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Herbert, Dicker Lift Chargers Over Dolphins With Last-Second 29-27 Win

The comeback restored momentum for a 4-2 Chargers team facing persistent protection concerns.

Overview

  • After Miami took a 27-26 lead with 46 seconds left, Los Angeles began at its own 41-yard line following Nyheim Hines’s 40-yard kickoff return.
  • On the second play of the drive, Justin Herbert shed pressure from Jaelan Phillips and hit Ladd McConkey for a 42-yard catch-and-run to set up the winning kick.
  • Cameron Dicker made a 33-yard field goal with five seconds remaining and finished with a career-high five field goals.
  • Herbert went 29-of-38 for 264 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, taking one sack behind an injury-hit line missing Joe Alt, Trey Pipkins III and Jamaree Salyer.
  • Head coach Jim Harbaugh lauded the play as elite, calling Herbert “a mighty man” and praising guard Zion Johnson’s downfield hustle on McConkey’s catch.