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Chargers get picky amid Herbert's gritty heroics
Los Angeles Times
|December 10, 2025
An interception by Jefferson closes night as quarterback shows off one-handed skills.
JUSTIN HERBERT passes with his right hand while protecting his surgically repaired left hand as he falls.
(ROBERT GAUTHIER Los Angeles Times)
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.
So Dicker’s 54-yard field goal with 6:24 remaining in the extra period provided the margin of victory, just as it was Dicker who forced overtime with a 46-yarder in the waning moments of regulation.
"What a team we have," Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said, practically shouting at the postgame podium. "That's my reaction — what a team we have. They refuse to lose."
This story is from the December 10, 2025 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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