The Denver Broncos take part in a matchup where all the marbles are on the line Los Angeles Chargers. Football on Thursday evenings will be the stage for the Broncos’ biggest game since 2015.

The Broncos haven’t made the playoffs since 2015, a season that culminated in a Super Bowl 50 victory and the team’s third Lombardi Trophy. There have been some dark days since then, but Sean Payton has overcome the crisis and given the Broncos their first winning season since 2016.

Thursday night at SoFi Stadium offers Payton and the Broncos a chance to make a real statement and secure a playoff spot. And it won’t be easy, as the Chargers defeated the Broncos in Denver in Week 6, handily defeating them.

As Week 16 begins, several Broncos are on the verge of reaching career milestones and records. Here’s what to look for in Broncos-Chargers.

Nix needs 28 passing yards to become the 16th player in NFL history to reach 3,000 passing yards and 20 passing scores as a rookie.

Sutton needs 122 yards through the air to record the second 1,000-yard receiving season of his career.

Bonitto needs a full sack to become the third Bronco in team history to record at least 1.0 sack in 11 games in a season.

Allen needs a sack to start a new career, the highest number of sacks per season. He has five.

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Surtain needs one pass defended to record the most pass breakups by a Broncos cornerback in his first four seasons in team history.

Cooper needs a half-sack to tie former Broncos defensive tackle Shelby Harris for the fourth-most quarterback takedowns by a seventh-round pick in team history. It should be noted that Harris was not drafted by the Broncos. Cooper was in 2021.

Elliss needs 1.5 sacks to tie defensive end Shane Dronett for the fifth-most quarterback takedowns by a rookie in team history.

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