The Los Angeles Chargers’ nightmare 2026 campaign sunk to a new historic low on Sunday. Coming off their bye week with an extra fortnight to fix an anemic scheme, the Chargers managed just three field goals in a disheartening 24-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. The defeat drops Jim Harbaugh’s squad to a staggering 0-7, cementing them as the NFL’s lone winless team and marking the franchise’s worst opening stretch since 2000.

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Is it time to bench Herbert? Broken offense sends winless Chargers to 0-7 After Rams Dud-

For the first 28 minutes of the contest, the Chargers’ defense held absolute boundary control, limiting the Rams to zero first downs and allowing kicker Cameron Dicker to chip in three field goals for a 9-3 lead. But the momentum evaporated in the final minute of the first half when Matthew Stafford found Tutu Atwell for a 40-yard chunk play, setting up a 1-yard Kyren Williams touchdown. From there, the Rams scored 21 unanswered points, fueled by a 23-yard Blake Corum scamper and an 18-yard Puka Nacua screen pass touchdown. Meanwhile, the Chargers’ touchdown drought stretched into its 27th consecutive drive, spanning over nine full quarters of execution failure

The Herbert Dilemma: Is it Time to Sit the $52.5 Million Man?

The most alarming metric of this winless spiral is the absolute regression of franchise quarterback Justin Herbert. Against the Rams, Herbert finished an efficient-looking 24-of-32 for 257 yards, but threw zero touchdowns against two costly interceptions. The statistical freefall has reached historic proportions:

• Turnover Machine: Herbert is now the only quarterback in the NFL to throw an interception in every single game this season, leading the league with 10 total picks.
• Decade-Low Milestone: With Sunday’s result, Herbert has officially accumulated 50 losses since 2020—the most of any starting NFL quarterback this decade.
• System Disconnect: Despite an elite pass-blocking performance from rookie tackle Joe Alt and the front line on Sunday, Herbert looked entirely detached from offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel’s fast-paced concept, frequently losing track of defenders in coverage.

The performance was so uncharacteristically erratic that it forced reporters to directly ask Jim Harbaugh if a quarterback change was imminent. Harbaugh offered a blunt, one-word response: “No.”

Benching Herbert right now remains a near-impossible logistical and cultural reality for Los Angeles. Visually and contractually, the Chargers are fully committed to his future, and the current backup situation offers zero structural upside. Moving him out of the lineup would do little to solve the core architectural flaws of McDaniel’s design or an offense that managed a pitiful 2.6 yards per rushing attempt on Sunday.

Instead of hiding their franchise centerpiece on the bench, the coaching staff must shift its focus toward self-preservation. If Mike McDaniel cannot actively adjust his scheme to match what Herbert does best before next Sunday’s home kickoff against the Houston Texans, Harbaugh may have to strip play-calling duties entirely to salvage his quarterback’s long-term confidence.

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