The Bolts have hit the road for Sunday's game against the Panthers.
Kickoff from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte is slated for 10 a.m. (PT).
The Chargers are 5-point favorites and the over/under for Sunday is 39.5 points.
Here are five final thoughts ahead of Week 2:
1. On high alert
On paper, the Chargers Week 2 matchup against the Panthers feels like a trap game.
Carolina got blasted in a 47-10 loss to the Saints on Sunday as the Panthers allowed the most points of any team in Week 1 while scoring the second-fewest.
But Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and his players aren't buying into that notion one bit.
"Everybody on our team understands our guys are great competitors. You look at another NFL player and it's like looking in the mirror," Harbaugh said. "They know how to compete. Every single one of them does.
"You know how you would be responding when you didn't play your best game. It's their home opener," Harbaugh added. "There's a bad taste in your mouth when that happens. The only mouthwash for that is to win the next game. I understand that and our team understands that as well."
Rashawn Slater and Trey Pipkins III echoed Harbaugh's sentiments.
"This is the NFL, everyone is a grown man and a professional athlete with a family to feed," Slater said. "You never take anybody lightly.
"I've been a part of some teams where you have some bad losses but that doesn't mean we were a bad team," Slater added. "We have a lot of respect for them."
Pipkins added: "They're still professional football players. We still have to be on our [stuff] in order to be successful."
The Bolts enter Week 2 tied with the league's best turnover differential at plus-3 after forcing three takeaways and not turning the ball over against the Raiders.
Carolina, meanwhile, has a minus-2 turnover margin after committing three turnovers and notching one takeaway on the road in New Orleans.
As the Bolts prepare for Sunday's game, Harbaugh said it's been business as usual.
"A lot of grinding to find out the things that are going to work for us," Harbaugh said.
If the Bolts can find a way to win Sunday, they would be off to their first 2-0 start since 2012.
Harbaugh knows the only way that will happen is if the Chargers are laser focused on the task at hand of beating the Panthers.
"The mindset is the same. Each week you're just trying to win the next game," Harbaugh said. "That's the No. 1 goal for us, for the Panthers, for everyone else in the league. Win the next game."
Check out the best photos from Thursday's practice of Week 2 at The Bolt in El Segundo.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
The Los Angeles Chargers practice on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at The Bolt in El Segundo, CA.
2. An encore for Dobbins?
After a superb debut, J.K. Dobbins isn't about to get complacent.
"I've worked really hard on my conditioning this week," Dobbins said. "Last week was last week, I've been moved on since after the game, like right after the game.
"I'm going to try to replicate that or do better this week," Dobbins added.
The free-agent addition ran for 135 yards and a touchdown on just 10 carries against the Raiders, including a pair of long second-half runs (46 and 61 yards) that broke the game open for the Bolts.
Dobbins' output helped the Bolts tally 176 total yards on the ground in a Week 1 win.
Dobbins said he feels as if he has more to prove than just one good game in the season opener.
"Just to show myself that I am correct about myself, all the hard work coming to fruition," Dobbins said. "But I think I could be way better. We'll see, if get those long runs again I'm going to take them to the crib."
Chargers Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman added: "He made some huge plays for us and I couldn't be happier for him. Right after the game he was saying, 'I could have done that better or this better.' That's his mindset and the kind of mindset you have to have."
Dobbins played in just one game last year before tearing his Achilles and missing the rest of the 2023 season.
Harbaugh said Dobbins' Week 1 performance was extra sweet considering all he had to overcome.
"There's not too many things that are more impressive than when you see somebody have a season-ending injury that comes back and are up to that same standard," Harbaugh said. "Or maybe even a little better, faster, quicker, stronger.
"What you know when that takes place is the grueling rehab. When we're talking about an Achilles … that is grueling type of rehab," Harbaugh added. "And he did it, put in the work. And he's done it with a smile on his face and bounce in his step. Just enjoyable to be around."
Carolina allowed 180 rushing yards in Week 1, tied for the third-most in the NFL.
3. Run defense ready again
Perhaps the most encouraging aspect from Week 1 was the play of the Chargers interior defensive line.
The group stood tall in the trenches, limiting the Raiders to just 71 rushing yards, the fourth-fewest amount by any team last week.
Poona Ford and Otito Ogbonnia led the charge as the Bolts posted a Pro Football Focus team run defense grade of 79.1, which ranked second in Week 1.
Ford, in particular, was spectacular with an overall 89.2 grade, which was the third-best mark of any interior defensive linemen in season-opening games.
"They were tone setters. Poona, Tito, really all of them, but those two in particular the first couple of drives," Chargers Defensive Coordinator Jesse Minter said Thursday. "Physical, really good on movement, sometimes they were playing straight, sometimes they were moving a little bit.
"They did such a good job of just playing square, building a wall in the run game and also made plays," Minter added. "It's one thing to take up a double team so somebody else could make a play, those guys were doing it all."
Carolina, meanwhile, ran for just 58 total yards in Week 1, the fewest of any team in the league.
A group that Harbaugh and Minter singled out in the offseason will look for a repeat performance in Week 2.
"Just as the offseason was going and the practices were occurring, you could see this was a strength of our team," Harbaugh said. "Poona Ford and Morgan Fox and Otito Ogbonnia … I can't think of nobody who has been as improved and as dynamic as Tito.
"He had a stellar game, a tone setter right from the beginning of the game," Harbaugh added. "He was disruptive, in the backfield and was a real problem."
Minter added: "Just the way those guys come to work, their unselfishness, willingness to play within the framework of the defense and the techniques that we want them to play."
4. Round 2 for rookies
The Chargers had three rookies active for the season opener against Las Vegas.
That trio of players — Joe Alt, Ladd McConkey and Junior Colson — all made a difference.
Alt's PFF pass-blocking grade of 76.6 ranked 22nd among all tackles and was first among rookie tackles in Week 1.
"I thought it was an outstanding debut," Chargers Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman said Thursday. "He was going against some really good players but he handled himself really well.
"Definitely some things to clean up and he knows it and he will," Roman added. "But a great learning experience. Just so excited for him and his uproar soaring trend."
McConkey, meanwhile, played 38 snaps and led the Bolts in receptions (five) and receiving yards (39) while catching the only passing touchdown.
The former Georgia product said he came out too fired up in his first NFL game.
"I felt like I was kind of speeding it up, going faster than I needed to," McConkey said. "But once I settled in, just playing football at the end of the day."
He later added: "I think it will still be there, but I think I'll know how to deal with it better. That way, I don't have to take a quarter or so to settle in. I feel like I can get out there in warmups, control my emotions, control myself and be good to go."
Roman called McConkey's touchdown "really spectacular" and said he expects constant improvement from the second-round pick.
"The numbers never tell the story," Roman said. "I thought he was fired up early in the game but settled down a little bit and locked in.
"He was really precise as the game went on. It was a winning performance," Roman added. "The great thing about Ladd is that he's going to take every experience and learn from it, bank it and move on."
Defensively, linebacker Junior Colson played 35 snaps and was part of a three-man rotation — along with Denzel Perryman and Daiyan Henley — of players who wore the green dot.
"Junior handled it great, just like I thought he would," Minter said. "I just think for a rookie in a good situation, he's taken calls from the sideline for a couple of years now.
"In college it's a little bit different, we didn't have the helmet communication," Minter added. "He's kind of been that guy, that mike 'backer, that alpha of this defense before at a different level. Just kudos to him."
5. Respect for Young
Bryce Young's stat line might not have been dazzling in the season opener.
The Panthers quarterback completed 13 of 30 passes for 161 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. He was also sacked twice and posted a passer rating of 32.6.
Still, Minter knows the talent Young possesses ... and what kind of game plan the Bolts need to have Sunday.
"You can see why he was the No. 1 pick," Minter said. "He's really talented, he's got elite arm talent, he's athletic, he can move, he can avoid rushers, he scrambles to throw really well and also has the ability to scramble to run.
"He wasn't able to get in rhythm in Week 1, and so that's a goal of ours, just try to keep him off rhythm," Minter said. "I know that it's the National Football League and they're going to give us everything they got. We're excited for the challenge, excited for the challenge of him and the rest of their weapons. Just looking forward to going against him on Sunday."
Derwin James, Jr. and Khalil Mack said they will be ready for Young's dual-threat ability.
"Young quarterback, he can scramble, he can throw on the run, off platform throws," James said, "Does a great job getting the ball out in quick game, so we got to be ready."
Mack added: "Special talent. Got a lot of potential, they've been doing a lot of great things with the run game, RPO game. Just going to be another challenge for us."
