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Chargers fans think they are a playoff team.


Jeremy Igo

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11 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

From their board. 

 

 

Newsflash:

 

If the 2020 Carolina Panthers beat you, you are pretty much eliminated from playoff contention. 

Well, Herbert had some good moments but his turnovers were the difference and those were some bad plays you'd expect from a rookie. If he can eliminate some of those mistakes I could see them sneaking into a wildcard in the AFC. 

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Three games does not tell us much.  But at 1-2, with the win against the Bengals, things don't look good for them unless something gives.

They look like a team with a playoff-grade defense.  They've given up 13 to the Bengals, 23 to the Chiefs in an OT game, and 21 against us.  Not shabby.

But, their offense scored 16, 20, and 16 respectively.  If their offense gets to the point it can put up 24 points a game or so, they may be a threat.  Until then, they are going to be close in a lot of games and win a few, but not enough to be a playoff team.

Let's put it this way: their offense has not showed it can put enough points to overcome more than a 13 point fourth quarter deficit against the Falcons.  I think the benchmark to be taken seriously is 17.

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