Mina Kimes Explains Why Chargers Likely Won’t Beat Ravens for First Win

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Mina Kimes spoke with Newsweek about why Jacoby Brissett's addition on the Ravens will help them beat the winless Chargers.

The Los Angeles Chargers remain as the only winless team left in the NFL this season as they head into their Week 10 matchup on "Monday Night Football" against the 4-5 Baltimore Ravens.

The Ravens are without starting quarterback Lamar Jackson and backup Tyler Huntley to injuries. The Ravens leaned on third-string rookie quarterback Joe Fagnano in Week 9, but then traded for Jacoby Brissett from the Arizona Cardinals last week in hopes of him being a more consistent starting quarterback option for the team.

Speaking with ESPN's Mina Kimes ahead of Monday night's primetime game, she thought that the Ravens made the right choice by acquiring Brissett. She originally thought the Chargers could get their first win over the Ravens until they made that trade.

“I think if Jacoby Brissett wasn’t playing, my answer to you would be I could definitely see the Chargers winning this game. Not to say that Brissett’s like a cure-all, but he’s a competent starting quarterback," Kimes said in an interview with Newsweek.

Brissett's style of play will be more beneficial for Baltimore's stars, like wide receiver Zay Flowers. With Jackson out the last two games, Flowers had zero catches then three catches for six yards.

“I think they’ll find ways to activate Zay Flowers in this game. Without Lamar it’s been hard to get him going," Kimes said.

Kimes used Next Gen Trends to discuss the ins and outs of Monday's matchup. This is a newly accessible tool for fans to use on NFL.com to track the trends in various statistical categories for their favorite teams.

Fans have focused on how poorly the Chargers' offense has been, but Kimes argued that Los Angeles' defense isn't ranking as low. If there's a silver lining to their rough 2026 season, then it's their defense.

“It’s really hard for me to be optimistic about L.A. in any capacity," Kimes said. "I will say this, this has been a little bit lost in how abysmal the season is.

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