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Las Vegas - EMBARRASSED? HUMILIATED? DISGRACED? Choose one, or choose 'em all and you would be correct after looking at Houston's STUNNING 41-29 win over the Chargers. Wha' happened? Here's one answer. Los Angeles was coming off a tough, emotional OT loss to Kansas City, and never got the engine revved up. The Lightning Bolts were also without a few of their key pieces, but that'll change today. L.A. gets WR Mike Williams back, and he will make QB Justin Herbert MUCH more comfortable, since he is the BEST WR (64 grabs for 964 yards) they have. They also get back RB Austin Ekeler who is the BEST RB (789 yards) they have. Last week against the Texans, they had to use Justin Jackson as the main running back, and he squeezed out only 64 yards. Talk about squeezing out yards on the ground, Denver CAN'T! Last week against Vegas, they managed a gigantic total of EIGHTEEN YARDS on 16 attempts. When you're rolling at only 1.1 yards per carry, you AIN'T gonna win much. This is also a revenge game for the Bolts since they lost the first matchup at Denver, 28-13. The Chargers are sitting at 8-7 and still have a legit shot at the final Wild Card, and they just got some great news. Defensive end Joey Bosa, center Corey Linsley, wide receiver Jalen Guyton and defensive back Trey Marshall are all coming off the COVID-19 list. The Broncs look like they'll turn to Drew Lock as the starting QB in place of Teddy Bridgewater (concussion protocol). If it's Lock, we push ALL the chips into the center of the table. If Teddy Bridge should make the start, we would still go Bolts, but slice the wager in half.

GINORMOUS move on the Rams/Ravens game this morning, with L.A. going from -3 to -7 points over Baltimore with the news that Lamar Jackson is DOUBTFUL!

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