A Look at Chargers Playoff Seeding Scenarios in Week 18

The Chargers are 10-6 and going to the playoffs.

The Bolts punched their ticket to the dance after walloping the Patriots by the score of 40-7 on Saturday.

Now the Chargers are prepping for a Week 18 road game against the Raiders, with kickoff at 1:25 p.m. (PT).

But which team could Jim Harbaugh’s squad play in the Wild Card round?

Here’s a breakdown of possible seeding and opponent scenarios for the Bolts heading into Week 18:

No. 5 Seed

The Chargers are alive for the No. 5 seed in the AFC and can claim it with a win Sunday against the Raiders.

The Steelers lost Saturday night, missing out a chance to lock up the fifth spot.

The Bolts (10-6) can now secure that spot with their 11th win, which would push them past Pittsburgh (10-7).

If the Chargers end up in the No. 5 spot, that means a Wild Card matchup with the Texans, who have already claimed the No. 4 seed and the AFC South.

The date and time for the Chargers first playoff matchup will be announced Sunday.

No. 6 Seed

The No. 6 spot is the lowest seed the Chargers can be.

And we now know that potentially means a date with the Ravens, who claimed the No. 3 seed (and the AFC North) by winning Saturday afternoon.

With the Steelers loss on Saturday night, the No. 5 seed is still up for grabs and the only way the Bolts will travel to Baltimore for Wild Card Weekend is with a loss in Las Vegas.

If the Bolts and Ravens match up, it would mean another Harbaugh Bowl.

The teams met back in Week 12 when the Chargers fell 30-23 to the Ravens at SoFi Stadium.

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