2026 Week 5 · Final
DEN 23, LAC 17
DEN at LAC: every skill player's line next to our pre-game projection.
Recap
DEN beat LAC 23–17. J.K. Dobbins led everyone with 15 PPR points: 18 carries for 68 yards, 1 touchdown. Also worth a look: Kimani Vidal (LAC, 12.6), Justin Herbert (LAC, 10.2). The surprise was Kimani Vidal: 13 points against our 4.6 projection. DEN's defense made its mark: 5 sacks, 3 takeaways against LAC.
DEN
Team comparison
LAC
| 23 | Points | 17 |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Plays | 63 |
| 123 | Passing yards | 121 |
| 106 | Rushing yards | 155 |
| 29 · 51% | Dropbacks · pass rate | 31 · 50% |
| 28 | Designed runs | 31 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 5 |
| 103 | Air yards | 154 |
| 11 | Red-zone plays | 2 |
| 13 | Drives | 13 |
From play-by-play. Yards: quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends who played.
DEN
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix | 16/27 | 123 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.K. Dobbins | 15.414.413.4 | 10.19.79.2 | RB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 68 | 1 |
| Courtland Sutton | 9.88.87.8 | 9.67.96.3 | WR | 3 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Engram | 9.57.55.5 | 6.04.83.6 | TE | 4 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Nix | 7.97.97.9 | 14.714.714.7 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 4.83.82.8 | 12.810.58.1 | WR | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Troy Franklin | 3.62.61.6 | 4.23.42.6 | WR | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. | 2.91.90.9 | 3.12.51.9 | WR | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | 1.81.30.8 | 1.91.51.2 | WR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Badie | 1.10.60.1 | 3.32.72.0 | RB | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| RJ Harvey | 0.70.70.7 | 9.48.16.8 | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Adam Prentice | 0.30.30.3 | 0.70.50.4 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman | 0.00.00.0 | 2.82.31.7 | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Adkins | 0.00.00.0 | 2.72.11.6 | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LAC
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 14/24 | 121 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimani Vidal | 12.612.111.6 | 4.64.23.7 | RB | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 1 |
| Justin Herbert | 10.210.210.2 | 8.58.58.5 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 0 |
| Hayden Rucci | 7.77.26.7 | 1.10.90.7 | TE | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keaton Mitchell | 5.94.42.9 | 6.15.54.8 | RB | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Omarion Hampton | 4.94.43.9 | 9.48.77.9 | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 33 | 0 |
| Charlie Kolar | 4.73.21.7 | 3.62.92.1 | TE | 4 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 4.23.22.2 | 2.72.31.9 | WR | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Harris | 3.62.61.6 | 8.77.15.5 | WR | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theo Wease Jr. | 2.62.11.6 | 3.22.62.1 | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Ingold | 0.00.00.0 | 0.90.70.5 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derius Davis | 0.00.00.0 | 1.51.20.9 | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Matlock | 0.00.00.0 | 0.60.50.4 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden II | 0.00.00.0 | 10.48.56.6 | TE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Car = official carries (QB scrambles included). Pts = scored points. Scored points use the official stats, including 2-point conversions and return touchdowns. Projections leave those two out: they are rare and not modeled.