The Los Angeles Chargers will likely be looking to make a playoff push when they take on the New England Patriots in Week 17, and that game reportedly could be moved to Saturday of that weekend.

ESPN's Mike Reiss reported Sunday the NFL "is strong considering" moving that game to Saturday in Week 17. Reiss noted the league has to choose three of the following five matchups to air to a national audience on NFL Network on Saturday, Dec. 28:

• Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots
• Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals
• Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
• Indianapolis Colts at New York Giants
• Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders

Reiss pointed out the NFL "loves to promote its young quarterback stars," and moving the game between the Patriots and Chargers to a national-television window would allow it to do so with Drake Maye.

Maye was the No. 3 overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft and has completed 67.2 percent of his passes for 1,696 yards, 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions while adding 345 yards and a score on the ground as a runner.

There is always going to be an element of pressure as a young quarterback on the Patriots given the legacy Tom Brady left, but Maye has flashed his potential a number of times and gives the AFC East team plenty of hope moving into the future even though it is just 3-10 on the season.

On the other side is a Chargers team that has played well in Jim Harbaugh's first season as head coach.

Los Angeles is 8-5 and holds the No. 6 seed in the current AFC playoff picture. It is two games ahead of the Indianapolis Colts with just four games remaining in the wild-card race and is in ideal position to eventually clinch a postseason spot.

Justin Herbert has 14 touchdown passes to just one interception and would give the NFL another notable quarterback to promote if it moved this game into the Saturday window.

Depending on how the Chargers perform in their next two games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Denver Broncos, they may have a chance to clinch a playoff spot against the Patriots as well.

That would add yet another storyline to the contest.