If you build it, they will come.
Those famous words might come from the ‘Field of Dreams,’ but they should also apply to the Los Angeles Chargers’ social media team on Minecraft.
The ‘Bolts’ have built themselves a reputation for having one of, if not the most, creative social media teams in the league. Now all eyes are tuned into their account when the schedule drops every year to see what they cooked up this time.
Needless to say, L.A. didn’t drop the ball here, turning in what might as well be a Hollywood short film.
The nearly five-minute video covers plenty of ground in that time, starting with the Kansas City Chiefs using magic before their Brazilian showdown in Week 1.
Justin Herbert sets out to hunt some horses, knocking off the Denver Broncos, all before the ghost of Saquon Barkley is shown haunting the New York Giants’ bedroom.
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel swims off and, in an ode to him tapping out of the Indianapolis Colts’ Week 8 loss last year, Anthony Richardson fittingly ran out of gas in the fake Indy 500.
After Sam Darnold checks out of Minnesota, the Pittsburgh Steelers can’t decide between contending or rebuilding. Unfortunately for them, they still finish 9-8, regardless. From there, Jacksonville Jaguars’ head coach Liam Coen addressed a group of Jaguars with his now-famous ‘Duval’ line from his introductory press conference.
The Las Vegas Raiders house is blown up by a creeper and that shifts the program to Philadelphia, where the Eagles are marching to save the ‘tush push’ as Dom DiSandro leads the charge.
By the end of the show, the Chiefs’ magic fails after being swept away by the Eagles, all before we head to Dallas and see a fight in the chat play out between DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons, similar to their social media dust-up earlier this offseason.
The video concludes with a list of credits for everyone who worked on it.
Like any great film or TV show, it’s worth a second or third watch to make sure you didn’t miss anything. Trust us, there are more than a few Easter eggs buried beneath the surface here.
As expected, the content drew rave reviews from the adoring fans online. Considering it would be hard getting people to agree on what color the sky is, the Chargers might’ve pulled off the impossible.
Now they’ll try and carry that momentum over into the regular season, hoping this isn’t the highlight of 2025.