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Denver Broncos: AFC West Week Three Predictions

By Graham Tiedtke

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Vance Joseph of the Denver Broncos walks off the field after a 27-24 defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 31, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Vance Joseph of the Denver Broncos walks off the field after a 27-24 defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 31, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – DECEMBER 24: Antonio Gates #85 of the Los Angeles Chargers celebrates after scoring a first half touchdown reception against the New York Jets in an NFL game at MetLife Stadium on December 24, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – DECEMBER 24: Antonio Gates #85 of the Los Angeles Chargers celebrates after scoring a first half touchdown reception against the New York Jets in an NFL game at MetLife Stadium on December 24, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images) /

Chargers @ Rams

Graham Tiedtke

The Los Angeles Chargers traveled across the country to Buffalo and beat the Bills last weekend 31-20.

Their week three matchup is also an away game, technically, even though they are not going far. They face the Los Angeles Rams in an all-California matchup.

Both teams have young starting quarterbacks to lead their team, as well as some great running backs. The talent on both teams overall is outstanding.

The Rams, led by former first-overall pick quarterback Jared Goff, have plenty of weapons to overpower Kansas City, though.

Not only do they have Goff and running back Todd Gurley, they also brought in a ton of defensive playmakers during the offseason including defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, and cornerbacks Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters. They also have another star on the defensive line in Aaron Donald.

The Chargers have their star tight end Antonio Gates on hand but I think the Rams defense will be able to shut him down.

Rams 31, Chargers 20

Baylor Bradac

The 1-1 LA Chargers will be squaring off against their intercity rivals, the 2-0 LA Rams.

This a really tough game for the Chargers. The Rams have a power-house offense led by Jared Goff and Todd Gurley, and a stout defense under direction from Wade Phillips and an all-star cast.

However, the Chargers have a great team on paper, and when they perform well, they can beat anyone in the league. The only issue is that they tend to crumble late in games.

If the Chargers can keep this one close, and prevent Gurley from taking over the game, they might have a shot, but I realistically can’t see this happening.

Rams 31, Chargers 10

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