The Chargers and Cardinals will meet under the bright lights on Monday Night Football.

Kickoff from Arizona is at 6 p.m. (PT).

The Bolts are two-point favorites and the over/under for Monday night's game is 43.5 points.

Here are five final thoughts ahead of Week 7:

1. Ready for primetime

The NFL is full of numbers, stats and data.

But it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that a 4-2 record looks (and feels) exponentially better than a 3-3 mark.

As the Bolts get ready a Week 7 road game in Arizona, that is the opportunity that awaits them.

"It's huge," safety Alohi Gilman said. "It gives you an opportunity create a little bit more confidence and momentum. Especially on Monday night, it can help you even more."

The Chargers currently reside in second place in the AFC West and also hold a Wild Card spot in the early playoff picture.

A pair of Chargers leaders emphasized the importance of continuing to get better this week.

"We have to find a way to keep getting better, pushing forward, moving forward," Justin Herbert said. "We saw great strides last week, but the thing is to keep building on that and getting better."

Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh added: "Take it one day at a time, one play at a time, one game at a time. But see if we can't improve one thing at a time, all the time."

Players have talked in recent weeks about putting themselves in position to make a run in October and November, as their previous 2-2 record could end up turning into six or even seven wins by the time Thanksgiving nears.

The next step in that plan? The Chargers first of three scheduled games in primetime.

"I love playing primetimes games," Gilman said. "I feel like they kind of shorted us this year with the amount of primetime games.

"But every opportunity you get to play in primetime, it's really fun," Gilman added. "That's what makes the NFL special is these type of games. You can show out and put on a good showing."

Khalil Mack added: "The lights are bright, so you got to be ready to perform at a high level because that's what people are going to remember. Everybody's watching, so we want to leave a good impression."

If the Bolts can get to 4-2 in Arizona, perhaps they'll turn some heads as the NFL's midpoint lurks around the corner.

"Can't wait," Derwin James, Jr. said. "The whole world [will be] watching."

2. Red-zone efficiency

The Chargers offense put together a dominant 20-play drive Sunday that took off 10-plus minutes of game time and kept the Bolts defense fresh on the sideline.

"When the players are rolling like that, man, I can't even remembered what I called," Chargers Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman said. "I had to ask people what I called. It's almost like you're blacked out and in a zone when things are clicking like that."

The only blemish of that sequence? The Chargers kicked a 33-yard field goal as the unit stalled out in the red zone.

Entering Week 7, Roman and his staff have preached a "focus and finish" mindset to the offense, which currently ranks 28^th in the NFL in red-zone scoring percentage (41.67).

"There were opportunities that were there last week that we can do a better job with," Roman said. "We just got to focus and finish, focus and finish."

Herbert added: "We have to score points in the red zone and find a way to get the ball in the end zone. It's great having a field goal kicker like we do, but we have to score."

The Chargers scored one touchdown on three trips inside the 20-yard line Sunday. The other field goal came after Elijah Molden's early interception gave the Bolts the ball at the Denver 31-yard line.

"We've got to make sure we're doing everything we can — when they give us those opportunities with good field position — to take advantage of it," Herbert said.

The Bolts talked all last week about cleaning up pre-snap penalties, which they did.

There was also an emphasis on better third-down play, which culminated in the Bolts best third-down outing (11 for 18, 61.1 percent) of the season.

The current focus is finding the end zone as often as possible, beginning Monday night against an Arizona defense that ranks 18^th in red-zone touchdown percentage allowed (53.85).

3. Keeping Kyler under wraps

The Chargers defense was downright dominant through three quarters in Denver as they limited the Broncos to just 88 total yards.

Then came the fourth quarter as the Bolts allowed Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix to get out of the pocket and make plays with his legs.

With Arizona's Kyler Murray on deck, everyone on the defensive side of the ball has a heightened sense of awareness about Murray's escapability.

"[Nix] definitely gave us a good challenge. And obviously Kyler is a special athlete as well," Gilman said. "It's kind of in good timing it happened that way because it gives us an opportunity to prep a little better and detail it up better."

"His athletic ability and ability to extend plays, he's a playmaker. He can still throw the ball really good, too," Gilman added. "So, you have to be play good coverage but also be ready for the second and third play when he scrambles."

James added: "We didn't do a good job pursuing Bo last week so we worked all this week [on it]. We know what type of player Kyler is so we just need to come out and make sure we're ready to go."

Mack said the Chargers defense might have to treat Murray like a running back and that it's "all hands on deck" when it comes to stopping No. 1.

Murray has ran for at least 45 yards in all but two games this season and ripped off a 50-yard touchdown run in Arizona's Week 5 win over San Francisco.

"Kyler is an exceptional quarterback … and makes their offense go," Chargers Defensive Coordinator Jesse Minter said. "They've had some elite scoring output games, which he really drives the ship there. He's a great challenge."

Minter later added: "He's obviously elite when those ad-lib plays, some designed runs with his skillset."

4. Smartt ready for bigger role

Chargers tight end Hayden Hurst played just seven snaps in Denver before leaving with a groin injury.

Hurst didn't practice all week and is doubtful for Monday night's game in Arizona, which means it's the next man up at that spot.

That would be Stone Smartt, who has quietly progressed nicely in recent months in Roman's offense.

"Stone is coming into his own and I think he's going to get more opportunities," Roman said. "He's dialed in every day, great teammate and is working to round out areas of his game. I felt like he had his best practice the other day so you can see the confidence building."

Smart said he role on the roster is to do "whatever they ask of me," but he noted a more sizable workload could be on the horizon. Smartt played 10 offensive snaps in the Bolts first four games before playing 10 on Sunday.

"Just attacking each week like I have been, because I prepare like I'm the starter so nothing catches me off guard," Smartt said. "We have some great veterans in the room and that's beneficial for myself, as well. I'm expecting my role to grow a little bit more this week. I'm looking forward to it."

Smartt played quarterback and wide receiver at Old Dominion University before transitioning to tight end once he made it to the NFL with the Bolts in 2022.

The 6-foot-4, 226-pound Smartt said he's noticed tangible growth since Harbaugh and his staff arrived this offseason.

"Definitely more reps. I feel like I grow every week," Smartt said. "Honestly, it's just taking the coaching from my position coach (Andy Bischoff) … I feel like I've developed a lot, especially on the technique side in the run game.

"They get down to the nitty gritty of the details and things are really starting to slow down," Smartt added. "Just coming into Year 3 for me, the game has slowed down a lot more at the tight end position. I feel like I'm only going up."

5. Keep an eye on Davis

A hamstring injury limited Derius Davis' offensive role in the first quarter of the season.

But the wide receiver/returner showed some juice Sunday by getting three touches that tallied 22 yards, including a 10-yard rush.

Roman said he expects Davis' role to keep expanding, especially with Quentin Johnston doubtful for Monday night with an ankle injury. It's worth noting that Davis popped up on the Injury Report with a hamstring on Saturday and is questionable for Week 7.

"A dynamic, electric player," Roman said. "He's going to do more things, too, without the ball in his hands.

"It can't be, 'Oh, DD is in the game so lookout for this reverse.' We're going to get him more involved on a play-by-play basis," Roman added.

Davis said increased touches in Week 6 gave him a confidence boost on that side of the ball.

It's been a steady climb for Davis, who said it took him some time to pick up Roman's scheme and playbook.

"Not going to lie, coming in the spring time with the new offense, I was struggling a little bit because we were putting in so much stuff," Davis said. "But going into the spring, summer, just honing in and having a free mind, coming in during camp.

"I felt like it really clicked mid-training camp," Davis added. "After that, I just stayed in the playbook, made sure I know every position in the playbook for moments we had last week so I know what I have and I know what I'm doing."

Roman recalled a similar story on Friday.

"One day, everything clicked for him. It was like he had a big puzzle on a table and was putting little pieces together," Roman said. "Then one day it was boom, boom, boom, boom and finished the puzzle … I started talking to him about the offense like he was a coach."

Davis' return ability has been well documented. But if the second-year player can inject some big-play ability into the Bolts offense, that should help the unit keep progressing as the season rolls along.