{
  "id": 19014830,
  "title": "Justin Herbert hopes to reverse struggles against DeMeco Ryans defenses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/justin-herbert-hopes-to-reverse-struggles-against-demeco-ryans",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T20:39:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/justin-herbert-hopes-reverse-struggles-203933519.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has been struggling this season, facing a particularly tough challenge against defenses led by DeMeco Ryans. According to NBC Sports research, Herbert's career record against Ryans stands at 0-3, with two losses as head coach and one as a defensive coordinator. In those games, Herbert yielded a total of nine points, three touchdowns and six interceptions. The most recent setback came in the 2024 wild-card loss to the Texans, where Herbert threw four interceptions. The Chargers are currently on a 10-game losing streak, one game shy of the franchise record set in 1975 and matched in 2000. A loss in their upcoming game against the Texans would drop the Chargers to 0-8 for the first time since 2000, a period when the team's primary quarterbacks were Ryan Leaf and current coach Jim Harbaugh. Additionally, Herbert has gone nine consecutive games without posting multiple touchdowns, the second-longest such streak in Chargers history.",
  "summary": "Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is generally struggling this year.",
  "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."
}