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Daiyan Henley, Playing Through Illness, Lifts Chargers to 20-9 Win Over Raiders

Questionable with an illness hours before kickoff, the linebacker played every snap, opening the night with a first-play interception.

Overview

  • Head coach Jim Harbaugh said Henley had a fever and praised him as a “rising star,” saying the “medicine was out there” once he took the field.
  • Henley finished with 10 tackles, a sack, two passes defended and two tackles for loss after picking off Geno Smith on the game’s first play.
  • Los Angeles’ defense intercepted Smith three times, allowed 218 total yards and kept Las Vegas out of the end zone in the divisional win.
  • Henley played all 65 defensive snaps and said he felt terrible and became emotional during the game; he used oxygen on the sideline and, per The Athletic, dealt with a recent sinus infection.
  • The victory moved the Chargers to 2-0 and into first place in the AFC West ahead of their Week 3 home game against the Broncos.