SAN DIEGO -- As expected, Brandon Flowers did not practice on Tuesday, an indication that the San Diego Chargers' most impactful cornerback will not be on the field on Thursday against the Denver Broncos.

Flowers suffered a concussion during the first half of last week's game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Flowers did attend practice, wearing a helmet while watching from the sidelines. But Flowers did not have cleats on, an indication that he would not be participating in any work on the field.

Along with Flowers, inside linebacker Manti Te'o (foot), outside linebacker Dwight Freeney, center Rich Ohrnberger and running backs Donald Brown (concussion) and Ryan Mathews (knee) did not practice on Tuesday.

Chargers head coach Mike McCoy indicated that Freeney and Ohrnberger did not practice in order to take a rest day for this week.

Cornerbacks Jason Verrett (shoulder) and Steve Williams (groin), along with outside linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu (hamstring) were limited participants. Verrett and Attaochu did not play last week against Kansas City, but could be impact players on defense against a talented Denver offense led by Peyton Manning.

However, defensive coordinator John Pagano said his defense has to be ready no matter what players are healthy on Thursday.

"Whoever is up on Thursday night, it's our job to get them in position to go out there and make plays," Pagano said. "We've played at times this year through this stretch at a high level. But we've got to a better job of getting these guys coached up better, and getting them to go out on the field and execute better."