{"id":654069,"date":"2026-01-04T20:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/654069\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T20:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:17:11","slug":"los-angeles-chargers-injury-updates-inactive-list-vs-denver-broncos-in-nfl-week-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/654069\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Chargers injury updates, inactive list vs. Denver Broncos in NFL Week 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boltsfromtheblue.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> are getting ready for their Week 18 matchup against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Chargers have clinched a playoff spot, so they are opting to sit a few of their key players against the Broncos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Defensive back Elijah Molden (hamstring), defensive back Derwin James Jr., running back Omarion Hampton (ankle), quarterback Justin Herbert, outside linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu, offensive tackle Jamaree Salyer (hamstring) and center Bradley Bozeman (concussion) are the inactives for the Chargers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">With Herbert out, Trey Lance will get the start for the Chargers at quarterback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Meanwhile, cornerback Reese Taylor, outside linebacker Que Robinson, linebacker Dre Greenlaw, offensive tackle Geron Christian, tight end Marcedes Lewis and defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers have been ruled out for the Broncos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Kickoff between the Chargers and Broncos is set for 1:25 p.m. PT. Fans can watch the game on CBS or stream it on Paramount Plus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Chargers are getting ready for their Week 18 matchup against the Denver Broncos at Empower&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":654070,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2062],"tags":[232,231,258,2426,7,47722,2453,2468,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-654069","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-broncos","8":"tag-broncos","9":"tag-denver","10":"tag-denver-broncos","11":"tag-denverbroncos","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-los-angeles-chargers-injuries","14":"tag-los-angeles-chargers-news","15":"tag-los-angeles-chargers-roster","16":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/654070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=654069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=654069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}