The Chargers are 0-5 after a Week 5 loss to the Broncos.
Here's what you need to know about the Bolts ahead of Week 6.
1. What happened in Week 5?
The Chargers appeared on the doorstep of their first win of the 2026 season before things fell apart in the fourth quarter.
Down 10-3 at the half, the Bolts scored a pair of touchdowns to build a seven-point lead late in the third quarter.
But the Chargers couldn't hold the lead as Denver tied the game before kicking a pair of fourth-quarter field goals to secure the win.
The Chargers have now opened the season with five straight losses and are one of three teams in the NFL (along with the Dolphins and Titans) who have yet to win a game this season.
2. What was a key moment in Week 5?
With 10 minutes and 33 second left in regulation Sunday, the Chargers led 17-10 and faced a fourth-and-1 at their own 41 -yard line.
Harbaugh chose to keep the offense on the field but Justin Herbert was stuffed on a quarterback sneak.
Denver took advantage, marching 41 yards in just five plays to tie the game.
That left Harbaugh kicking himself postgame.
"It was the wrong decision," Harbaugh said. "I can't think of a time I've ever been more mad at myself.
"This team worked so hard and played so valiantly. I take 100 percent accountability for making that decision," Harbaugh added. "It turned the momentum of the game. It was the wrong one and I've got to be right on those."
Harbaugh said Sunday after the game that he felt even more strongly that he should have punted given the look Denver's defense showed.
"When I saw them gap down, I really felt like I should call timeout there and punt the ball," Harbaugh said.
If the Chargers would have punted, the Broncos might have had to go 80 yards or so for the game-tying score.
Denver's longest overall drive was 60 yards in Week 5.
3. What's a key stat from Week 5?
The Chargers continue to be hampered by turnovers.
Tight end Charlie Kolar, making his return from a two-game absence with a broken forearm, lost a fumble on the Bolts third play from scrimmage.
While the Chargers played relatively clean football after that, Herbert then turned the ball over twice in the fourth quarter on back-to-back drives.
With the game tied at 17, Herbert lost a fumble that the Broncos turned into a field goal.
Herbert then threw an interception on the ensuing drive, which led to another Denver field goal.
Herbert has accounted for nine turnovers (seven interceptions and two lost fumbles) through five games this season.
"Just can't turn the ball over. You can't expect to win games when you turn the ball over. Got to do a better job there," Herbert said.
See the best game action from the Chargers' Week 5 divisional matchup against the Denver Broncos.
DL Teair Tart (93)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
CB Tarheeb Still (4), LB Daiyan Henley (0), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
CB Cam Hart (20), LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53), LB Daiyan Henley (0), DL Nick Barrett (91), DT Jamaree Caldwell (99) and OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
DL Justin Eboigbe (92)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
DB Deane Leonard (33)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
CB Tarheeb Still (4) and S Genesis Smith (22)
CB Tarheeb Still (4) and S Genesis Smith (22)
CB Tarheeb Still (4)
RB Omarion Hampton (8), QB Justin Herbert (10) and G Alex Harkey (73)
QB Justin Herbert (10) and RB Omarion Hampton (8)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
DT Jamaree Caldwell (99)
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DL Justin Eboigbe (92)
TE Hayden Rucci (40), WR Tre Harris (9), TE Charlie Kolar (88), RB Omarion Hampton (8), QB Justin Herbert (10) and G Alex Harkey (73)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Keaton Michell (34) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
G Alex Harkey (73) and G Cole Strange (69)
G Alex Harkey (73), G Cole Strange (69), C/G Jake Slaughter (66), G Logan Taylor (65), T Travis Burke (77) and TE Charlie Kolar (88)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh
DB Deane Leonard (33)
DT Jamaree Caldwell (99)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and DT Jamaree Caldwell (99)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and DT Jamaree Caldwell (99)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90), DT Jamaree Caldwell (99) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
DL Teair Tart (93)
S Genesis Smith (22)
OLB Khalil Mack (52)
S Genesis Smith (22) and CB Cam Hart (20)
TE Hayden Rucci (40) and TE Oronde Gadsden (86)
TE Charlie Kolar (88)
TE Charlie Kolar (88)
C/G Jake Slaughter (66) and RB Omarion Hampton (8)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Khalil Mack (52) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
DB Deane Leonard (33)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Tre Harris (9)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
WR Tre Harris (9) and RB Keaton Michell (34)
WR Tre Harris (9) and RB Keaton Michell (34)
T Travis Burke (77)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
C/G Jake Slaughter (66) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh
P JK Scott (16) and K Cameron Dicker (11)
P JK Scott (16) and K Cameron Dicker (11)
K Cameron Dicker (11) and G Cole Strange (69)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
LS Josh Harris (47) and K Cameron Dicker (11)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
LS Josh Harris (47) and K Cameron Dicker (11)
LB Marlowe Wax (58)
LB Marlowe Wax (58)
LB Marlowe Wax (58)
S Kendall Williamson (32), LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53) and LB Marlowe Wax (58)
LB Marlowe Wax (58) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
LB Marlowe Wax (58)
S Kendall Williamson (32), LB Marlowe Wax (58) and CB Isas Waxter (37)
LB Marlowe Wax (58) and CB Isas Waxter (37)
OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
DL Justin Eboigbe (92)
DT Jamaree Caldwell (99) and CB Cam Hart (20)
DL Justin Eboigbe (92)
CB Tarheeb Still (4) and DB Elijah Molden (2)
CB Tarheeb Still (4)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh
Defensive Coordinator Chris O'Leary
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
CB Tarheeb Still (4)
OLB Khalil Mack (52) and CB Tarheeb Still (4)
OLB Khalil Mack (52) and CB Tarheeb Still (4)
OLB Khalil Mack (52) and CB Tarheeb Still (4)
Assistant Offensive Line Coach Nick Hardwick and G Alex Harkey (73)
DL Teair Tart (93), DT Jamaree Caldwell (99) and DL Nick Barrett (91)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
DL Nick Barrett (91)
DL Nick Barrett (91)
DT Jamaree Caldwell (99)
OLB Khalil Mack (52), CB Cam Hart (20), LB Daiyan Henley (0) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
S Tony Jefferson (23) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
S Tony Jefferson (23) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Troy Dye (43) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
C/G Jake Slaughter (66) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
LB Troy Dye (43)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
CB Tarheeb Still (4) and OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and CB Tarheeb Still (4)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Khalil Mack (52)
DB Deane Leonard (33) and OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
DB Deane Leonard (33) and S RJ Mickens (27)
DB Deane Leonard (33)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Theo Wease (82)
WR Theo Wease (82)
WR Theo Wease (82)
WR Theo Wease (82)
WR Theo Wease (82)
WR Theo Wease (82)
WR Theo Wease (82)
WR Theo Wease (82)
WR Theo Wease (82)
WR Theo Wease (82)
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)
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)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
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)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
G Alex Harkey (73) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
G Alex Harkey (73) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
G Alex Harkey (73) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
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TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40) and TE Charlie Kolar (88)
TE Hayden Rucci (40) and TE Charlie Kolar (88)
TE Hayden Rucci (40) and TE Charlie Kolar (88)
TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40) and TE Charlie Kolar (88)
TE Hayden Rucci (40) and TE Charlie Kolar (88)
TE Hayden Rucci (40) and WR Theo Wease (82)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
TE Hayden Rucci (40) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10) and TE Hayden Rucci (40)
TE Hayden Rucci (40) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
TE Hayden Rucci (40) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
TE Hayden Rucci (40) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
TE Hayden Rucci (40) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
TE Hayden Rucci (40) and DL Scott Matlock (44)
K Cameron Dicker (11)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
LB Marlowe Wax (58)
LB Marlowe Wax (58) and LB Troy Dye (43)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), LB Daiyan Henley (0) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
LB Daiyan Henley (0), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and CB Cam Hart (20)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), LB Daiyan Henley (0), DB Deane Leonard (33), CB Cam Hart (20) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), LB Daiyan Henley (0), DB Deane Leonard (33), CB Cam Hart (20) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), LB Daiyan Henley (0), DB Deane Leonard (33), CB Cam Hart (20) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), LB Daiyan Henley (0), DB Deane Leonard (33), CB Cam Hart (20) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), LB Daiyan Henley (0), DB Deane Leonard (33), CB Cam Hart (20) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), LB Daiyan Henley (0), DB Deane Leonard (33), CB Cam Hart (20) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), LB Daiyan Henley (0), DB Deane Leonard (33), CB Cam Hart (20) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), LB Daiyan Henley (0), DB Deane Leonard (33), CB Cam Hart (20) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
CB Cam Hart (20), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), LB Daiyan Henley (0), DB Deane Leonard (33), CB Cam Hart (20) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), LB Daiyan Henley (0), DB Deane Leonard (33), CB Cam Hart (20) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), LB Daiyan Henley (0), DB Deane Leonard (33), CB Cam Hart (20) and S Tony Jefferson (23)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
RB Kimani Vidal (28) and TE Charlie Kolar (88)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
RB Kimani Vidal (28) and T Travis Burke (77)
C/G Jake Slaughter (66), RB Kimani Vidal (28) and WR Theo Wease (82)
RB Kimani Vidal (28) and WR Theo Wease (82)
RB Kimani Vidal (28) and WR Theo Wease (82)
RB Kimani Vidal (28) and G Cole Strange (69)
G Alex Harkey (73) and RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Kimani Vidal (28) and G Alex Harkey (73)
QB Justin Herbert (10) and RB Kimani Vidal (28)
RB Kimani Vidal (28) and WR Ladd McConkey (15)
RB Kimani Vidal (28), QB Justin Herbert (10) and WR Ladd McConkey (15)
RB Kimani Vidal (28)
K Cameron Dicker (11)
P JK Scott (16) and K Cameron Dicker (11)
T Travis Burke (77)
G Logan Taylor (65)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Quentin Johnston (1)
Offensive Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach Butch Barry
RB Keaton Michell (34)
C/G Jake Slaughter (66)
K Cameron Dicker (11)
DL Nick Barrett (91)
DL Nick Barrett (91)
DL Nick Barrett (91)
DL Nick Barrett (91)
G Alex Harkey (73), G Cole Strange (69) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
DL Teair Tart (93) and DT Jamaree Caldwell (99)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
DT Jamaree Caldwell (99)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
C/G Jake Slaughter (66)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
DB Elijah Molden (2)
CB Tarheeb Still (4)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
DL Teair Tart (93), S Tony Jefferson (23) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
DL Nick Barrett (91), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45), S Genesis Smith (22) and CB Cam Hart (20)
DB Deane Leonard (33) and CB Tarheeb Still (4)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
CB Tarheeb Still (4)
4. How is the Chargers defense playing?
Pretty darn good.
Through five games, Chris O'Leary's group ranks second in success rate (42.3 percent) and is eighth in defensive EPA per play (-0.043).
Tuli Tuipulotu had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery Sunday as the Bolts defense limited the Broncos to just 1-of-12 on third downs.
"There's some plays we want back. But ultimately, there's a lot of things I feel like we can do at an elite level," Khalil Mack said of the defense's performance on Sunday.
Week 5 was also a breakout game for rookie edge rusher Akheem Mesidor, who had eight total tackles, a sack, a quarterback hit, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble.
Mesidor now ranks second among rookies with 2.5 sacks so far this season.
5. Who's the Chargers Week 6 opponent?
The Chargers take on another AFC West rival next week, this time on the road in Kansas City.
The Bolts will travel to take on the Chiefs for the first time this season.
While the Bolts sit at 0-5, the Chiefs are 4-0 and had a bye week in Week 5.
The Chargers swept Kansas City last year as they came through on a pair of one-possession wins, beating their division foe in Brazil and again at Arrowhead Stadium.
