It seems fitting that the Chargers enter Sunday’s regular-season finale at Denver with two disparate playoff scenarios: They’ll either be the AFC’s top-seed with a first-round bye or the No. 5 seed with a far more treacherous three-road-game route to the Super Bowl.
This has been a season of swing shifts for the Chargers, who are 11-4 thanks to several second-half comebacks and last-minute victories but could easily be 8-7 if not for a few tipped end-zone passes and two-point conversion attempts going their way.
“I think it just shows that there are a lot of good teams and how close it is,” veteran quarterback Philip Rivers said.