COSTA MESA, Calif. — Philip Rivers is an Oakland Raiders fan this week, sort of.
Rivers and the Los Angeles Chargers can win the AFC West and secure home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs by beating Denver and having the Raiders defeat Kansas City on Sunday.
The Chargers can also take the division title, a first-round bye and home field with a tie against the Broncos and a Chiefs loss.
“I’m rooting for us on Sunday and whatever happens happens,” Rivers said Wednesday. “I don’t know that my cheering is going to matter.