Broncos Host Chargers for Right to Play for AFC Crown
The Denver Broncos get back to business this week when they host one of four intriguing Divisional Round games. Their opponent this week? The surprising San Diego Chargers – a team that beat Denver 27-20 at Mile High in Week 14.
The top-seeded Broncos and the San Diego Chargers will meet for the third time this season when they face off in the AFC Playoffs on Sunday afternoon in Denver.
The Denver Broncos will do battle with the San Diego Chargers on Thursday Night Football at Mile High. Denver has a fair lead over Kansas City in the AFC West and can all but clinch their division with a win on Thursday night, while San Diego can kiss their slim playoff hopes goodbye with a loss in Denver.
Headline: Key AFC West Showdown on Week 11 Schedule – Chargers Visit Broncos
Is there any team in the NFL that does a better job of shooting themselves in the foot than the San Diego Chargers? The Bolts head out on the road this week to try to keep their ever-fading playoff hopes alive. Their chore this week – to derail a Denver Broncos team that has won four of five and is knocking on the door of elite status in the NFL.
The San Diego Chargers (3-1) have a chance to knock off a division rival and put up their third of the season when they take on the Denver Broncos (1-3) at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Sunday.
Sunday, November 22nd – 4:15 PM ET
Invesco Field – Denver, CO
NFL Point Spread: NA
This AFC West movie script sounds awfully familiar. In 2008, the San Diego Chargers stood at 4-8 after 12 games. They beat Oakland to move to 5-8, but found themselves three games behind the Denver Broncos with three games left to play.
Talk about bad blood!
When the San Diego Chargers (0-1 SU, 0-1 ATS, 1-0 O/U) and Denver Broncos (1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS, 1-0 O/U) met last Christmas Eve for a late season matchup that meant little to the Chargers, little did anyone know that the heated confrontation between the two teams would spark some strong hostility (hatred?) that would linger the entire offseason.
