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Good-on-good matchups make for must-see TV in the NFL. Good-on-bad matchups often determine the outcome of games. If the Broncos are to run their winning streak to four games Sunday by beating the Los Angeles Chargers, they’re likely going to have to notch a win or two in an area where they’ll be big underdogs: The offensive red zone. Denver through five weeks is tied for 27th in the NFL with a 43.8% red zone touchdown rate, though they’ve been on a bit of an upswing recently.

The Broncos depth at wide receiver will be tested in the coming weeks. Veteran wide receiver Josh Reynolds is expected to miss some time after undergoing a minor finger surgery, a source told The Denver Post. Reynolds will miss Sunday’s game against the Chargers, and potentially more. Head coach Sean Payton did not comment on Reynolds’ procedure. He appeared to have sustained the injury while falling to the ground following his touchdown catch in the fourth quarter of Week 5’s win over the Raiders. Reynolds has been absent from practice this week and was not seen on the side field with other injured players.

Around the AFC See ya, Saleh. The New York Jets dropped a major news bomb Tuesday when they got home from London and fired head coach Robert Saleh. Then the interim HC, Jeff Ulbrich, took offensive play-calling duties away from Nathaniel Hackett, dealing another blow to the former Broncos head coach.

Chargers (2-2) at Broncos (3-2) When: Sunday, 2:05 p.m. MT Where: Empower Field at Mile High Stadium Radio/TV: 850 AM, 94.1 FM/CBS Line: Broncos +3 Broncos-Chargers series: Denver is 72-55-1 in 128 regular-season games dating back to 1960; the Broncos won 16-9 in the last meeting, on Dec. 31, 2023, at home, and have won three in a row against its divisional foe. In the spotlight: Bo Nix and Justin Herbert passed like ships in the night at Oregon Before Justin Herbert and Bo Nix’s first matchup against each other in the NFL, they were one-time foes in college. In 2019, Nix was thrown into the fire as a true freshman at Auburn.

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