Chargers' Keenan Allen and Justin Herbert Out for Raiders Game
Backup quarterback Easton Stick to make first NFL start as Chargers struggle with 5-8 record.
- Keenan Allen, the NFL's current leader in receptions, will not play in the Chargers' Thursday night game against the Raiders due to a heel injury.
- Allen set the Chargers' single-season reception record and became the quickest player in NFL history to reach 900 receptions in his last game.
- Chargers' starting quarterback Justin Herbert is also out for the season with a broken right index finger, leaving backup quarterback Easton Stick to make his first NFL start.
- Joshua Palmer, who has been on injured reserve with a knee sprain since Week 9, will return for the Chargers.
- The Chargers are currently 5-8 and have lost four of their last five games.