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Giff Smith, who served as the Los Angeles Chargers interim coach for the final three games, and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore became the first candidates to interview for the head coaching position. Under the new interview process approved by owners in October, any internal candidates or someone not currently employed by the NFL can interview in person. Smith lost all three games as the interim after Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco were fired on Dec. 15.

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Before their 2023 campaign turned into a lost season, the Los Angeles Chargers gave plenty of playing time to rookies Quentin Johnston, Tuli Tuipulotu and Derius Davis. The rest of the Chargers' draft class is getting some valuable regular-season snaps as Los Angeles (5-11) concludes one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history. Offensive lineman Jordan McFadden, linebacker Daiyan Henley and defensive lineman Scott Matlock saw extended playing time during Sunday's 16-9 ...

The Los Angeles Chargers looked like a different team under interim coach Giff Smith, even though it was a familiar result. The Bolts' 24-22 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Saturday night was their sixth by three points or fewer this season and their league-leading 13th since 2020. The loss also eliminated the Chargers from postseason contention and dropped their record to 5-10.

Josh Allen accounted for three touchdowns, Tyler Bass made a 29-yard field goal with 28 seconds remaining, and the Buffalo Bills escaped with a 24-22 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday night to improve their playoff chances. Allen ran for two TDs and threw for one, becoming the first player in NFL history with four consecutive seasons with 40 combined touchdowns. Bass' go-ahead kick capped a 13-play, 64-yard drive that included Allen's 15-yard completion to Khalil Shak...

That game was fun? Maybe for Mike Tirico and analyst Cris Collinsworth, Pergament says. Many Bills fans might have chosen a different word. Agony, scary, tortuous, misery and Billsy all

The Chargers are down to their third center.

Sebastian Joseph-Day was waived by the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday. The sixth-year defensive lineman was in his second season with the Chargers after four years with the Los Angeles Rams. He started all 30 games he played for the Bolts, with 32 tackles, three sacks and three tackles for loss this season.

Giff Smith has received plenty of advice since the Los Angeles Chargers hired him as the interim head coach last Friday. The best though might have come from one of Smith's former bosses. Smith takes over for the final three games from Brandon Staley, who was 24-25 in nearly three seasons at the helm.

The Spanos family has gone with first-time head coaches the last three times the Los Angeles Chargers have had an opening. After last week's firings of Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco, John Spanos acknowledged experience might be be a bigger factor this time. Staley and Telesco were dismissed Friday morning after the Chargers were pummeled 63-21 the previous night by the Las Vegas Raiders.