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Are You Most Excited To Watch? As much as the general public will be keeping their eyes on the explosive offense Philip Rivers Jersey , there are plenty of young playmakers on the defensive side that could see significant playing time from the jump.In what could be a year full of improved depth at several positions, here’s who the staff will be paying especially close attention to on Saturday night.Kyle Posey: Rayshawn Jenkins for me. Wanna see if that’s the extra DB they bring in. How he’s adapting to playing free safety as opposed to in the box and slot last year. I’ll be interested to see how aggressive he is compared to Tre Boston.Matthew Stanley: On defense I’ll be watching Rayshawn Jenkins. The team really needs him to be able to play FS so that they can get the most out of Derwin James, and I’m not sure if Jahleel Addae should go back to FS, even though last year he showed improvement vs the pass.Jamie Hoyle: I’ll go with Kyzir White (leaving the obvious Derwin James pick to someone else). I just loved watching his college tape and am excited to see how his game translates to the NFL. I have a hunch he’s going to be a guy the defense feeds off of when he’s on the field because of the reckless abandon with which he plays.Isaac Gutierrez: To me, it’s Uchenna Nwosu. He has the potential to be a huge improvement over Kyle Emanuel but there’s also a possibility he isn’t ready to contribute from day one. He could go either way and I wouldn’t be surprised regardless of the outcome.Ruben Gonzalez: I am intrested in watching DE Whitney Richardson. He’ll probably be in on the 3rd team but I remember at the scrimmage seeing him flash when he was in there. There’s a log jam at DE right now, so I don’t expect him to jump over anybody, but I am hoping he can make this team and be a real solidifying figure on the end rather than just make it on the practice squad.Louis Gorini: I will be watching Darius Philon. The middle of the defense needs to improve from last year. Darius flashed in many instances last year, especially in his pass rush. I want to see if he can continue his upward projection and move the middle of the pile to get in the face of the QB. What will also be interesting to watch how he fares against the run.Jamie Sewell: On defense, my choice is B.J Clay, but that’s just because he went to Georgia State, so I’ll give you a second name - Jatavis Brown. He had a real down year last season, and I want to see if he can bounce back in a big way, starting tomorrow.Cody Young: I’ll go with the obvious answer of Derwin James that Jamie so graciously left on the table. I’m still in bewilderment as to how the Chargers were able to land him where they did in the draft. He is the player I’m most looking forward to watching this season, and I can’t wait to see him in action for the first time.Michael Peterson: While there are a large number of interesting UDFAs in this year’s haul Womens Kellen Winslow Jersey , none have peaked my interest more than LB D’Juan Hines out of Houston. With inside linebacker depth being one of the weakest on the team, Hines has the opportunity to win a job over the likes of Hayes Pullard and Nick Dzubnar to create some solid depth behind Denzel Perryman. After a year that saw Pullard grade out as one of the worst players in the NFL by Pro Football Focus, regardless of position, the Chargers will need to someone in order to make the talent drop-off much less dramatic. Two teams already know their playoff seeds before Week 17: The Saints, who will be the NFC No. 1 seed, and the Cowboys, who will be the NFC No. 4 seed. After that, things are wide open.Overall, 12 teams have scenarios in which they can clinch a playoff berth, a division, a first-round bye or home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. We’ll explore all of those scenarios, from the straightforward (Chiefs will have home-field advantage if they win) to the remote (Steelers will be a wild card if they win, and the Ravens win, and the Titans and Colts tie).Here are the Week 17 playoff scenarios http://www.thechargerslockerroom.com/authentic-lance-alworth-jersey , as distributed by the NFL:NFCCLINCHED:New Orleans Saints – NFC South division title and home-field advantageLos Angeles Rams – NFC West division titleChicago Bears – NFC North division titleDallas Cowboys – NFC East division titleSeattle Seahawks – playoff berth<hr />LOS ANGELES RAMS (12-3) (vs. San Francisco (4-11), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)Los Angeles clinches a first-round bye with:LAR win or tie ORCHI loss or tie<hr />CHICAGO BEARS (11-4) (at Minnesota (8-6-1), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)Chicago clinches a first-round bye with:CHI win + LAR loss<hr />MINNESOTA VIKINGS (8-6-1) (vs. Chicago (11-4), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)Minnesota clinches a playoff berth with:MIN win or tie ORPHI loss or tie<hr />PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8-7) (at Washington (7-8), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)Philadelphia clinches a playoff berth with:PHI win + MIN loss<hr />AFCCLINCHED:Kansas City Chiefs – Playoff berthLos Angeles Chargers – Playoff berthNew England Patriots – AFC East division titleHouston Texans – Playoff berth​<hr />KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-4) (vs. Oakland (4-11), Sunday Dan Fouts Jersey , 4:25 PM ET, CBS)Kansas City clinches AFC West division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:KC win ORKC tie + LAC loss or tie ORLAC loss + NE loss or tie + HOU loss or tie ORLAC loss + NE loss or tie + KC clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOUKansas City clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with:LAC loss + NE loss or tie ORLAC loss + HOU loss or tieLAC loss + KC clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOUKansas City clinches AFC West division title with:LAC loss ORKC tie + LAC tie<hr />NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-5) (vs. New York Jets (4-11), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, CBS)New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:NE win + KC loss + LAC lossNew England clinches a first-round bye with:NE win ORNE tie + HOU loss or tie ORBAL loss or tie + HOU loss + TEN loss or tie<hr />HOUSTON TEXANS (10-5) (vs. Jacksonville (5-10), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, CBS)Houston clinches AFC South division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:HOU win + NE loss or tie + KC loss + LAC loss + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over KCHouston clinches AFC South division title and a first-round bye with:HOU win + NE loss or tie ORHOU win + KC loss + LAC loss + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over KC ORHOU tie + NE loss ORIND-TEN tie + NE loss + BAL win + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over BALHouston clinches AFC South division title with:HOU win or tie ORIND-TEN tie<hr />BALTIMORE RAVENS (9-6) (vs. Cleveland (7-7-1), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)Baltimore clinches AFC North division title and a first-round bye with:BAL win + NE loss + HOU loss + IND-TEN does not end in a tie ORBAL win + NE loss + HOU loss + BAL clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOUBaltimore clinches AFC North division title with:BAL win ORPIT loss ORBAL tie + PIT tieBaltimore clinches a playoff berth with:BAL tie + IND-TEN tie<hr />LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (11-4) (at Denver (6-9), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)Los Angeles clinches AFC West division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:LAC win + KC loss or tie ORLAC tie + KC loss<hr />INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (9-6) (at Tennessee (9-6) Joey Bosa Jersey , Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)Indianapolis clinches AFC South division title with:IND win + HOU lossIndianapolis clinches a playoff berth with:IND win ORIND tie + PIT loss or tie ORIND tie + BAL loss<hr />TENNESSEE TITANS (9-6) (vs. Indianapolis (9-6), Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)Tennessee clinches AFC South division title and first-round bye with:TEN win + HOU loss + NE loss + BAL loss or tieTennessee clinches AFC South division title with:TEN win + HOU lossTennessee clinches a playoff berth with:TEN win<hr />PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-6-1) (vs. Cincinnati (6-9), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division title with:PIT win + BAL loss or tie ORPIT tie + BAL lossPittsburgh clinches a playoff berth with:PIT win + IND-TEN tie