After Week 16, let’s see where Los Angeles stands in NFL power rankings: “It took a 48-year stretch, but the Bolts have now converted the NFL’s last two successful fair catch kicks. Bummer that Bill Belichick, who enjoys an arcane football rule as much as anyone, won’t be on the sideline at Foxborough on Saturday when the Chargers visit.”

The Los Angeles Chargers won’t be on the field during Sunday’s Week 16 NFL slate. Those Chargers got the critical late-season game out of the way early on a short turnaround, besting the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football.

There are still two weeks left in the NFL regular season, and Year 1 under Jim Harbaugh is going almost exactly as planned for the Los Angeles Chargers. At 9-6, the Chargers are having their best season since 2022,