The Chargers are back in primetime Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Kickoff is at 5:15 p.m. (PT) from SoFi Stadium.

The Chargers-Eagles betting line shows the Bolts are slight underdogs on Monday.

Here are five final thoughts ahead of Week 14.

1. The home stretch begins

And it’s Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh’s favorite time of year.

The Bolts begin a daunting five-game stretch Monday night against the Eagles that will determine whether or not the Chargers make the playoffs.

In fact, data from the NFL shows that the Chargers have the third-toughest remaining strength of schedule.

Bring it on, Harbaugh said.

“Enjoy the competitive season. I call it the competitive season,” Harbaugh said this week. “There’s the holiday season, this is the competitive season.”

The Chargers kick off the final month of the season against the defending Super Bowl champions.

While both teams currently sit at 8-4, the Eagles currently lead the NFC East while the Chargers are in a Wild Card spot in the AFC playoff picture.

In other words, this is a litmus test for Harbaugh’s squad.

“They’re [8-4], the division leader and the reigning world champions,” Harbaugh said. “It is nothing but respect.”

He later added: “It is comprehensively a great football team. Big task for our team that we are very excited about.”

Chargers Defensive Coordinator Jesse Minter added: “They defending world champs … excited that they’re coming into our place.”

The biggest storyline for Monday night is the status of Justin Herbert, who is questionable to play with a fractured bone in his left hand.

Either way, this is a big game for the Bolts as they try to climb to nine wins.

According to The Athletic, the Chargers enter the weekend with a 62 percent chance to make the playoffs.

Not including any of Sunday’s results, a Chargers win would boost those odds at 74 percent while a loss drops them to 50 percent.

They key to success this time of year?

Ignoring all of that, Tony Jefferson said.

“Don’t listen to anything outside of the building and don’t read percentages of making anything with the playoffs,” Jefferson said. “It’s a day-by-day, game-by-game league once you hit December.

“Nothing else really matters besides going out there and winning,” Jefferson added.