Editor’s note: It’s season preview week at SB Nation. Here’s why we’re excited about the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Los Angeles Chargers are legitimate contenders this year and not just for the AFC West crown. They are actual, honest to God Super Bowl contenders in the 2018-19 NFL season. The primary reason for that is Philip Rivers. As any football fan knows by now, your window for playoff contention let along Super Bowl contention begins and ends with having a franchise quarterback. Rivers is not just a franchise QB; he’s a borderline Hall of Famer and he’s only on the borderline because his teammates have not been good enough to sustain a playoff run that ended in a championship.