8. Los Angeles Chargers
With a convincing win over their roommates on Sunday, the Los Angeles Chargers are now 10-6 and secured a spot in the NFL playoffs. They don’t know yet who they will be playing but it’s going to be the first time we get to see Justin Herbert in the postseason. And he has his weapons around him now.
Austin Ekeler, Keenan Allen, and Mike Williams have all had injury concerns in recent years but when they’re out there it’s easy to see why this team is often an offseason favorite.
7. Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers in Week 1 which started their season off on the wrong foot. They had a chance to essentially end their campaign on New Year’s Day with another win over the Pack, but instead, they were blown out of the building.
Minnesota lost 41-17 while Kirk Cousins threw three picks. What’s concerning is, they were trying to get into a spot where they could get the No. 1 seed in the NFC but that’s not happening now. It was also their third blowout loss, with the other two coming against the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles who are also fighting for the No. 1 seed.
None of this bodes well for their chances in the playoffs since there could be now three teams that walked all over them.