
Even after losing to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 7, the Los Angeles Chargers still have a winning record. They’ve got an inside track to a 2022 playoff spot. They have a 24-year-old rising star at quarterback and defensive stars like Khalil Mack, Joey Bosa, JC Jackson and Derwin James on the roster.
But it’s getting tougher and tougher to believe they’ve got an chance to contend for a Super Bowl. That’s the exact opposite of where this team — and where fans and pundits alike — expected them to be this fall.