Find out what happened during this Chargers vs. Ravens game and what’s next for both teams in the 2023 regular season:
There’s no doubt that Chargers‘ Justin Herbert praised Ravens’ Lamar Jackson (8) after the game. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press)
The Rams stay in the playoff hunt in the NFC with a convincing 37-14 win over the Arizona Cardinals. The Chargers’ showed toughness against the AFC-leading Baltimore Ravens but four turnovers hurt their chances of winning. Los Angeles Times Rams beat writer Gary Klein, Chargers beat writer Jeff Miller, and NFL columnist Sam Farmer discuss the game:
How much blame goes to quarterback Justin Herbert for not being able to get a win in these close losses by the Chargers?
Miller: I’d place whatever percentage of blame that normally falls on the quarterback in these situations on Herbert but no more than that. In Week 11 at Green Bay, his record says he failed in a late-game opportunity when, in fact, he put an outcome-altering pass right on the hands of wide receiver Quentin Johnston and Johnston dropped it. Herbert has been pressured at a ridiculous clip in these scenarios and he always takes the blame. The Chargers and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore have failed to adequately protect Herbert when these games have been on the line.
If told before the Chargers-Ravens game that Lamar Jackson would be held to 177 yards passing, would you have expected an L.A. victory?
Farmer: Not necessarily. The Ravens generally don’t put up gaudy passing numbers. They beat Seattle with 225 yards passing, Cincinnati with 237, Houston with 169, Arizona with 157.
Miller: Nope, not at all. The Ravens lead the NFL in rushing, which is what they stayed committed to Sunday night while rolling up 197 yards on the ground. Jackson is 3-0 in the regular season against the Chargers and has topped 200 passing yards in only one of those games, and that day — in December of 2018 — he finished with 204.
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