If the Los Angeles Chargers are able to put together a late-season run and advance far in the playoffs, a big reason will be what Derwin James Jr. did at halftime Thursday night.
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James had many reasons to be miffed at halftime. The Chargers were outscored 48-13 in four quarters that included the second half against Tampa Bay and the first half against Denver. “I feel like, as players, we need to take it upon ourselves. This is our team, too,” James said. “And I feel like, man, my message was simple. Man, it’s time for us to play ball. And I feel like, as a team, we just came out and did that. It was nothing rah, rah, rah. It was just: ‘It’s time to go, man. It’s time for us to play our best ball in December, January.’ I feel like we did that today.
Los Angeles has a 97% probability of making the playoffs, according to the NFL, and holds the sixth seed in the AFC after beating Denver. That would likely mean a trip to Pittsburgh or Baltimore for the wild-card round, but it beats the alternative of heading to Kansas City or Buffalo as the seventh seed.
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