The Chargers, though, have rebounded from the blowout loss to Tampa Bay in Week 15 by winning two straight. Justin Herbert seems mostly over the ankle injury concerns and the defense remains elite and more than capable of handling a Raiders offense that has scored more than 20 points in a game just twice since the start of November.

If the Chargers manage to lose against the 4-12 Raiders, they would instead land on the sixth seed and in a matchup with Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Fun for the Jim vs. John Harbaugh storylines, but not so fun otherwise.