Justin Herbert reserved an important place in NFL history after tying the record for most touchdown passes for a rookie quarterback in the Los Angeles Chargers ’30-27 overtime victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Chargers passer, recruited as the sixth overall pick in the past draft, reached the duel against the Raiders with 25 scoring submissions and threw two touchdown passes in the first half to tie the Baker-owned mark. Mayfield.
Herbert connected with Hunter Henry on a 10-yard touchdown pass to put them 7-0 up against the Chargers, who went halfway through with a 17-10 lead after their quarterback found Tyron Johnson on 26-yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds to play in the second quarter.
After the Raiders tied the board 24-24 in the fourth period and went up with a field goal in overtime, Herbert Antó in a one-yard run with 1:32 to play overtime to give- give the Chargers the win.
Herbert completed 22 of 32 passes for 314 yards and reached seven games with more than 300 yards per yard to set a new NFL mark for a rookie quarterback, after beating Andrew Luck (6) on that line. .