Ravens at Chargers 12/22/18 - NFL Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Baltimore Ravens visit southern California to play the Los Angeles Chargers in a Week 16 showdown of playoff contenders. The Ravens kept their postseason playoff hopes alive with a 20-12 win in the rain over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Lamar Jackson rushed for 95 yards and threw for 131 yards to lead the Ravens to a much needed win.

The Chargers avenged an opening game loss to Kansas City by beating the Chiefs on Thursday 29-28. The Chargers converted a two-point conversion to win by one battling back from a deficit of 14 points. The win clinched a playoff berth and kept the Chargers in the hunt to win the top seed in the AFC, as they are tied with KC but would need a Chiefs loss as the Chiefs hold the tiebreaker. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has thrown for 818 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. Jackson is the leading rusher with 566 yards. The receiving corps is led by John Brown with 681 yards and five touchdowns. On defense, C.J. Mosley leads the teams in tackles with 91, while Za’Darius Smith and Terrell Suggs are the sacks leaders with 7.0 apiece.

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has thrown for 3,961 yards, 31 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The leading rusher for the Chargers is Melvin Gordon with 802 yards and nine touchdowns. Keenan Allen is the leading receiver with 1,074 yards and six touchdowns. On defense, Derwin James leads Los Angeles in tackles with 93 while Melvin Ingram is the sacks leader with 7.0.