Overview
- The Chargers confirmed Justin Herbert will sit against Denver, giving Trey Lance his first start with Los Angeles.
- With a wild-card berth secured and the division out of reach, Los Angeles could finish as the No. 5, 6 or 7 seed depending on other Week 18 results.
- Denver's result factors into the race for the AFC's top seed involving the Broncos and Patriots.
- Lance, the 2021 No. 3 pick who spent time with the 49ers and Cowboys, earned the Chargers' QB2 job after a strong preseason and is on a one-year, $2 million deal.
- Herbert has been managing a fractured left hand, and the team is prioritizing his health ahead of the postseason.