NFL Finale Is Showdown For Playoffs: Chargers At Raiders
Jan 3, 2022, 3:24 PM
Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders laughs after a first down during a 28-14 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on October 04, 2021 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
AP – The NFL’s schedule changes for Week 18 will feature a Sunday night showdown for a playoff berth.
To finish off the NFL’s first 17-game season, the Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders game was flexed from daytime to primetime.
Week 18. Sunday Night. @Chargers vs. @Raiders.
The final game of the Biggest Season Ever.
Winner to the #NFLPlayoffs!
📺: #LACvsLV | Sunday Jan. 9, 8:20pm ET on NBC pic.twitter.com/4JIt8mavPq
— NFL (@NFL) January 3, 2022
Both AFC West rivals are 9-7 and the winner will advance to the postseason.
💪 FLEXED 💪#LACvsLV | 1.9.22 | 5:20pm PT | NBC pic.twitter.com/gGgqI8bZEw
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) January 3, 2022
The league also switched two games from Sunday to Saturday.
Kansas City, already the AFC West champion, will be at Denver, followed by Dallas at Philadelphia.
Week 18. This is the #NFLSeasonFinale. pic.twitter.com/ymTNYM9OfE
— NFL (@NFL) January 3, 2022
Neither of those games has the strong postseason implications of Chargers-Raiders.
