"Boiled down to the base level, yeah, you kick a ball through the pipes," said Dicker, 25, whose team plays host Sunday to the Indianapolis Colts. "But a lot goes into it. You've got to have a great holder, a great snapper, and then great field-goal protection. And then you have to be able to do your job at a high level to keep a job here in the NFL nowadays."
Jim Harbaugh insisted the Chargers are still a good football team after their second straight defeat Sunday but admitted they are making "out of character" mistakes. "We need to get the bleeding stopped on the penalties and the self-inflicted wounds," Harbaugh said after a 27-10 loss to the Washington Commanders. "... I know we're capable of doing that. I know we're a good football team in those areas. Not good at it right now, but yeah, we'll get better."
Alt exited the first quarter of the Chargers' Week 4 loss to the New York Giants on a medical cart, after Giants outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux fell into Alt's right leg during a play early in the first quarter.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Joe Alt exited the first quarter of Sunday's game against the New York Giants on a medical cart with what the Chargers called an ankle injury. Alt was ruled out of the game in the beginning of the second half and the initial belief is that he suffered a high ankle sprain, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Williams caught 309 passes for 4,806 yards and 31 touchdowns for the Chargers after they picked him seventh overall in 2017. With Herbert, Williams had a breakout year in 2021 with a career-high 129 catches and 1,146 yards receiving.