Swanson: Firestorm vs. L.A., and we’re all in this together

A day ago, this column was going to be about what a difference a year can make.

I was going to write about how, a year ago, the Chargers were in disarray, in need of a reset, and then Jim Harbaugh walked through the door. About how, a year ago, Rancho Cucamonga’s C.J. Stroud was on his way to winning Offensive Rookie of the Year, leading his Houston Texans to a playoff appearance, but how now … you know what?

On Tuesday, the teams’ opposite trajectories setting them up to intersect in a wild-card game seemed relevant ...