2017 ATS record: 8-6-2
Optimist view: It was a solid debut season for rookie coach Anthony Lynn, whose Bolts overcame an 0-4 start to finish 9-7, missing the postseason by virtue of a tiebreaker. That kind of resolve from a first-year head coach and his team is nothing if not encouraging, particularly considering the way the season started — with rookie kicker Younghoe Koo having a potential game-winner in Week 1 blocked and whiffing another would-be buzzer beater the following week.
Of course, kicking woes and late-game meltdowns are nothing new for the Chargers, who went 1-8 in games decided by a touchdown two seasons ago, leading to Mike McCoy's dismissal and Lynn's hiring.