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Denver Broncos: With the second overall pick in the draft, the Broncos got the extremely talented outside linebacker Von Miller. With him and Elvis Dumervil returning, the team’s outside pass rush should be much better. The problem lies on the inside of the defensive line. With the switch to a 4-3, and both of last year’s top players cut, there aren’t really players suitable to step in to start. The team failed to address this need in the draft, so they will have to try in free agency.

Denver Broncos: With the second pick in the draft, the Broncos can basically get their choice of anyone they like. The team finished last in the NFL in sacks last year, so help on the defensive line (Nick Fairley, Da’Quan Bowers) is a definitely possibility. Other positions like safety and middle linebacker need some depth, but nobody at those positions deserves to be taken that high. Cornerback Patrick Peterson is also an option because of his special talent.

The San Francisco 49ers (5-8) and the San Diego Chargers (7-6) each kept their respective division title hopes alive with big wins on Sunday, and they now both hope to keep their momentum on a short week.

The NFL spread lists San Diego at -8.5 at home, with the betting total set at 44½.

The San Diego Chargers moved to within one game of the division leading Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West by shutting out the Chiefs in a key head-to-head battle 31-0, and they now look to avoid the same fate that felled them the last time they hosted a Bay Area team here at Qualcomm, when they were shocked by the Raiders two weeks ago.

The Tennessee Titans have won three straight games and they are a perfect 3-0 on the road this season, while the San Diego Chargers have probably been the most disappointing team in the NFL, now sitting at an ugly 2-5

The NFL football odds currently list San Diego at -3.5 at home, with the betting total set at 44.5.

This line may not make sense to the naked eye, but remember that the San Diego Chargers have a history of strong second halves, and they are still entertaining thoughts of catching the Kansas City Chiefs, who currently lead them by three games and also hold the tiebreaker edge.

The San Diego Chargers are suddenly in a do-or-die situation, as they must win this game to avoid getting off to an incredulous 2-5 start. Given that, they could not have asked for a tougher opponent than Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, especially with the San Diego receiving corps rather depleted.

The NFL football odds list San Diego as -2½ at odds of -115 at home, with the betting total set at 47.

The San Diego Chargers have had a disturbing history of slow starts under Norv Turner, and they will be looking to avoid another one this season, beginning with the second half of this Monday’s doubleheader when they visit the Kansas City Chiefs.

The bookmakers are apparently expecting a replay of previous seasons, as they have set the NFL spread on this contest at just San Diego -4½ on the road, with the betting ‘total’ set at 45.

A Look Back – If there’s a team that is expected to win their division this season, it’s the San Diego Chargers. San Diego stormed through the second half of last season to capture the AFC West yet again, and there is no reason not to repeat again. Philips Rivers and the gang are clearly going to be out looking for the best record in the AFC so the road to the Super Bowl can come through Qualcomm Stadium.

For the first time this off-season, the Indianapolis Colts are not the favorites to win the Super Bowl.

I don’t know exactly when it happened, but the Indianapolis Colts were definitely at the top after their Super Bowl defeat and I noticed they were still at the top a few weeks ago.

Now the Super Bowl odds list the Colts at +1000 after being +800 earlier in the offseason, slightly behind the San Diego Chargers and the Dallas Cowboys who both sit at +950.