Fine, I’ll say it. I believe in the Los Angeles Chargers this season. Here’s why:
Back when the San Diego Chargers were going to the playoffs and winning the division annually (or at least it seemed that way), “December football” became a staple of the team following the 2007 and 2008 season.
The Chargers would notoriously dig themselves into a hole early, start winning enough games in November to get interesting, and then ride that hot streak through an undefeated December and into the playoffs.
Let’s look back at the team’s record before, and during, the month of December, in those two seasons:
2007: 6-5 before Dec, 5-0 in Dec (Division winner)
2008: 4-8 before Dec, 4-0 in Dec (Division winner)
You can even see some signs of it in 2013, when the team entered December with a 5-6 record before finishing the season 9-7 and in the playoffs.