Chiefs visit Chargers with some stars pushing to play

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With no ground to gain in the AFC playoff picture by beating the host Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs are in preservation mode in the regular-season finale. Well, at least partially. Blaine Gabbert will start in place of quarterback Patrick Mahomes and multiple regulars are headed for plenty of rest in a game head coach Andy Reid said would be used as a good audition for younger players. Gabbert said he

Chargers turn to QB Easton Stick to face slumping Raiders

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Easton Stick has an eye-popping record as a starting quarterback but he is an unproven commodity as a professional. But with Justin Herbert’s season over due to a fractured right index finger, Stick moves into the spotlight and makes his first NFL start when the Los Angeles Chargers visit the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night. Stick is in his fifth season with the Chargers (5-8) but had just one career pass attempt prior to

Chargers begin uphill climb in clash vs. Broncos

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The Los Angeles Chargers have everything that an NFL team needs to win. Their quarterback has the skills of a franchise player. They also have one of the league’s best receivers, solid pass rushers and special teams performers. Yet they are on the outside looking in prior to Sunday’s home game with the Denver Broncos. At 5-7, Los Angeles has no fewer than five teams to pass in the season’s final five weeks if it

Crumbling Patriots, slumping Chargers set for battle

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Things have gone from bad to worse for the New England Patriots. New England has lost seven of its past eight games and, after struggling to officially name a starting quarterback last week, could be set to deal with more turmoil when it faces the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass. Patriots coach Bill Belichick waited until game day to reveal who would be his signal-caller for last Sunday’s game against the