Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is under a whole lot of fire right now after his miserable performance against the Houston Texans in the Wild Ca

Jim Harbaugh went to bat for his quarterback after fans criticized Justin Herbert for his performance in the Los Angeles Chargers' wild-card loss to

After Saturday's loss to the Houston Texans, the discourse machine around the Los Angeles Chargers fired up to an unprecedented degree. Of course, that's what usually happens when a team gets beaten as badly as the Chargers did on Saturday;

The Chargers lost to the Houston Texans 32-12 on Saturday at NRG Stadium. A dramatic turnaround engineered by coach Jim Harbaugh ended with a whimper in the wild-card round. Herbert threw four interceptions. He had never turned the ball over more than twice in any game in his professional career.

To put it frankly, Los Angeles almost looked under-prepared for Houston in the wild-card matchup. Herbert finished the day with 242 passing yards, one touchdown, and four interceptions while throwing a 43.7% completion percentage. It was one of the worst playoff performances from a quarterback in the last decade.

Despite helping lead the Chargers to 11 victories — their most since 2018 — it has been a mixed season statistically for Herbert. He averaged a career-low 227.6 passing yards per game, but has a career-best 101.7 passer rating.

Chargers suffer brutal Wild Card defeat at hands of Texans as quarterback Justin Herbert tosses four interceptions

Out of 214 QB performances in the playoffs over the last 10 seasons, that Justin Herbert game ranks 213th in EPA per pass play. Only Brian Hoyer's game for the Texans in a 30-0 loss to the Chiefs in the 2015 playoffs ranked lower.

Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz struck a positive tone Wednesday afternoon as they wrapped up the 2024 season. The optimism was deserved. Harbaugh and Hortiz led a considerable turnaround in their first season together.