The Denver Broncos are on their way to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 2005 after a 24-17 win over the San Diego Chargers where the Broncos grabbed an early lead, seemed in command and then survived a couple nervous moments at the end to close it out. Here’s the Notebook Nine points that we take away from the Denver-San Diego game that concluded the divisional round of the NFL playoffs…
The final spot in the conference championship round of the NFL playoffs will be filled late Sunday afternoon when the San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos renew their AFC West rivalry in the last game of the second round (4:40 PM ET, CBS). Here’s our nine points of preparation, the Notebook Nine, to take into the San Diego-Denver game…
The San Diego Chargers playoff chances go on the line Thursday night in Denver (8:25 PM ET, NFL Network), when the Bolts pay a visit to the Broncos. San Diego is barely hanging on in the race for the AFC’s #6 seed, with a 6-7 record, and that will be true even if they pull an upset tonight. But a victory in Invesco Field at least keeps Mike McCoy’s team in the playoff picture.