A battle of two potential AFC playoff teams.
A flex in the schedule has an AFC West matchup Thursday night between likely two playoff teams in the Los Angeles Chargers and the Denver Broncos.
Check down below to see Pats Pulpit’s picks tonight and head to the comment section to further discussion tonight’s Thursday night action.
Patriots rooting guide
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Patriots picks
Oliver Thomas: The Chargers haven’t looked the same offensively since J.K. Dobbins landed on injured reserve, scoring 17 points in each game since the calendar turned to December. Gus Edwards has led the ground attack over that span with outings of 32, 36 and 23 yards. It’s hard to see that changing against a Broncos defense has allowed 3.9 yards per carry this season while also giving up just 6.5 yards per pass attempt. | Broncos 20, Chargers 16
Brian Hines: We still don’t believe in Bo Nix here, but that Broncos defense is a different story. There use of star corner Patrick Surtain could decide this game, whether they move him inside to handle Ladd McConkey or leave him along the outside. While Justin Herbert has cooled off with just four touchdowns over the last four weeks as the run game has dried up, we’ll take them to bounce back in division at home. | Chargers 23, Broncos 17
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