Chargers TE Charlie Kolar reacts to team's 37-drive TD drought

Los Angeles Chargers tight end Charlie Kolar. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Chargers TE Charlie Kolar reacts to team's 37-drive TD drought

By Olamilekan Ajayi | Last updated Nov 9, 2026 8:17 AM ET

Los Angeles Chargers tight end Charlie Kolar found out how long his offense had gone without a touchdown from a reporter in the SoFi Stadium locker room Sunday after a 44-22 loss to the Houston Texans dropped the Chargers to 0-8.

Before Justin Herbert hit Quentin Johnston for a 58-yard touchdown with 12:47 left in the fourth quarter, Los Angeles had gone 37 consecutive drives without reaching the end zone.

Kolar was unaware of the streak when the question came, and his answer was caught on video by The Sporting Tribune's Fredo Cervantes.

"37?! Oh my god. I wish you never told me that ...You get so present when you're losing. We're 0-8...I didn't even know that we hadn't scored in that long. What was the question? I'm sorry," Kolar said.

#Chargers TE Charlie Kolar had no idea the offensive did not score in 37 straight drives. “37!?” Kolar said. “I wish you never told me that.” @SportingTrib | #BoltUp https://t.co/nlcpzub7TS
— Fredo Cervantes (@FredoCervantes) November 9, 2026

Kolar arrived in March on a three-year, $24.3 million deal, money the Chargers spent largely on his blocking. Herbert was sacked eight times on Sunday, a career high, and threw an interception for the eighth straight game. He is the first quarterback since 2000 to lose each of his team's first eight games while throwing a pick in every one.

Herbert then left in the fourth quarter with a hand injury that Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said could be a fracture. Backup DJ Uiagalelei finished the game.

What is waiting for Charlie Kolar in Baltimore next week?

The Chargers visit the Baltimore Ravens on "Monday Night Football" on Nov. 16. The trip sends Kolar back to the franchise that drafted him in the fourth round in 2022 and kept him for four seasons before he left in free agency. Kolar spent those years under John Harbaugh, Jim's brother, whom the Ravens fired in January.

Jesse Minter, who ran Jim Harbaugh's defense in Los Angeles for the past two seasons, took over the Ravens later that month. He also mentored Chargers defensive coordinator Chris O'Leary, giving O'Leary his first coaching jobs in college and the NFL.

Kolar's homecoming could also come without Herbert, depending on what the hand evaluation shows this week.

Another loss in Baltimore would leave Los Angeles 0-9, two defeats from matching the worst start in franchise history at 0-11.

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