The Los Angeles Chargers’ Justin Herbert was hammered to the turf in the fourth quarter by Mike Danna of the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday.
The Bolts’ great quarterback remained on the ground for minutes before gingerly leaving the field.
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Chase Daniel came on for one play — mandatory — before Herbert returned in obvious pain.
The Chargers’ quarterback gutted it out and directed a 73-yard touchdown drive over 9 plays
He could have run for a first down on this play but wasn’t able to do anything but throw the ball away.
Why is he still in the game? pic.twitter.com/Ptw2Jo3bfF
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Done, right? Not quite.
The quarterback found DeAndre Carter on the next play with a strike behind double coverage.
Absolute dot from Justin Herbert. #TNFonPrime#LACvsKC on Prime Video
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He then hit Joshua Palmer on fourth down for a 7-yard touchdown pass to bring the Chargers within 27-24 after the PAT. The Chargers were 4-for-4 on fourth down in the loss.
Justin Herbert is unbelievable. @chargers cut the deficit to three! @Flowercitysown #TNFonPrime #LACvsKC on Prime Video
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That was as close as they could get but Herbert continues to wow, throwing those strikes while in huge pain.
However, if you had the Chargers plus four points — the betting line when the game kicked off — you enjoyed your backdoor cover.
