Following Week Nine, the Chargers remain the only winless team in the NFL.
The Tennessee Titans are right there with just one win this season, but then you look at the remaining 30 teams in the league, each one has multiple wins this year. The Chargers aren’t just the worst team this year, there’s a sizable game between them and the 30th-worst team at the moment.
That fact is remains reflected in this week’s power rankings roundup. As much as I wish there was some sort of change this week, you just
can’t with a fat zero in the win column.
If you’re still reading up to this point, thank you, but here’s where the Bolts stand after nine weeks.
ESPN – #32
“At this point, the Chargers are playing for draft position, so, of course, their most important game is against the team on their schedule closest to dethroning them for the No. 1 pick in 2027. Right now, projections say the Chargers will get the No. 1 pick 53% of the time if they lose to Miami in Week 16, but only 21% of the time if they beat the Dolphins.” – Aaron Schatz
Yahoo Sports – #32
“The offseason hiring of offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel has been a bust. Brought in to ramp things up on that side of the ball, he’s actually done the opposite, with the team averaging a league-worst 15.1 PPG. The defense has also regressed from the 2025 season, currently the 29th-ranked scoring defense, allowing 27.4 PPG.” – Frank Schwab
CBS Sports – #32
“The losing continues and it seems to be getting worse. Will there be changes coming? Should Jim Harbaugh go?” – Pete Prisco
Pro Football Talk – #32
“Do they know they’re winless?” – Mike Florio
The Athletic – #32
“This might’ve been the easiest grade to hand out. The Chargers’ nightmare season continues. Jim Harbaugh’s team has a point differential of minus-98. No other team is worse than the Cardinals’ minus-77. Oh, and their season started with Super Bowl dreams.” – Josh Kendall and Chad Graff
Bleacher Report – #32
“The Los Angeles Chargers have looked and played like the worst team in the NFL since the beginning of the season, and it’s hard to envision things changing in the immediate future.”
“The Chargers’ offense continues to flounder under the direction of Mike McDaniel, and injuries aren’t helping. Ladd McConkey missed another game due to injury, and now Justin Herbert is dealing with a finger injury on his non-throwing hand.”
“Los Angeles’ defense, meanwhile, has looked like a poor imitation of last year’s playoff-caliber unit.“
“The Chargers were just blown out by a Houston Texans squad that has also underwhelmed, though they did find the end zone for the first time since Week 5.” – Kris Knox
Sports Illustrated – #32
“It’s wild that the Chargers are blaming almost everyone else for this utter collapse…except for the coordinator and the quarterback.” – Conor Orr
