Initial thoughts from the Broncos’ 34-27 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 16 at SoFi Stadium: 1. Self-inflicted wounds: As sheer pain goes, that Chiefs road game’s got a little company now. You don’t need to see the world with orange-and-blue glasses to notice that the Broncos gifted the Bolts at least nine points in the middle of the contest.

Sean Payton and Vance deserve all the blame for this game. Sean called plays like an asshole and got way too conservative in the 2nd half. Inexcusable. Vance made zero adjustments and has now got his ass kicked 2 of the last 3 games.

The Los Angeles Chargers had a night on Thursday. Justin Herbert and company earned a thrilling 34-27 come-from-behind victory over the Denver Broncos at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Chargers were down by as many as 11 points in the game but battled back and held the Broncos to only six points in the final two quarters.