A missed San Diego Chargers field goal is the difference at halftime in yet another game where the Denver Broncos offense struggled to put points on the board. The Denver Broncos lead the Chargers 10-7 in Denver thanks to a Bradley Roby pick-six in the second quarter.

After kicking a field goal on the opening possession, a nine-play 65-yard drive, the Broncos offense failed to score another point and posted just 90 total yards on the next six possessions – including a very questionable call to throw from midfield on fourth down with 19 seconds remaining in the half.

The defense buckled down and forced a batted pass and a sack to keep San Diego out of field goal range to end the half. On the previous possession Chargers kicker Josh Lambo missed a potential game-tying 45-yard attempt.

For as anemic as the Denver offense was in the first half – averaging just 4.84 yards per play – the defense did its part after again allowing an opening-drive touchdown.

San Diego produced seven points on seven plays, then produced just 68 yards of total offense to follow.

Denver’s biggest play of the half came on a deep pass to Emmanuel Sanders, a 37-yard diving grab to get Denver inside San Diego territory. Denver would get as far as the San Diego 7-yard line before Trevor Siemian was sacked and fumbled, eventually leading to the missed Lambo field goal.

Bradley Roby’s tipped interception and 51-yard return for a touchdown was one of the few highlights for Denver in a half that saw them lose defensive coordinator Wade Phillips in a sideline collision.

Here’s what the team at Mile High Sports and our favorite follows around the Denver media had to say about how things unfolded in the first half…

Offense struggles again…

https://twitter.com/AllbrightNFL/status/792833774186663936

The lone offensive highlight…

Defense allows another opening drive TD…

https://twitter.com/Raj_Sharan/status/792823798319812612

Bradley Roby makes the game-changing play…

https://twitter.com/Broncos/status/792843215862845440