The Chargers are 6-3 as they turn their attention to Week 11.
Here are five takeaways from Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh's Monday press conference:
1. See you on Sunday night
Harbaugh had a message for the Bolt Fam on Monday.
He heard you Sunday against the Titans. And he wants even more support in Week 11 against the Bengals.
The Head Coach's 16-minute press conference had seemingly ended. Harbaugh went to step away from the podium but instead leaned into the mic.
Unprompted, Harbaugh said: "We need those fans Sunday night. Big game at SoFi [Stadium]."
Harbaugh then pounded his chest twice and walked away.
Message received.
With the Bolts set to host the Bengals in primetime on Sunday Night Football, Harbaugh wants continued support from the home crowd against Cincinnati.
It's something Harbaugh said he felt Sunday in a 27-17 win over the Titans ... and around Southern California in his first year at the helm.
"There were times I had to take off the headset and go, 'This is awesome,'" Harbaugh said. "Like, a big third down coming and our crowd is best it's been.
"I hear it walking around town ... 'Bolt Up. Love the way the team plays, this player, that player.' Seeing people with jerseys," Harbaugh continued. "I think people are seeing the same thing I'm seeing.
"The best part is how our guys are playing, the joy they have playing," Harbaugh added. "Am I wrong? That's the impression I get. That's the best part for me."
The Chargers are 3-1 at home so far this season. For context, the Bolts went 2-7 at SoFi Stadium a year ago.
2. Bolts on 3-game win streak
Harbaugh recapped the Week 11 win but also provided a big-picture snapshot of what he's seen from his team in recent weeks.
The Bolts stood at 3-3 in late October but have since rattled off three straight wins to firmly solidify themselves as AFC playoff contenders.
Harbaugh on Monday dove into detail on what has sparked the three-game win streak.
"So much good contribution from everybody: players, coaches, the whole organization," Harbaugh said. "Probably the joy with which our players are playing football, the way they're competing.
"To me, that stands out the most from my view of the battlefield," Harbaugh added. "I hear that from my dad, said it comes through on the TV screen."
Earlier in the season — way back in Week 3 — Harbaugh said he looked at a matchup against the Steelers as a measuring stick to learn about the makeup of his squad.
Almost two months later, Harbaugh said Monday that he has learned about the how his team operates.
"I already think I know. I know what our guys are now," Harabugh said. "I know what we are, who we are and I know our guys are going to be in the battle rhythm, it's already started today."
He later added: "They're going to play as hard as they can, as fast as they can, as long as they can. They're going to give it their very best. I know what our guys are going to do. Big challenge, I know our guys are not afraid of any challenge, any new challenge and they're going to attack it."
Get an inside look at the postgame celebration from the Bolts 26-8 win over the New Orleans Saints at SoFi Stadium.
3. A story about bricks
Harbaugh on Monday again hit on one of the key plays of Sunday's win.
Late in the first half, it appeared Justin Herbert fumbled while getting hit. Tennessee picked up the loose ball and scored to tie the game at 13.
But officials ruled Herbert threw an incomplete pass on the play as the Bolts maintained possession and the lead. The Chargers eventually pulled away from the Titans in the second half.
Harbaugh raved about Herbert's incredible feat, especially considering he was being hit by Titans defensive tackle Jeffrey Simmons, one of the league's top defensive players.
"Justin held onto that ball when nobody would have held onto that ball," Harbaugh said. "The way he was hit and his arm was hit, it's impossible to hold onto that ball. If it were anybody else but him, they would have fumbled immediately."
Harbaugh then divulged he asked Herbert at halftime how he was able to hold into the ball with such strength.
"Carrying the bricks, Coach," Harbaugh said Herbert told him.
That led Harbaugh to delve into a three-minute story about bricks.
About how wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal likes his position group to carry bricks to improve grip strength.
About how Chargers equipment assistant Chad Jessop went to The Home Depot this offseason to make sure Lal had the necessary equipment for the Bolts wideouts.
And about how Herbert then began carrying the thick, 30-pound bricks on his own as a way to enhance his own grip strength.
"He would see the receivers do it and then he would go do it," Harbaugh said. "He was really good at carrying those bricks."
We'll never know how the Bolts would have responded if they had possibly trailed 14-13 at halftime yesterday.
Instead, they caught a break and ran with it.
"That's the kind of stuff that inspires you," Harbaugh said. "That might have been the key play of the game. Maybe the key play of the season, we don't know. It's going to be one of them when all is said and done.
"No matter how well we do, we're going to look back and say that was one of the key plays of the season," Harbaugh added.
4. Praise for the O-line
Was Sunday a perfect game from the Chargers offensive line?
Harbaugh said no. But he also noted that it was perhaps the best cumulative effort and performance from a group that didn't allow a sack for the first time this season and also paved the way for 145 rushing yards.
"Played really together, good as a group," Harbaugh said. "No sacks. Had a pressure, had a hit ... but moved people in the running game."
"One of our best overall games in terms of protection and run blocking, putting it together for all four quarters," Harbaugh continued.
He later added: "I thought it was arguably our best game offensively. And the offensive line was integral."
Harbaugh spotlighted left guard Zion Johnson for his play. According to Pro Football Focus, Johnson's overall grade of 72.8 was his second-best grade of the season.
"Zion, I thought he had one of his best games," Harbaugh said. "Really in control."
As for the other guard spot, Jamaree Salyer started and played the first two series before Foster Sarell came in and played two series of his own. The Bolts then put Salyer back in for the remainder of the game.
"Competitors, welcome," Harbaugh said. "We wanted to see what Jamaree could do, what Foster could do.
"It was very good," Harbaugh added. "I thought both played well and Jamaree played just a little bit better. We went with Jamaree the rest of the game."
Salyer, who started in place of Trey Pipkins III, played 48 snaps compared to 11 for Sarell.
5. An update on Chark
Wide receiver DJ Chark made his Chargers debut Sunday but played just one snap.
Chark missed the first eight games of the season while recovering from hip and groin injuries.
Harbaugh said Monday that Chark's limited playing time wasn't a reflection of him but rather the play and production of the rest of the wide receiver room.
"It's more of an affirmation for what the receiver room is doing as a whole," Harbaugh said.
