Don’t look now, but here come the Chargers.
The Bolts have won-back-to back games against a pair of AFC playoff contenders — Miami and Tennessee — to get to 8-6.
Even better, the Chargers currently reside in the No. 6 seed in the AFC playoff picture after Week 15.
Staley and Herbert both commented on the recent run by the Bolts.
“It’s been tight since the bye [week]. Every game that we have played is against the team that’s in the hunt,” Staley said. “I think that we’ve played quality football since the bye. We’ve been in a lot of these tight games. We’re used to being in these games. I think that you see the poise and the confidence in our team come alive, even when it’s tight.
“That’s a good football team. They’ve been in the playoffs three straight years, probably going to go four. They have a lot of players that have been in big games,” Staley added about the Titans. “To beat them after they’ve lost three games, they were playing with a lot of purpose. You saw what Miami did the other night. For us to have two quality wins in a row at home, I’m very proud of our team.”
Herbert added: “I think it’s a great opportunity for us to keep playing football. There is a lot of football left. Just being able to hang tough and be able to win a game like that, especially in December, it’s good to see from us.”
Linsley is a nine-year veteran who has played in 126 career games and 11 more in the playoffs.
The center shouted out Breiden Fehoko as an example of what the Bolts synergy is like right now.
“Given the way the defense has stepped up, seeing them go out there … to me, seeing Fehoko go out there and do an excellent job … that gives me all the confidence in the world that we’re going to get this thing done,” Linsley said. “It’s that complimentary football. I’m watching him dominate so it’s like, ‘Let’s go.’
“The defense is rolling and we’ve got that team mentality,” Linsley added. “Should we continue down this path … these two weeks could end up being a real turning…
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