Chargers QB Justin Herbert has bounce-back game against Eagles

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  • Quarterback Justin Herbert #10 of the Los Angeles Chargers throws a walk against the Philadelphia Eagles successful the 3rd 4th astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

  • Keenan Allen #13 of the Los Angeles Chargers falls implicit a tackle by Avonte Maddox #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles successful the 3rd 4th astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

  • Donald Parham Jr. #89 of the Los Angeles Chargers breaks a tackle by Darius Slay #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles connected his mode to scoring connected a 3rd 4th touchdown reception astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

  • Donald Parham Jr. #89 of the Los Angeles Chargers scores connected a 3rd 4th touchdown reception against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

  • Donald Parham Jr. #89 of the Los Angeles Chargers celebrates with Senio Kelemete #68 aft catching a 3rd 4th touchdown walk against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

  • Donald Parham Jr. #89 of the Los Angeles Chargers celebrates with Rashawn Slater #70 aft catching a 3rd 4th touchdown walk against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

  • Justin Herbert #10 of the Los Angeles Chargers scores connected a rushing touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles successful the 4th fourth astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

  • Justin Herbert #10 of the Los Angeles Chargers scores connected a rushing touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles successful the 4th fourth astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

  • Justin Herbert #10 of the Los Angeles Chargers celebrates with Matt Feiler #71 aft scoring connected a rushing touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles successful the 4th fourth astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

  • DeVonta Smith #6 of the Philadelphia Eagles makes a touchdown reception against Chris Harris Jr. #25 of the Los Angeles Chargers successful the 4th fourth astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

  • Drue Tranquill #49 of the Los Angeles Chargers upends Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles successful the 4th fourth astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

  • Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles scrambles for yardage against the Los Angeles Chargers successful the 4th fourth astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

  • DeVonta Smith #6 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates aft scoring a 4th fourth touchdown arsenic Nasir Adderley #24 of the Los Angeles Chargers looks connected astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

  • Head manager Nick Sirianni of the Philadelphia Eagles looks connected successful the 3rd 4th during the crippled against the Los Angeles Chargers astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

  • Keenan Allen #13 of the Los Angeles Chargers runs the shot aft the drawback against Steven Nelson #3 of the Philadelphia Eagles successful the 3rd 4th astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

  • Austin Ekeler #30 of the Los Angeles Chargers runs the shot against Marcus Epps #22 of the Philadelphia Eagles successful the 4th fourth astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

  • Jared Cook #87 of the Los Angeles Chargers reacts catching a two-point conversion against the Philadelphia Eagles successful the 4th fourth astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

  • DeVonta Smith #6 of the Philadelphia Eagles scores a touchdown reception against Chris Harris Jr. #25 of the Los Angeles Chargers successful the 4th fourth astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 07, 2021 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

PHILADELPHIA — Chargers backmost Justin Herbert decided to bash it himself erstwhile helium saw the near broadside of the tract open. Herbert ran 8 yards for the touchdown earlier celebrating with violative tackles Rashawn Slater and Storm Norton.

Herbert mightiness person shouted “I’m back” to his teammates — and if helium didn’t, the galore radical tweeting astir his stellar show against the Philadelphia Eagles did the boasting for him.

Herbert shook disconnected a brace of sluggish performances to assistance the Chargers with a 27-24 triumph Sunday astatine Lincoln Financial Field. Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins made a game-winning 29-yard tract extremity with 2 seconds near successful regulation. The Chargers snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 5-3 connected the season.

Herbert finished 32 of 38 for 356 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdown.

Herbert’s 8-yard rushing touchdown and completion to choky extremity Jared Cook for a 2-point conversion gave the Chargers a 24-17 vantage with 11:32 near successful regulation.

But backmost Jalen Hurts and his Eagles’ discourtesy rapidly responded. Hurts connected with wide receiver DeVonta Smith for a 28-yard touchdown to necktie the crippled 24-24 with 6:07 successful the 4th quarter.

Herbert got the Chargers’ discourtesy going erstwhile helium scrambled to his close and took a fewer steps guardant to unleash a 49-yard completion to a diving Mike Williams. Herbert finished the thrust with an 8-yard touchdown walk to choky extremity Donald Parham Jr. to springiness the Chargers a 16-10 pb with 6:44 successful the 3rd quarter.

Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins missed the extra-point attempt. Hopkins replaced Tristan Vizcaino arsenic the Chargers’ kicker due to the fact that Vizcaino missed 5 extra-point attempts successful the archetypal six games of the season.

The missed footwear wounded the Chargers due to the fact that the Eagles rapidly responded with a 10-play, 85-yard touchdown to retake the pb 17-16 with 3:10 successful the 3rd quarter. Hurts had 2 lengthy completions to Smith to ignite the thrust that ended with a 1-yard touchdown tally from Kenneth Gainwell.

The Chargers opened the crippled by starting astatine the 1-yard enactment and ending astatine the different 1-yard line. Wide receiver Keenan Allen had a failed agelong into the extremity portion aft a drawback connected fourth-and-goal.

It was a 15-play, 98-yard thrust that ended with nary points, but the Chargers rapidly made up for it connected the pursuing drive. Herbert connected with choky extremity Stephen Anderson for a 2-yard touchdown and a 7-0 vantage with 50 seconds near successful the archetypal quarter.

The Chargers entered the locker country with a 10-7 shortage and had 2 failed 4th downs successful the archetypal half. Running backmost Joshua Kelley was stopped abbreviated connected a fourth-and-2 tally astatine the Eagles’ 27 yard-line successful the 2nd quarter.

The Eagles capitalized by operating a lengthy thrust that took 7:04 disconnected the timepiece and ended with a 24-yard tract extremity from kicker Jake Elliott for a 10-7 pb with 21 seconds near earlier halftime.

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