Justin Herbert Had A Wild Stat In Loss To The Texans

The Los Angeles Chargers’ thrilling first season below head coach Jim Harbaugh got here to a painful finish on Saturday afternoon by the hands of the Houston Texans, who dismantled the Chargers 32-12 largely as a result of Justin Herbert’s terrible day.

Herbert threw 4 picks on the day, the primary time in his profession he had ever thrown greater than two in a sport.

One unfathomable stat confirmed simply how unlikely one of these efficiency was from a quarterback like him.

Ari Meirov shared on X that Herbert threw extra interceptions on Saturday than he did all season after tossing simply three in his full 17-game common season slate.

Justin Herbert threw extra interceptions at this time (4) than he had your complete common season (3).

Bonkers.

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 12, 2025

That sort of meltdown will stick to Herbert for some time till he at the very least wins a playoff sport.

He’s now 0-2 within the playoffs in his profession and it is going to be an extended offseason of trying to find solutions awaiting this franchise.

One apparent space for enchancment is within the receiver division, as rookie Ladd McConkey had a jaw-dropping day with 9 catches for 197 yards and a landing.

Outdoors of Ladd, all the opposite receiving choices gave Herbert nothing to work with, with all different receivers combining for 5 catches, essentially the most damaging of which got here from tight finish Will Dissly, who not solely dropped a vital lengthy first-down conversion but additionally handed a backbreaking 4th quarter interception to Derek Stingley Jr. off one other drop that primarily sealed the sport.

Sophomore first-round decide Quentin Johnston didn’t catch a cross, and it’s apparent this crew must get Herbert some extra assist this offseason at each the receiver and tight finish spots.

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