{"id":1006723,"date":"2026-09-21T10:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1006723\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T10:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:36:18","slug":"la-chargers-make-embarrassing-nfl-history-after-losses-against-cardinals-and-raiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1006723\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Chargers make embarrassing NFL history after losses against Cardinals and Raiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Chargers suffered their second consecutive defeat to start the NFL season, and their situation is far from ideal.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026-27 NFL campaign has started rough for the Los Angeles Chargers. They succumbed to their second consecutive 14-26 loss on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>Having lost to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1, they failed to beat the Las Vegas Raiders in their second game of the year. Neither team is expected to be in contention for anything major this season. <\/p>\n<p>In fact, both the Cardinals and the Raiders were among the NFL\u2019s worst teams last season. And that makes the Chargers\u2019 losses particularly troublesome. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2255784427-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Herbert #10 of the Los Angeles Chargers warms up before the AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium\" class=\"wp-image-2504688\" \/>Photo by Sarah Stier\/Getty ImagesLos Angeles Chargers become first NFL team to lose consecutive games against 14-loss opponents from previous season<\/p>\n<p>Expectations are high from the Chargers, Justin Herbert was being discussed as a potential MVP candidate before the season began. <\/p>\n<p>However, they have been unable to deliver on those expectations even remotely in the first two matchups. In fact, their losses have led to them making the wrong kind of history. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8FACT: The Chargers are the FIRST TEAM IN NFL HISTORY to start 0-2 with losses to teams that had 14+ losses the previous season. <\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals were 3-14 in 2025 <\/p>\n<p>The Raiders were 3-14 in 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/On5gvFeWX0\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/On5gvFeWX0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polymarket Sports (@PolymarketSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PolymarketSport\/status\/2101849487148769526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">September 21, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chargers are the first team in NFL history to start 0-2 with losses to teams that had 14+ losses the previous season. The Cardinals were 3-14 in 2025. The Raiders were 3-14 in 2025,\u201d Polymarket Sports shared on X. <\/p>\n<p>Experiencing back-to-back losses is part and parcel of the NFL season. However, it is the quality of the opposition that makes this a terrible stat for the LA franchise. <\/p>\n<p>MORE LOS ANGELES CHARGERS STORIES<\/p>\n<p>Their next few games are going to be far from easy, too. In their next five, the Chargers will face the Bills, Seahawks, Chiefs, Broncos, and Rams. The way things are going, their season could end before it begins.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=hitc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add to Preferred Sources <\/a>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover The Los Angeles Chargers suffered their second consecutive defeat to start the NFL&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1006724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2064],"tags":[390,241,7,393,1014,262,2444,2443,6],"class_list":["post-1006723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-chargers","tag-arizona-cardinals","tag-chargers","tag-football","tag-las-vegas-raiders","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-chargers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangeleschargers","tag-nfl"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117308593971188265","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1006723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1006723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1006723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1006724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1006723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1006723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1006723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}