Week in Review | Chargers Prep For Last Game Before the Bye Week

The Chargers are riding a three-game winning streak following their Monday Night Football win over the Broncos in Week 6.

On a short week, the Bolts prepare for the Seahawks, their last opponent before the bye week.

Here’s a breakdown of news from the Chargers seventh week of the season:

On Monday, the Chargers took on the division-rival Broncos in a Monday Night Football showdown at SoFi Stadium. It was a defensive battle, but the Bolts were able to push through and win 19-16 in overtime off of a Dustin Hopkins field goal.

After allowing 13 points in the first half, the Chargers defense went the rest of regulation and overtime allowing only three points — something that allowed them to hang around and eventually pull out the win.

After the game, Chargers Head Coach Brandon Staley talked about the game and the win.

“This is a complete team win. It was a tough, rugged game,” Staley said. “They have an outstanding defense over there. It was tough sledding in every way for all four quarters and overtime.

“It was just a tough and rugged game. It took everybody in Powder Blue to win it,” Staley added.

Both teams held each other to less than 300 yards of total offense, and each team also had a takeaway that led to three points — but one proved more crucial in the final outcome of the game.

With under five minutes left in the overtime period, a heads up play by defensive back Ja’Sir Taylor led to a Denver muffed punt that was recovered by defensive back Deane Leonard. The play gave the ball to the Chargers at the Broncos 28-yard line and led to Hopkins’ game-winner.

Staley talked about the fumble recovery on special teams, praising Taylor, Leonard and other members of the team.

“Ja’Sir and Deane were able to get down there and make something happen,” Staley said. “The fact that you go beat your man, and then you go do the right thing when you get close to the returner, those are young guys, so for them to make that type of impact for our football team…