The Chargers are 6-3 after a 27-20 win over the Titans on Sunday.
Here are five takeaways from Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh’s Monday press conference.
1. Joe Alt out for the season
The Bolts will be without star left tackle Joe Alt for the rest of the 2025 season.
The Chargers announced Monday that Alt will undergo season-ending surgery on a high ankle injury he sustained in Sunday’s win over the Titans.
“Feel bad for Joe,” said Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh. “I know it’s going to be OK. It’s not going to be life-altering. Feel bad for him.”
Alt was injured with just under five minutes left to play in the second quarter when he got rolled up on.
Alt’s injured ankle is on the same one that occurred in Week 4 against the Giants. Alt missed three games before returning for a Week 8 win over the Vikings on Thursday night.
Jamaree Salyer stepped in at left tackle for Alt, who has been one of the league’s best offensive linemen this season.
According to Pro Football Focus, Alt’s pass-blocking grade of 82.3 ranks seventh among tackles with at least 300 snaps while his overall grade of 79.0 ranks ninth among that same group.
Harbaugh was also asked about the status of right tackle Bobby Hart, who left Sunday’s game with groin and ankle injuries. Hart was replaced by Trey Pipkins III late in the first quarter.
Harbaugh said he didn’t have much of an update on Hart but noted he doesn’t expect the tackle to go on Injured Reserve, which would mean missing at least four games. Trey Pipkins III stepped in at right tackle when Hart went out.
Going forward, Harbaugh said Salyer, Pipkins and Austin Deculus will be in the mix at tackle. Harbaugh also said he expects his team to attack upcoming games with the same mindset they did Sunday in Nashville.
“It played out in the game and you saw how the guys responded. That’s something about our team that I really admire,” Harbaugh said. “There was a lot to overcome in that game Sunday and our guys found a way and overcame it. I would’ve been surprised if they hadn’t, how good I know this team. You just keep going, keep getting better, build, get better.”
He later added: “I think like anything in sports, it’s adversity. You just do the best you can and you get better. Never give up. Those three key elements. Maybe a lesser team, lesser man wouldn’t find a way to do that, but that’s what we do.”
