Chargers were just handed a lucky break that impacts the AFC playoff race

A trip to the NFL Playoffs would have been all but clinched with a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11. Instead, the LA Chargers have a more challenging road ahead with a 7-4 record and several teams in the hunt. Thankfully, the Chargers were handed a huge lifeline later in the night on Sunday when the Denver Broncos upset the Kansas City Chiefs. This gave the Chargers a 1.5-game lead over Kansas City with the head-to-head tiebreaker. Another AFC playoff contender may soon slip out of the picture as well. The Houston Texans, who play the Chargers later this season, are also 5-5 and can control their own destiny if they continue their two-game winning streak. Unfortunately for them, all signs are pointing to that streak ending on Thursday. Houston hosts the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football and will have to do so with Davis Mills at quarterback. C.J. Stroud still has not passed concussion protocol and has been ruled out. Anything can happen in the NFL, but it's hard to imagine a Davis Mills-le