Miscellaneous
The Los Angeles Chargers travel to Las Vegas to take on the Las Vegas Raiders with the winner claiming a spot in the NFL Playoffs. The Chargers came out on the winning end in the last meeting against Las Vegas winning 28-14 and are coming off a 37-13 dismantling of the Broncos. The Raiders pulled off a stunning upset against the Colts 23-20 and are currently on a three-game winning streak. The Raiders have fought through a lot of adversity with several off-the-field incidents and having there Head Coach resign in the middle of the season, can the Raiders pull off another upset and keep their season alive? Los Angeles has been inconsistent all season with great wins and shocking losses, which Chargers team will show up in this big NFL Week 18 matchup with a trip to the NFL Playoffs on the line? San Francisco takes on the Los Angeles Rams and are looking to hold on to the last playoff spot in the NFC. The 49ers are currently 9-8 and can punch their ticket to the NFL Playoffs with a win in this game against the Rams. Los Angeles however has already clinched their spot in the playoffs and is looking to win the NFC West division and can accomplish that by beating the 49ers. A big question for San Francisco going into this game is how well will rookie QB Trey Lance play if Jimmy G isn’t able to suit up come game time? The San Francisco 49ers have won 5 straight over the Rams including a 31-10 beat down on Monday Night Football this season. Can the Los Angeles Rams end their struggles against the 49ers? Can the 49ers extend their win streak over Los Angeles to 6 games and clinch their spot in the NFL Playoffs? Both Pittsburgh and Baltimore are looking to make the NFL Playoffs but only one can keep their hopes of the postseason alive by winning this game and getting help. For the Pittsburgh Steelers, they currently are 8-7-1 and if they hope to make the playoffs they need to beat the Ravens in this game, while also having the Colts lose to the Jaguars, and for the Chargers and Raiders matchup not to end in a tie. If the Baltimore Ravens want to make the playoffs they must win this game against the Steelers, have the Jaguars also win against the Colts, and for the Dolphins to either get a win or tie with the Patriots. The Steelers offense has struggled all season but beat the Browns on Monday Night behind a strong performance on the ground led by rookie RB Najee Harris, however, will they be able to keep up there success on the ground against the Ravens who have the best-run defense in the NFL allowing the least amount of rushing yards per game? Will the Ravens get their star QB, Lamar Jackson, back or will they have to once again find a way to win without him? Can Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger get one last regular-season win for the Pittsburgh Steelers to keep their playoff chances alive? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jtsports/support