Chargers say they need to clean up their play after 10 penalties in loss to Commanders

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh didn’t mince words following his team’s loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday.

After watching the Chargers commit double-digit penalties for the second straight week, turn the ball over three times in opposing territory and fail to get the right personnel on the field on multiple occasions, the second-year coach delivered a frank assessment of where the Chargers stand after their 27-10 loss .

“We need to get better,” Harbaugh said. “We’re a good football team. We’re not good enough in some of the areas that you need to win games.”

The Chargers committed 10 penalties for 85 yards in their second straight defeat, including a roughing the kicker penalty that erased a punt return touchdown. They had to burn two timeout