Something has to give on Sunday when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the Los Angeles Chargers in Inglewood, Calif.
For both the NFC South-leading Bucs (7-6) and AFC wild-card hopeful Chargers (8-5), they are keeping their fingers crossed that it isn't a playoff spot with four weeks left in the regular season.
The Chargers boast the top-ranked scoring defense in the NFL, having averaged 15.9 points per game allowed and 20-or-less points given up in 11 of 13 games.
Tampa Bay, meanwhile, is fifth in the league in scoring, averaging 27.9 points per game.
An unexpected variable arose Wednesday for Los Angeles, though, when Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh revealed that quarterback Justin Herbert injured an ankle to go with a left leg contusion sustained in a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday.