The Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos face off on Sunday, Jan. 8. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and Paramount+ (free trial).

The Denver Broncos began the season with high hopes of ending their protracted playoff drought and making a deep postseason run behind veteran QB Russell Wilson and rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett.

Instead, they head into Sunday’s finale against Justin Herbert and the playoff-bound Los Angeles Chargers (10-6) aiming to avoid an ignominious end to a soured season that spiraled almost from the very start.

With a win or a tie against the Chargers, the Broncos (4-12), under interim head coach Jerry Rosburg, would avoid the first 13-loss season in the franchise’s 62-year history.

The Broncos, mired in a seven-year playoff drought following their Super Bowl 50 championship, are in for another offseason of change following Hackett’s firing the day after their blowout loss to the Rams on Christmas Day.

When is Chargers-Broncos?

The Broncos play the Chargers at 3:25 p.m. (4:25 p.m. ET) Sunday, Jan. 8.

Live stream options

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

Paramount+

Paramount+, which offers a 7-day free trial,and features more than 20,000 episodes and movies from ViacomCBS family, which includes CBS, Comedy Central, BET, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and more.

There are two tiers to the streaming service. For $4.99 per month, you get limited commercials. For $9.99 per month, there are no commercials. Both tiers come with the 7-day free trial.

Will it be televised?

The Chargers and Broncos will be televised on CBS.

Preview

SECOND IMPRESSIONS: Rosburg said he’s more comfortable heading into this game than he was last week’s.

“I’m digging in on the tape, which I really enjoy. So, I have a greater understanding of this football team than I did the Kansas City team,” Rosburg said. “The intimate parts, the personnel, the scheme concepts, this week I’m better prepared that way.”

And he’s better prepared to handle his game-day duties, Rosburg said

“I was a rookie last week. I’m now an experienced sage veteran on the sideline,” he cracked. “So, I’m anticipating not getting my headphones on the wrong channel and disrupting the communication and I’ve been practicing the management of time and timeouts.”

EKELER WATCH: Chargers running back Austin Ekeler needs two touchdowns to become the sixth player in league history with two straight seasons of at least 20 scrimmage TDs.

The last player to do that was Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson during the 2005 and ‘06 seasons for the Chargers.

Last week, Ekeler became the fifth running back with at least 100 receptions in a season. Accomplishing a milestone in Denver would be particularly poignant for Ekeler, who grew up in Eaton, Colorado, and went to college at Western State Colorado. He was signed as an undrafted player by the Chargers in 2017.

GETTING DEFENSIVE: The Chargers’ defense has been one of the league’s best units over the past month. During their four-game winning streak, the Bolts have allowed a league-low 11.3 points and 238.3 yards per game.

Besides being on a roll, the group is getting healthier. Joey Bosa returned last week after missing 12 games due to a groin injury, and safety Derwin James is likely to be back this week after being sidelined against the Rams due to a concussion.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.