In keeping with my “team theme”, I will be highlighting the AFC West. More specifically, the Los Angeles Chargers today. The Chargers finished the 2020 season with a 7-9 record. Here is a snippet of something I wrote about the Chargers’ 2020 season at the end of the regular season last year. “Aside from last week, the Chargers have been very good at keeping games close. In ten of their twelve games played, they have won or been within one score. They do not get blown out very often.” I wrote this after Week 13, and it is a true stat. While the Chargers’ season did not go the way that head coach Anthony Lynn would have liked, they were competitive, and they largely stayed in games. This semi-success comes on the heels of Justin Herbert's rookie success. Herbert also had to operate without his top running back for five games in the middle of the season. Austin Ekeler injured his hamstring in Week 4 and had to be carted off the field. The injury resulted in five full games missed, and that obviously did not help the Chargers’ chances at reaching the post-season.