INGLEWOOD — The Chargers handled their business coming out of their bye week on Sunday at SoFi Stadium, overpowering the Las Vegas Raiders, 31-14, overcoming quarterback Justin Herbert’s injured ring finger on his left hand and improving their record to 4-0 against AFC West opponents.

The Chargers improved to 8-4 overall; the Raiders are 2-10.

Now it gets tougher.

Now the road gets bumpier.

Now we’ll learn if the Chargers are contenders or pretenders.

The Chargers’ final five: The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, the Super Bowl runner-up Kansas City Chiefs, the surging Dallas Cowboys, the talented but unpredictable Houston Texans and the AFC West-leading Denver Broncos. Who knows what Denver in January will be like?

It might be 60 degrees and sunny.

There might be blizzard c

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