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Most ratings are lower after the bye week, mostly because the Bengals leap frogged the Chargers in the Rankings.
First group are those before MNF:
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Dalton Miller - Pro Football Network 7 (LW 8)
I'm so glad the Los Angeles Chargers are legitimate contenders this early into Justin Herbert's tenure as the franchise quarterback. The powder blue has always been an offseason darling, but it very rarely translated into success outside of that.
If you're starting a franchise today, there are only a select few quarterbacks you'd even consider above Herbert. They'll be one of the best teams in the NFL if they can make some slight improvements in the offseason.
The Chargers don't have a particularly difficult schedule leading up to the Bengals in Week 13. There's a very good chance they slowly rise in the NFL Power Rankings after returning from their by
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Vinnie Iyer - Sporting News 11 (LW 8)
The Chargers bolted into their bye after a disappointing all-around performance at Baltimore. They can do plenty of damage with Justin Herbert leading their passing game and with a solid pass defense, but they need to clean up their league-worst run defense to maintain their playoff chances.
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Matt Johnson - Sportsnaut 9 (LW 8)
A brutal loss to the Ravens sent the Los Angeles Chargers into the bye week on a sour note. But that time off might be exactly what this team needed. Brandon Staley has enough disruptors and playmakers to make this an average defense. Offensively, Joe Lombardi should have used the bye to improve his play-calling. If those improvements are made, Los Angeles can beat the Patriots by a touchdown-plus in Week 8.
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Russell S. Baxter - Fansided 9 (LW 9)
The Bolts looked like one of the better teams in the AFC after five weeks. But Brandon Staley's club was humbled last Sunday at Baltimore as the Chargers offense managed just one touchdown and the team finished with 208 total yards in the 34-6 setback. In any case, second-year quarterback Justin Herbert continues to impress for the most part and the team has learned to win games that they somehow found a way to lose most of last season.
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First group are those before MNF:
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Dalton Miller - Pro Football Network 7 (LW 8)
I'm so glad the Los Angeles Chargers are legitimate contenders this early into Justin Herbert's tenure as the franchise quarterback. The powder blue has always been an offseason darling, but it very rarely translated into success outside of that.
If you're starting a franchise today, there are only a select few quarterbacks you'd even consider above Herbert. They'll be one of the best teams in the NFL if they can make some slight improvements in the offseason.
The Chargers don't have a particularly difficult schedule leading up to the Bengals in Week 13. There's a very good chance they slowly rise in the NFL Power Rankings after returning from their by
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Vinnie Iyer - Sporting News 11 (LW 8)
The Chargers bolted into their bye after a disappointing all-around performance at Baltimore. They can do plenty of damage with Justin Herbert leading their passing game and with a solid pass defense, but they need to clean up their league-worst run defense to maintain their playoff chances.
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Matt Johnson - Sportsnaut 9 (LW 8)
A brutal loss to the Ravens sent the Los Angeles Chargers into the bye week on a sour note. But that time off might be exactly what this team needed. Brandon Staley has enough disruptors and playmakers to make this an average defense. Offensively, Joe Lombardi should have used the bye to improve his play-calling. If those improvements are made, Los Angeles can beat the Patriots by a touchdown-plus in Week 8.
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Russell S. Baxter - Fansided 9 (LW 9)
The Bolts looked like one of the better teams in the AFC after five weeks. But Brandon Staley's club was humbled last Sunday at Baltimore as the Chargers offense managed just one touchdown and the team finished with 208 total yards in the 34-6 setback. In any case, second-year quarterback Justin Herbert continues to impress for the most part and the team has learned to win games that they somehow found a way to lose most of last season.
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