LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conventional wisdom says a divisional game counts more like two in the standings because of the separation created between the winner and loser.

But in Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh's mind, it's really 2 1/2 games when a potential tiebreaker is factored in for playoff seeding.

“The math of it,” Harbaugh said.

Which makes Monday night's game at Las Vegas against the rival Raiders even more important for Los Angeles as its tries to establish an early foothold in the AFC West.

The Chargers opened the season with a 27-21 victory over Kansas City on Friday in São Paulo. But as impressive a win as that was over the three-time defending AFC champion, it was still just one game with 16 remaining.

To send a message that a team other than the Chiefs could claim the division for

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