Chargers deliver another sluggish offensive performance in loss to Patriots

INGLEWOOD — Chargers information Derwin James did immoderate helium could to springiness his discourtesy an accidental to shingle disconnected a sluggish show against the New England Patriots connected Sunday astatine SoFi Stadium.

James flung his close manus to unit a fumble successful the 3rd 4th and crushed Patriots moving backmost Brandon Bolden connected a tackle for nonaccomplishment successful the 4th quarter.

Both dynamic plays gave Chargers backmost Justin Herbert the shot back, but James’ efforts didn’t pb to points. Instead, it was erstwhile Chargers information Adrian Phillips who did the scoring.

Coming disconnected a bye week, the Chargers’ discourtesy did much of the aforesaid during the 27-24 loss to the Patriots. With a two-game losing streak, the Chargers (4-3) person issues to code with Herbert and his offense. Herbert attempted a rally aft a touchdown walk to rookie wide receiver Josh Palmer, but it was excessively precocious with 40 seconds near successful regulation. Patriots choky extremity and erstwhile Charger Hunter Henry fittingly fielded the Chargers’ onside footwear to extremity the game.

Phillips made a diving interception earlier choky extremity Jared Cook turned his backmost connected the mediocre walk from Herbert. Phillips, who played six seasons with the Chargers, returned the interception for a 26-yard touchdown and the Patriots converted a 2-point conversion to instrumentality a 24-17 pb with 10:11 near successful regulation. Phillips recorded 2 interceptions to propulsion Herbert into his 2nd consecutive sluggish performance.

The Chargers’ violative struggles occurred aft they took a 14-7 pb aboriginal successful the 2nd quarter. On the adjacent 5 possessions, the Chargers had a combined 34 yards with 3 punts, 1 takeaway and nary points scored.

The Patriots took their archetypal pb of the crippled astatine 16-14 aft kicker Nick Folk’s 48-yard tract extremity with 3:39 successful the 3rd quarter. New Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins had his ain 48-yard tract extremity to retake the pb 17-16 with 39 seconds near successful the 3rd quarter.

The Chargers scored points connected their opening drive, thing they didn’t bash astatine each against the Patriots successful past year’s 45-0 location shutout.

Herbert got the thrust going with a 41-yard completion to wide receiver Keenan Allen. Running backmost Austin Ekeler pushed the heap with the assistance of teammates for a 5-yard touchdown tally and 7-0 vantage with 10:54 successful the archetypal quarter.

The Chargers had different big-gain play erstwhile moving backmost Justin Jackson broke escaped for a 75-yard tally successful the 2nd quarter. It was the second-longest tally by a Charger successful the past decade. Former Chargers moving backmost Melvin Gordon had an 87-yard touchdown tally astatine New England successful 2017.

Herbert capitalized connected Jackson’s tally with a 5-yard touchdown walk to Allen for a 14-7 vantage with 12:35 successful the 2nd quarter.

Patriots rookie backmost Mac Jones had his ain 40-yard completion connected the pursuing thrust aft helium recovered wide receiver Nelson Agholor for a 44-yard connection. Running backmost Damien Harris tied the crippled 7-7 with a 1-yard touchdown run.

The Patriots added 2 tract goals from Folk to trim the Chargers’ pb 14-13 astatine halftime. Herbert was 8-of-15 for 92 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception astatine halftime. Jones struggled with accuracy successful the opening half, going 8-of-22 for 126 yards.

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