The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Denver Broncos in a Thursday Night Football contest 34-27. After a stellar performance, former Oregon Ducks quarterback Justin Herbert is closing in on another NFL record held by Peyton Manning.

Justin Herbert passed for 284 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead 19-yarder to Derius Davis early in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Chargers got closer to wrapping up a playoff spot by rallying past the Denver Broncos 34-27 on Thursday night.

Edwards broke off his longest run of the season on the next play, a statement snap from the offensive line up front as the unit cleared a huge role. Two plays later, Herbert shoveled a checkdown to running back Hassan Haskins, who took it 34 yards for the sealing touchdown.

The Oregon Ducks are competing in the Rose Bowl Game, and it will have been five years since current Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert led Oregon

The Chargers believe that their comeback over Denver on Thursday night, aided by a confident QB and a uber-prepared coaching staff, is a sign of things to come.

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert played on an injured ankle to deliver a dramatic 34-27 comeback victory over the Denver Broncos and former Oregon Ducks quarterback Bo Nix at SoFi Stadium on Thursday Night Football.

The Los Angeles Chargers rallied to pull out a 34-27 victory over the Denver Broncos on "Thursday Night Football" to kick off Week 16, and it was thanks in large part to a huge outing from star quarterback Justin Herbert. And after his latest heroics, he drew some big praise from Colin Cowherd.

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Offensive coordinator Greg Roman on Tuesday referred to Justin Herbert’s touchdown pass this past Thursday to wide receiver Derius Davis as a “zero gravity throw.” Photos and videos indicate Herbert did not have either foot on the ground when he rolled to his left and delivered a throw across his body to a streaking Davis in the end zone.

Those Chargers lost out on Johnson by a weird technicality and there doesn’t appear to be any other major help on the way to close out the season. So why does the wideout depth