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The Chargers will square off with the Patriots in Week 17 on Dec. 28 at 10 a.m. as part of an NFL Network tripleheader, the league announced Tuesday.

The Broncos are currently the sixth AFC seed and the Chargers the seventh, so their Thursday result could determine playing Bills or Steelers/Ravens in playoffs.

It appears the Chargers will make the AFC playoffs as a wild-card team, but against Tampa Bay they did not look like much of a postseason threat.

NFL field goals might look simple, but they require three different players to do three different jobs in 1.3 seconds.

The Chargers' pride and bodies were hurt in a blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which makes an AFC West showdown with the Broncos on Thursday critical.

Tampa Bay's Baker Mayfield throws four touchdown passes, including two to Mike Evans, who had nine catches for 159 yards in a 40-17 win over the Chargers.

California residents Jim Tunney and Al Jury, both of whom recently died, were two of the most-respected NFL officials during their careers on the gridiron.

Everything you need to know about the Chargers facing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, including start time, TV channel and betting odds.

As the Chargers prepare for Tampa Bay in Week 15, coach Jim Harbaugh's ritual of asking random people for inspirational speeches holds all accountable.

With Buccaneers up next, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert's streak of 11 straight games this season without an interception is tied with Tom Brady's NFL record from 2010 with the Patriots.