The AFC West would have been just fine if Peyton Manning would have picked a different division to play in. Manning improved to 3-0 in games against AFC West foes as the Denver Broncos defeated the San Diego Chargers, 30-23.
Manning started off shaky as Eric Weddle intercepted one of his first quarter passes and returned it for a touchdown to give the Chargers a 7-0 lead. It was the only lead the Chargers would have all day. Manning got hot throwing three touchdown passes. Matt Prater was 3 for 3 on field goal attempts. As a team, the Broncos rushed for more than 100 yards and averaged 5.6 yards per carry.
The Chargers offense couldn’t keep up with the Broncos. Philip Rivers was intercepted twice and lost a fumble. Rivers did hook up with Danario Alexander for two touchdowns after the game was out of hand.
The win makes the Broncos 7-3 and the Chargers 4-6. The Broncos have beaten the Chargers in both of their meetings and essentially have a four game lead in the AFC West with six games to play.
Next week, the Broncos (7-3) will travel to Kansas City to play the lowly Chiefs, and the Chargers (4-6) will travel to Baltimore to play the Ravens.
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