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Chargers focused on avoiding a letdown and not a potential playoff berth in matchup with Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — If Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh has given any thought to the possibility of clinching a playoff berth in his first season with the team with a win at New England on Saturday, he isn't letting it show. “Just attacking, that’s our mindset. Win...
Halftime speech by Derwin James could be key to a late-season push by the Chargers
If the Los Angeles Chargers are able to put together a late-season run and advance far in the playoffs, a big reason will be what Derwin James Jr. did at halftime Thursday night. With the Chargers trailing the Denver Broncos 21-13 and playing their worst stretch of football this...
Pro Picks: Eagles will cruise past the Commanders and Seahawks will upset the Vikings
Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. For all previous Pro Picks, head here. ___ The setup for two Christmas Day games means two games on Saturday in Week 16. They’ll be potential...
Chargers host Broncos on Thursday with both teams closing in on playoff spots
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Bo Nix and Justin Herbert have tried to keep their focus squarely on Thursday night's pivotal AFC West showdown between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers. Both quarterbacks realize though what a win would do in regards to their postseason...
Chargers aim to get back on track as they host surging Broncos on Thursday
Denver (9-5) at Los Angeles Chargers (8-6) Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EST, Amazon Prime Video BetMGM NFL odds: Chargers by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Broncos 11-3; Chargers 9-5. Series record: Broncos lead 72-56-1. Last meeting:...
Chargers are reeling after loss to Bucs with important showdown with Broncos on deck
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Playoff-contending teams would like to be rolling into the final three games of the regular season. Instead, the Los Angeles Chargers are reeling after Sunday's 40-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and with a short turnaround before what could be its...
Chargers fall apart in a disastrous second half, capped by Herbert's first interception in 3 months
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — By the time Justin Herbert threw his first interception in exactly three months late in the third quarter, the Los Angeles Chargers' second half against Tampa Bay was already unraveling into a nightmare. The Chargers never woke up from it in the Buccaneers'...
Baker Mayfield, high-flying Bucs visit Chargers in matchup of teams with winning records
Tampa Bay (7-6) at Los Angeles Chargers (8-5) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, FOX BetMGM NFL odds: Chargers by 3. Against the spread: Buccaneers 8-5; Chargers 9-4. Series record: Chargers lead 8-4. Last meeting: Chargers beat...
Steelers have stopped just about everybody this year. Up next: 'Mr. Barkley'
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin started going down the checklist of the myriad ways Saquon Barkley can beat you. It took the Pittsburgh Steelers coach a while — by his usually measured standards anyway — to get to the end. “He’s got top-end speed," Tomlin said of the...
Chargers have improved under Jim Harbaugh but are still struggling in close games
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh has brought toughness to the Los Angeles Chargers. The next thing he needs to do is teach them how to win close games. Sunday night's 19-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs was the Chargers' 10th straight defeat during the regular...
