Football

Chargers

• Head to Baltimore later today-meet Ravens-Sunday morning…Bolts (7-4) face the 2nd toughest schedule of any team in NFL in the final five weeks of season…Combined record of the 5-teams left on the Chargers schedule (38-17)….When San Diego had its 5-game winning streak early in season-those teams had combined record (16-36)….San Diego just (2-4) vs teams with winning records…(5-0) vs teams with losing records.

Chargers-Ravens

• Bolts face very physical Ravens defensive front seven-led by Terrell Suggs-Hloti Ngata-Elvis Dumervil…Ravens defense allowing (352YPG)…but given up just 23TDs-11 games this year…allowing RBs just (3.0YPC) ….Baltimore has 29QBX and 16-takeaways.
• Chargers coming off inspired defensive games against Raiders-Rams-will be challenged by QB-Joe Flacco (18TD)…WRs-Torrie Smith (17YPC)..Steve Smith (15YPC)…RB-Justin Forsett (5.8YPC)…Ravens (7-4) but have losses of 3-7-7.

Eagles-W-Cowboys (33-10)

• RB-LeSean McCoy (159R)..QB-Mark Sanchez (210P)…Philadelphia defense 4-sacks-2 interceptions-Tony Romo..Eagles-lst place NFCEast.

Seahawks-W-49ers (19-3)

• Seahawks defense crushed Niners-4 QBX-2Int..Held SF (164Y) offense..Marshawn Lynch (104R)..Russell Wilson (236P)

Lions-W-Bears (34-17)

• Matthew Stafford (390Y-2TD)…Detroit defense 2-Intc-2-QBX-Jay Cutler

Denver-Kansas City

• Peyton Manning (34TD) is (5-0) vs KC since coming to Denver..Chiefs 31-QBX go against shaky Denver OL.

New England-Green Bay

• QB throwing contest Tom Brady (30TD)-vs-Aaron Rodgers (26TD)…Key-RB-Eddie Lacy strong second half run ball for Pack
  Arizona-Atlanta..Cardinals (9-2) may be without WR-Larry Fitzgerald again with knee strain.

New Orleans-Pittsburgh

• Drew Brees-vs-Ben Roethlisberger…Saints disappointing (4-7)
  Washington-Indianapolis…Colt McCoy replaces Robert Griffin III at QB..Redskins in freefall (3-8).

Tennessee-Houston

• Texans have to start QB-Ryan Fitzpatrick…Titans disappointing (2-9)

Cleveland-Buffalo

• Both desperate for win..Browns to stay in lst place fight..Bills to climb into wildcard race.

Giants-Jacksonville

• Growing unrest with Jaguars rookie QB-Blake Bortels continued mistakes.

Cincinnati-Tampa Bay

• Andy Dalton cannot afford a letdown or a loss on road.
  Raiders-Rams…Oakland (1-10) playing much harder for interim coach Tony Sporano.

Carolina-Minnesota

• Both teams reeling..interesting young QB-matchup Cam Newton-Teddy Bridgewater.

Miami-Jets

• New York goes back to Geno Smith (1-7) as starting QB this year-benching Michael Vick.
• Houston..DE-Jadeveon Clowney-suffering intense pain-came back too early from meniscus surgery-knee.

• Bears..S-Chris Conte-hospitalized eye injury.
• Buffalo..ex-star LB-Darryl Talley admits suffering from depression-suicidal thoughts from concussions while a player.

College Football

• TCU-W-Texas…Frogs go to (11-1)…Defense 40Y-TD fumble return…had 4-takeaways trashing Longhorns.
• UCLA-Stanford…Bruins close out regular season vs Cardinal…strong finish to season by QB-Brett Hundley.
• Arizona State-Arizona…Sun Devils-Wildcats both (9-2)…ASU much more explosive now with QB-Taylor Kelly-RB-DJ Foster.

– Top games on Saturday –

• 1-Alabama hosts Auburn….2-Oregon (10-1) faces Oregon State…3-Florida State (11-0) with 3-come from behind wins-meets Florida…4-Mississippi State (10-1) meets Ole Miss-lost 3-row….6-Ohio State (10-1) faces Michigan-Wolverines coach Brady Hoke may lose head coaching job.
• San Diego State (6-5) closes season with disappointing San Jose State.
  Colorado State (10-1) meets Air Force (8-3)
• USD (9-2) opens 1AA-playoffs vs Montana (8-4)..Grizzlies led by QB-Jordan Johnson..RB-Jordan Canada.

Baseball

• Padres-Dodgers…Trade Talks involving Matt Kemp…Names mentioned-LA wants Ian Kennedy and C-Austin Hedges…Padres pick up much of 107M-owed Kemp.
• Max Scherzer…Next big name free agent on the board…Detroit-San Francisco-Washington all interested.
• Jon Lester…Meeting with Giants this weekend-delaying decision…has huge offers from Cubs-Red Sox.
• Justin Masterson…White Sox-Indians open talks.

Basketball

• Off nite-Thanksgiving night
• Clippers-at-Houston…Rockets (12-3) playing without C-Dwight Howard-slow to come back from Plasma Platelet injection in knee.
• Lakers-Minnesota..Both teams (3-12)…Lakers (1-7) at home.
• Memphis-Portland…Grizzlies off to (13-2) start…Blazers (12-3).
• Toronto-Dallas…Raptors a stunning (13-2) start…Mavericks (11-5).
• Golden State-Charlotte….Warriors’ Steph Curry has team off to a (12-2) start.
• NYKnicks-Oklahoma City…Both teams (4-12).

Hockey

• Tonite…Ducks-Chicago….Anaheim (14-4-5) start…Blackhawks, despite injuries (13-8-1).

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