It was quite the debut season for Jim Harbaugh and Justin Herbert in 2024.
The head coach-quarterback duo clicked from the start, leading to a big one-year turnaround that saw the Chargers win 11 games and make the postseason in the first season of a new regime while garnering praise from pundits around the league.
But where do they rank among the league's best duos?
In Sports Illustrated's annual examination of the league's top head coach and quarterback duos, the Chargers were near the top of the list.
The pairing of Harbaugh (the No. 7 head coach) and Herbert (the No. 8 QB) came in at No. 4 overall on Matt Verderame's rankings.
After the success the two led the Bolts to in Year 1 of the connection, Verderame is looking for them to take it a step further in 2025.
Verderame wrote:
Los Angeles is trying to overcome the perception that talent exists, but results do not. Last season, Herbert only threw three interceptions during the year but had four in the Chargers' wild-card blowout loss in Houston. This year, it's all about finally winning a postseason game and threatening the Chiefs in the AFC West.