All the way until the end, Dan Hanzus of NFL.com kept the Chargers held in high regard. In the final edition of various regular season power rankings, Hanzus and Matt Williamson of Pro Football Network were the only two publications to rank the Chargers in the top half of the league, with the Bolts coming in at No. 14 and No. 16, respectively.
Most of these rankings are better than most would have expected just a month ago when it seemed like the team was doomed to falter into the basement of the NFL.