Jim Harbaugh Chargers Ravens Week 12 Game Recap

The Chargers trail 7-4 Monday night’s loss of 30-23 to the Ravens.

Here are five takeaways from week 12:

1. Harbaugh, Bolts forward

The Bolts saw their four-game winning streak snapped on Monday night.

Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh is not surprised.

“We’re going to regroup. They played better football than we did tonight,” Harbaugh said. “But more importantly, we know what kind of team we are and what we’re capable of.”

Monday night’s game was the Chargers’ first loss in more than a month.

The matchup between AFC postseason contenders also lived up to the billing, as Khalil Mack called it “kind of a playoff game.”

But even as the Chargers raced out to an early 10-0 lead, the Bolts couldn’t stay consistent enough against a stacked Baltimore team.

Offensively, the Chargers marched 70 yards for a touchdown on their opening possession, but didn’t get into the red zone again until late in the fourth quarter.

And while the Bolts defense stopped Lamar Jackson and Co. early, the Ravens got rolling with 30 points in the final three quarters.

Daiyan Henley revealed Harbaugh’s message to the Chargers in the locker room after the game.

“Stay connected. It’s easy to stay connected after a win, we have to stay connected after we come up short,” Henley said. “We know we have a long season and this one game doesn’t define us. We’re trying to go further than one game.”

Mack added: “The way I play football, I would love to play on this team again. I would love to. But what we put on film today was not good enough.”

Even with the loss, the Bolts still find themselves in a strong position to make the AFC playoffs.

The Chargers fell to No. 6 seed, but has seven wins — two more than the Dolphins and Colts — and also holds the current head-to-head tiebreaker over the Broncos.

“Keep fighting,” Justin Herbert said of the outlook going forward.

Derwin James, Jr. added: “The men in this dressing room will answer.”

The Bolts are on the road in Week 13 against Atlanta.