{"id":138800,"date":"2025-09-12T14:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/138800\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T14:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:44:13","slug":"jim-harbaughs-new-offense-week-2-nfl-picks-rankings-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/138800\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Harbaugh\u2019s new offense, Week 2 NFL picks, rankings and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> hit the stage last in Week 2, wrapping up the week\u2019s slate of action with the late Monday night game against the Las Vegas Raiders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That was the NFL\u2019s way of nicely giving Jim Harbaugh\u2019s team an extended break after the odd, Friday opener in Brazil to start the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Until then, the biggest Chargers news items center on Harbaugh\u2019s new-look offense, rankings and projections for the upcoming AFC West battle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Who saw this coming? Harbaugh went away from his usual run-first ways and the result was Justin Herbert besting Patrick Mahomes in a shootout on a global stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t sleep on offensive coordinator Greg Roman\u2019s role in Herbert\u2019s outburst, either. A funny interview moment even saw him take a small victory lap over the whole thing.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s too early to talk about the playoffs, yet also interesting that the Chargers leaped so much in sheer FPI playoff and AFC No. 1 seed projections after beating the Chiefs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Losing Rashawn Slater for the season is a brutal development for the Chargers, yet the offensive line in front of Herbert held up pretty well against Chris Jones and the Chiefs anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Omarion Hampton and Najee Harris snap count split for the Chargers continues to perplex. Will Harris keep eating more of the rookie\u2019s snaps as he gets healthier?<\/p>\n

The Chargers are certainly not on upset watch against the Raiders, at least based on the latest NFL Week 2 picks.<\/p>\n

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