{
  "id": 15586982,
  "title": "Last time the Chargers were 0-6, their QBs were Ryan Leaf, Moses Moreno and Jim Harbaugh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/last-time-the-chargers-were-0-6-their-qbs-were-ryan-leaf-moses-moreno",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T09:20:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/last-time-chargers-were-0-092057909.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The San Diego Chargers have suffered a 0-6 start, their worst opening to a season since 2000. During that stretch, the team's quarterbacks included Ryan Leaf, Moses Moreno, and Jim Harbaugh. Harbaugh, who is now the head coach, was one of the quarterbacks on the 2000 squad. That year, the Chargers finished with a 1-15 record, which remains their worst season to date.\n\nIn 2000, the team started with Ryan Leaf, who had been the No. 2 overall pick in the 1998 draft but struggled as a rookie. After Leaf was benched in favor of Moses Moreno due to poor performance and an injury, Leaf returned to start in Week 4. Harbaugh took over the starting position in Week 5 and immediately improved the offense, leading the Chargers to a 348-yard, two-touchdown, one-interception performance against the defending Super Bowl champion Rams.\n\nDespite Harbaugh's improvement, the Chargers' defense couldn't keep up, resulting in a 57-31 loss to the Rams. Harbaugh continued as the starter for four more games but didn't match his Week 5 performance. By the time the Chargers were 0-10, Harbaugh was replaced by Leaf to close out the season. Leaf won one game as the starter, but the team's 1-15 record remains the worst in franchise history. The 2026 Chargers, coached by Harbaugh, have the opportunity to break the 2000 team's franchise record for the most losses in a single season.",
  "summary": "The Chargers are 0-6 for the first time since 2000.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}