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Just three weeks remain in the 2024 NFL regular season, and — from the first game on Thursday to the final game on Monday — playoff spots and seeding will be on the line during a full, 16-game Week 16 schedule. On Thursday, the Denver Broncos can clinch a playoff berth. Two days later, the Kansas City Chiefs can take one more step toward earning the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs. On Sunday the Philadelphia Eagles can win the NFC East. And on Monday night, the Green Bay Packers can wrap up a playoff berth if a combination of teams chasing them haven’t done so already by losing their matchups.
The Broncos are 2.5-point underdogs at the Los Angeles Chargers, and the Chiefs are 1.5-point underdogs against the Houston Texans. The Eagles are 3.5-point favorites at the Commanders, while the Packers are big 13.5-point favorites against the Saints.
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Broncos at Chargers (Thursday)
Kickoff time 8:15 p.m. ETPoint spread Chargers -2.5Money line Chargers -150, Broncos +125Total 42
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Both the Broncos (9-5) and the Chargers (8-6) are well positioned to make the playoffs as wild card teams, but this game still has potentially significant ramifications. Denver can end the franchise’s eight-year playoff drought with a win or a tie (or if the Dolphins, Bengals and Colts all don’t win). Meanwhile Los Angeles, which owns the third and final wild card spot in the AFC entering Week 16, could leapfrog the Broncos in the standings with a win on Thursday. That could mean the difference between having to open the…
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Author : Gene Menez
Publish date : 2024-12-18 21:08:00
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