▁to ▁snap ▁a ▁three - game ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁and ▁give ▁ro ok ie ▁Q B ▁Jay ▁C ut ler ▁his ▁first ▁NFL ▁win , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁fle w ▁to ▁Qual comm ▁Stadium ▁for ▁an ▁A FC ▁West ▁rem atch ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁quarter , ▁Den ver ▁tra iled ▁early ▁as ▁Q B ▁Philip ▁R ivers ▁completed ▁a ▁ 1 2 - yard ▁T D ▁pass ▁to ▁TE ▁Antonio ▁G ates , ▁while ▁FB ▁Lorenzo ▁Ne al ▁got ▁a ▁ 4 - yard ▁T D ▁run . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁quarter , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁with ▁k icker ▁Jason ▁El am ' s ▁ 3 4 - yard ▁field ▁goal . ▁ ▁However , ▁San ▁Diego ' s ▁domin ance ▁continued ▁with ▁R B ▁La D ain ian ▁Tom lin son ' s ▁ 1 - yard ▁T D ▁run , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 - yard ▁T D ▁pass ▁from ▁R ivers ▁to ▁G ates . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁quarter , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁showed ▁some ▁signs ▁of ▁life ▁as ▁C ut ler ▁completed ▁a ▁ 2 8 - yard ▁T D ▁pass ▁and ▁an ▁ 1 1 - yard ▁T D ▁pass ▁to ▁ro ok ie ▁TE ▁Tony ▁Sch eff ler , ▁while ▁El am ▁na iled ▁a ▁ 3 3 - yard ▁field ▁goal . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter , ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ▁pulled ▁away ▁with ▁k