Chargers News: Experts Predict The Difficulty of LA’s Schedule will be Above-Average
Your Los Angeles Chargers will be entering the 2023 season with a lot question marks surrounding their squad. This a team that shown promise in the past few years but a first round collapse last year left a lot of people with a bad taste in their mouth.
Will Justin Herbert solidify his name within the top quarterbacks in the league? Will Austin Ekeler even still be on the roster? How much longer will JC Jackson be out for?All of these are things to keep in mind as Los Angeles hits the field but we also must discuss the teams they will be facing.
According to ChargersWire, the Bolts will have the 12th toughest schedule out all 32 NFL teams and a lot is due to their AFC West division. They will be playing the Kansas City Chiefs, who are coming off of yet another Super Bowl victory, twice just like any other year. Other tough opponents will consist of the Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Jets if they end up landing Aaron Rodgers.
"The Chargers have the NFL’s 12th-hardest strength of schedule in 2023 (.517) based on their opponents’ records from last season. The teams Los Angeles will face this season combined for a 149-139-0 record in 2022. The Bolts’ opponents for next season were announced a couple of months ago, but dates and times won’t be unveiled until the schedule is finalized in May."
(Via ChargersWire)
It's also worth noting that the Denver Broncos have been improving this offseason and will be up there with LA as they try and steal the division title from the Chiefs. The Las Vegas Raiders appear to be re-building so the Chargers shouldn't have too many problems in those matches.
LA also recently requested that the NFL implements a new rule that allows wild card teams to gain home-field advantage over the winners of the division if certain win/loss requirements are met. If it does go through, we can see that rule in action for the first possibly this year thanks to LA's schedule.
