Chargers clinch first playoff berth since 2018 season

The Los Angeles have officially ended their playoff drought.

With their 20-3 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night, the Los Angeles Chargers

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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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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

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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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