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OVERALL ANALYSIS
Most believe the Chargers are playing with house money while Manning and the Broncos will be facing enormous pressure, especially after last season's late- game divisional-round setback to Baltimore.
"Going on the road in a playoff game is not going to be easy, regardless of who you're playing," McCoy said. "We're just worrying about ourselves right now, it's about us, and we're going to keep taking it one week at a time and just keep going, keep plugging away."
The harsh reality is that Manning has lost his last three postseason games and is just 4-6 in his past 10 games against the Chargers, including playoff losses during the 2007 and 2008 while he was with the Indianapolis Colts. Conversely, Rivers is 6-2 all-time in Denver with a 99.1 passer rating in those games.
All that said, this Denver team is capable of making multiple mistakes and still coming out on top. The margin of error is far greater for the Broncos this time around and San Diego won't be able to keep up for 60 minutes.
"Maybe as you get older you think more along the lines of, this is a very unique opportunity," Manning said. "To be in this position, to be one of just a few teams playing. It'll be a great atmosphere on Sunday, playing a good football team -- there's nothing else I'd rather be doing than being in that opportunity."
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Broncos 34, Chargers 24
OVERALL ANALYSIS
Most believe the Chargers are playing with house money while Manning and the Broncos will be facing enormous pressure, especially after last season's late- game divisional-round setback to Baltimore.
"Going on the road in a playoff game is not going to be easy, regardless of who you're playing," McCoy said. "We're just worrying about ourselves right now, it's about us, and we're going to keep taking it one week at a time and just keep going, keep plugging away."
The harsh reality is that Manning has lost his last three postseason games and is just 4-6 in his past 10 games against the Chargers, including playoff losses during the 2007 and 2008 while he was with the Indianapolis Colts. Conversely, Rivers is 6-2 all-time in Denver with a 99.1 passer rating in those games.
All that said, this Denver team is capable of making multiple mistakes and still coming out on top. The margin of error is far greater for the Broncos this time around and San Diego won't be able to keep up for 60 minutes.
"Maybe as you get older you think more along the lines of, this is a very unique opportunity," Manning said. "To be in this position, to be one of just a few teams playing. It'll be a great atmosphere on Sunday, playing a good football team -- there's nothing else I'd rather be doing than being in that opportunity."
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Broncos 34, Chargers 24
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