▁ ▁Following ▁their ▁season ▁swe ep ▁over ▁the ▁Ra iders , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁went ▁home ▁for ▁a ▁Sunday ▁Night ▁match - up ▁with ▁their ▁A FC ▁West ▁rival , ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers . ▁ ▁With ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁division ▁on ▁the ▁line , ▁both ▁sides ▁would ▁play ▁t ough . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁quarter , ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ▁got ▁the ▁only ▁score ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁as ▁La D ain ian ▁Tom lin son ▁scored ▁on ▁a ▁ 3 - yard ▁T D ▁run ▁on ▁a ▁ 9 8 - yard ▁drive . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁quarter , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁with ▁R B ▁Mike ▁Bell ▁getting ▁two ▁ 3 - yard ▁T D ▁runs . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁quarter , ▁k icker ▁Jason ▁El am ▁completed ▁a ▁ 4 2 - yard ▁field ▁goal , ▁while ▁C B ▁D arr ent ▁Williams ▁returned ▁an ▁inter ception ▁ 3 1 ▁yards ▁for ▁a ▁touch down . ▁ ▁However , ▁things ▁started ▁getting ▁gr im ▁as ▁Tom lin son ▁( who ▁histor ically ▁had ▁difficulty ▁against ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁in ▁Den ver ) ▁expl oded ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 - yard ▁T D ▁run ▁and ▁a ▁ 5 1 - yard ▁touch down ▁reception . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter , ▁El am ▁would ▁get ▁a ▁ 3 8 - yard ▁field ▁goal , ▁but ▁San ▁Diego ▁managed ▁to ▁wrap ▁up ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁Q B ▁Philip ▁R ivers ▁comple ting ▁a ▁