Jim Harbaugh and Justin Herbert’s Los Angeles Chargers sit on a 7-4 record entering Week 12 of the NFL season. On the heels of an ugly 35-6 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Chargers are one of the teams sitting out of the Week 12 action on a bye.

The Chargers do not play a game today, as they are on a bye in Week 12. Los Angeles will return to action in Week 13 when it hosts the Raiders on Sunday afternoon.

The NFL season continues in Week 11 when the Jacksonville Jaguars host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Start time, how to watch, stream and NFL schedule.

The Chargers once again travel to a hostile stadium, with the Denver Broncos currently 9-2 and a 6-0 record at home. Similarly to the Chiefs, the Chargers have already beaten the Broncos early in the season, but beating a team twice is extremely difficult.

Here's a look at how the Los Angeles Chargers' loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars impacts their playoff chances.

When the Chargers travel to Jacksonville this Sunday, they will be stepping into the most consequential game of their season. In fact, analytics show that it is the most important matchup of the entire NFL schedule so far in terms of playoff implications,

A winning record still has the Chargers in control of their playoff destiny, at least at face value. As Chargers.com’s Eric Smith pointed out, The Athletic still gives the Chargers a 64 percent chance. ESPN is right behind at 63 percent. The chance stays at an even 60 percent when looking at the numbers from NFL’s Next Gen Stats.

With only six games remaining in the Los Angeles Chargers' 2025-26 regular season, here is how they rank from easiest to toughest.