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Chargers drop the ball on offense and protection in second half as Ravens prevail

By Editorial Board Published November 26, 2024 4 Min Read
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Chargers drop the ball on offense and protection in second half as Ravens prevail

A dropped go. Then a missed sort out. In the end a 51-yard landing by the Baltimore Ravens that spelled the top of the Chargers’ four-game profitable streak.

Trying to find a chance to determine themselves as authentic playoff threats, the Chargers as a substitute discovered errors and one other anemic second-half offense in a 30-23 loss to the Ravens on Monday at SoFi Stadium.

The Ravens (8-4) rushed for 212 yards, a season-high for a Chargers opponent, led by 140 from Derrick Henry. As a substitute of the towering 6-foot-3 Henry, nevertheless, it was Justice Hill — a 5-10, 195-pound former fourth-round choose — who made the decisive play, scoring on a 51-yard run with 7:24 remaining.

The sport-breaking landing was arrange by a dropped go on third and 6 by Quentin Johnston on the Chargers’ earlier possession once they trailed by seven. The second-year receiver had a wide-open catch with loads of room to run, however the ball glanced off his arms. He shook his head as he retreated to the sideline, the place teammates gave him encouraging faucets on the shoulder.

Nonetheless, the harm was finished.

As a substitute of permitting the Chargers’ protection to relaxation on the sideline, the drop let the Ravens proceed a run of 5 straight scoring drives.

Whereas the Ravens managed the sport with their punishing working sport, the Chargers (7-4) went three and out on their first two fourth-quarter drives, mimicking final week’s late-game struggles in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Chargers stirred again to life simply in time in opposition to the Bengals, however couldn’t discover a related lifeline Monday in opposition to Lamar Jackson. The 2-time most dear participant threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns on 16-of-22 passing and ran for a rating.

Towards the quarterback recognized for his elusive and shifty scrambling, it was Justin Herbert who made the primary huge play together with his legs. The Chargers quarterback opened the scoring with a five-yard landing run on a scientific opening drive.

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert hugs the soccer as he scores on a landing run in opposition to the Ravens.

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Occasions)

Apart from a no-gain rush on the opening play of the sport, the Chargers earned constructive yardage on every play to march down the sphere in 9 performs. After former Ravens working backs J.Okay. Dobbins and Gus Edwards alternated jabs on the bottom, Herbert punched into the top zone with a scramble up the center.

Herbert, who fumbled final week whereas scrambling, hugged the ball tight underneath his chin with each arms as he ran via the top zone and up the sideline towards his coaches.

Whereas Herbert had the Chargers hovering early, Jackson was crusing his passes excessive. He related on simply considered one of his first 4 passes because the Chargers constructed a 10-0 lead.

However Jackson rapidly introduced himself together with his 10-yard landing run with 7:48 remaining within the second quarter that sparked Baltimore’s regular scoring spree.

Herbert completed with 218 yards passing, finishing 21 of 36 passes. Though he scored on the bottom, Herbert was with no passing landing for a second time this season.

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