With Mike Williams (back injury) now ruled out for the Chargers' playoff opener at Jacksonville, the franchise is under scrutiny for handling of the roster.
. He was hurt in the final three minutes of the first half in a game that had no impact on playoff seeding.The way the Chargers handled playing time against the Broncos — most starters played at least through the end of the third quarter — left coach Brandon Staley answering questions about the organization’s methods.The Chargers on Friday downgraded receiver Mike Williams from questionable to out for the team’s AFC wild-card playoff game Saturday in Jacksonville.
He missed four full games and all but six offensive snaps of another because of injury. The Chargers went 2-3 in those games. The Chargers are making the franchise’s first playoff appearance since January 2019 and third since 2009. In the league’s strength-of-victory measure, the Chargers had the easiest path to this point, their 10 victories coming against opponents that won only a combined 57 times.
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