayler, (214) CB Ja’Sir Taylor; round seven: (236) CB Deane Leonard, (260) FB Zander Horvath.