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          Andre Roberts' 101-yard kickoff return helps Los Angeles Chargers keep postseason hopes alive

          • Shelley Smith, ESPN ReporterJan 2, 2022, 11:46 PM
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              Shelley Smith joined ESPN in January 1997 after working part-time as a reporter for the network since 1993. She has covered Super Bowls, the NBA Finals, the BCS championship game, the Stanley Cup playoffs, golf and tennis championships and more.
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          Los Angeles Chargers return man Andre Roberts was a yard deep in the end zone when the Denver Broncos kicked it to him. He ended the play with a 101-yard kickoff return touchdown to give the Chargers a 27-6 lead early in the fourth quarter.

          Roberts' touchdown pretty much closed the door on the Broncos, who had just closed the deficit to 20-6 on a 23-yard field goal by Brandon McManus. An illegal formation penalty forced Denver to kick the field goal instead of going for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal from the 1, setting up Roberts' score.

          With the touchdown, Roberts becomes the only active player with three kickoff return touchdowns and three punt return touchdowns in his career and only the 11th player since the 1970 merger to have three of each.