LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Chargers got their hopes up, and that might have the saddest thing to swallow in 2021. After an overtime loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in the season finale, they were out of the playoffs for a third straight season. It was a stunning finish to what had seemed to be such a promising season.
While it didn't end the way they wanted it to, the Chargers had quite a few good moments in 2021 and their rookie class had a lot to do with that success. Their insertion, along with a banner second year for quarterback Justin Herbert in his first season under coach Brandon Staley, gives the 9-8 Chargers some hope entering 2022.