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| NFL Preview: Chargers vs. Lions |
For all of the latest NFL odds for week 16 and the best football wagering options, check out Bet Phoenix, the top rated football sportsbook. It must be absolutely maddening being a San Diego Chargers fan. Year after year, your team is dead in the water only to magically resurrect them late in the season and sneak into the playoffs. If the Chargers are somehow able to make the playoffs this season it may be their biggest trick in recent memory. A month ago the Chargers were absolutely dead in the water. After a 4-1 start (which was a lot less impressive if you actually watched the games they won) they lost six games straight. Even more maddening for Chargers fans, most of these games were ones that the Chargers should have won. Who can forget that botched snap which led to the loss in Kansas City, or "Tebow Time" in San Diego when the Chargers seemingly gave the game away to the Broncos. Heck, even the Green Bay loss was a game that they probably should of won. So what has happened the last three weeks? They suddenly look like a team that deserves to be in the playoffs. Of course, whether or not they get into the playoffs is another factor. No matter how well Phillip Rivers has played (now that he actually has a passing core back), or how spectacular Antonio Gates and Malcolm Floyd have looked, they have a pretty deep hole to climb out of. To make the playoffs, the Chargers don't just have to win their last two games, they also have to have the Broncos and the Raiders lose at least one of their two last games. It helps that they play Oakland in Week 17, but they need an awful lot of help to just get to the post season. Of course, before playing Oakland in Week 17 the Chargers have to first take on Detroit in Week 16. Detroit is in a much better position to make the playoffs, though they aren't exactly comfortable. Detroit is currently 9-5 and in control of a Wild Card spot in the NFC. If the Lions win one of their final two games, or if none of the five current 7-7 teams win out, they will be in the playoffs for the first time in, umm, forever. You could say that there is more urgency for the Chargers in this week's matchup than the Lions. The Chargers, after all, need to win or they are out. With that said, though, the Lions would much rather take the first wild card spot than the second, meaning that they would be able to skip New Orleans or San Francisco in the first round and instead take on a NFC East team (which is a mess right now as well). Both teams have a lot to play for, though you can argue that the Chargers have the more "do or die" scenario going. So what can we expect to see Saturday afternoon? The Chargers will more than likely keep up their aerial attack now that Rivers finally looks like the quarterback we all thought that he was. When Rivers is on he is darn near untouchable. With Gates and Jackson completely healthy now, he now has his targets to connect with, which makes him even more dangerous. The key for San Diego is to not turn the ball over. The Chargers have been at their best when they don't turn the ball over, which is something they need to focus on Saturday. For the Lions, offensively it's going to be mostly about Stafford throwing the ball. When Stafford is on he's darn near unstoppable, so expect them to pass early in the game to test the Charger defense. On the other side of the ball, the Lions are going to try and use the pass rush to disrupt Rivers passing game. If Suh can get to Rivers early and drive him to the ground, expect the Lions to really pounce on the Chargers psyche. The Chargers will have their toughest game yet, but this will need to beat teams like this if they hope to make the NFL post season. 
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The San Diego Chargers are on the usual late season run to try and make the playoffs, but they have to beat the Detroit Lions to keep it up.
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