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With the Broncos returning to work Sunday, the Raiders will try to get the interview in on Saturday. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Monday Del Rio would draw “significant interest” from the Raiders, and ESPN Raiders reporter Bill Williamson believes Del Rio is the “favorite” for the job. Del Rio has overseen a dominant defense the last three seasons in Denver, but had a mostly-rough go in eight and a half years as the Jaguars’ head coach.

McConkey did much of his damage on a 27-yard connection with Justin Herbert early in the game, but it was another effective outing for the rookie out of Georgia. This makes five consecutive contests that he’s picked up at least five receptions, and he’s picked up at least 80 yards in four of those five games. Simply put, McConkey has been very impressive in his rookie campaign, and there’s no reason to think it won’t keep going against the Patriots in Week 17.

Davis scored his first first touchdown as a receiver — he picked up a touchdown as a returner in 2023 — on a 19-yard connection with Justin Herbert where he showed good concentration on a tipped pass.. The 24-year-old has yet to pick up more than two catches in a game, and that likely won’t change in Week 17 against the Patriots.

Palmer tied with Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston with those six targets, but he and Justin Herbert just missed on a few plays down the field. They didn’t miss on a two-point conversion where Palmer batted the ball to himself with one hand before getting both toes down for a spectacular conversion. Palmer will be a desperation play in the Chargers’ offense for the remainder of the year, with his next chance for success coming in Week 17 against the Patriots.

Edwards also caught one pass for two yards. The tailback was completely held in check outside of the touchdowns until he had a 43-yard burst late in the game to make this statline look much more “even” in terms of the touchdowns and rushing yards. The two scores double his total on the season to four, and the yardage total is a season high. It’s also worth noting that the 14 carries nearly tripled Kimani Vidal’s five attempts (for 14 yards), so to say he was the top option in the rushing attack is an understatement. Edwards will be a FLEX option for Week 17 against the Patriots.

Nix and the Broncos’ offense started out red hot, as they scored touchdowns on their first three drives. He found Devaughn Vele and Michael Burton on short touchdown throws in the first 30 minutes, and looked to be having another outstanding fantasy game. Things did not go nearly as well over the final two quarters, however, and the Broncos scored just three points while picking up just six first downs in the third and fourth quarter. When Nix threw short things went well, but the deep shots remain inconsistent — at best — and in particular a throw to a wide-open Marvin Mims had entirely too much air into it; eliminating what could have been a long scoring play for both. Nix and the Broncos have what is now a massive Week 17 matchup against the Bengals.

The rushing yards were reduced at the end of the game while he was wasting clock at the end of the victory. He also completed a two-point conversation on a spectacular catch by Joshua Palmer. Herbert’s one mistake was a line-drive throw on a ball over the middle that should have had more air underneath it, but outside of that the 26-year-old was strong while finding 10 different receivers in the contest. Herbert’s ankle looked just fine with several solid scrambles, and he now gets to rest until Week 17 against the Patriots

Perryman was making his first appearance for the Chargers in four weeks because of the groin injury. The veteran linebacker will likely sit the rest of the Thursday Night contest and Troy Dye should see the majority of the snaps in the middle for the Los Angeles linebacker corps.

The Chargers have been riddled with injuries to the secondary, and now Maye will be out of action for the foreseeable future during Thursday night’s contest. He’s currently undergoing X-rays, which doesn’t seem to bode well for a return Thursday night.