The Los Angeles Chargers’ loss to the Cincinnati Bengals at Couch Stadium on “Sunday Night Football” turned into a thriller in the second half.
But the Chargers outscored the Bengals, 34-27, behind JK Dobbins’ 29-yard touchdown run, his second of the game.
The game was deadlocked at the 27 when Justin Herbert threw the ball with just 45 seconds left, and he found Ladd McConkey on two spectacular passes totaling 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 looked like the Chargers would just run it out for a game-winning field goal, but Dobbins found space and took advantage for the score.
With just seconds left to play, Joe Burrow, who returned in the second half to make it a game, beat a Hail Mary to T. Higgins, but Drew James put it away for the win.
It was the Bengals who got off the field first in that game with a field goal, but it was really 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 Will Disley down the seam for a 29-yard touchdown to make it 7-3 after an extra point. Played with .
After another red-zone trip for Cincinnati ended with a field goal, Herbert wowed the Chargers faithful with an off-balance dot to Quinton Johnston in the end zone for a 26-yard score. It came after finding Johnston for 22 yards and Disley for 20 on the drive.
After the Bengals went three-and-out, head coach Jim Harbaugh decided to go for the opening kickoff in the game, as he went on fourth-and-goal from the Bengals’ one-yard line and JK Dobbins found the end zone 21-6. will go to
A Cameron Dicker chip-shot field goal gave Los Angeles a 24-6 lead at halftime, and the Bengals looked completely frustrated. But we saw them fight back in the second half, as they knew this was a must-win game to keep their playoff hopes in good stead.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) drops back to throw a pass in the first quarter of the NFL Week 11 game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The Chargers led 24-6 at halftime. (IMAGN)
Bengals head coach Zach Taylor said at halftime that his team needed to find the end zone when they drove into Chargers territory, and that’s exactly what they got on fourth-and-goal when Ja Mar Chase finally got to Maine. The coverage was found and Bru had a great performance. Slant ball towards him for the score.
That brought the Bengals to within two touchdowns with plenty of time to get back into the game, as long as the defense could hold. And that’s exactly what happened, starting with a three-and-out that Bro used to his advantage.
On another fourth-down play, Burrow got the look he wanted when Ty Higgins, returning to the fold after missing some time with an injury, ran through his defenders for a 42-yard touchdown. open to
Just like that, the Bengals were back in the game. Herbert and the Chargers needed to respond, as the momentum was clearly shifting in this one. But on a rush play after scrambling from the pocket, Herbert fumbled and was picked off by the Bengals.
It was the first turnover of the game for either team, and once again, the Burrows knew what to do with it. In almost backyard football style, Burrow directed Chase in the middle of a play and bounded by his star receiver, turned to his left in the end zone and Burrow hit it for a 17-yard score. Put on, Chase’s second of the game.
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quinton Johnston (1) celebrates a touchdown he scored against the Cincinnati Bengals with quarterback Justin Herbert (10) during the first half at Couch Stadium. (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images)
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But Brough couldn’t find the right plays to lead his team to victory, which has been a head-scratcher for this Bengals squad all season.
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