Chargers' comeback denies Broncos playoff-clinching win

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- In a game that saw something that hadn't happened in the NFL in 48 years, the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers ended Thursday night's game in the same place they started -- on the verge of making the playoffs.

The Chargers overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to beat the Broncos 34-27 at SoFi Stadium, delaying Denver's playoff return for at least another week while clinching the head-to-head tiebreaker in case the teams have the same record at the end of the season

Quarterback Justin Herbert threw for 284 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdown passes for the Chargers, whose defense gave up three first-half touchdowns but…