The Chargers are looking to rebound after a Week 1 loss to the Cardinals.
Here's what you need to know about the Bolts ahead of Week 2.
1. What happened in Week 1?
The Chargers put together an overall flat performance against the Cardinals with a 26-14 home loss at SoFi Stadium.
The Bolts offense fired on all cylinders on the opening drive with an eight-play, 77-yard sequence that ended with an 8-yard touchdown run by Omarion Hampton.
But the unit sputtered the rest of the way, scoring just seven points while turning the ball over twice and getting behind the sticks with numerous miscues.
Defensively, the Bolts were just a bit off all game long as they allowed nearly 400 yards of offense to Arizona.
The unit didn't force any turnovers and allowed the Cardinals to be on the field for 37-plus minutes in Week 1.
The Bolts were also hampered on special teams with a blocked punt that led to an Arizona touchdown from the 3-yard line.
"Not the start that we wanted," said Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh.
2. How concerning was Sunday's loss?
It certainly wasn't the way the Bolts wanted to open the season.
But as one Chargers captain put after the game, there's still a long journey ahead in 2026.
"It's Week 1. Not to make an excuse but at the same time, I don't think we'll be looking at Week 1 come Week 16," Rashawn Slater said.
From a glass half-full perspective, five teams lost in Week 1 last season and went on to make the postseason, a group that included the Super Bowl participants in the Seahawks and Patriots.
According to The Athletic, the Chargers playoff odds dropped from 57 percent to 42 percent after Sunday's results around the league.
3. What's a key stat from Week 1?
The Bolts were unable to generate much chaos around quarterback Jacoby Brissett in Week 1.
The Cardinals signal caller was sacked just once, and that was split by Daiyan Henley and Troy Dye when Brissett scrambled outside of the pocket.
According to Pro Football Focus, the Bolts generated just nine total pressures on Brissett on Sunday and had an overall pressure rate of 21.4 percent.
That pressure rate would have been the lowest mark of any game for the Chargers defense in 2025, while the nine pressures were the fewest since a Week 11 loss in Jacksonville.
Brissett, according to PFF, averaged just 2.52 seconds before he released the ball in Week 1.
Browse through live action photos of the first game in the 2026 campaign against the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium!
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
DB Elijah Molden (2)
OLB Khalil Mack (52)
CB Tarheeb Still (4), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
CB Cam Hart (20)
DL Justin Eboigbe (92)
DL Justin Eboigbe (92)
S Derwin James Jr. (3), DB Elijah Molden (2), LB Daiyan Henley (0), CB Cam Hart (20), LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53), DL Dalvin Tomlinson (94), OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and DT Jamaree Caldwell (99)
DT Jamaree Caldwell (99), DL Dalvin Tomlinson (94), OLB Bud Dupree (48) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
FB Alec Ingold (30), QB Justin Herbert (10) and TE Charlie Kolar (88)
FB Alec Ingold (30), QB Justin Herbert (10) and T Rashawn Slater (70)
RB Omarion Hampton (8) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
FB Alec Ingold (30) and WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15) and FB Alec Ingold (30)
WR Ladd McConkey (15) and FB Alec Ingold (30)
WR Ladd McConkey (15) and FB Alec Ingold (30)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
G Cole Strange (69), C/G Jake Slaughter (66), QB Justin Herbert (10) and G Kayode Awosika (74)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8) and WR Tre Harris (9)
WR Tre Harris (9) and RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8) and WR Tre Harris (9)
WR Tre Harris (9) and RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8) and WR Tre Harris (9)
RB Omarion Hampton (8) and WR Tre Harris (9)
C/G Jake Slaughter (66), WR Quentin Johnston (1), RB Omarion Hampton (8) and G Kayode Awosika (74)
G Kayode Awosika (74), RB Omarion Hampton (8) and WR Quentin Johnston (1)
LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
DL Dalvin Tomlinson (94) and OLB Bud Dupree (48)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
OLB Khalil Mack (52)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
CB Cam Hart (20)
S Tony Jefferson (23) and CB Cam Hart (20)
WR Quentin Johnston (1), RB Omarion Hampton (8), QB Justin Herbert (10) and T Joe Alt (76)
RB Omarion Hampton (8) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
RB Omarion Hampton (8) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
TE David Njoku (83)
TE David Njoku (83)
TE David Njoku (83)
TE David Njoku (83)
Chargers Legend Jim Hill
Chargers Legend Jim Hill
CB Tarheeb Still (4), LB Troy Dye (43) and S Derwin James Jr. (3)
OLB Khalil Mack (52)
DT Jamaree Caldwell (99)
LB Troy Dye (43)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
S Tony Jefferson (23)
CB Cam Hart (20)
DL Justin Eboigbe (92) and OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
TE Oronde Gadsden (86)
TE Oronde Gadsden (86)
TE Oronde Gadsden (86)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34)
RB Keaton Michell (34), FB Alec Ingold (30) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
DB Elijah Molden (2)
OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and OLB Khalil Mack (52)
OLB Khalil Mack (52) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
DL Teair Tart (93)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
DL Teair Tart (93)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
RB Omarion Hampton (8)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
T Joe Alt (76)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
DL Dalvin Tomlinson (94)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
DL Dalvin Tomlinson (94) and CB Tarheeb Still (4)
DL Dalvin Tomlinson (94) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
DB Elijah Molden (2), S Derwin James Jr. (3) and CB Cam Hart (20)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
OLB Bud Dupree (48) and OLB Khalil Mack (52)
S Derwin James Jr. (3), OLB Bud Dupree (48) and OLB Khalil Mack (52)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0) and DL Dalvin Tomlinson (94)
S Derwin James Jr. (3) and DB Elijah Molden (2)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
S Genesis Smith (22), S Derwin James Jr. (3) and DL Justin Eboigbe (92)
S Derwin James Jr. (3) and CB Donte Jackson (26)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15) and WR Quentin Johnston (1)
WR Ladd McConkey (15) and TE David Njoku (83)
WR Ladd McConkey (15), TE David Njoku (83) and RB Keaton Michell (34)
WR Ladd McConkey (15) and RB Keaton Michell (34)
WR Ladd McConkey (15) and RB Keaton Michell (34)
WR Ladd McConkey (15) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
WR Ladd McConkey (15) and QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10) and WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Tre Harris (9) and Head Coach Jim Harbaugh
WR Tre Harris (9) and Head Coach Jim Harbaugh
WR Tre Harris (9) and Head Coach Jim Harbaugh
FB Alec Ingold (30)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15)
WR Ladd McConkey (15), FB Alec Ingold (30) and WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84)
WR Ladd McConkey (15), FB Alec Ingold (30) and WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (84)
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and WR Ladd McConkey (15)
P JK Scott (16) and K Cameron Dicker (11)
WR Tre Harris (9) and WR Ladd McConkey (15)
DL Justin Eboigbe (92) and OLB Bud Dupree (48)
S Derwin James Jr. (3) and CB Cam Hart (20)
S Derwin James Jr. (3) and CB Cam Hart (20)
S Derwin James Jr. (3) and CB Cam Hart (20)
S Derwin James Jr. (3) and CB Cam Hart (20)
S Derwin James Jr. (3), CB Cam Hart (20) and LB Daiyan Henley (0)
CB Cam Hart (20)
CB Cam Hart (20) and S Genesis Smith (22)
DB Elijah Molden (2)
LB Daiyan Henley (0) and S Genesis Smith (22)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
S Genesis Smith (22)
S Derwin James Jr. (3) and OLB Tuli Tuipulotu (45)
1QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
QB Justin Herbert (10)
CB Rodney Shelley (24)
LB Daiyan Henley (0)
LB Daiyan Henley (0) and LB Del'Shawn Phillips (53)
S Derwin James Jr. (3)
DL Teair Tart (93)
TE David Njoku (83)
DL Dalvin Tomlinson (94)
DL Dalvin Tomlinson (94)
DL Teair Tart (93)
OLB Akheem Mesidor (90)
4. Who's on deck for Week 2?
The Bolts are now getting ready for the first AFC West clash of the season.
The Chargers will host the Raiders in Week 2 at SoFi Stadium, with kickoff at 1:05 p.m. (PT).
Las Vegas was a winner in Klint Kubiak's head coaching debut as the Raiders earned a 27-13 win over the Dolphins.
The 1-0 Raiders currently sit alone in first place in the division as the Chiefs host the Broncos in Week 1 on Monday Night Football.
5. What are some injury storylines to watch?
Ladd McConkey was a bright spot for the Bolts in Week 1, catching five passes for 82 yards and a touchdown.
But the Bolts third-year wide receiver suffered a chest injury in the third quarter and was listed as questionable to return but did not do so.
"It's always tough losing a guy like Ladd. We're hoping for the best," Herbert said.
According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Herbert averaged 8.9 yards per pass attempt before McConkey left the game and just 3.9 yards per attempt once he exited.
The Bolts offense, according to NFL NGS, posted an EPA per play of 0.12 with McConkey in the lineup and -0.61 EPA per play without him.
Other injuries to monitor include safety Elijah Molden and wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith, both of whom suffered hamstring injuries.
