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5 Things to Know About the Chargers Ahead of Week 15

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Here are five things to know about the Bolts ahead of Week 15:

1. What happened in Week 14?

The Chargers valiant effort in Kansas City came up just short in a 19-17 loss to the Chiefs.

The Bolts trailed 13-0 at the half before rattling off back-to-back touchdown drives in the third quarter to take the lead.

And while the teams traded field goals in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs made one more play down the stretch and won on a walk-off field goal.

Kansas City claimed the AFC West with the win.

"This one hurts," Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh said. "We'll lay down and bleed for a little while, not long. Then we'll rise and fight again."

Click here for a detailed recap of the Week 14 game.

2. What is the Chargers record?

The Bolts are now 8-5 on the season, one of three teams with that record in the AFC along with Baltimore and Denver.

Those three teams are also currently the trio of AFC Wild Card teams, too.

Baltimore holds the No. 5 spot by virtue of its head-to-head win over the Chargers, who are in the sixth seed due to their head-to-head win over Denver.

According to NFL Next Gen Stats, the Chargers still hold an 89 percent chance to make the postseason.

There are four weeks left in the 2024 season and every team has had its bye.

The four-game sprint to the playoffs begins Sunday.

Browse through live action photos of the Bolts Week 14 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium!

3. Who stood out on Sunday?

Tight end Stone Smartt posted an overall Pro Football Focus grade of 93.4 as he had three big catches for 54 yards in the second half.

Smartt, who played 22 snaps, took on a bigger role when Will Dissly was lost to a shoulder injury.

Justin Herbert posted an 89.9 PFF grade despite getting banded up at the end of the first half. Herbert took a hit to his knee and missed one play, but later engineered three second-half scoring drives at Arrowhead.

Defensively, linebacker Daiyan Henley led the way with an overall PFF grade of 84.3.

Henley led the Bolts with eight tackles and also had a pass breakup.

4. What's an eye-popping stat from Week 14?

The Chargers defense was all over Patrick Mahomes in the first half as the unit recorded 11 quarterback hits and 3.0 sacks.

Those 11 QB hits were the most by a Chargers defense in a first half since 2000, and the Bolts became one of three teams in that timespan to record 11 QB hits before halftime.

Khalil Mack led the way with three quarterback hits in the first half.

The Chargers also tallied 3.0 first-half sacks for the fifth time this season, a mark that leads the NFL.

Derwin James, Jr. and Joey Bosa each had a sack on Mahomes while Mack and Tuli Tuipulotu split one.

Check out the top photos of the Bolts warming up for their Week 14 game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium!

5. What does Week 15 look like for the Bolts?

The Bolts, who just played back-to-back road games, return home for a Week 15 date with Tampa Bay on Sunday.

The Buccaneers earned a 28-13 home win over the Raiders in Week 13 to move to 7-6 on the season.

Tampa Bay now resides in first place in the NFC South and would be the No. 4 seed in the NFC playoff field if the season ended today.

Check out the Chargers 2024 schedule.

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