INDIANAPOLIS — The Chargers took care of business on Monday night at Lucas Oil Stadium, dispatching the Indianapolis Colts and clinching an AFC playoff berth with a 20-3 victory, their third in a row after losses in three of their previous four games had cast serious doubts about their postseason dreams.
Running back Austin Ekeler scored on 1-yard runs in the second and fourth quarters and Cameron Dicker kicked 24- and 21-yard field goals as the Chargers improved to 9-6 with regular-season games against the Rams (5-10) and the Denver Broncos (4-11) still to be played.
The Chargers intercepted Colts quarterback Nick Foles three times and sacked him seven times in their best overall defensive game of the season, dominating a disjointed Indianapolis offense. Foles completed 17 of 29 passes for 143 yards as the Colts (4-10-1) lost their fifth consecutive game.
