The Chargers are off to a hot start on Sunday Night Football. On the seventh play from scrimmage, quarterback Justin Herbert uncorked a 32-yard touchdown pass to receiver DeAndre Carter to give Los Angeles a 7-0 lead over San Francisco. Herbert got the team moving with a third-and-4 conversion pass to running back Austin Ekeler [more] … [Read more...] about Sunday Night Football: Justin Herbert opens game with 32-yard touchdown pass
Archives for November 2022
Otito Ogbonnia carted off with knee injury
The Chargers already were thin on the defensive line with Joey Bosa (groin) still on injured reserve, Austin Johnson (knee) out for the season and Jerry Tillery off the roster. So, they did not need what happened on the 49ers’ first drive to happen. Chargers defensive lineman Otito Ogbonnia got caught underneath the pile on [more] … [Read more...] about Otito Ogbonnia carted off with knee injury
Marquez Valdes-Scantling on non-call after JuJu Smith-Schuster hit: “Are they really protecting us?”
Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster took a vicious hit on Sunday from Jaguars safety Andre Cisco. A flag initially was thrown. Then, “after discussion,” it was picked up. After the game, multiple Chiefs players spoke out about the failure to rule that Smith-Schuster had taken a hit to the helmet while defenseless. Receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (photographed [more] … [Read more...] about Marquez Valdes-Scantling on non-call after JuJu Smith-Schuster hit: “Are they really protecting us?”
Report: Zach Ertz’s ACL is intact, but he is expected to miss multiple weeks
Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz injured his knee in the first quarter Sunday and appeared emotional as he was carted to the training room. The news appears better than what everyone was thinking. After an initial examination, the team believes Ertz’s anterior cruciate ligament is intact, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Ertz, who was wearing [more] … [Read more...] about Report: Zach Ertz’s ACL is intact, but he is expected to miss multiple weeks
Justin Jefferson racks up record number of 100-, 150-yard games in first three seasons
Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson had the catch of a lifetime on Sunday, a one-handed snag in traffic on fourth and 18. He also racked up 193 receiving yards. Per the league, it was Jefferson’s 20th career 100-yard game. He now owns the record for the most such efforts in the first three years of a [more] … [Read more...] about Justin Jefferson racks up record number of 100-, 150-yard games in first three seasons