{"id":380999,"date":"2025-09-19T19:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T19:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/380999\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T19:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T19:23:09","slug":"what-sean-paytons-team-must-do-to-upset-the-l-a-chargers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/380999\/","title":{"rendered":"What Sean Payton’s team must do to upset the L.A. Chargers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denver Post beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Luca Evans are back to preview Denver\u2019s Week 3 game at the Los Angeles Chargers. Is this an early inflection point for Sean Payton\u2019s team? Is it that big of a deal if Denver drops to 1-2? And what must the the Broncos do in order to pull the upset and tie the Chargers early in the season atop the AFC West standings? A look inside the matchups between Vance Joseph\u2019s defense and Justin Herbert and then the Broncos\u2019 budding running game against L.A.\u2019s stout, unique defense.<\/p>\n

All that, plus predictions and more on the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast.<\/p>\n

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