After the final seconds ticked off the clock on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 24-17 win against the Chargers, analytics site FiveThirtyEight listed the Chargers’ playoff chances at 11 percent. This extremely sobering stat may pull Chargers fans even deeper into the despair that has been the overall theme of this 2019 season.
In this week’s report card, we will give a few reasons for optimism as well as a few players who earned more than their fair share of the blame for the defeat.
Top five players for the Chargers:
5. Justin Jones, defensive tackle: B
Yes, the Chargers front seven got shredded by a combination of Benny Snell and James Conner for 116 yards.