Key Highlights
- “It’s another beginning.”But when Herbert followed his coach to the podium, he couldn’t smile through his third playoff loss in as many tries.
- The Chargers have not claimed a postseason victory since winning in the wild-card round in 2018.
- (They lost to the Patriots the following week.)Asked if he was still confident that he could make a playoff run or even win one postseason game, Herbert said, “I don’t know.”“I haven’t figured it out yet, and it hasn’t happened,” he said.
- “So we’ll have to re-evaluate it and see what happens.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA year after a 32-12 loss to Houston in which Herbert completed less than 45% of his passes and was intercepted four times, the 2020 Offensive Rookie of the Year led the Chargers to just a single field goal.
- He completed 19 of 31 passes for 159 yards and was the team's leading rusher, scrambling 10 times for 57 yards. But he was also sacked six times, losing 39 yards. The Chargers only got deep into Patriots territory twice — the first time in the first quarter when Daiyan Henley intercepted a tipped pass from Drake Maye and set up the Los Angeles offense at the New England 10.
