Cardinals beat Chargers 26-14 as Mike LaFleur wins his head coaching debut
- On Sunday, the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 26-14, giving head coach Mike LaFleur a victory in his debut at SoFi Stadium.
- Arizona hired LaFleur after winning just three games in 2025, replacing former head coach Jonathan Gannon as the team sought to rebuild its struggling roster.
- Quarterback Jacoby Brissett threw for 277 yards and a touchdown while the Cardinals dominated possession for 37 minutes, compiling 393 yards of offense to 268 for Los Angeles.
- Los Angeles committed multiple fourth-quarter turnovers while receiver Ladd McConkey suffered a chest injury and Justin Herbert was sacked three times, compounding the Chargers' defeat.
- The defeat ended Jim Harbaugh's streak of six consecutive season-opening wins as an NFL head coach, marking his first Week 1 loss since joining the Chargers.
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LaFleur becomes 1st Cardinals full-time coach to win debut since '73
On Sunday afternoon, Mike LaFleur became the first Cardinals full-time coach to win his debut since Don Coryell did it in 1973, as Arizona authored a 26-14 victory over the heavily favored Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
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Cardinals vencen 26-14 a Chargers y Mike LaFleur gana en su debut como entrenador en jefe
Por BETH HARRIS INGLEWOOD, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Jacoby Brissett lanzó para 277 yardas y un touchdown, y los Cardinals de Arizona derrotaron 26-14 a los Chargers de Los Ángeles el domingo, dándole a Mike LaFleur una victoria en su debut como entrenador en jefe sobre Jim Harbaugh. Los Chargers eran favoritos por 9,5 puntos […]
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