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Chargers' Justin Herbert is off to a rough start under new coordinator Mike McDaniel

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Padilla, D. (2026, September 21). Chargers' Justin Herbert is off to a rough start under new coordinator Mike McDaniel. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/chargers-justin-herbert-is-off-to-a-rough-start-under-new-coordinator-mike-mcdaniel/article_510b3490-f4f8-5e34-a2aa-3ad9cb77edb0.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-21 · by Doug Padilla

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In the Chargers' second game of the season, quarterback Justin Herbert struggled under new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, throwing for 192 yards with two interceptions while fumbling three times in a 26-14 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. The team lost its second consecutive game and has shown poor performance in both games so far this year, prompting head coach Jim Harbaugh to emphasize reviewing tape and improving during practice before their next game against the unbeaten Buffalo Bills.
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“While both articles discuss the Los Angeles Chargers' poor start to their season under new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, they describe different aspects and time frames of the situation.”
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Doug Padilla
3 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 “Those guys swept us, they sent us home, and you would have thought it was a handshake line at a spring training game.
🔮 Translating what Herbert considers to be productive practices into game success would be a step in the right direction.
Also by Doug Padilla
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Calif. Chargers INGLEWOOD Los Angeles Raiders

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Herbert PERSON · 9× Chargers ORG · 4× Los Angeles GPE · 4× Raiders ORG · 3× Calif. GPE · 1× INGLEWOOD GPE · 1× Justin Herbert PERSON · 1× McDaniel PERSON · 1× Mike McDaniel PERSON · 1× the Las Vegas Raiders ORG · 1×

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Herbert struggled for the second straight week on his home field — this time in front of a hostile crowd — as Los Angeles fell to 0-2 with its second 26-14 loss this season, this time to the Las Vegas Raiders.
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🔮 Translating what Herbert considers to be productive practices into game success would be a step in the right direction.

Claims (28 extracted, 0 hedged)

Herbert struggled for the second straight week on his home field — this time in front of a hostile crowd — as Los Angeles fell to 0-2 with its second 26-14 loss this season, this time to the Las Vegas Raiders. asserted
Angeles → struggle → Raiders
Herbert was 15 of 27 for 192 yards with two interceptions and fumbled three times, although the Chargers recovered all three. asserted
Chargers → fumble → three
Los Angeles fumbled six times on the day, losing one. asserted
Angeles → fumble → one
In his debut with McDaniel — who spent the previous for seasons as head coach of the Miami Dolphins — calling the plays, Herbert threw for a modest 209 yards with a touchdown and a pick in a loss to Arizona. asserted
Herbert → spend → Arizona
Known as a passer who has put up big numbers in the regular season but struggled in the playoffs, Herbert doesn’t even have statistics on his side so far in 2026. asserted
Herbert → know → 2026
“There’s a room full of grown men that can handle their job and they’re going to do everything they can to correct it and fix it,” Herbert said. asserted
Herbert → ’ → it
“We’re going to stick together. asserted
We → go → ?
It’s tough. asserted
It → ’ → ?
No one wants to lose two games but there’s nothing we can do about it now.” asserted
we → want → it
Translating what Herbert considers to be productive practices into game success would be a step in the right direction. asserted
Herbert → translate → direction
“We just have to be better,” Herbert said. asserted
Herbert → have → ?
“That’s not good enough and we can’t expect to win games when we’re playing like that.” asserted
we → ’ → that
Herbert wasn’t completely to blame. asserted
Herbert → blame → ?
Chargers receivers dropped three passes in the first half, including a bobble by David Njoku that ended up as an interception by the Raiders’ Hezekiah Masses. asserted
that → drop → Masses
Herbert’s second interception came with less than three minutes remaining and Los Angeles trailing 24-14. asserted
Angeles → come → minutes
The Raiders tacked on a safety when Chargers right tackle Joe Alt was called for holding in the end zone with 1:46 left. asserted
Alt → tack → 1:46
That sent the pro-Raiders crowd — the franchise called Los Angeles home from 1982-94 and maintains a strong Southern California fan base — into a frenzy. asserted
franchise → send → frenzy
Alt was supposed to supply stability for the passing game after playing just six games last season because of an ankle injury that required surgery. asserted
that → suppose → surgery
He was called for four penalties Sunday. asserted
He → call → penalties
The addition of free-agent center Tyler Biadasz was also expected to help a beleaguered offensive line, but he was lost in training camp with a knee injury. asserted
he → expect → injury
Coach Jim Harbaugh will look to fix the offensive line and his team’s other problems before next weekend game at unbeaten Buffalo. asserted
Harbaugh → look → Buffalo
“The ‘why’ is what we’ll be talking about,” Harbaugh said. asserted
Harbaugh → talk → what
“We’ll look at the tape. asserted
We → look → tape
We’ll go back to work. asserted
We → go → work
That’s all I know how to do. asserted
I → ’ → ?
That’s all we know how to do. asserted
we → ’ → ?
Find the way and we’ll move forward. asserted
we → find → way
It’s a one-week league.” asserted
It → ’ → ?
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