The Chargers return to SoFi Stadium on Sunday to kick off a three-game homestand.
Up first? A Week 10 date with the 2-6 Titans. Kickoff is at 1:05 p.m. (PT).
The Bolts are 7.5-point favorites and the over/under for Sunday’s game is 38.5 points.
Here are five final thoughts ahead of Week 10:
1. The 3rd quarter begins
Halftime is officially over for the Bolts.
If we look at the season in four-game chunks, the Chargers begin the third quarter of their season Sunday against the Titans.
The Bolts went 2-2 in the first quarter and 3-1 in the second quarter as they have positioned themselves well for a second-half playoff run.
But Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and his team know there is still plenty of work to be done.
“It’s a one-week league … but also there’s quarters of the seasons, too,” Harbaugh said. “First four, second four, third quarter, fourth quarter.”
“We’re starting the third quarter and the phase line is the Tennessee Titans,” Harbaugh continued.
He later added: “The middle of the season is always critical that way. Bill Belichick always talked about the Middle Eight of a football game. There’s the Middle Eight in a season, too. You could break it down that way.”
The Bolts recent 3-1 stretch has put the Chargers firmly in an AFC Wild Card spot at this point of the season.
More, however, is needed.
According to data provided by the NFL, teams that start 6-3 since 1990 have a 73.1 percent chance to make the playoffs. Teams that start 5-4 have 47.3-percent playoff odds.
For what it’s worth, the Bolts current playoff odds are somewhere between 78 and 88 percent depending on which model you look at.
One big key that could help the Bolts get a victory? Winning the turnover battle.
The Chargers rank fourth in total turnover margin at plus-9 while the Titans are 31st overall at minus-11.
A win Sunday would give the Chargers…
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