The Broncos arrived at SoFi Stadium in Week 16 last year armed with three games to end their postseason drought but convinced they’d need just one.
The Los Angeles Chargers, playing without running back J.K. Dobbins for the fourth straight week due to a knee injury, went three-and-out to start the Thursday night game.
Denver coach Sean Payton responded with an opening script straight out of a Run The Ball Guy fever dream: Seven rushes for 43 yards. Four different players carried the ball out of the backfield. A play sheet that literally said “Run It!