The Chargers have turned their attention to Monday night's primetime matchup with the Raiders.
The AFC West rivals both sit at 1-0 after season-opening wins in Week 1.
Here are three key Chargers stats ahead of Week 2:
1. Justin Herbert remains elite
Justin Herbert has been showered with praise in the days following Friday night's win over the Chiefs.
And it's all well deserved after Herbert played one of the best games of his career in São Paulo, Brazil.
In terms of common stats, the Chargers quarterback threw for 318 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, good for a quarterback rating of 131.7. He also added 32 key rushing yards, including a 19-yard scramble late in the fourth quarter to ice the game.
But the advanced metrics also show just how good Herbert was against Kansas City.
According to Pro Football Focus, Herbert had a 62.8 percent success rate against the Chiefs, which ranked first among all NFL quarterbacks.
He also compiled an EPA per play of 0.438, which ranked third among QBs. And Herbert, who had zero turnover-worthy plays, also had an average depth of target (ADOT) of 10.3. Herbert was among six quarterbacks who had an ADOT of 10.0 or higher in Week 1.
Simply put, Herbert was magnificent in the 2025 season opener and remains among the most elite players in the NFL.
"The way No. 10 put us on his back, he's been working since that last playoff game," Derwin James, Jr. said of Herbert after Friday's win. "I know he's going to carry us this year."
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DL Teair Tart (90)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
DL Otito Ogbonnia (93) and S Derwin James Jr. (3)
DL Otito Ogbonnia (93) and S Derwin James Jr. (3)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
LB Troy Dye (43), CB Benjamin St-Juste (24) and K Cameron Dicker (11)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0) and S Derwin James Jr. (3)
LB Daiyan Henley (0) and S Derwin James Jr. (3)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
LB Troy Dye (43) and DT Jamaree Caldwell (99)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
LB Troy Dye (43), DT Jamaree Caldwell (99) and WR Tre' Harris (9)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Ladd McConkey (15) and Head Strength & Conditioning Devin Woodhouse
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
CB Nikko Reed (46), DT Jamaree Caldwell (99), LB Troy Dye (43) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
WR Quentin Johnston (1) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and OLB Caleb Murphy (50)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
Chris Hayre and S Derwin James Jr. (3)
DL Justin Eboigbe (92) and CB Tarheeb Still (29)
OLB Caleb Murphy (50)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
TE Tyler Conklin (83)
CB Cam Hart (20)
WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
CB Cam Hart (20)
S Derwin James Jr. (3) and LB Denzel Perryman (6)
S Derwin James Jr. (3) and John Spanos
S Alohi Gilman (32)
WR Keenan Allen (13)
WR Keenan Allen (13)
WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
TE Tyler Conklin (83)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and QB Justin Herbert (10)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84)
WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84), QB Justin Herbert (10) and General Manager Joe Hortiz
WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, QB Justin Herbert (10) and WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and WR Quentin Johnston (1)
WR Quentin Johnston (1), QB Justin Herbert (10) and WR Keenan Allen (13)
WR Quentin Johnston (1), WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84) and WR Keenan Allen (13)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, WR Quentin Johnston (1), WR Keenan Allen (13), DL Teair Tart (90), WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Quentin Johnston (1), WR Keenan Allen (13), DL Teair Tart (90), WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
S Derwin James Jr. (3) and Head Coach Jim Harbaugh
DL Teair Tart (90), WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84), QB Justin Herbert (10) and Head Coach Jim Harbaugh
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and George Gregory
S Derwin James Jr. (3), G Mekhi Becton (73), WR Keenan Allen (13), DL Teair Tart (90) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and General Manager Joe Hortiz
WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84), QB Justin Herbert (10) and Head Coach Jim Harbaugh
LB Daiyan Henley (0), WR Keenan Allen (13) and DL Teair Tart (90)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Keenan Allen (13), Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84) and DL Da'Shawn Hand (91)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, S Derwin James Jr. (3) and DL Da'Shawn Hand (91)
WR Quentin Johnston (1) and S Derwin James Jr. (3)
CB Donte Jackson (26)
QB Justin Herbert (10) and CB Donte Jackson (26)
2. Minter's thrives in 1st half
The Chargers hung tough late against the Chiefs by answering the bell multiple times in the second half.
Of course, a strong defensive effort in the first half helped put the Bolts in position to get an early lead.
The Chargers defense limited Kansas City to 133 net yards and a pair of field goals in the first two quarters in Week 1 while also stopping the Chiefs on all seven third-down tries.
That low-scoring effort has become commonplace under Chargers Defensive Coordinator Jesse Minter as it was the sixth time since the start of last season that the Bolts have not allowed a touchdown in the opening half.
Besides Friday night, the Chargers did so five times last season against the Panthers, Saints, Browns, Bengals and at the Broncos.
"We played really good defense," Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday of the overall defensive effort.
3. Third and Keenan
You love to see it.
Third and Keenan was back in full force Friday night as Herbert and Keenan Allen quickly rediscovered their strong rapport on third downs.
Allen had 68 yards and a touchdown on a team-high seven catches, and as usual, did plenty of damage on third down.
Six of Allen's seven catches either went for a first down or a touchdown, and three of those receptions moved the chains on third down.
Allen, by the way, moved closer to Antonio Gates' pair of records that he could have in sight this season.
The 33-year-old has 911 career catches with the Chargers and is 45 receptions away from surpassing Gates' franchise record of 955.
Allen also has 10,598 receiving yards with the Bolts and is 1,244 yards from breaking Gates' record of 11,841 receiving yards.
Something to keep an eye on in the weeks and months ahead.
