The linebacker ended up on his bottom. The cornerback fell backward as if he was breakdancing. Justin Herbert simply stored operating, juking and successful.
Used to embarrassing defenders along with his arm, Herbert added a show of shifty operating within the Chargers’ 27-17 win over the Tennessee Titans (2-7) on Sunday at SoFi Stadium. The quarterback rushed for 34 yards on seven carries with one landing, his first dashing rating since Sept. 24, 2023.
The Chargers (6-3) adopted their quarterback’s result in their third consecutive win, the staff’s longest successful streak since 4 straight victories in 2021.
The Chargers held a ninth consecutive opponent below 20 factors, transferring right into a tie for the NFL’s second-longest streak of video games with 20 or fewer factors allowed to start a season. Matching the document of 10 — set by the New York Giants in 1990 — gained’t be a straightforward activity because the Chargers’ schedule takes a dramatic flip.
Dealing with just one staff ranked tenth or higher within the NFL in factors per sport of their first 9 video games, the Chargers have 4 of their subsequent 5 video games in opposition to top-10 offenses, together with subsequent Sunday’s prime-time sport in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Chargers operating again J.Ok. Dobbins (27) slips previous Titans linebacker Jack Gibbens (50) within the first half.
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With Joe Burrow visiting, the “Sunday Night Football” contest figures to be a matchup of marquee quarterbacks. Herbert continued his sizzling play Sunday with 164 yards passing and one landing. Finishing 14 of 18 passes, Herbert set the NFL document for many completions for a participant by means of their first 5 seasons, passing Derek Carr.
Herbert helped jump-start a sputtering offense by scoring the Chargers’ first landing with a four-yard scramble on fourth-and-one. Giving the Chargers a 13-7 lead going into halftime, Herbert handed the ball to middle Bradley Bozeman and the offensive lineman’s spike practically dented the turf ultimately zone.
With a high-ankle sprain a distant reminiscence, Herbert’s operating skill proved to be an early risk. He scrambled up the center for eight yards on the Chargers’ first possession, juking Tennessee linebacker Kenneth Murray Jr. so aggressively that the previous Chargers linebacker toppled to the turf.
Early within the fourth quarter, Herbert pump-faked a go that left cornerback Roger McCreary sliding all the way down to the bottom and reaching backward along with his hand. Herbert picked up the primary down, which helped prolong a drive that ended with a one-yard landing run from Hassan Haskins.
“Herbo = Allen Iverson confirmed,” Chargers receiver Simi Fehoko, who’s on injured reserve with an elbow harm, posted about Herbert on X through the sport.
