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American Football Conference · AFC West
The Los Angeles Chargers were founded in 1959 in Los Angeles, California, and now play their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The franchise is owned by Dean Spanos, with John Spanos among the minority owners, and operates out of El Segundo. Joe Horitz serves as general manager, while Jim Harbaugh leads as head coach with Mike McDaniel coordinating the offense and Chris O'Leary handling the defense. The Chargers have experienced considerable fluctuation over the years. They posted a 13–3 record and reached the playoffs in 2009, then dipped to 4–12 in 2015 and 5–11 in 2016 before bouncing back to 12–4 with a playoff berth in 2018. After a few uneven seasons, they made the playoffs again in 2022 at 10–7, stumbled to 5–12 in 2023, then surged to back-to-back 11–6 playoff appearances in 2024 and 2025. The current 2026 campaign has opened 0–7.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 82 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 45 out of 100.
Current Los Angeles Chargers players with the most articles taking a call on them in the last 30 days.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–8 | — |
| 2025 | 11–6 | Made the playoffs |
| 2024 | 11–6 | Made the playoffs |
| 2023 | 5–12 | — |
| 2022 | 10–7 | Made the playoffs |
| 2021 | 9–8 | — |
| 2020 | 7–9 | — |
| 2019 | 5–11 | — |
| 2018 | 12–4 | Made the playoffs |
| 2017 | 9–7 | — |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Los Angeles Chargers, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 98% of the room, across 4 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bullish than 97% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
Page 5 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“I mean, with what Aronde Gaston the second was able to show last year, I think to me, he's the tight end of the future for the chargers.”
| 2016 |
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| 5–11 |
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| 2015 | 4–12 | — |
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| 2010 | 9–7 | — |
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| 2009 | 13–3 | Made the playoffs |
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more bullish than 95% of the room, across 5 articles · 0.0 accuracy on this team (3 settled)
more bearish than 92% of the room, across 10 articles · 86.3 accuracy on this team (10 settled)
more bearish than 87% of the room, across 8 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 86% of the room, across 11 articles · on this team not settled yet
“Daniel Jeremiah had Kenyan Saddiq as the chargers pick at 22 overall.”
“Because I like to go big game, honey, I'm a take the chargers... I'm going with the charges.”
“So I I picked Herbert to be my MVP after Burrow went down.”
“Justin Herbert is very good. I mean, I'm I'm picking him to win the game... I'm taking Chargers plus three and a half against the Patriots.”
“Operations shutdown, Trey Lance looks like he's gonna be the starter.”
“Chargers. Jim Harbaugh. Let's go. And Justin Herbert coming into New England, I think will be the NBC Sunday night game.”
“The chargers are teams is a team that is gonna end Dallas' season next week”
“I think the Chargers make it, and I think the Bills make it.”
“They're not gonna miss the playoffs... I'm not going to sit here and saying the Charging is back and the bolts from this playoffs.”
“Justin Herbert. He's the MVP through the first three weeks. Hands down.”
“All he would allow is that Hampton's gonna start. Oh. And if that's the case, by the way, it's the first time in Najee Harris' career in which he won't start.”
“I think the chargers make it again.”
“Number 10 on the list, the LA chargers... I'm putting the Denver Broncos at nine... I'm putting the Vikings at eight... the Los Angeles Rams... They're seventh on this list... I'm putting the Bills here [six]... Lions fans at five... I'm putting the Chiefs at four... Number three on this list, I'm putting the Washington commanders... Number two on the list is the top team in the AFC. I'm putting the Ravens here... And then number one is... the Philadelphia Eagles”
“I know you wanna say that they're just gonna fall apart like always... I I just don't think that that they're not gonna lose... Yeah. I'm I'm gonna push back on that, Chris.”
“Chargers and Broncos.”
“I think the AFC playoff field is set. With six weeks to go, these are the seven teams.”
“He could end up with Jalen Waddle like seventeen hundred yard eight touchdown season. It wouldn't surprise me.”
“I think Lad's a legitimate number one receiver.”
“He could end up with Jalen Waddle like seventeen hundred yard eight touchdown season. It wouldn't surprise me.”
“it's put up on the NFL feed as our NFL pick... and I pick up the Chargers, but I don't feel strong about this one.”
“Chargers at Jacksonville, Jacksonville getting two and a half. I think the Chargers win.”
“I have three a AFC West teams in the playoffs because they're looking as far as the Chargers, the Broncos and the Chiefs, they are looking like all three will be in the playoff picture.”
“as far as the Chargers, the Broncos and the Chiefs, they are looking like all three will be in the playoff picture”
“The Chargers are a very good team. We probably expect to be in the playoffs.”
“I have the Chargers with an AFC wild card.”
“I also have the Chargers.”
“I think they probably go nine and eight and just miss out on the playoffs.”
“the more optimistic I am about Omaron Hampton is going to be the guy here... continue to use this guy as our bell cow”
“if we get to week eleven twelve... it just wouldn't surprise me if he's more true workload Bijon Robinson type of guy as we get later in the season”
“I'm taking ceiling guys and he's maybe the last of these guys that would it be that crazy if he was wide receiver three at the end of the year.”
“So I have Chargers in with the high floor and the Steelers and the ... Broncos I have out”
“Brandon and I have the Chargers back in Denver and Pittsburgh out.”
“He's actually like in my top ten for wide receivers for fantasy”
“And we ain't talking about somebody can win a couple of games, actually win the Super Bowl, actually de thrown him. It is the Charger”
“Absolutely? Herbert's the top ten guy.”
“my AFC playoff predictions Bill's Ravens, Texans, Chargers, Patriots, Bengals are new in chiefs”
“She's still win ten to eleven, maybe twelve”
“I have the Bills, Ravens, Texans Chargers, and then the Patriots, Bengals che Thiefs”
“I think the Chargers probably win twelve.”