Uchenna Nwosu slammed Justin Herbert to the Lumen Field turf, forcing a fumble that Derick Hall scooped up with just 54 seconds left on the clock. That was it, 12s, the final gasp the Chargers had. Our Seahawks escaped with a heart-stopping 30-23 victory, but man, did they make us sweat.
The Fourth Quarter Was a Nightmare
We were cruising, right? Up 20-6 at halftime, then 30-13 with less than two minutes left in the third quarter. We thought it was over! But then the wheels almost fell off. The Chargers, even with three backup offensive linemen in the game, outgained us a ridiculous 138 yards to 11 in the fourth quarter. They outscored us 10-0 in that final frame. Herbert was slinging it, going 6-of-8 for 80 yards in the fourth, making it a real game again. Sam Darnold even got sacked by Troy Dye with under two minutes to go, handing Herbert the ball back at their own 11-yard line. My heart was in my throat, for real.
Chargers’ Guts, Our D’s Clutch Play
You gotta give it to the Chargers; they were playing with half their team falling apart. Losing left tackle Rashawn Slater, right tackle Joe Alt, left guard Trevor Penning, cornerback Donte Jackson, and wide receiver Ladd McConkey? That’s brutal. They outgained us overall, 301 to 286. But here’s the kicker, the real difference maker: they killed themselves with four turnovers, including three from Herbert. Thank the football gods for that! Because if not for those mistakes, and then Nwosu’s absolute game-saving sack and Hall’s recovery, we might be talking about a very different outcome. What a play at the perfect time.
So, we’re 3-1! We got the win, and that’s what matters. But seriously, the team has to clean up those late-game lapses. We can’t be letting teams back into it like that, especially when we’ve got a comfortable lead. Still, a win’s a win, and we keep rolling! Go Hawks!
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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