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Jim Harbaugh and Justin Herbert’s Los Angeles Chargers sit on a 7-4 record entering Week 12 of the NFL season. 

On the heels of an ugly 35-6 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Chargers are one of the teams sitting out of the Week 12 action on a bye. 

Call it a refreshing twist in Year 2 of the Jim Harbaugh experience. Last year, the Chargers had a Week 5 bye, with the break coming in early October and creating a gauntlet where they had to play a game every week from October 13 through January 5. 

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This time? The Chargers have had to travel more than pretty much any other team. They started the season in Brazil after training camp and have been on a sprint from September 5 to November 16. 

But the Chargers finish the season after the bye with six more games, including a rematch with all three AFC West rivals. If they can pick up three or four more wins, the sprint will likely continue into the playoffs.

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