The Colts, all but out of the race for an AFC South title they have captured five straight times, have won three straight to put themselves in the thick of the wild-card race. But they again could be without oft-injured safety Bob Sanders, last season’s NFL Defensive Player of the Year.

The Chargers have lost three of four to fall two games behind Denver in the AFC West, a title they probably have to win to make it to the postseason.

“We’re not out of it but it’s like the blown opportunities we keep on talking about, when we could have been easily tied with Denver right now,” LaDainian Tomlinson says. “And whenever you keep blowing opportunities, then at some point, as they say, opportunities don’t come about anymore.”