Chargers' Justin Herbert leaves loss to Steelers early after reaggravating ankle injury

Los Angeles Chargers backmost Justin Herbert was sidelined midway done the team’s archetypal nonaccomplishment of the play to the Pittsburgh Steelers, arsenic helium reaggravated the ankle wounded that astir kept him retired for this game. 

The Chargers fell, 20-10, to Pittsburgh, who became the archetypal 3-0 squad of the caller season. 

Herbert looked good until helium was sacked by the Steelers’ Elandon Roberts. He went to the sideline and was noticeably limping arsenic helium went to the aesculapian structure to beryllium evaluated. 

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Los Angeles Chargers backmost Justin Herbert works retired earlier the crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Images)

The Chargers didn’t wholly regularisation him retired of the game, but his backup, Taylor Heinecke, has been nether halfway for L.A. since helium near successful the 2nd half. 

Before this game, it was chartless if Herbert would beryllium capable to play for the 2-0 Chargers arsenic helium was dealing with a precocious ankle sprain, which came successful Week 2 against the Carolina Panthers. 

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Herbert was constricted each week successful practice, and helium was tested earlier the commencement of the crippled to find if helium could play. After trainers determined helium was bully to go, Herbert was activated for the game. 

But, aft a time that saw dilatory violative output, Herbert near the crippled aft throwing for 12-of-18 for 125 yards with 1 touchdown walk to Quentin Johnston. 

When Herbert went down successful this game, it was tied astatine 10-10 until Steelers backmost Justin Fields, getting his 3rd commencement of the play arsenic Russell Wilson continues to woody with injury, had a 12-play, 73-yard thrust that resulted successful a Chris Boswell tract extremity to instrumentality the pb they would ne'er relinquish.

After forcing Heinecke and the Chargers to punt, Field recovered Calvin Austin, the team’s starring receiver with 95 yards connected 4 catches, for an explosive 55-yard touchdown connected a slant done the mediate of the field. 

Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Justin Fields throws a walk portion nether unit from Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu astatine Acrisure Stadium. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Images)

The Steelers took a 20-10 lead, and erstwhile again, they were capable to get the Chargers to punt connected their adjacent drive. 

All Pittsburgh needed to bash was prime up archetypal downs and tally retired the clock, and that’s precisely what they did with Fields yet kneeling it retired to stay undefeated connected the year. 

Fields finished the crippled with 245 yards passing connected 25-of-32 done the aerial with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Najee Harris besides led the mode with 70 rushing yards connected 18 carries, portion Fields had a rushing touchdown to get Pittsburgh connected the committee successful the archetypal half. 

For a squad that was rushing each implicit their archetypal 2 opponents, the Chargers lone had 61 squad rushing yards with J.K. Dobbins stymied with lone 44 connected 15 carries.  

Los Angeles Chargers backmost Justin Herbert passes against the Pittsburgh Steelers. (Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images)

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Other than Herbert, it's worthy noting that tackles Rashawn Slater and rookie Joe Alt were injured successful this crippled arsenic well. 

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