Jim Harbaugh isn’t entertaining the idea of pulling Justin Herbert, even with the Los Angeles Chargers stuck in a brutal start and staring at another loss after Sunday’s 24-9 defeat to the Rams.
The Chargers are seven games into the season and still searching for their first win, sitting at the bottom of the standings with the league’s worst record. The offense has been the main problem, and the latest outing only deepened the frustration.
After the game, Harbaugh made it clear he sees the issue as bigger than one quarterback. He pushed back on any benching talk and framed the situation as a full-team problem that has to be solved collectively.
“First of all, it's a team effort. We're gonna look at the film.
We're gonna address our issues where we can get better, and that's just keep working. That's highly motivated and dedicated to getting this right.
We're the only ones that have had the opportunity to change it, to fix it, and that's what we're gonna do. Go back to work, and not being in this position that many times either as a coach.
I know we got to be dedicated ourselves to getting this turned [around]. That's where we're at,” Harbaugh said.
Herbert’s numbers against the Rams weren’t pretty - 24 completions on 32 attempts for 257 yards and two interceptions - but Harbaugh’s stance didn’t budge. He’s leaning on what Herbert has shown in previous seasons and refusing to make him the fall guy for a team-wide collapse.
Los Angeles did hang around early. The Chargers were within 10-9 at halftime before the Rams took over by scoring the final 14 points of the game in the third quarter to put it away.
Ladd McConkey led the Chargers’ receivers with four catches for 86 yards.
I asked Jim Harbaugh if he considered benching Justin Herbert and he said “No.”
— Eric Williams (@edubnfl22) November 2, 2026
On continuing to let Mike McDaniel calling plays, Harbaugh said it’s a team effort, that most players in the locker room have never been in this position before and they will keep working. pic.twitter.com/9czq89eJYl
The Chargers now turn to Week 9 and a home matchup with the Houston Texans. Kickoff is set for Nov. 8 at 4:05 p.m. ET.
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