The Denver Broncos are expected to stomp all over the San Diego Chargers in Sunday’s AFC Divisional Playoff football game. History says the final score could be close when we watch Chargers vs Broncos online free live streaming on CBS Sports.
Denver was absolutely dominant this season through its first seven home games. They beat their opponents by an average margin of more than 20 points as Peyton Manning dissected opposing secondaries en-route to setting the NFL record for the most touchdown passes in a single season. Then the San Diego Chargers came to town and that dominance was snuffed out by a hungry team in the midst of pursuing a Cinderella path into the playoffs.
On December 12, the Chargers pulled off the improbable upset by defeating the Broncos 27-20 at Sports Authority Field. It was the fewest points the Broncos scored the entire season as Peyton Manning struggled to pick apart the Chargers secondary. Of the three games this entire season that the Broncos scored fewer than 30 points, the Chargers were the opponent in two of them, the first a 28-20 Denver win in San Diego.
A year ago at this time the Broncos faced the Baltimore Ravens and were favored to win that game, only to be upset by the eventual Super Bowl winner and left pondering many “what ifs.” That game turned into a trap for Denver, and today’s match against the Chargers almost seems like deja vu. Watch Broncos vs Chargers online streaming live free on CBS Sports this afternoon to see if the Broncos can get over last year’s double-OT loss and advance to the AFC Conference Finals.
San Diego are double-digit underdogs but must feel good as being the only NFL team this year that has been able to play the Broncos close in two separate games. It took a string of wins and a lot of help from other teams to even make the NFL Playoffs as a Wild Card team, and they’re quite hungry after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 27-10 last week with a convincing win in the first round.
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers will need to get his passing game back in gear if they hope to keep pace with Peyton Manning and the Broncos offense today. He completed 12 of 16 passes for only 128 yards against the Bengals, a season-low total, while the Chargers won the game more on the strength of their running attack and defense than Rivers’ arm. With over 170 yards rushing per game over their five-game winning streak, San Diego will look to control the clock and keep Manning off the field.
Today’s final AFC Divisional Playoff game featuring the San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos will kick-off at a start time of 4:40pm EST / 1:40pm PST. The game will be found on TV by tuning into CBS Sports, so check the listings where you live for the CBS channel number to watch Broncos vs Chargers in HD on your big TV.
CBS is appeasing viewers without TV access by offering a free live online stream of the NFL Playoffs including today’s AFC Divisional Playoff of Chargers vs Broncos that can be watched here. This site offers the ability to free live stream Broncos vs Chargers online via a phone, iPad, tablet, laptop or other Internet device. I predict Peyton Manning will be hungrier than ever and use his full compliment of receivers to beat the Chargers by a close final score today.
