"The 2025 season was supposed to be different for the Los Angeles Chargers, a team that made an improbable playoff run despite injuries to some of its best players. But it ended like it always has for this era of the franchise, with a dejected Justin Herbert taking responsibility for an uncharacteristically poor performance in a playoff loss. This time it came in the form of a 16-3 defeat to the New England Patriots."
"Herbert has been one of the league's best quarterbacks all season, navigating behind one of the league's worst offensive lines and willing the Chargers to eleven wins. But on Sunday, he looked far from the player he had been all season. On the Chargers' opening drive, for example, he had a wide-open Ladd McConkey running across the field for what likely would have been at least a significant gain, if not a touchdown, but scrambled for a nine-yard gain instead."
The Los Angeles Chargers entered 2025 hoping for progress after an improbable playoff run despite injuries. The season ended with a 16-3 playoff loss to the New England Patriots, with Justin Herbert taking responsibility for a poor performance. Herbert completed 19 of 31 passes for 159 yards and no touchdowns while also leading the team with 55 rushing yards. He missed several opportunities, including underthrowing wide-open Ladd McConkey on key plays. Herbert compiled a career-high 498 rushing yards during the season while operating behind one of the league's weakest offensive lines. He acknowledged he did not see the field well enough that day.
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