NFL Power Rankings: Chargers Moving Up

Poor Mike McCoy’s hair looked like it was turning Michael McDonald silver right before our eyes. The epic collapses so far this season made me forget that the Chargers were a winning team in both 2013 and ’14. Alas, a safety, a hard hit on Demaryius Thomas and the ability to overcome severe Martyball (conservative late-game play-calling) delivered a W for the hard-luck Bolts. It sure makes it easier to ask for a mere $1.1 billion. Well I didn’t want to ask ya, Clark, you know … could ya maybe spare a little … extra cash?

The Chargers have run 230 offensive plays with a lead this season, which ranks third in the NFL. Philip Rivers deserves a lot of credit for getting them there, but he’s also part of the reason why they are 2-4, as his completion percentage drops by nearly 10 points in the second half.

They looked good against the Broncos to get to 2-4. But they face a tough road trip to Atlanta this week.

Mike McCoy looked like he was about to vomit or pass out (or both at the same time, college dorm-style) after the Broncos scored and then immediately recovered an onside kick late in Thursday night’s game, but his team finally was able to finish out a game in the fourth quarter and win. While the Chargers may wind up 5–11 or 6–10, absolutely no one on their schedule will be itching to play them.