The Chargers are 0-3 after a 24-16 road loss to the Bills on Sunday.
Here's a game recap from Week 3.
Turning Point
The Chargers overall performance was better Sunday in Buffalo.
But it wasn't good enough for a win.
The Bolts spoiled a red-hot start in Week 3 by letting the Bills hang around before Buffalo took control in the fourth quarter.
The Chargers managed just two field goals in the final two quarters, highlighting a performance where the unit was unable to capitalize on five Buffalo turnovers.
The Chargers needed a fast start Sunday against the Bills ... and Jim Harbaugh's squad delivered exactly trying to get their first win of the 2026 season.
The momentum started immediately as Justin Eboigbe forced a fumble on Buffalo's first play from scrimmage that was recovered by Daiyan Henley.
Justin Herbert and the offense took advantage of the takeaway by putting together a scoring drive that ended with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Keaton Mitchell.
The score was Mitchell's first with the Chargers.
After the teams traded punts, the Bolts defense struck again.
Genesis Smith, the Chargers fourth-round rookie out of Arizona, was lurking in the middle of the field and picked off Josh Allen for the first interception of his career.
While that takeaway led to a Cameron Dicker field goal, Smith then intercepted Allen again on Buffalo's ensuing drive.
The Bolts had a chance to add to their lead but Cameron Dicker pushed a field goal wide left.
That gave the Bills some momentum as Buffalo tied the game at 10 heading into the break.
See the best game action from the Chargers' Week 3 road matchup against the Buffalo Bills.
DL Justin Eboigbe (92) and DL Teair Tart (93)
DL Justin Eboigbe (92)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), CB Cam Hart (20) and S Derwin James Jr. (3)
DL Justin Eboigbe (92)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
LB Daiyan Henley (0) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
LB Daiyan Henley (0) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
S Tony Jefferson (23) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
LB Daiyan Henley (0) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Genesis Smith (22) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
T Joe Alt (76), G Cole Strange (69), QB Justin Herbert (10), OL Trevor Penning (75), T Rashawn Slater (70) and C/G Jake Slaughter (66)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
C/G Jake Slaughter (66)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
FB Alec Ingold (30)
FB Alec Ingold (30)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34), TE Oronde Gadsden (86) and TE Hayden Rucci (40)
RB Keaton Michell (34), TE Oronde Gadsden (86) and TE Hayden Rucci (40)
C/G Jake Slaughter (66) and RB Keaton Michell (34)
P JK Scott (16) and K Cameron Dicker (11)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Khalil Mack (52)
DL Teair Tart (93)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
TE Oronde Gadsden (86), WR Ladd McConkey (15), RB Keaton Michell (34), T Rashawn Slater (70), RB Kimani Vidal (28), QB Justin Herbert (10) and T Joe Alt (76)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53) and CB Tarheeb Still (4)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90), S Derwin James Jr. (3) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90), S Derwin James Jr. (3) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
S Tony Jefferson (23) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0), OLB Bud Dupree (48) and DL Justin Eboigbe (92)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
S Genesis Smith (22)
S Genesis Smith (22)
S Genesis Smith (22)
S Genesis Smith (22)
S Genesis Smith (22)
S Genesis Smith (22)
S Genesis Smith (22), LB Daiyan Henley (0) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
S Genesis Smith (22), LB Daiyan Henley (0) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
S Genesis Smith (22)
S Genesis Smith (22)
S Genesis Smith (22)
S Genesis Smith (22)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and S Genesis Smith (22)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and S Genesis Smith (22)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, S Genesis Smith (22) and Defensive Coordinator Chris O'Leary
S Genesis Smith (22)
S Genesis Smith (22)
WR Quentin Johnston (1)
WR Quentin Johnston (1)
WR Quentin Johnston (1)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
P JK Scott (16) and K Cameron Dicker (11)
K Cameron Dicker (11) and P JK Scott (16)
K Cameron Dicker (11) and P JK Scott (16)
OL Jake Slaughter (66) and K Cameron Dicker (11)
OLB Bud Dupree (48) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
S Genesis Smith (22)
S Genesis Smith (22), CB Donte Jackson (26) and S RJ Mickens (27)
S Genesis Smith (22), CB Donte Jackson (26) and S RJ Mickens (27)
S RJ Mickens (27) and S Genesis Smith (22)
LB Troy Dye (43), S Genesis Smith (22) and CB Donte Jackson (26)
LB Troy Dye (43), S Genesis Smith (22) and CB Donte Jackson (26)
FB Alec Ingold (30)
FB Alec Ingold (30)
FB Alec Ingold (30)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Tre Harris (9)
WR Tre Harris (9)
WR Tre Harris (9)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Quentin Johnston (1)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
LB Troy Dye (43) and S Genesis Smith (22)
CB Donte Jackson (26)
OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
CB Donte Jackson (26)
CB Donte Jackson (26)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
DT Jamaree Caldwell (99)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
S RJ Mickens (27)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
DT Jamaree Caldwell (99)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Tre Harris (9)
WR Tre Harris (9)
WR Tre Harris (9)
WR Tre Harris (9)
WR Tre Harris (9)
WR Tre Harris (9)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
K Cameron Dicker (11) and P JK Scott (16)
K Cameron Dicker (11) and P JK Scott (16)
K Cameron Dicker (11) and P JK Scott (16)
K Cameron Dicker (11) and P JK Scott (16)
T Travis Burke (77) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
LS Josh Harris (47) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
Safeties Coach Adam Fuller, Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and LB Lander Barton (57)
CB Tarheeb Still (4) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
CB Tarheeb Still (4) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
CB Rodney Shelley (24) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
DL Justin Eboigbe (92), CB Cam Hart (20) and CB Tarheeb Still (4)
DL Justin Eboigbe (92), CB Cam Hart (20) and CB Tarheeb Still (4)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
S Tony Jefferson (23) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
CB Cam Hart (20) and S Genesis Smith (22)
CB Cam Hart (20) and S Genesis Smith (22)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Khalil Mack (52) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
OLB Khalil Mack (52) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
OLB Khalil Mack (52) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
OLB Khalil Mack (52) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
OLB Khalil Mack (52) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
OLB Khalil Mack (52) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
OLB Khalil Mack (52)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, S Derwin James Jr. (3) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0), Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and S Derwin James Jr. (3)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and S Derwin James Jr. (3)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and S Derwin James Jr. (3)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and S Derwin James Jr. (3)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
FB Alec Ingold (30)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
S Genesis Smith (22) and CB Tarheeb Still (4)
OLB Khalil Mack (52)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
DL Teair Tart (93)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
LB Troy Dye (43) and S Derwin James Jr. (3)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Tre Harris (9)
WR Tre Harris (9)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
K Cameron Dicker (11)
Top Play
The Chargers fourth takeaway of the game came at a critical point in the contest.
After the teams were knotted at 10 at halftime, the Bolts offense drove down the field and took the lead with a 21-yard field goal.
But the score felt like a missed opportunity considering the Chargers had first-and-goal from the 3-yard line.
No matter, the Chargers defense grabbed the momentum right back on a brilliant play from Tarheeb Still.
With Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid fighting for extra yards, Still came from behind and punched the ball free before it was recovered by Tony Jefferson.
Key Stat
The Bolts defense put together a dazzling first half.
The Chargers notched a pair of first-quarter takeaways, marking the third time this season a defense has taken the ball away twice in a single first quarter.
It was also the second time in the Jim Harbaugh era the Bolts have opened a game with a pair of turnovers, with the other game being Week 4 of the 2024 season against the Chiefs.
Smith, who had a pair of first-half interceptions, became the first Chargers rookie with multiple interceptions in a single game since Tarheeb Still at Atlanta in Week 13 of the 2024 season.
Scoring Summary
Up Next
The Chargers are back on the road as they travel to Seattle for a Week 4 matchup with the Seahawks.
