No. 10: Mike Florio – Pro Football Talk (Last Week: No. 15)

No. 11: NFL Nation, Kris Rhim – ESPN (Last Week: No. 12)

Rookie of the year: Wide receiver Ladd McConkey

Right tackle Joe Alt and cornerback Tarheeb Still have strong cases, but McConkey has been the Chargers’ most important offensive player not named Justin Herbert. McConkey and Herbert have already become one of the league’s best quarterback-receiver pairings. Out of 34 QB-receiver combos with at least 75 targets this season, the two rank in the top five of QBR, completion percentage and yards per attempt. McConkey leads the Chargers in receptions (69), targets (94) and yards (960).

No. 11: BR NFL Staff – Bleacher Report (Last Week: No. 13)

Watching two of the NFL’s stingiest defenses allow 55 points was a little odd, but this was an impressive gut-check win the Chargers … the Bolts are not a team folks want to have to face in the Wild Card round.

No. 11: Frank Schwab – Yahoo Sports (Last Week: No. 13)

The Chargers practically got their playoff spot by coming back to beat the Broncos last week. They can clinch a berth with a win against New England on Saturday. Whenever it happens, it will be a heck of an accomplishment in Jim Harbaugh’s first season back in the NFL.