The Chargers came away with a huge victory over the Packers last Sunday in a must-win game. The win kept them alive in a tight AFC playoff race.
Let’s take a quick look at the AFC playoff seeding heading into Week 10:
Playoff teams
1.) New England Patriots (8-1)
2.) Baltimore Ravens (6-2)
3.) Houston Texans (6-3)
4.) Kansas City Chiefs (6-3)
5.) Buffalo Bills (6-2)
6.) Indianapolis Colts (5-3)
In the hunt
7.) Pittsburgh Steelers (4-4)
8.) Oakland Raiders (4-4)
9.) Jacksonville Jaguars (4-5)
10.) Tennessee Titans (4-5)
11.) Los Angeles Chargers (4-5)
12.) Denver Broncos (3-6)
While it may seem to be an uphill climb for the Chargers as they’re currently the No. 11 seed and appear to be on the outside looking in, the chances of them making the playoffs are not out of reach by any means.
But Los Angeles will have to string together the same type of performance that they did this past weekend as they continue to face tough competition like the Raiders this week and following up with the Chiefs twice and the Vikings.
Realistically, the Chargers can only afford to lose two more games at the very most and will have to get some help if they want to continue playing in January.
