It wasn’t the best night for Justin Herbert and the Chargers (+4) in Kansas City.
After holding the Chiefs in check for much of the night in a tense Thursday Night Football affair, Kansas City would pull away for a 27-24 win thanks to timely 99-yard pick-six heroics from Jaylen Watson. And, of course, trademark greatness from Patrick Mahomes played a role, too.
But before the Chargers fell to their AFC West rival, Herbert was apparently very hurt during the fourth quarter. The injuries seemed to be so serious that Herbert was getting X-rays on his ribs in the post-game.
And yet, Herbert was able to throw a late touchdown for a backdoor Chargers cover anyway:
We all owe Herbert a beer for this backdoor dime: pic.twitter.com/lI29Uwaojz
— Eli Hershkovich (@EliHershkovich) September 16, 2022
Talk about being clutch. Imagine having potentially seriously hurt ribs and throwing some late big-time strikes through the heart of a defense anyway. To his teammates, to bettors, Herbert’s a hero in more ways than one.
Bettors went wild over Herbert's backdoor cover while clearly hurt
Justin Herbert right now pic.twitter.com/HEQNUz1AiQ
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) September 16, 2022
Herbert said this is for the gamblers
— Troy Hermo (@TroyHermo) September 16, 2022
ONE OF THOSE GAMBLING WINS THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE MS CLEO 🔮🔮🔮🔮 https://t.co/Y1y5w53Xn0
— Joey Knish (@JoeyKnish22) September 16, 2022
Pure guts by Justin Herbert to lead LAC+4 to victory
— James Holzhauer (@James_Holzhauer) September 16, 2022
Justin Herbert went from looking like he can't even move to leading a TD drive.
Guts. pic.twitter.com/iX76ttqMGw
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 16, 2022
Chargers +4 bettors… 😈 pic.twitter.com/ztaMqRM9PD
— Caesars Sportsbook (@CaesarsSports) September 16, 2022
Al Michaels 10000000% had Chargers +4.5 pic.twitter.com/aJda5FRjW6
— Michael Ritter (@MikeSteveRitter) September 16, 2022
Al Michaels 10000000% had Chargers +4.5 pic.twitter.com/aJda5FRjW6
— Michael Ritter (@MikeSteveRitter) September 16, 2022
