Chargers promote Derrick Ansley to defensive coordinator
The Los Angeles Chargers have promoted Derrick Ansley to defensive coordinator.
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The Los Angeles Chargers have promoted Derrick Ansley to defensive coordinator.
Staley said he still exchanges texts with McVay during the season, but those conversations have been put on hold this week.
. Bosa has missed the last 12 games after tearing his right groin during the first half of a Sept. 25 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Chargers might be playing their best defense of the season as they prepare to face a quarterback who has not thrown a pass all season or made a start since Dec. 26, 2021.
Both teams are 7-6 and in the thick of the AFC playoff race. The Titans have a two-game lead in the AFC South while the Chargers are battling for one of the final two spots.
Sunday's matchup is a battle between two quarterbacks who were selected No. 5 and No. 6 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
The Chargers are coming off a tough 30-27 loss to the Chiefs last Sunday. Kansas City scored a touchdown with 31 seconds left to rally for the win.
Herbert and the Chargers had one final chance, but Nick Bolton intercepted a deflected pass to seal it for the Chiefs (8-2), who swept the season series from Los Angeles (5-5) and took a three-game lead in the AFC West.
Justin Herbert went 21 for 35 for 196 yards with a touchdown pass for the Chargers, who were playing without both starting tackles and receivers.
The game between the AFC West rivals will kick off at 8:20 p.m. EST on NBC with the matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers moving to 4:25 p.m. EST on CBS.
The rookie from Texas was signed to the practice squad Thursday and activated Sunday in place of injured Dustin Hopkins.
Allen told reporters this week that he suffered a setback with his hamstring injury during the bye week. He will miss his sixth game of the season due to the injury.
It was a tough day at the office for the Bolts, who lost cornerback JC Jackson to a potential season-ending injury. Additionally, wide receiver Mike Williams exited the game early with an ankle injury.
The receiver has missed the last five games due to a hamstring injury. He is listed as questionable for the game against Seattle, but coach Brandon Staley said it will be a game-time decision.
Herbert's Los Angeles Chargers will host Wilson and the Denver Broncos in prime time in an AFC West matchup.
Rookie Cade York missed a 54-yard field goal with 11 seconds left and Los Angeles held on for a 30-28 victory over the Cleveland Browns after Staley, the Chargers coach who loves to play loose, inexplicably gambled on a fourth down.
Los Angeles faces its biggest run-stopping challenge on Sunday at Cleveland, as Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt lead a ground game that is second in the league, averaging 187.3 yards.
Ekeler, who had struggled this season as the Chargers ranked last in the league in yards rushing, had his best game this year, scoring on runs of 10 and 20 yards in the second quarter as Los Angeles raced out to a 21-0 lead.
The outside linebacker will undergo surgery and coach Brandon Staley said that he is hopeful Bosa can return at some point later in the season.
Herbert started after being listed as questionable all week with a rib injury. The third-year quarterback passed for 297 yards but turned it over twice, finishing 25 of 45 with a touchdown.
Herbert is listed as questionable after not practicing Friday and being limited Wednesday and Thursday due to fractured rib cartilage.
Herbert suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of Thursday's game against the Chiefs. He still has a good shot to play Week 3 vs the Jaguars.
The Bolts will be without star wide receiver Keenan Allen, who suffered a hamstring injury in the season opener vs the Raiders.
After holding off the Raiders, the Chargers (1-0) will have a quick turnaround this upcoming week and kickoff against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.
After the Raiders ended the Bolts' season in 2021 with a victory in the season finale, Los Angeles will look to hand their division rival a loss to start 2022.
