The Los Angeles Chargers have officially ended their playoff drought.
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Chargers With their 20-3 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night.
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The Chargers did their part to clinch an AFC wild-card berth following some favorable results in Week 16.
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Losses by the New York Jets, New England Patriots and, perhaps most fittingly the Las Vegas Raiders, put the Chargers in place to clinch against the Colts.
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Now they will soon be playing on the road during Super Wild Card Weekend.
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Bound for the playoffs for the first time since 2018, the Chargers (9-6) notched their second three-game win streak of the 2022 season in order to get there.
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It will be the Chargers' first postseason appearance under second-year head coach Brandon Staley and with star quarterback Justin Herbert, who was drafted with the No. 6 overall pick in 2020.
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The Chargers will play into mid-January despite losing a handful of key players due to injury this season.
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But there's a chance pass rusher Joey Bosa (groin) and left tackle Rashawn Slater (biceps) will be able to return now that L.A. has clinched a wild-card berth.
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The Chargers were a Week 18 win or tie away from making the playoffs in 2021, but lost to the rival Raiders in an overtime thriller.
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