The Chargers are 4-3 after 38-24 home loss to the Colts.
Here are five takeaways from Week 7.
It’s a good thing the Chargers are on a short week.
Because the Bolts are going to want to move on from Sunday’s showing rather quickly.
“It wasn’t our best in any phase,” said Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh.
“Not the way we wanted it to go,” Justin Herbert added.
Daiyan Henley said: “Just wasn’t good enough.”
The Chargers suffered their third loss in four games and also dropped out of first place in the AFC West for the first time all season.
Everyone was at fault in this one, as the defense allowed 38 points and 401 yards of offense at home, including nine plays of at least 15 yards.
“We gave up [nearly] 40 points in our own stadium,” Derwin James, Jr. said.
Offensively, the unit didn’t find the end zone until the third quarter and managed just 54 rushing yards.
And special teams played a part, too, as an 81-yard kickoff return by Indianapolis swung momentum back in their favor after the Chargers had cut the deficit to 13 points early in the third quarter.
“Ain’t no way around it,” Khalil Mack said. “Played like [crap].”
The Bolts will now hope to turn the page on short week as they host the Vikings in Week 8 on Thursday Night Football.
Harbaugh said he’s anticipating a better showing in primetime.
“It wasn’t our best day,” Harbaugh said. “But do I have confidence in my team? Yes. Do I believe they’re fighting? Yeah.”
He later added: “From our whole team — courage, fight, our guys never quit. That’s the big thing I takeaway. We’re going to need all that fight, all that courage on a short week.”
Minnesota is 3-3 after Sunday’s home loss to Philadelphia.
“Watch it, learn from it and we’re onto the next week,” Herbert said.
Mack added: “It’s always great when you can get back on the field after a game like this because you want to forget it as fast as you can.”