Los Angeles Chargers football news: LA Daily News

13 January 2026

• Swanson: Pain and appreciation for Chargers after wild-card loss
  This latest playoff loss was not what Coach Jim Harbaugh or quarterback Justin Herbert had in mind, another lesson learned as they try to solve the postseason puzzle again next year.
• Chargers review: QB Justin Herbert needed help, but didn’t get it Sunday
  He looked spent physically and emotionally after the Chargers’ 16-3 loss to the Patriots in an AFC wild-card game. The team heads into an offseason of uncertainty on several fronts.
• Chargers’ offense fizzles in AFC wild-card loss to Patriots
  Justin Herbert finishes 19 of 31 for 159 yards and is the Chargers’ leading rusher with 57 yards in a 16-3 loss. He falls to 0-3 for his career in the playoffs.
• Chargers confident in AFC wild-card playoff return
  “I know everything we’ve got right here is enough to get the job done,” Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley says of facing the Patriots in Sunday's postseason matchup.
• Chargers at Patriots: Who has the edge in the AFC wild-card game?
  What’s at stake, who’s better, a key matchup, TV info, a fantasy sleeper and a final score prediction for Sunday night’s playoff clash in Foxborough, Mass.
• Swanson: Justin Herbert vs. Playoffs – who you got?
  The pressure is on the quarterback to get his first postseason victory when the Chargers face the New England Patriots in Sunday's AFC wild-card road game.
• Chargers’ major injuries couldn’t stop their playoff push
  Losing Rashawn Slater, Joe Alt and Najee Harris for the season challenged the Chargers to work harder, leading to Sunday night’s wild-card game at New England.
• Alexander: The road to Santa Clara for Rams, Chargers? Uh …
  After hiccups toward the end of the regular season, both teams will likely have to win out on the road to get to next month’s Super Bowl.
• Chargers prepared to face Patriots QB Drake Maye at his best on Sunday
  Playing against the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, among others recently, should have the Chargers primed to face MVP candidate Maye and his passing and throwing abilities.
• Chargers’ offensive line welcomes Jamaree Salyer back at left tackle
  The Chargers could team Salyer with left guard Zion Johnson, center Bradley Bozeman, right guard Mekhi Becton and right tackle Trey Pipkins III for Sunday’s playoff opener against the Patriots.