There, the Chargers guaranteed a playoff spot, earned Jim Harbaugh a big cash bonus and can still climb the AFC playoff seedings in the season finale in Week 18. The Chargers now

Watch highlights from the Week 17 matchup between the Chargers and the New England Patriots during the 2024 NFL season.

Los Angeles has another chance to secure a playoff spot on Saturday, facing a Patriots team in the first year of a rebuild under head coach Jerod Mayo and rookie quarterback Drake Maye. New England has lost 5 straight and has not beaten a team with a winning record all season.

Watch the Los Angeles Chargers' top plays to clinch their playoff spot vs. New England Patriots during Week 17 of the 2024 season.

The Chargers and Raiders looked every part of their respective 11-6 and 4-13 final records in a 34-20 victory by the former that wasn’t nearly as competitive as the score indicates.

Quentin Johnston hauled in a career-high 13 receptions for 186 yards, leading the Los Angeles Chargers to a 34-20 win over the host Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.

In doing so, the Chargers chose their own destiny in the NFL playoff bracket, grabbing the No. 5 seed in the AFC and a road encounter with the Houston Texans. A loss would have dropped the Chargers to the No.

The Los Angeles Chargers enter the last week of the regular season with a 10-6 record and a playoff spot locked down. The Chargers will play either the Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens, or Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round.