The Los Angeles Chargers will open the 2024 NFL season against the Las Vegas Raiders in exactly one week. Predictions are all over the board as to how this team will do this coming season.
Some feel that Jim Harbaugh will turn things around in quick fashion while others feel it could take a couple of years for him to get back up to speed with the NFL. One thing is for sure, Chargers fans will almost unanimously take Harbaugh over Brandon Staley.
So here we will take a look at how the upcoming season will go. How many games will the Chargers win? Do they win enough to make the playoffs? And which players will take home team awards?
Los Angeles Chargers 2024 game-by-game predictions
| Opponent | Stadium | Date | Kickoff Time (Pacific) | Prediction |
| Las Vegas | Sofi Stadium | Sunday, 9/8 | 1:05 pm | Win |
| Carolina | Bank of America Stadium | Sunday, 9/15 | 10:00 am | Win |
| Pittsburgh | Acrisure Stadium | Sunday, 9/22 | 10:00 am | Loss |
| Kansas City | Sofi Stadium | Sunday, 9/29 | 1:25 pm | Loss |
| Denver | Empower Field | Sunday, 10/13 | 1:25 pm | Loss |
| Arizona | State Farm Stadium | Monday, 10/21 | 6:00 pm | Win |
| New Orleans | Sofi Stadium | Sunday, 10/27 | 1:05 pm | Win |
| Cleveland | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Sunday, 11/3 | 10:00 am | Loss |
| Tennessee | Sofi Stadium | Sunday, 11/10 | 1:05 pm | Win |
| Cincinnati | Sofi Stadium | Sunday, 11/17 | 1:25 pm | Loss |
| Baltimore | Sofi Stadium | Monday, 11/25 | 5:15 pm | Loss |
| Atlanta | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Sunday, 12/1 | 10:00 am | Loss |
| Kansas City | Arrowhead Stadium | Sunday, 12/8 | 5:20 pm | Win |
| Tampa Bay | Sofi Stadium | Sunday, 12/15 | 1:25 pm | Win |
| Denver | Sofi Stadium | Sunday, 12/22 | 1:05 pm | Win |
| New England | Gillette Stadium | TBD | TBD | Win |
| Las Vegas | Allegiant Stadium | TBD | TBD | Win |
Will the Chargers make the playoffs?
According to this prediction, the Chargers close the season on a five-game winning streak to finish 10-7 but get left out of the playoffs on tiebreakers. You can predict the entire regular season over on playoffpredictiors.com and doing that, I had three teams from the AFC East get in with the Buffalo Bills edging the Chargers out for the last spot.
Though that would lead to some disappointment, it would still be clear that the team is heading in the right direction, and in year two in 2025, Harbaugh would have a team no one would be eager to play.
Chargers 2024 team awards
Sticking to the Chargers, we hand out the same awards that the league gives out at the end of each season.
| Award | Winner |
| Team MVP | Justin Herbert |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Ladd McConkey |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Daiyan Henley |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Ladd McConkey |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Cam Hart |
| Comeback Player of the Year | J.K. Dobbins |
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