Teams that don’t have anything to play for in the season finale. Some teams already know whether or not the result of the final game will matter. Others may have to wait. For the Chargers, it’s the latter.
The Chargers are already in the playoffs. Now it’s just a matter of which seed they are. It’s between the fifth and the sixth seed. And whether the fifth seed is up for grabs will be decided by Saturday night.
The late game on Saturday night is between the Steelers and Bengals. Should the Bengals win, the Chargers could claim the fifth seed with a win on Sunday. Should the Steelers win, the Chargers will have the sixth seed regardless of what happens on Sunday against the Raiders.
So, as of now, the Chargers probably don’t know whether they will be resting their starters or not. They will, however, know the answer to that before their heads hit the pillow Saturday night.