Chargers QB Justin Herbert again struggles in loss to Cowboys - ESPN

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — When Justin Herbert took the field with just over two minutes remaining and the Los Angeles Chargers trailing the Dallas Cowboys by only three points, it was a position Herbert and all Chargers fans are likely accustomed to.

Herbert has played in 38 one-score games since he entered the league in 2020, second most in the NFL over that span. Herbert has gone 18-20 in those games, four more than any other quarterback, but he also has the third-most losses.

Monday night's game was another in the loss column for Herbert, as the Cowboys pass rush forced an errant throw that landed in the hands of defensive back Stephon Gilmore, effectively ending the game. The Cowboys kneeled the ball on their remaining snaps and won 20-17, dropping Los Angeles to 2-3 and third in the AFC West.

It was Herbert's 13th interception in the fourth quarter of a one-score game since he entered the league in 2020, the most of any quarterback in that span. Herbert has played 45 of those games, the same total as Derek Carr, who has eight interceptions over that span. Taylor Heinicke has eight interceptions in 22 games, and Tua Tagovailoa 7 interceptions in 27 games.

«I thought those receivers, they made plays, and the offensive line, they're going up against a really good front seven, and they battled well today, and they gave me plenty of time to be able to get the ball off, and you know I feel horrible for the guys for the way that the game went, but we'll have to to be better and learn from it,» Herbert said.

Monday night marked the second straight game where Herbert looked like a different version of the player many consider to be among the top tier of quarterbacks in the NFL. Against the Las Vegas Raiders last week, Herbert set