Justin Herbert

Justin Herbert completed 17-of-26 passes for 144 yards and one touchdown in the Chargers’ 22-10, Week 1 win over the Raiders.

It wasn’t all rainbows and unicorns for a Chargers team that didn’t find the end zone until the fourth quarter. The offense looked flat and lacked any semblance of vertical component, something that could spell trouble against more vaunted opponents. It took until just under three minutes remaining in the game for Herbert to notch his first passing touchdown of the season, a 10-yard catch-and-run scored by rookie Ladd McConkey on a slant. The lack of a true deep threat is likely to continue to hamstring the offense moving forward as the team appears intent on stringing together drives on shorter yardage passing in addition to a robust run game through JK Dobbins and Gus Edwards. Nevertheless, the Chargers escaped with a victory in true Jim Harbaugh fashion by wearing down their opponent between the tackles. Up next for the Chargers are the struggling Panthers who are coming off an embarrassing 47-10 trouncing at the hands of the Saints.