Chargers playoff chances: quick answers
What are the Chargers' playoff chances right now?
0%. The Chargers are 0-8, 4th in the AFC West, outside the AFC field today. They did not win the AFC West or the Super Bowl in any of 3,000 simulated seasons.
What record do the Chargers need to make the playoffs?
No record still in reach gets the Chargers in more often than not.
Can the Chargers still win the AFC West?
Not in any of 3,000 simulated seasons. The Broncos lead the AFC West at 7-2; the Chargers are 0-8.
How are these playoff odds calculated?
Every remaining game is played out 3,000 times (20,000 for this week's what-if numbers). Each game's win chance comes from the betting line first, then the spread, then our power ratings, and every tie is broken with the NFL's official tiebreakers. It is the same engine as the Playoff Machine, so the numbers here match what the Machine shows before you make a pick.
How often is this page updated?
After every NFL game goes final, and each morning when the betting lines move. These numbers last changed Friday, Nov 13 at 1:14 AM ET.