Haener starts vs Commanders: 1 INT, 5 punts ; Rattler replaced Haener in 2H: led to 19 points

DSnfla said
Ridiculous, SR had Olave , Shaheed and Taysom. JH has MVS a guy we got off the street a few wks ago. SR was missing McCoy and Ruiz. Plus SR faced the then 3-3 Broncos the then 3-2 Bucs and the 4-3 Chargers not the 8-5 Wash. team

I’m trying to interpret this post. Specifically the ‘then’ Broncos, Chargers, and Bucs.

It’s mid-December and those are 3 playoff teams if the dance started today. Were they not playoff worthy teams when we faced them?