{"id":461,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/461","headline":"Harbaugh takes blame as Chargers fall to Broncos 23-17","dek":"A fourth-down gamble went wrong in the fourth quarter and Denver turned it into a win, with Harbaugh calling the decision the maddest he has been at himself.","body":"Jim Harbaugh is not one to undersell things, but even by his standards this was a stark postgame moment. With the Chargers up 17-10 and 10:33 left in the fourth quarter, Harbaugh chose to go for it on fourth-and-1 from the Los Angeles 41. Justin Herbert ran it and was stuffed, handing Denver the ball on downs.\n\nThe Broncos made it count. They scored a touchdown to tie the game, then added two field goals on their next two possessions to pull away and win 23-17.\n\nHarbaugh did not look for excuses afterward. \"I can't think of a time where I've been more mad at myself,\" he said, adding that the call \"turned the momentum of the game\" and that it was \"100% on me.\"\n\nThe loss was the team's fifth straight to start the season, leaving Los Angeles at 0-5. Harbaugh looked worn down at the podium afterward, struggling at times to find words when asked what message he had for his team going forward.","published_at":"2026-10-12T17:03:19.018988+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Jim Harbaugh: I can't think of a time where I've been more mad at myself","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jim-harbaugh-cant-think-time-163434449.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Jim Harbaugh: I can't think of a time where I've been more mad at myself","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jim-harbaugh-i-cant-think-of-a-time-where-ive-been-more-mad-at-myself"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Chargers' Harbaugh laments momentum-swinging call, says loss '100% on me'","url":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50163352/chargers-harbaugh-laments-momentum-swinging-4th-call"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Jim Harbaugh at a loss for words after Chargers’ fifth straight loss","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/11/sports/jim-harbaugh-at-a-loss-for-words-after-chargers-fifth-straight-loss/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘I Screwed That Up’: Jim Harbaugh owns costly mistake in Chargers' loss to Broncos","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/screwed-jim-harbaugh-owns-costly-004916931.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘Biggest Reason They’re Now 0–5,’ ‘How Does Jim Harbaugh Keep His Job?’ — Chargers HC Faces Heat From NFL World Following Loss to Broncos","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/biggest-reason-now-0-5-012437136.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Jim Harbaugh gives worrying answer after Chargers fall to 0-5","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jim-harbaugh-gives-worrying-answer-023028006.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Jim Harbaugh at a loss for words after Chargers’ fifth straight loss","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jim-harbaugh-loss-words-chargers-021114970.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Jim Harbaugh Makes Brutal Admission After Chargers Blow Late Lead","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jim-harbaugh-makes-brutal-admission-030556980.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘Clueless Coach With Clueless Players,’ ‘He Finally Gave Up’ — Chargers Fans Irritated As Jim Harbaugh Struggles To Explain Wretched 0–5 Start","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/clueless-coach-clueless-players-finally-050544526.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh sends three-word message on key play leading to loss","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chargers-jim-harbaugh-sends-three-053220735.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Jim Harbaugh’s dejected postgame speech after Chargers’ 0-5 start to the season has fans concerned","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jim-harbaugh-dejected-postgame-speech-062152476.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Jim Harbaugh at a loss for words after Chargers’ fifth straight loss","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jim-harbaugh-loss-words-chargers-021114183.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Why Jim Harbaugh still sees improvement in Chargers despite 0-5 record","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/why-jim-harbaugh-still-sees-081342160.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh gives telling answer about message to 0-5 locker room","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chargers-hc-jim-harbaugh-gives-105021954.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/98483ab/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1920x1080!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhdliveextra-a.akamaihd.net%2FHD%2Fimage_sports%2FNBCU_Sports_Group_-_nbcsports%2F183%2F55%2Fnbc_pft_broncoscharg_261012.jpg","credit":"Pro Football Talk","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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