Khalil Mack on Personal Success Despite Chargers' Struggles: 'I Want to F--king Win'

Los Angeles Chargers veteran pass-rusher Khalil Mack is trending toward the best statistical season of his NFL career, but he isn't satisfied.

Speaking to ESPN's Kris Rhim, Mack lamented the Chargers' lack of team success this season, saying: "Stats, whatever comes with it, it comes with it. But I want to win ballgames. I'm at that stage of my career where I want to f--king win."

Through 11 games, Mack has 48 tackles, 13 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, five passes defended and four forced fumbles, but at 4-7, the Chargers may need to win out in order to have any shot at the playoffs.

On paper, the Chargers looked like one of the most talented teams in the NFL entering the season, as quarterback Justin Herbert, running back Austin Ekeler and wide receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams led the way on offense, while Mack, defensive end Joey Bosa and safety Derwin James made for a formidable defense.

Injuries have adversely impacted the Chargers with both Williams and Bosa landing on IR, but an inability to win close games has perhaps been L.A.'s biggest issue.

Of the Chargers' seven losses, five of them have been by one score. That included back-to-back three-point losses to the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers in Weeks 10 and 11 before a 10-point loss to the Baltimore Ravens last week.

Since Hebert's rookie year in 2020, the Chargers have just one playoff appearance to their credit, and it came last season when they went 10-7.

That playoff trip ended in shock and disappointment, as the Bolts blew a 27-0 lead and fell 31-30 to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

It was somewhat surprising that head coach Brandon Staley retained his job after that disastrous loss, and his proverbial hot seat has to be scorching now given Los Angeles being on the verge of playoff elimination.

In the midst of his second season in L.A., Mack has been among the lone bright spots, and seems poised for his eighth career Pro Bowl selection.

The three-time first-team All-Pro and 2016 NFL Defensive Player of the Year previously starred for the Oakland Raiders and Chicago Bears, and he is now just 2.5 sacks shy of 100 for his career.

None of that seems to matter to Mack right now, though, as he apparently senses a golden opportunity slipping away from himself and the Chargers.

Los Angeles will have a chance to start turning things around against the New England Patriots on Sunday, but the Bolts have essentially no margin for error the rest of the way.