DENVER —
Flanked by workforce medical personnel, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh shuffled to the locker room as his offense took the sphere in opposition to the Denver Broncos.
Affected by an undisclosed sickness, strode again onto the sideline halfway by way of the primary quarter and several other performs later, after quarterback Justin Herbert laced an ideal third-down throw to Joshua Palmer to increase a Chargers drive, Harbaugh pointed to the sphere and pumped his fist.
It was as if nothing had occurred.
Together with his coaches and teammates biking out and in of the locker room, Herbert was the regular drive of the Chargers’ 23-16 win over the Broncos on Sunday. The quarterback who was off to the slowest passing begin of his profession sparked the Chargers offense with 237 yards and a landing on 21-of-34 passing.
Jim Harbaugh mentioned he was feeling irregular heartbeats in the beginning of the sport. Received an IV and magnesium tablet in locker room, talked to paramedics. He mentioned he is had comparable episodes earlier than, most lately in 2012 throughout a MNF recreation. He is 2-0 with arrhythmias, he mentioned. pic.twitter.com/H4FoDE3M59
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The Chargers (3-2) snapped a two-game skid and received their first recreation in Denver since 2018, however gave up 16 fourth-quarter factors as a rout became a near-embarrassment.
The Chargers wanted to observe a late onside kick try swirl out of bounds to keep away from catastrophe in a recreation they led by 23 factors.
The Chargers led 20-0 at halftime, with 21-minute, 13-second time of possession that was not, in actual fact, a field rating typo.
The Chargers’ J.Okay. Dobbins (27) appears to be like for operating room in opposition to the Denver Broncos. Dobbins ran for 96 yards and a rating in 25 carries.
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They methodically marched the ball down the sphere in opposition to the NFL’s second-stingiest scoring protection and pieced collectively a 20-play drive. The Chargers protection, the one unit permitting fewer factors per recreation than Denver’s, asserted their will with two first-half takeaways.
Defensive again Elijah Molden began the sport with an interception — his second of the season — on Denver’s first offensive drive. Harbaugh went to the locker room, nevertheless, because the Chargers went on offense.
Receivers Quentin Johnston (ankle) and Ladd McConkey (head) and offensive lineman Trey Pipkins (shoulder) have been among the many offensive gamers who cycled out and in of the damage tent throughout the first quarter.
Herbert, benefiting from a week of restoration for his sprained proper ankle, didn’t miss a beat because the previously run-heavy offense lastly discovered a groove by way of the air.
Herbert had not tried greater than 27 passes in a recreation or thrown for 180 yards this season. He surpassed each marks within the first half.
Though hundreds of followers already had filed out with the Chargers main 23-0, the Broncos tried to mount a comeback within the fourth quarter. Rookie Bo Nix threw touchdowns on consecutive drives, greedy for any ounce of momentum because the Chargers went three-and-out on back-to-back possessions.
The primary-half dominance descended into second-half indifference because the Chargers nonetheless haven’t scored a second-half landing since Week 1.
