From a normal football perspective, the Los Angeles Chargers have been a major flop compared to expectations, perhaps more so than the rest of the NFL. But from a fantasy football perspective, the Chargers have somehow been even worse. Normally, even struggling teams can at least provide some fantasy football value.
As the Los Angeles Chargers desperately seek some way to rebound after their 0-3 start this season, many critics are blaming quarterback Justin Herbert for the team’s poor play.
Tom Brady spent Sunday afternoon calling a Bills-Chargers game for FOX. Buffalo handled its business on the field, dropping Los Angeles to 0-3 to start the season.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) to throw multiple touchdowns in a game after turning 38 can you name in seven minutes?
The Los Angeles Chargers traveled to Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday to take on the Buffalo Bills at the new Highmark Stadium. Despite a much-improved defensive effort that forced five Bills turnovers, the Chargers fell in a 24-16 loss.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The Los Angeles Chargers are now 0-3 and their season, barring a miracle run of success, is essentially over and lost. The Chargers marched into Western New York with an injury report worthy to challenge the length of a drugstore receipt.
After suffering a frustrating 24-16 road loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Los Angeles Chargers fell to a 0-3 start. Head coach Jim Harbaugh made a painfully honest admission to reporters about the team’s ongoing inconsistencies.
Well, Tyreek Hill has once again put himself at the center of NFL conversation. This time, his situation could create an intriguing possibility for one of the league’s most disappointing offenses so far this season. Hill’s future has been one of the more interesting storylines surrounding the veteran wide receiver.
The Los Angeles Chargers are 0-3 after losing yet another game they could’ve and perhaps should’ve won on Sunday. This time, they played the Buffalo Bills, a legitimate and perennial Super Bowl contender, to a standstill for three and a half quarters before the dam burst and they lost 24-16.
The possibility of Joey Porter Jr. becoming available is the type of situation that should get the attention of teams looking to strengthen their defense.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
With a 0-3 record and a broken, out-of-sorts offense, the Los Angeles Chargers are in a world of trouble, and their upcoming schedule won’t do them any favors.
Few NFL teams, if any, have been more disappointing than the Los Angeles Chargers so far this season. The Chargers dropped to 0-3 on the season on Sunday, falling to the Buffalo Bills.
Justin Herbert has struggled for the Los Angeles Chargers. There's no doubt about it. The Chargers started the 2026 NFL season as seemingly everyone's favorite dark-horse candidate to win the Super Bowl.
The Los Angeles Chargers are 0-3 and one of just three teams in the NFL without a win entering Week 4. However, head coach Jim Harbaugh has no plans to intervene with offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel despite the poor offensive showing thus far.
McCarthy may now receive an opportunity to jump-start his career.
We're already through three weeks of the 2026 NFL season, meaning we have a big enough sample size to begin to panic about some underperforming teams and players around the league.
Chargering: verb – the act of blundering when you should have things well in hand. Based on the “cursed” NFL franchise, the LA (formerly San Diego) Chargers, Chargering is when you are screwing up or underperforming at an almost comical level.
At the start of the season, many NFL insiders expected the Los Angeles Chargers to emerge as one of the primary challengers for the AFC West crown. The Chargers had been AFC playoff participants each of the past two years, and it seemed that Jim Harbaugh had a team that was capable of going much further than an early loss in the Wild Card round.
The Los Angeles Chargers suffered a setback Sunday when cornerback Donte Jackson was ruled out after sustaining a concussion in the first half against the Buffalo Bills.
The team knew it had a tall task to take down a 2-0 Buffalo Bills team, but the veteran quarterback wasn’t up to the challenge.
Smith's coverage instincts are one reason the Chargers took the former Arizona Wildcats star with pick No. 131 in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Chargers’ offensive line has been dealt another blow. Trey Pipkins has been placed on injured reserve, per a team announcement. Pipkins is dealing with a knee injury, and today’s move ensures he will be absent for at least the next four games.
The Chargers announced four roster moves ahead of Week 3, placing G Trey Pipkins on injured reserve and signing QB DJ Uiagalelei to the active roster. LA also elevated TE Patrick Herbert and LB Caleb Murphy from the practice squad.
The Buffalo Bills could be missing two important receivers when they face the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.
The Los Angeles Chargers announced they’ve ruled out G Kayode Awosika (Fibula), TE Charlie Kolar (Forearm), DB Elijah Molden (Hip), T Trey Pipkins III (Knee), WR Brenen Thompson (Quadriceps), and DL Dalvin Tomlinson (Hamstring) for Week 3. Tomlinson, 32, was selected in the second round out of Alabama by the Giants in 2017.
Now that we have two data points on every team in the NFL, we can better assess which struggling teams are in real danger and which ones will be totally fine. Let's break down some teams with concerned fan bases and rank them on the panic meter.
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