Chargers suffer their ninth consecutive loss, fall

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chargers hit the highway to face the undefeated, AFC West-leading Kansas City Chiefs, still wanting for their first victory of the season.

They had been unsuccessful, falling 22-6 on Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chargers are 0-6 to start the season for the first time since 2000, when they completed 1-16. They’ve also misplaced 9 straight video games since last season, tying a franchise mark for most consecutive losses.

“I truly believe and was confident that we would win this game,” coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters. “We have to address everything, guys, and especially offensively.”

The Chargers’ offense, already weakened by a collection of accidents to its offensive line and receiving corps, struggled mightily, recording their second-lowest output of the season at 259 complete yards. They also misplaced broad receiver Ladd McConkey, who was ruled out halfway through the second quarter with a concussion. He had just one catch in his return from a foot injury that saved him out last week against Denver.

Additionally, it marked the first time the Chargers failed to rating a landing this season, possible placing first-year offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel’s job in additional jeopardy. They have just 5 touchdowns through six video games.

Harbaugh didn’t give a conclusive reply when requested instantly if McDaniel would continue calling performs, saying the crew would “look at everything.”

“There’s nothing we can do to look back and change what’s happened; all we can do is move forward and do our best and it’s not good enough,” quarterback Justin Herbert said. “As an offense, we have to score points and hold up our end of the bargain with the defense and we haven’t done that.”

Chiefs quarterback and two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes was in distinctive type, finishing 23 of his 30 passes for 272 yards. He didn’t rating a landing, either, opting to hand off to operating back Kenneth Walker for two scores. Walker completed with 128 yards in 19 carries.

Herbert led the Chargers in dashing with 26 yards and threw for 204 yards on 22-for-37 passing. Quentin Johnston had a team-high 57 receiving yards — all from one catch.

“I see the effort, I see the work being put in in the meetings, on the practice field, to get that to transfer to the field is what’s necessary,” Harbaugh said.

The Chiefs (5-0) had a chaotic first drive that included two offensive penalties, but took a 3-0 lead with a 44-yard discipline objective by Harrison Butker. After a Chargers punt, the Chiefs struck again with a 33-yard scoring run up the center by Walker. The Chargers caught a small break with Butker lacking the additional level, but they never acquired back to within a possession of the Chiefs.

The Chargers did get on the board later in the first quarter with a 23-yard discipline objective by Cameron Dicker off an 11-play, 60-yard drive. The Chargers pressured a punt on the Chiefs’ next possession and traded interceptions in the second quarter before giving up an 80-yard drive that ended with a two-yard run by Walker.

After another punt, the Chargers left the Chiefs with the ball and 25 seconds left in the half. Mahomes accomplished two more passes and Butker nailed a 50-yard discipline objective to push the lead to 19-3.

Starting from their own 45-yard line, the Chargers started the second half with their most promising drive of the sport. Herbert accomplished passes to KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Johnston and Kimani Vidal to take them down to Kansas City’s one-yard line, but an offensive maintain and two incomplete passes meant they’d to settle for another discipline objective.

Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill, heart, tackles Chargers operating back Kimani Vidal during the fourth quarter Sunday.

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The Chargers’ protection stopped Kansas City at the objective line in the third quarter, forcing a turnover on downs at the one-yard line before Caleb Murphy recovered a fumble on a Chiefs punt return. But the Chargers went nowhere on the following possession.

Butker kicked a 30-yard discipline objective late in the fourth quarter. The Chargers then had one last probability to rating, driving to the Kansas City eight-yard line, but Herbert couldn’t discover a receiver on back-to-back throws and was sacked twice, main to a turnover on downs.

In addition to McConkey’s injury, cornerback Deane Leonard left in the third quarter with a concussion.

The Chargers head into their bye week before dealing with the Rams at SoFi Stadium on Nov. 1.