The Chargers are back in the win column.
After a thrilling, last-second victory over the Dolphins, the Bolts are now 4-2 and got back on track in dramatic fashion.
And their gritty performance, while being down a number of players, caught the eye of a number of pundits across the NFL world.
In his Week 6 takeaways, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer had high praise for the Bolts win considering who they were missing due to injury.
​​The Chargers’ win in Miami may not look that great until you consider the circumstances. Let’s start with the schedule, which had Los Angeles going to Brazil in Week 1, then to the East Coast in Weeks 4 and 6. Continue with the injuries, which had the Chargers playing with backup tackles, starting two rookies at receiver, and going without their top two running backs.
Even with all the injuries, the Bolts finished with 403 yards of offense and three interceptions with players stepping up in all areas.
With reinforcements potentially on the way in the coming weeks, Breer believes Sunday’s win displayed the trademarks of a Jim Harbaugh coached team.
So where does Harbaugh’s crew go from here? Well, they’ll get Joe Alt back, but not Rashawn Slater. They’ll get Omarion Hampton and Quentin Johnston, but not Najee Harris. And it’s fair to say after Sunday that the team still has that Harbaugh edge.
That’s even after losses to the Commanders and Giants that might’ve had some wondering.