Now comes the true test. This San Diego team is for real. This isn’t the Colts resting their starters. This isn’t the Bengals not playing for anything or not really playing at all. These are the Chargers, a team that hasn’t lost in nearly three months. Eleven consecutive wins for a team loaded on offense with stars like Philip Rivers, Antonio Gates, Vincent Jackson, Malcolm Floyd, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Darren Sproles.
The Jets enter the second round of the playoffs today in San Diego with the league’s No. 1 defense and No. 1 running game. They will need both to step up big time. The Chargers have trouble stopping the run so the Jets have to hope for big games from Thomas Jones and Shonn Greene. The less Mark Sanchez passes the better. Just like I said last week, at some point in today’s game he’ll have to make a play. It won’t be as easy for him as it was against the Bengals.
I’ll take the rested team, at home, with the better quarterback. Chargers 27, Jets 17
