While the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers have gone in different directions over the past month, their end-of-season destination (at least heading into Week 16) appears to be the same: the AFC playoff bracket. With a win Thursday night, the Broncos (winners of four straight) can make that official, while the Chargers (losers of three of their last four) can keep their distance from the bottom of the AL wild-card bracket. AFC and the teams on the list. outside looking in.
Los Angeles limps into Thursday Night Football’s Week 16 opener after a 40-17 home loss to the emerging Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Erasing that as quickly as possible could be a good opportunity for the Chargers, who enter the week two games ahead of the Colts, Dolphins and Bengals for that final wild card spot. Denver, which beat the Colts last week behind a three-touchdown, three-interception performance from Bo Nix, found a way to extend its winning streak to four and would love to carry that momentum into a mini-bye at the end of the season with a playoff. place in hand with two games left.
In Week 6, the Chargers won the teams’ first meeting in Denver, 23-16. Justin Herbert threw for 237 yards and a touchdown pass in that win.
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Time: 8:15 pm Eastern Time
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Location: SoFi Stadium | Inglewood, California.
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Transmission: Amazon Prime Video