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Mile High Moments: The 5 plays that led to the Broncos' 23-17 win vs. the Chargers

**ENGLEWOOD, Colo. —** The Broncos made the plays when they mattered.

And following Denver's 23-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 5, we're taking a closer look at some of those key snaps. As part of our new series, we're using the NFL's Next Gen Stats technology to count down the five moments that added the most win percentage points to Denver's odds of coming out victorious.

Early in the fourth quarter, the Broncos' chances of winning dropped to 15 percent. These were a handful of the plays that helped the Broncos surge back to earn their first divisional win of the year.

\[Note: All percentages via NFL Next Gen Stats.\]

**5\. D.J. Jones sets up a crucial stop**

_Win percentage points added: +8% (69% to 77%)_

The Broncos had just taken a 20-17 lead when the Chargers regained possession with 5:07 to play. On the second snap of the series, though, D.J. Jones took down Justin Herbert for Denver's third sack of the half. Denver rushed five on the play, and Jones beat Cole Strange to get to the Chargers' quarterback. Herbert fumbled the football on the sack before regaining possession, and the play set up a third-and-18 with a little more than four minutes to play. Los Angeles would have one more ensuing drive, but this marked the Chargers' last possession that wasn't heavily restricted by the game clock. Early in the series, Jones made his impact felt.

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