What's next for the Chargers after their latest playoff Chargers-ing?

Justin Herbert had three interceptions in 17 regular season games in 2024. He had four interceptions in 32 pass attempts in his lone 2025 playoff start.

Herbert dropped to 0-2 in the postseason and the first season of Jim Harbaugh’s return to the NFL landed with a thud in a 32-12 wild card loss to the Houston Texans. After exceeding expectations and jump-starting the Chargers’ rebuild, Los Angeles’s playoff run ended much like their 2022 attempt — with a come-from-ahead defeat against an AFC South opponent they were favored to beat.

That familiar frustration made the Chargers the first playoff team to head back to the drawing board this winter. Despite an ugly finish, there’s still plenty of reason for optimism on the West Coast. Let’s look at what Los Angeles is working with and what it needs to fix.