Football fans shred Donte Whitner for predicting Chargers’ deep playoff run as Justin Herbert throws four picks in Wildcard game: “That didn’t age well”

Donte Whitner, who played under Jim Harbaugh at 49ers, predicted his former boss will lead the Chargers to an AFC title with Justin Herbert but the quarterback threw four picks in wild card loss to Texans.


Football fans shred Donte Whitner for predicting Chargers’ deep playoff run as Justin Herbert throws four picks in Wildcard game: “That didn’t age well”

Donte Whitner and Justin Herbert (Image via IMAGO/X)

Former Pro Bowl defensive back Donte Whitner firmly declared that his former head coach Jim Harbaugh would get the best out of Justin Herbert. Whitner even predicted the Los Angeles Chargers to reach the AFC Championship game by beating out some of the toughest competitions in their way.

In April 2024, ex-San Francisco 49ers defensive back gave an exclusive interview to Kay Adams on Up and Adams and backed Harbaugh to carry over the winning mentality from his time with 2023 CFP champions Michigan.

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Jim Harbaugh’s a winner… He’s the quarterback whisperer, like he was with J.J. McCarthy and like he was with Colin Kaepernick. Any quarterback that was under the tutelage of Jim Harbaugh, he figures out what your strengths are and he tailors his offense around that and the running game.

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The Chargers qualified for the playoffs with an 11-6 record and finished second in the AFC West. However, they fell at the first hurdle once again.

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Rival fans make fun of Donte Whitner and Justin Herbert for boasting that Chargers will go on a deep playoff run

The Chargers faced AFC South winners, the Houston Texans, who lost two of their last three games and were missing both Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell in the offense. Furthermore, quarterback CJ Stroud witnessed a decline in his second year.

Fans shred Donte Whitner for predicting Chargers deep playoff run as Justin Herbert throws four picks in Wildcard game: "That didn’t age well"
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Despite all the hurdles, the Texans dominated the Chargers, forcing seven turnovers. Justin Herbert threw four interceptions and almost equaled HOF Brett Favre’s six INTs in a playoff game. The Texans secured a 12-32 win over Harbaugh’s Chargers and Donte Whitner, who probably had forgotten about his interview, faced much criticism from rival fans for his prediction.

Herbert finished the game with 14 completions from 32 attempts (43.75%) for 242 yards, one touchdown, and four interceptions. Rookie wide receiver Ladd McConkey caught 9 passes for 197 yards and scored one touchdown.

For the Texans, Stroud completed 22 passes from 33 attempts (66.6%) for 282 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Running back Joe Mixon had 25 carries for 106 yards and one rushing touchdown, while Nico Collins caught 7 passes for 122 yards and one touchdown.

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