Los Angeles Chargers: Three keys to get past the Baltimore Ravens
By Jason Reed
The Los Angeles Chargers have a tough matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on Wild Card Weekend, looking to have a different result than Week 16.
The Los Angeles Chargers were unable to secure the first seed in the AFC despite the Kansas City Chiefs losing to the Seattle Seahawks and opening the door for LA. That is because the Chargers were bested by the Baltimore Ravens in Week 16, which served as a punch in the mouth to the Chargers and their confidence.
Prior to that game, everyone was riding the Chargers’ hype train after the team had two come from behind wins, on the road, against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs. After that game, the Chargers tumbled back down everyone’s power rankings and the Ravens became the popular dark horse candidate.
Is it really a dark horse if everyone thinks it, though?
Anyways, now the Chargers must go into Baltimore on Wild Card Weekend to play the team that just brought them back down to earth. The Ravens are favorites in this game both betting wise and popular opinion wise.
Baltimore certainly is a hard place to play but the Chargers are 8-1 away from StubHub Center this season and are used to playing in hostile crowds, even at home. That won’t make too much of a difference.
Instead, the changes that the Chargers make from Week 16 to this game are going to make the difference. Here are the three things the Chargers must do in order to get past Baltimore.