The Chargers got back in the win column in convincing fashion Sunday with a 23-16 victory over the Broncos.

The Bolts moved to 3-2 on the season and snapped a two-game skid in the process.

Here are five takeaways from Week 6:

1. A win in Denver

The Bolts finally flew home from Denver with a win.

The Chargers jumped on the Broncos early Sunday before holding on late to earn their first win at Mile High since 2018. The Bolts had lost 10 of the past 11 contests in Denver.

For players who have been around a few years, they know how special of a win this is.

"Huge. This is my first win here," Rashawn Slater said. "Incredible, just feels really good to go to divisional opponents house and beat them there, especially in the altitude.

"If you're a lineman, you're worried about it, you're fat, altitude," Slater added. "F it, we won."

The win was also Justin Herbert's first on the road against the Broncos.

"Yeah, we talked about it," Herbert said. "It's been a while since the Chargers have won here.

"We knew it was a tough place to play, awesome atmosphere so we're just happy to walk away with a win," Herbert added.

Derwin James, Jr. hadn't won here since his rookie season.

"Wow, wow. It's major," James said. "You all know the division games count plus two. We haven't won here since 2018, that's a long time ago. Good to get a win for sure."

Even Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, who traveled to Denver when he played for the Bolts, chimed on on the victory.

"Great and glorious win for the team," Harbaugh said. "Really proud of our team."

He later added: "Our guys battled until the end. It's a tough place to get a win."

The Bolts came out flying from the start as Elijah Molden intercepted Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix on Denver's opening possession.

The Chargers kicked a field goal and Denver promptly went three-and-out before Justin Herbert hit rookie Kimani Vidal for a 38-yard touchdown pass and an early 10-0 lead.

The Chargers, who eventually built up a 23-0 lead, held on late to win by a touchdown.

"Huge," Molden said of the big first-half lead. "Even at the end, we ended up winning by seven. We need all those points."

The Bolts are now 2-1 in AFC West play and moved into second play in the division.

Next up is a Week 7 road game against the Cardinals on Monday Night Football.

2. Harbaugh briefly leaves game

The Chargers received a scare when Harbaugh left the game briefly in the first quarter.

The Chargers Head Coach provided an update postgame and said he was dealing with an irregular heartbeat.

"Everything turned out to be okay," Harbaugh said. "I deal with this, it's called atrial flutter, and I got into an episode today with it.

"Doctors checked me out and it got back into normal rhythm, so came back [to the sideline]," Harbaugh added.

Harbaugh said he started feeling some symptoms Saturday night and monitored them throughout Sunday morning.

He alerted the Chargers medical staff, was looked at in the blue tent and headed to the locker room after kickoff.

"We went back, had a little treatment, little IV and I think [they] gave me some kind of magnesium thing," Harbaugh said. "They were on it, which was great."

Harbaugh said he's dealt with this for the past few decades but hadn't had an episode since during the 2012 season. He said he plans to meet with a cardiologist and have more tests ran on Monday.

"Trust the doctors," Harbaugh said. "If you're not going to trust the doctors, who are you going to trust? I've always thought that.

"Came back into the locker room and paramedics came with the EKG and said it was back to the sinus rhythm and said I feel good so went back out there on the field," Harbaugh added.

The news spread to Baltimore as Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh was pulled out of his postgame press conference.

"I think Joe Hortiz called John," Harbaugh said. "Let him know and John told my parents and stuff."

Chargers players said they had no idea something was wrong, as Herbert said he didn't find out until after the game was over.

"He mentioned it last night, but he did a good job of keeping calm because I was on the field," Herbert said. "I was just hoping he was okay. He seemed to be okay after the game.

"Definitely something i'm going to go talk to him about to make sure he's okay," Herbert added.

Morgan Fox added: "Fortunately, he was back on the sideline. But he definitely ain't missing no football."

3. Herbert airs it out

In case you forgot, Justin Herbert remains an elite quarterback.

Despite not putting up his gaudy stats through the first four games of the season (including as he dealt with a high ankle sprain), Herbert had his best game of the season on Sunday.

Herbert, who hadn't surpassed 180 passing yards in a game this season, threw for 237 yards on 34 attempts. He had a touchdown and no interceptions for a passer rating of 92.4.

"I think the important thing as a quarterback is playing to win the game," Herbert said. "Sometimes, there are going to be games where we feel like throwing is our advantage and there's going to be times where we feel we have to run the ball and make sure we're controlling the game.

"It just worked out that way that we were going to throw the ball today," Herbert added. "I thought it was a good opportunity for those guys to make some plays on the outside. They stepped up big time with some balls down field, so it was great to see from them."

Harbaugh smiled when asked to reflect on Herbert's Week 6 outing.

"I thought he was about as precise as he could be, or a quarterback could be," Harbaugh said. "There were some great throws, some great avoid of pressure and just putting the ball in the appropriate spot throughout the entire game, was super impressed.

"Hopefully this reminds everybody that Justin Herbert is really good at playing quarterback," Harbaugh added.

Slater said: "I love it when he throws the ball, we love protecting for him. I'm happy for him to get the opportunity. I feel like we handled business on the ground, too, so it was like the perfect blend. It's what you want."

Herbert spread the ball around, too, as seven different players had at least two receptions.

Simi Fehoko led the way with 44 receiving yards while Ladd McConkey and Will Dissly had four catches apiece.

The Bolts put up a season-high 350 yards of offense as the offense scored points on their first four possessions on Sunday.

The Chargers held the ball for 21-plus minutes in the first half and put up 246 net yards, the most yards in a first half since Week 14 of the 2022 season.

"It was a lot easier when you don't have penalties, turnovers and things like that, you don't have to start behind the chains," Herbert said. "I thought we did a good job of sitting in there, holding our water and making sure that we were good to go up front and get lined up.

"I thought the process was smooth all day and I think that helps us a ton as an offense," Herbert added.

4. Defense adapts on the fly

Through three quarters, the Bolts defense stymied the Broncos to just 88 total yards.

And while Denver had a pair of touchdown drives, the defense took plenty of positives away from the win.

"We started fast," James said. "We didn't finish the way we wanted to but we got the win."

A shorthanded secondary had to adapt on the fly as the game wore on, too.

The Chargers placed Asante Samuel, Jr. on Injured Reserve on Saturday and were also without starting nickel cornerback Ja'Sir Taylor.

Deane Leonard, who was questionable with a hamstring injury, played but ended up missing the majority of the game.

And Kristian Fulton, who was questionable with a knee injury, left the game in the second half.

"Losing Kristian was big, it kind of affected our lineup, but we're just trying to do what we can to just win the game," James said.

As a result, rookie Tarheeb Still moved from nickel cornerback to the outside and let James man the slot. Alohi Gilman and Molden played safety, with AJ Finley coming in for three-safety looks.

"During the game, we had some guys go down and we were shifted into different positions," Molden said. "That's huge credit for them, because they didn't necessarily get the reps at that position in practice, but then last minute they got to adjust. Huge shoutout to them, I'm proud of them."

"They preach on knowing multiple positions and being interchangeable," Still added. "Kristian went down … so we had to adapt on the fly."

Even so, the Chargers allowed just 206 net passing yards Sunday, their second-lowest total of the season.

5. Bolts put together 20-play drive

The Chargers dominated time of possession Sunday as they ended up with the ball for 37 minutes and 23 seconds.

The Bolts also ran 45 total plays in the first half, which is tied for their most in a half since 2000.

A big reason why?

An astounding 20-play drive that spanned 10-plus minutes and a pair of quarters in Denver.

"I could feel it," Herbert said. "It was definitely a tough job but to be able to do that is huge in this league.

"I think it speaks a lot of volume to our conditioning, especially our strength and conditioning program that we've installed here," Herbert added. "To be able to go on a drive like that keeps our defense off the field, let's them relax and cover. So it helps us as a team."

Slater added: "Especially in Denver, you have to be ready for it, but I think we were. We came to fight today. It was exciting, it was fun. We were having fun out there and we got it done."

The Chargers took possession with 1:50 left in the first quarter and promptly picked up seven first downs along the way, including converting on their first four tries on third downs.

Although the drive ended with just three points as the offense stalled in the red zone, it set the tone for the day and allowed the Bolts defense to hang out on the bench.

"You love it. You love every second of it," Fox said. "Especially when up here and the air is a little thinner, you love being able to take a breather, kind of reload, be able to go back out, keep playing at the level we were playing.

"I remember saying a couple times, 'We've been sitting around for a long time," added Fox, who joked he had to re-do his warmup routine.

James added: "We were fresh. I think we played in the first half like 15 or 20 plays in the first half."

Denver ran just 20 plays in the first half and gained just 60 yards.

"It keeps our defense off the field. Keeps their offense off the field," Harbaugh said. "That was a heck of a drive."