Overview
- Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said he has no definitive pick for the backup job and called the team’s play “sloppy,” leaving the matchup behind Justin Herbert unsettled.
- Los Angeles lost to the San Francisco 49ers 41-17 in a game that featured seven penalties for 47 yards and an 83-yard punt return touchdown that compounded a night of errors.
- Repeated illegal shift and formation calls wiped out several offensive plays, which Harbaugh said made it hard to judge the quarterbacks on clean drives and decision making.
- Trey Lance completed 10 of 16 passes for 73 yards and had a 37-yard scramble while DJ Uiagalelei went 7 of 15 for 80 yards and a touchdown, but neither player created clear separation.
- The final preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams now becomes the decisive opportunity for both quarterbacks to show consistency and influence final roster and depth-chart decisions.