Chargers @ Broncos Pregame Discussion Thread (Wk 18)

[wu-dai clan]

See Staley post game presser.
We are not resting anybody.

[Maniaque 6]

Take a 30 points lead and then, rest your men !

[captaind]

F the Donkeys. Don't rest anyone.

[SuperCharged]

Please can we see some Spiller?!

Please can we see a Horvath run or reception?

Kelly looking good. So can the TT haters say something about his scouting of Ek? Or that doesn't count?

Secondary is good. Davis is playing at a pro bowl level IMO.

This is easily the best MW has played in his career. Way to peak MW!!!!!

Slayer should change his nic to SMOOTH. When healthy he is a smooth goto.

Does anyone have some intel on the return of Slater??? OMG that will be HUGE!

[Velo]

With the Steelers winning, the Chargers don’t have to win next week to wrap up the #5 seed. The Ravens play @ Bengals next week. If they lose to the Bengals, the Chargers are the #5 seed regardless of whether they beat the Broncos. Therefore, I think the league will schedule Chargers @ Broncos on Saturday and the Ravens @ Bengals on Sunday to ensure Staley plays to win.

[Bolt-O]

No Saturday game, just Sunday Late. Need to find out who will broadcast though, it could be Fox.

Ravens lose next week, Chargers clinch the #5, regardless of the Broncos game.

[Trumpet Man]

With the Steelers winning, the Chargers don’t have to win next week to wrap up the #5 seed. The Ravens play @ Bengals next week. If they lose to the Bengals, the Chargers are the #5 seed regardless of whether they beat the Broncos. Therefore, I think the league will schedule Chargers @ Broncos on Saturday and the Ravens @ Bengals on Sunday to ensure Staley plays to win.

I am not positive BUT I think the CBA will prohibit this from happening. Normally only one Saturday can be used for the NFL unless the new CBA says otherwise.

[CanadianBoltFan]

Game is meaningless. Rest starters. 5 vs 6th seed is not worth any injury risk.

How can you say that?

You would rather go to Cincy to face the Bengals and Burrow than play in nice weather against the Jaguars?

[Air Coryell]

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How can you say that?

You would rather go to Cincy to face the Bengals and Burrow than play in nice weather against the Jaguars?[/QUOTE

Healthy vs injury. 1st round isn't the goal.

[ChargersPowderBlue]

With the Steelers winning, the Chargers don’t have to win next week to wrap up the #5 seed. The Ravens play @ Bengals next week. If they lose to the Bengals, the Chargers are the #5 seed regardless of whether they beat the Broncos. Therefore, I think the league will schedule Chargers @ Broncos on Saturday and the Ravens @ Bengals on Sunday to ensure Staley plays to win.

The Ravens vs Bengals might be scheduled to play at the same time and window as Chargers vs Broncos. If I had to guess.

[SuperCharged]

We want the 5th seed and will play like it.

[Velo]

The Ravens vs Bengals might be scheduled to play at the same time and window as Chargers vs Broncos. If I had to guess.

Yes, I think you are probably correct. Another thing to consider is that if the Bengals beat the Bills tomorrow night, they clinch the division and won't have to beat the Ravens next week, and Zac Taylor might want to rest his starters and not care if the Ravens win. Though, there is so much bad blood between the these two teams I have a difficult time believing they Bengals would roll over for the Ravens in that way.