The San Diego Chargers will clinch a playoff spot this week if one of the following scenarios happens:

1. SD win + BAL loss or tie + PIT loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie + MIA loss or tie

2. SD win + BAL loss or tie + PIT loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie + NE loss or tie

3. SD win + BAL loss or tie + PIT loss or tie + JAC tie + NE loss

4. SD tie + BAL loss + PIT loss + NYJ loss + MIA loss

Don't get your hopes up though.  Here's a list of the game to watch this week with the teams that Chargers fans should be rooting for in bold not crossed out:

• Steelers at Browns
• Lions at Ravens
• Jets at Buccaneers
• Dolphins at Jaguars
• Panthers at Patriots

Yikes.  I wouldn't bet on any of those games going the way we need them to, but it's still a good sign that there is a remote possibility of clinching the playoffs this week.