Yes, the Chargers can potentially clinch a postseason spot Monday night.
Not many people would have thought that after a Week 13 loss to the Raiders. But back-to-back Bolts wins over the Dolphins and Titans — combined with losses from other teams — means the Chargers could punch their ticket in Indianapolis.
The full breakdown of how they can clinch can be found here, and that also includes a full breakdown of the AFC playoff picture.
Do I expect Chargers Head Coach Brandon Staley to rest players if we clinch? No.
There’s still seeding to be sorted out, and I imagine players and coaches would want to end the year with momentum rather than with players on the bench. But that’s just my take.
Now, as for the most improved player, a few names come to mind, including Joshua Palmer, Kenneth Murray, Jr., Joshua Kelley, Alohi Gilman, Drue Tranquill and Breiden Fehoko.
But I’m going to go with Michael Davis.
That might be odd considering he’s played in 87 career games, including 58 starts, and earned a multi-year contract after his rookie deal.
But Davis had an up-and-down 2021 campaign and said in training camp that he wasn’t happy with how he played.
He then had to battle for a role in camp and the preseason due to a crowded cornerback room and wasn’t a starter on the depth chart once the season began.
But he’s been pressed back into a starting role over the last two months and has thrived of late, rising to the occasion and being one of the Bolts best defensive players. Since Week 9, he leads all NFL cornerbacks with 10 forced incompletions.
I chatted with Davis a few weeks ago about what he was focusing on and he gave a simple answer: Effort.
If you play hard, he said, good things usually happen. That’s been the case for Davis, and the entire Chargers offense, in recent weeks.
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