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American Football Conference · AFC West
Founded in 1959 in Los Angeles, the Chargers play their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, with headquarters in El Segundo. The franchise is owned by Dean Spanos, with Joe Horitz serving as general manager and Jim Harbaugh as head coach. The Bolts have experienced notable swings in fortune over the years. Strong campaigns in 2009 (13–3) and 2018 (12–4) led to playoff berths, while stretches like 2015–16 and 2019–20 saw the team struggle. More recently, the Chargers have found consistency, reaching the playoffs in 2022, 2024, and 2025 with records of 10–7, 11–6, and 11–6 respectively. The roster features quarterback Justin Herbert alongside notable names like offensive tackle Joe Alt, guard Rashawn Slater, linebacker Junior Colson, edge rusher Khalil Mack, and safety Derwin James. Wide receivers Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston provide targets, while Cameron Dicker handles kicking duties.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 81 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 48 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–3 | — |
| 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 97% of the room, across 4 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bullish than 95% 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'm looking at this Chargers team and I'm looking at what's going on the Titans... I just don't understand how you stop the Chargers at half capacity.”
| 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 94% of the room, across 7 articles · 0.0 accuracy on this team (3 settled)
more bearish than 93% of the room, across 4 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 92% of the room, across 10 articles · 86.3 accuracy on this team (10 settled)
more bearish than 92% of the room, across 5 articles · 67.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
“But I mean the Chargers are going to beat the Titans”
“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.”
“Listen up Charge Mergers, Ravens, Bills, Eagles, Commanders, Rams. Those are my picks.”
“I got the Chargers over the Houston Texans.”
“the Chargers, I think will beat the Texans”
“that's what it's like for the l A Chargers, LA Chargers, you are there”
“Get another cornerback man Brandon Ceci from South Carolina... I like him going here to Los Angeles”
“Chargers, TJ. Parker coming from Clemson”
“How about this one Lee Hunter... I've got to get into this first round. You know, IM gonna give him the Chargers”
“number six. I have Pittsburgh... I have the charges... Houston... I have them all the way at number four... Next at number three, I got the Pats... I have Buffalo at the number two... I got du Ball County the Jaguars at number one”
“especially now that we know that the Chargers they are not playing their starters. It's going to be Trey Lance.”
“I think the Cowboys will find a way to lose this game, and I think the Chargers will figure out a way to win it... you might get to sit back and enjoy like a twelve point win for this game”
“My model has a straight up win for the Chargers.”
“Omaron Hampton RB one, Sison... I feel much better about this one for Omary and Hampton facing the Dallas Cowboys.”
“I'm going Chargers to cover three points against the Eagles... I like the Chargers to win.”
“even though I have the Chargers winning, I want to take Washington with the field goal of points... I do have the Chargers winning, but it's very close”
“Yeah, I've got QJ wide receiver twenty Lad twenty two, Keenan Allen twenty three.”
“Quinton Johnson now needs to be looked at as the number one in this offense”
“Yes, he's more of that wide receiver too, just because I don't think the other guys completely go away. But Yeah, I'm in on Lad this week.”
“This is really boring, but I'm doing the Chargers giving six and a half to the Giants.”
“I actually think what Hyfez did is rational. I would pick the Chargers in this one too.”
“They do make it in as the sixth seed, though a wildcard seed nonetheless”
“I've got the Chargers going ten and seven. They do make it in as the sixth seed”