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- In Kris' free time, he lives his NBA dreams at men's leagues across Los Angeles. Follow on XEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLOS ANGELES -- Perhaps for the first time in their two seasons together, Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh and quarterback Justin Herbert were both enraged. In the second quarter of their Week 11 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, outside linebacker Alex Highsmith made contact below Herbert's knees shortly after the ball left the quarterback's throwing hand.
- Herbert spun around, arms outstretched and barked at the nearest official.
- Not far away on the sideline, Harbaugh was doing the same. The Steelers pressured Herbert 12 times and sacked him five times in the Chargers' 25-10 win.
- Throughout the game, Herbert was more animated than he had been all season, at times yelling toward officials after hits that he believed were illegal.
- The game reflected a season of hits for Herbert, who has been contacted 149 times and pressured 196 times, both league highs, according to ESPN Research and NFL Next Gen Stats. But Herbert's eruption was surprising because it broke character.