Broncos vs. Chargers: Game time, TV schedule, online streaming and more for Thursday Night Football 2013

The playoffs are on the line as two AFC West rivals face one another for the second time this season. The Denver Broncos (11-2) are prepared for their last home game of the 2013 regular season as they face the San Diego Chargers (6-7) on Thursday Night Football on the NFL Network. The Broncos are looking to clinch their third straight AFC West title, while the Chargers are desperate to win out to keep their playoff hopes alive.

While this might be Denver's last regular season home game, if the Broncos win, and a couple of other games go their way this weekend, the Broncos will have clinched a home playoff game. The stakes could hardly be higher as these two teams square off in Week 15.

Highlighting the game will be the league's two premiere passers in 2013, Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers. Manning has 45 touchdowns on the year - only six away from breaking the all-time NFL record - while Rivers has been Manning's mirror image in passing efficiency and yardage output in 2013.

Adding to the drama are the words of San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy, who stated that the Chargers wouldn't just play the Broncos close this week - they would win.

Anything that adds fuel to the fire of my favorite rivalry is good in this Broncos fan's book, so here's hoping the Broncos and Chargers give the NFL a great game on the national spotlight on Thursday night -- and that the Broncos come out on top.

Game Time

Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 8:25 p.m. EST - that's 6:25 Mile High Time.

Location

The game will be played at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado.

TV Schedule

Chargers-Broncos will air nationally on the NFL Network as the Week 15 edition of Thursday Night Football. Brad Nessler (play-by-play) and Mike Mayock (color commentary) will call the game with Alex Flanagan reporting from the sidelines.

Online Chat

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Online Streaming

NFL Network offers a simulcast with live look-ins at NFL.com. You can listen to games live and online using the NFL's audio streaming package Audio Pass. You can watch the game on-demand after its conclusion using the NFL's Game Rewind package.

Radio

Sirius 86 / 850 KOA / 103.5 The Fox / 1090 / 92.1

Odds

The Broncos are 10.5-point favorites to win against the Chargersat home.

You make the pick

Will the Broncos handle the best the Chargers have with their playoffs lives on the line?