A blocked field goal as time expired saw the Denver Broncos hold on to a 24-21 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night.
Shelby Harris got a hand on Younghoe Koo's 44-yard field-goal attempt with a second left to avoid the Broncos blowing a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter and the game going to overtime.
Moments earlier, Koo was successful with his first go at the kick, but new Denver head coach Vance Joseph had called a timeout to ice the kicker and see it retaken.
Denver had taken a 24-7 lead into the fourth quarter, with quarterback Trevor Siemian throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for another, but two turnovers helped bring the Chargers back into the contest.
Philip Rivers, who had been held to only 115 yards passing through three quarters, then engineered a comeback with touchdown strikes to Keenan Allen and Travis Benjamin barely a minute apart.
With their lead cut to three, the Broncos had the chance to double it late in the fourth but Brandon McManus missed with his field-goal attempt, but Koo's failed effort saw Denver open the season with a home win.