Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Diego Chargers:
Winners of their last three games, Tampa Bay (6-5)Â closeout their AFC West portion of their schedule by traveling to southern California to face the 5-6 Chargers. Â Tampa Bay is currently 1-2 against the AFC West and has a real good opportunity to improve to 2-2. Â Of course, for Tampa Bay to do that, Jameis Winston will have to rise up and outplay his counterpart, Philip Rivers. Â As is the case with most opponents Rivers faces, he is the face of the aging veteran, while the opposing quarterback is the young, up-and-coming quarterback. Â Week thirteen is no different.
While the Chargers probably aren’t mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, they don’t have many lives left.  A loss to the Bucs would drop them to 6-6 and most likely out of the hunt for a wildcard spot.  Coach Mike McCoy, despite possibly feeling less and less secure with each loss, will have the Chargers ready to go.  Even though this may not be a marquee match-up for week thirteen, given the quarterbacks involved, this may be a very entertaining game.
Over the years, the Chargers seem to put up a fight, even when the season seems to be over. Â For that reason, I am thinking they will find a way to beat Tampa Bay. Â If that does occur, the Chiefs will be the only AFC West team that lost to the Buccaneers. Â
Prediction: San Diego 31, Tampa Bay 17
Go Broncos – beat the Jaguars!