The potentially biggest game of the season for the Chargers gradually dissolved into one that didn’t matter Sunday.
Their 23-9 victory over Denver ultimately didn’t impact their postseason fate as Kansas City also won, beating Oakland 35-3.
The Chargers and Chiefs both finished 12-4, the top record in the AFC West and in the conference. But because of the tiebreaker, Kansas City earned the division title and the No. 1 playoff seed.
The Chargers will enter the postseason seeded fifth and play at Baltimore next weekend. The Ravens beat Cleveland 26-24 on Sunday to secure first place in the AFC North.