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Mile High Report staff· Oct 11, 2026

The collective staff prediction has the Broncos beating the Chargers 29-16 on the road in Week 5.

“Collectively, our Mile High Report staff is predicting a narrow Broncos 29-16 victory on the road over the Chargers.”

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The call scored 83.3 out of 100, against 36.5 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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  • Score PredictionsDenver BroncosOct 11, 2026

    Denver Broncos 29 — Chargers 16

    “Collectively, our Mile High Report staff is predicting a narrow Broncos 29-16 victory on the road over the Chargers.”

    Hit · 83Scored 83.33a naive guess scored 36.48+83.4 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    23-17
    skill:
    83.4
    they picked:
    DEN
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    83.33
    baseline:
    36.48
    difficulty:
    1.78
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    6
    weeks left when called:
    14
    naive home margin:
    0.32
    predicted margin:
    13

    Closing line (Oct 11): Broncos by 3.5, total 42.5 · this 29–16 calls a bigger Broncos win (by 13) and more points (45).

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