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The Los Angeles Chargers came into Sunday’s Week 5 game against the Denver Broncos dealing with a large heap of injuries. Offensive linemen Rashawn Slater, Joe Alt, Kayode Awosika, Trey Pipkins III and Trevor Penning were out of action, and wide receiver Quentin Johnston was also unable to play.
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While wide receiver Ladd McConkey took the field, he didn’t take part in any snaps. Now, yet another starter has gone down with an injury for the Chargers, and it will leave their wide receiver room even thinner.
Their latest injury
In the third quarter, after they tied the game at 10, the Chargers lost wide receiver Tre’ Harris. He left the field to head back to the locker room, and he has been deemed questionable to return due to a hamstring injury, according to the team’s official X (formerly Twitter) account.
This means Los Angeles is running out of wide receivers who are available and able to play.
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This is additional bad news for a team whose offense has been completely out of sorts this season under new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel. It came into this game ranked 29th in the NFL in points scored and 24th in total passing yards, and it has scored over 16 points in a game just once so far.
By the end of the third quarter, quarterback Justin Herbert had completed 11 of 16 passing attempts for one touchdown and no interceptions, but he had just 96 passing yards. Only one Chargers player had more than 16 receiving yards at that point, and that man was tight end Charlie Kolar, who caught three passes for 37 yards.
Late in the third quarter, running back Kimani Vidal had a 42-yard run that ended with a touchdown, allowing the Bolts to take a 17-10 lead. It was a rare explosive play for a team that has struggled to get receivers open and create opportunities for its running back with effective blocking.
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This story was originally published October 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM.