INGLEWOOD, Calif -- Jim Harbaugh insisted the Chargers are still a good football team after their second straight defeat Sunday but admitted they are making "out of character" mistakes.
"We need to get the bleeding stopped on the penalties and the self-inflicted wounds," Harbaugh said after a 27-10 loss to the Washington Commanders . "... I know we're capable of doing that. I know we're a good football team in those areas. Not good at it right now, but yeah, we'll get better."
The Chargers had ten penalties that cost them 85 yards on Sunday. Last week, they were flagged 14 times for 107 yards in a loss to the winless Giants. The 24 penalties over two weeks are the most ever over by a Harbaugh-coached NFL team in a two-week span.
The Chargers began Sunday's game jumping out to a 10-0 f