Chargers stave off Bengals' comeback in epic Sunday night thriller

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What looked to be a Los Angeles Chargers beatdown on the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium on "Sunday Night Football" turned into a thriller in the second half.

But the Chargers were able to take down the Bengals, 34-27, behind J.K. Dobbins’ 29-yard touchdown, his second of the game. 

The game was deadlocked at 27 apiece when Justin Herbert got the ball with just 45 seconds left to play, and he found Ladd McConkey on two amazing passes for a total 55 yards to get into Bengals territory. 

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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) throws against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first half at SoFi Stadium. (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images)

It seemed like the Chargers would just run it out for a game-winning field goal, but Dobbins found space and exploited it for the score. 

With just seconds left to play, Joe Burrow, who battled back in the second half to make this a game, heaved a Hail Mary to Tee Higgins, but Derwin James swatted it away for the win.

It was the Bengals who got on the board first in this game with a field goal, but it was truly all Chargers in the first half as Herbert got rolling quickly. 

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On the team’s second drive of the game, he needed just five plays to go 70 yards as he threw an absolute dime to tight end Will Dissly down the seam for a 29-yard touchdown to make it a 7-3 game after the extra point. 

After another red zone trip for Cincinnati ended with a field goal, Herbert wowed the Chargers faithful with an off-balance dot to Quentin Johnston in the end zone for a