Thursday Night Football: Chargers vs Broncos open thread and picks

The AFC West is currently set to have three teams in it NFL playoffs. The Kansas City Chiefs already has the division locked up and competing for the no. 1 seed. Then there is Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos fighting to stay in the postseason.

These two teams also happen to have two of the best defenses in the NFL. They both allow just 17.6 points per game. match, which is tied for the top spot with Philadelphia Eagles.

The Chargers defense is led by Derwin James at safety and a pass-rushing duo of Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack. They consistently make life hard on opposing offenses. Then quarterback Justin Herbert has to get just enough to happen on offense.

The Broncos defense has one of the best corners in the NFL in Pat Surtain II. They also have a nice pass rushing duo with Nik Bonitto and Jonathan Cooper who have a combined 19.5 sacks.

Rookie quarterback Bo Nix has also had an up-and-down season, but this defense has been able to cover most of his downs so far.

This game will likely come down to whether Nix or Herbert can not only make plays to win near the end, but more importantly avoid the catastrophic mistake that costs the team as both defenses smell blood in the water.

FanDuel Sportsbook currently has the Chargers as 2.5-point favorites at home.

Here’s who our employees go with:

Come and join tonight’s open thread!