Make it two straight playoff appearances for the Bolts.
The Chargers clinched a postseason berth on Sunday by virtue of their 34-17 win over the Cowboys coupled with a Colts home loss against the 49ers on Monday night
With two games left, the Chargers appear to be playing their best football with the playoffs on the horizon.
“I think the really cool thing about this team is that we’ve really taken it week by week. We’re never looking too far ahead or looking too far back,” Justin Herbert said. “We’re able to pick each other up, the past couple weeks the defense has really been able to help us out and [Sunday] we were able to kind of help [them] out a little bit.
“When all three phases are playing complementary for each other, that’s when we’re at our best,” Herbert added.
The Bolts moved to 11-4 on the season after the Week 16 win and clinched a spot in the dance a week earlier than they did in Year 1 under Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh in 2024.
The Chargers, by the way, are still on contention for both the AFC West title and the conference’s No. 1 seed.
The Broncos lead the division at 12-3 but lost Sunday to the Jaguars, who are also now 12-3. The Bolts already have a head-to-head win over the Broncos in Week 3.
The Chargers are currently the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoff picture. If that holds, the Chargers would play the No. 4 seed, which is currently the Steelers, who lead the AFC North.
Buffalo also has an 11-4 record but are the No. 6 seed because the Chargers have a better conference record (8-2) than the Bills (8-3).
The Chargers host the Houston Texans on Saturday at SoFi Stadium. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. (PT).
The Texans are currently the No. 7 seed in the AFC with a 10-5 record.
