"Jim Harbaugh can't beat CJ Stroud without cheating" - NFL fans get their jokes off as Chargers get bounced from playoffs

The Los Angeles Chargers were, on paper, better than the Houston Texans - and not just by record despite being the Wild Card (11-6 vs. 10-7). They had more prolific contributors in their roster - from quarterback Justin Herbert all the way to kicker Cameron Dicke.

But on Saturday, all those advantages were for naught, as they were destroyed 32-12 at NRG Stadium. That led to jokes that head coach Jim Harbaugh could not defeat CJ Stroud "clean" - an allusion to when he was head coach at Michigan and thus battled the quarterback's Ohio State Buckeyes and the Wolverine's sign-stealing scandal. Harbaugh and the Wolverines were 2-0 against Stroud in college.

More of the mockery can be seen below:

"God bless everyone who thought Jim Harbaugh would stop the Chargers from Chargering. You're adorable," one "commended".

"Goodnight Jim Harbaugh," another "signed off".

"No I think Jim Harbaugh’s offense is outdated," another opined,

The defeat marks the first time Harbaugh has failed to reach at least the conference title game after making the playoffs, which he did in three straight seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.