Win or Lose?

With the Broncos at 7-8 playoffs are a far shot as their motivation to close out the season is for pride but also could play the role of spoilers. The 8-7 Chargers are still in the thick of things as they sit at 9th and a loss for them would essentially eliminate them from contentions. Fans are advocating the Broncos to tank the last 2 games for a better draft pick but I hate that mentality of losing games for picks and it would honestly mean more if they won. Here are my pros and cons of losing and winning these last 2 games:

Winning(Pros):

- Jump from 5 win to 9 win team will illustrate that the team is on the rise and be more attractive to free agents this year

- Lock could increase trade value with good play or make the case he should back up potentially Rodgers or Wilson

- First winning season since 2016

- Good message to send to a young locker room about finishing the right way

Cons:

- Worse draft position

- Vic may have punchers chance of staying HC for 2022

Losing( Pros):

- Shurmur is gone for sure

- Better Draft Pick

- Fangio is gone

Cons:

- Will be 1-5 in division for second year in a row

- Ending season on 4 game losing streak for first time since 2018

- Losing streak vs KC continues as they must somehow find a way to get that monkey off their back

- Only 2 wins better than last year even with extra game(not very encouraging to potential free agents on the market)

With the season coming to an end and the Broncos not having a realistic chance for the playoffs the indepth analysis of what must happen against a certain opponent will not be written for the rest of the year but will write a piece on what Denver must do in Free Agency and the Draft after the season. With that said here are my predictions for Broncos Chargers:

Broncos win 24-20

Lock: 220 yards and 1 TD

Williams and Gordon: 160 yards and 2 TDs

Defense: 3 Sacks and 1 turnover