Chargers pick off Jalen Hurts in overtime to seal thrilling victory over Eagles

All that talk about the left hand of Justin Herbert, and it’s the right foot of Cameron Dicker that made the difference.

Dicker kicked five field goals Monday night to lift the Chargers to a 22-19 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in a wild, turnover-filled game at SoFi Stadium.

On a night when the teams combined for eight turnovers — including a career-high four interceptions by Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts — the game fittingly ended with an interception. Tony Jefferson latched onto a pass that was tipped by fellow Chargers defensive back Cam Hart, snuffing out the Eagles’ last chance.

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Takeaways from Chargers’ win over the Philadelphia Eagles

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Sam Farmer breaks down what went right for the Chargers in their 22-19 overtime win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night at SoFi Stadium.

🏈 Chargers 22, Eagles 19 — FINAL / OVERTIME

Cam Hart deflected a Jalen Hurts pass intended for wide receiver Jahan Dotson just outside the end zone, and Tony Jefferson intercepted the pass to secure the Chargers’ thrilling win over the Eagles.

The stunning finish came after a neutral zone infraction penalty on the Chargers’ Odafe Oweh on fourth down gave the Eagles a new set of downs.

But in the end, the Chargers’ defense forced Hurts into a fourth interception — and the Eagles’ fifth turnover — to seal the win.

Justin Herbert, playing with his surgically repaired broken left (non-throwing) hand in a protective glove, completed 12 of 26 passes for 139 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. He also led the Chargers in rushing with 66 yards in 10 carries.

Hurts completed 21 of 40 passes for 240 yards, but had four interceptions and a lost fumble. Hurts entered the game with just two interceptions on the season.

The Chargers improved to 9-4 and the Eagles fell to 8-5.

🏈 Chargers 22, Eagles 19 — 6:24 left in overtime

Cameron Dicker kicked a 54-yard field goal — his fifth field goal of the game — to give the Chargers the lead in overtime.

Nolan Smith forced the field-goal try when he brought down Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert on a one-yard run.

Herbert picked up 12 yards on the first play from scrimmage in overtime and Omarion Hampton followed with an 18-yard run.

If Philadelphia scores a touchdown on the ensuing possession, it’ll win.

🏈 Eagles 19, Chargers 19 — END OF REGULATION

Cameron Dicker kicked a 46-yard field goal to tie the score with eight seconds left in regulation.

Herbert scrambled up the middle on a four-yard run to push the Chargers into field-goal range before he then fooled part of the Eagles’ defense with a fake handoff to Kimani Vidal to scramble for a first down with 21 seconds remaining.

However, the Chargers would go no further on their 11-play, 43-yard drive, leading to Dicker’s field goal.

On the final play of the second half, Jalen Hurts took a knee.

The Eagles won the overtime coin toss and elected to kick to the Chargers.

🏈 Eagles 19, Chargers 16 — 2:16 left in the fourth quarter

Jake Elliott kicked a 44-yard field goal to put Philadelphia back ahead after an eight-play, 34-yard drive.

A potential touchdown pass to A.J. Brown went through the wide receiver’s hands in tight coverage before DeVonta Smith dropped a pass on third down.

🏈 Eagles 16, Chargers 16 — 3:28 left in the fourth quarter

The Chargers went three and out after Jordan Davis sacked Justin Herbert for the Eagles’ seventh sack tonight.

It’s the most Herbert has ever been sacked in a single NFL game and it comes as he tries to play with a surgically repaired left hand.

🏈 Eagles 16, Chargers 16 — 7:26 left in the fourth quarter

Cameron Dicker kicked a 31-yard field goal to tie the score late in the fourth quarter. The field goal came after a seven-play, 22-yard drive following an interception by Cam Hart.

🏈 Eagles 16, Chargers 13 — 10:23 left in the fourth quarter

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts threw his third interception of the game, with Cam Hart picking off pass that went off the hands of A.J. Brown. Hart returned the ball 27 yards to the Philadelphia 35-yard line.

🏈 Eagles 16, Chargers 13 — 14:51 left in the fourth quarter

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Saquon Barkley scored on a 52-yard touchdown run off a tush-push formation that was really a pitch to the outside.

Barkley benefited from perfect blocking to break through the Chargers secondary and find daylight.

🏈 Chargers 13, Eagles 9 — 38 seconds left in the third quarter

The Chargers averted disaster when Justin Herbert fumbled the ball after being hit on a 5-yard scramble.

Fullback Scott Matlock recovered the loose ball for the Chargers, but Herbert was grimacing and holding his surgically repaired left hand after being sandwiched between Philadelphia defenders.

Two plays later, Zack Baun sacked Herbert for a nine-yard loss, leading to a three and out for Chargers.

🏈 Chargers 13, Eagles 9 — 3:22 left in the third quarter

Philadelphia’s Jake Elliott kicked a 54-yard field goal — his third field goal of the game — to cut into the Chargers’ lead.

The field goal capped a five-play, 28-yard drive that included Jalen Hurts connected with A.J. Brown on a 26-yard pass. A six-yard reception by Brown then moved the Eagles into field-goal range.

🏈 Chargers 13, Eagles 6 — 5:32 left in the third quarter

Cameron Dicker kicked a 34-yard field goal to extend the Chargers’ lead after the first possession of the second half.

Byron Young sacked Justin Herbert before the Dicker field goal.

The Chargers actually got a second chance to find the end zone when an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Eagles defensive tackle Moro Ojomo, who put his hand on a Chargers lineman to gain leverage on an attempt to block a field-goal try, led to a first down.

However, the Chargers still couldn’t find the end zone on the 16-play, 51-yard drive that took 9 minutes and 28 seconds off the clock.

Chargers cornerback Elijah Molden, who sustained a hamstring injury in the first half, is questionable to return.

🏈 Chargers 10, Eagles 6 — HALFTIME

Jake Elliott kicked a 30-yard field goal for the Eagles after an impressive red-zone stance by the Chargers’ defense in the final minute of the half prevented Philadelphia from finding the end zone.

After Elliott’s field goal with 48 seconds left in the half, Justin Herbert was picked off by Eagles cornerback Adoree’ Jackson after linebacker Jaelan Phillips hit Herbert’s arm as he threw. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Kimani Vidal for his hit on Jackson moved the ball into field-goal range, but Elliott missed a 48-yard field-goal attempt as time expired.

Herbert, nursing a surgically repaired left hand, completed six of 12 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown, with two turnovers.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts completed 10 of 19 passes for 95 yards, with two interceptions.

Chargers offensive tackle Trey Pipkins III is listed as questionable to return after sustaining an ankle injury.

There were six turnovers in the first half — three happening on one play.

🏈 Chargers 10, Eagles 3 — 4:31 left in the second quarter

One play after Chargers cornerback Donte Jackson intercepted a pass from Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia’s Byron Young recovered a fumble off a Nakobe Dean strip sack of Justin Herbert.

It was Hurts’ second interception of the game and the Eagles’ second sack of Herbert.

A couple plays later, Derwin James Jr. went to the sideline medical tent to be evaluated for a head injury.

🏈 Chargers 10, Eagles 3 — 4:50 left in the second quarter

Cameron Dicker kicked a 45-yard field goal to extend the Chargers’ lead.

Justin Herbert completed an 18-yard pass to rookie wide receiver Tre’ Harris to help set up the field-goal attempt.

The seven-play, 30-yard drive included right offensive tackle Trey Pipkins III sustaining an apparent leg injury. He had to be helped off the field before heading to the locker room. Bobby Hart took over at right tackle for the Chargers.

Earlier, Chargers receiver Derius Davis suffered an ankle injury and is listed as questionable to return.

🏈 Chargers 7, Eagles 3 — 8:19 left in the second quarter

Chargers linebacker Troy Dye recovered a twice-fumbled ball following an interception by defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand to put the ball back into Justin Herbert’s hands via a ridiculous, three-turnover play.

After Hand intercepted the pass, he fumbled the ball and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts briefly recovered before he fumbled and Dye pounced on the loose ball.

The ball was intercepted at the Chargers’ 17-yard line before Dye recovered at the 43.

Before that, the Eagles were driving, with Dallas Goedert catching a 16-yard pass and A.J. Brown pulling in a 22-yard reception on consecutive plays.

🏈 Chargers 7, Eagles 3 — 12:55 left in the second quarter

Justin Herbert tried to connect on a long pass to Ladd McConkey on third down, but Eagles slot corner Cooper DeJean knocked down the pass to stall the drive.

The possession started with a 15-yard run by Omarion Hampton, who has 24 yards on four carries so far. Herbert got five yards on a scramble, choosing not to slide despite his healing left hand.

On the previous Eagles possession, Chargers rookie safety RJ Mickens nearly picked off a pass from Jalen Hurts, but the on-field call of an interception was overturned on review.

🏈 Chargers 7, Eagles 3 — 1:10 left in the first quarter

The Chargers’ second possession didn’t go as planned.

Justin Herbert opened with an impressive pass to Omarion Hampton while being pulled on by Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis. But a false start penalty by Trey Pipkins III coupled with Nakobe Dean nearly sacking Herbert — who just managed to throw the ball away — meant a three and out for the Chargers.

🏈 Chargers 7, Eagles 3 — 3:22 left in the first quarter

Jake Elliott kicked a 41-yard field goal as the Eagles cut into the Chargers’ early lead at the end of a nine-play, 42-yard drive.

Chargers cornerback Tarheeb Still made a big open-field tackle on Eagles wide reciever DeVonta Smith on third down to force the field-goal try.

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, who had a 19-yard run on drive, has 41 yards in five carries.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Smith has completed four of six passes for 26 yards on the Eagles’ first two possessions.

🏈 Chargers 7, Eagles 0 — 8:49 left in the first quarter

What broken hand?

Justin Herbert connected on a four-yard touchdown pass to rookie running back Omarion Hampton to give the Chargers an early lead.

Despite playing with his left (non-throwing) hand in a protective glove after undergoing surgery last week to stabilize a broken bone in his hand, Herbert didn’t miss a beat on the six-play, 80-yard drive. He complete two of three passes for 64 yards — the bulk of which came on a 60-yard catch-and-run by Kimani Vidal.

Hampton, playing in his first game since returning from a broken ankle, also had an 11-yard run on the drive.

🏈 Eagles 0, Chargers 0 — 10:58 left in the first quarter

As expected, Justin Herbert started at quarterback despite dealing with broken left (non-throwing) hand. He started the game in the shotgun, handing off to Kimani Vidal on his first play from scrimmage. On second down, he failed to connect on a pass to Quentin Johnston.

However on the third play, he threw a short pass to Vidal out of the backfield, who avoided a tackle attempt and then broke away for a 60-yard gain. Later in the drive, Herbert took a snap under center.

The Chargers stopped the Eagles on the game’s first possession, with linebacker Odafe Oweh sacking Jalen Hurts on third down.

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is active for Monday night’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles after being limited in practice last week following surgery to repair a broken left hand.

Herbert will be wearing a glove and a protective guard on his non-throwing hand, which was injured during the Chargers’ Nov. 30 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Doctors inserted a plate and multiple screws into Herbert’s hand to stabilize the fracture.

While the injury isn’t preventing Herbert from playing, it could compromise his ability to take snaps under center, hand off the ball or hold the ball. As several former NFL quarterbacks told Sam Farmer this week, playing with a bad non-throwing hand can be a challenging — and very painful — experience.

Here are the players who will not be playing for the Chargers and Eagles:

Tuli Tuipulotu and Khalil Mack are practically inseparable in the Chargers’ locker room.

On the field, they’re on opposite ends of the pass rush. Tuipulotu has tallied double-digit sacks (10) for the first time in his career as Mack, a nine-time Pro Bowler, has recorded 4½ sacks after missing four games because of injury.

Off the field, the duo are on the same locker-room cornhole team. Victories there, often against offensive linemen Austin Deculus and Jamaree Salyer, are celebrated like booming sacks.

Mack can’t help but smile when Tuipulotu’s name is brought up, a proud veteran watching a third-year Charger grow before him.

“I always say the sky’s the limit for Tuli,” Mack said. “I’m not expecting him to just stop at 10 (sacks).”

Mack has made it clear he expects greatness from Tuipulotu, he said.

Tuipulotu, a former unanimous All-American at USC in 2022, is grateful for Mack’s tutelage and guidance. Each season Tuipulotu has increased his sack totals. In 2023, he had 4½ sacks. A year ago, he had 8½. Already ahead of that mark with five games left, Tuipulotu hopes to add to his sacks tally Monday night against Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles.

“It means a lot,” Tuipulotu said of Mack’s mentorship. “He’s been there for me ever since I got in the league. That’s somebody I want to model my game after, trying to be as great as him.”

But where Mack and the Chargers coaching staff are seeing Tuipulotu grow the most is in his vocal leadership, despite being one of the younger players on the roster at 23.

“When he came into the league, he was a 20-year-old, but he was — I used to say he was 19, but he was 20,” Mack said. “His mind was churning, but the words weren’t coming out yet. The words are coming out with it now.”

It’s not the optimal path — Justin Herbert finishing the Chargers season with a cast on his non-throwing hand — but it’s not a unique one, either.

Herbert suffered a fracture in his left hand last Sunday, when it collided with the helmet of a Las Vegas Raiders defender. The quarterback handled the hit with such little fanfare that TV only took notice minutes later, after he had thrown a touchdown pass on the subsequent play.

He underwent surgery Monday to stabilize the break and was limited in practice all last week. Barring any setbacks, Herbert remains hellbent on playing in Monday night’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Can the Chargers beat Philadelphia with one hand tied behind their back?

It may come to that, as quarterback Justin Herbert is playing with one good hand, having suffered a fracture to his non-throwing hand in a Week 13 victory over Las Vegas. Herbert underwent surgery Monday to address the issue and was limited in practice last week.

This game could mark the return of Chargers running back Omarion Hampton, the team’s first-round draft pick last spring who is coming off injured reserve after recuperating from a left ankle fracture.