The NFL season continues in Week 18 when the Denver Broncos host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Start time, how to watch, stream and NFL TV schedule.

The Chargers quarterback had surgery on the non-throwing hand on Dec. 1 and played through it up until last weekend, when the Chargers opted to rest him with an eye toward Wild Card weekend. Ahead of Sunday’s game against the Patriots, Herbert offered an update on the hand injury a week and a half removed from his last game action.

Jim Nantz (play-by-play) and Tony Romo (analyst) will call the game for CBS with Tracy Wolfson reporting from the sideline. On the radio, the game will be nationally broadcast on Sports USA and locally broadcast on KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM.

Barnwell ultimately picks the Patriots to win at home, especially after the Chargers coughed up some deep shots to Houston in the last game they attempted to win and No. 1 cornerback Donte Jackson (was for some reason active) suffered an injury during the finale.

FOXBOROUGH — One of the perks of winning the AFC East is getting to host a January home game at Gillette Stadium.

Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and NFL writer Charles McDonald preview the wild card matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and New England Patriots. Check out the full conversation on “Football 301” - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts,

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh was always going to get lobbed questions about the Baltimore Ravens' decision to part ways with his brother, John, this week. Jim, ahead of his Chargers' playoff game against the New England Patriots, was always going to dip deep into his bag of Harbaughisms to address the topic.

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