Justin Herbert
With Chargers locking horns against Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs, it seems like Justin Herbert has proven to be the difference maker. Having played through extreme pain and harsh-checks, it seems like the Chargers’ marquee was demolished by seventh round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs – Jaylen Watson, who made the game-winning play in the fourth quarter.
Safe to say, in a showdown that featured some of the greatest stars in modern-day NFL, Watson went onto secure the limelight. While fans could not stop applauding the courage shown by Justin Herbert, it was one particular play which seemed to have costed his team the game in Week 2. In the fourth quarter itself, when the scores were tied, Watson picked off a Justin Herbert pass near the goal line and returned it 99 yards to register a TouchDown.
Even with this showdown being in Week 2, this play by Watson, securing the win for Chiefs can be pivotal in the AFC West race.
Undoubtedly that was the biggest play of the night and might as well decide the outcome of this very division. Chargers tight end Gerald Everett was asking out after catching a pass inside the 5-yard line. On the same lines, Chargers did not want to slow the pace of their attack down, which eventually made them to keep Everett still in the game.
This was the exact moment, when things went haywire for Justin Herbert, Chargers as Jaylen Watson barged in on the pass and turned the outcome of the game on its head. Take a look at how the NFL Twitter reacted on it-
Do not let this particular play fool you for the game Justin Herbert had, wherein he played through extreme pain. Being hit by the defensive end – Mike Danna in the fourth quarter, Herbert stayed down for a while. He was also able to throw a 35-yard dart to WR Deandre Carter, sending the game to an extension. Yet it was the Chargers who came up short in this crucial encounter.
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