Justin Herbert doesn’t have ‘secret’ athleticism. It’s been on display his whole life
He’s not just the prototypical passer. To Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, dual-threat quarterback isn’t even the right classification for what Justin Herbert can do.
“Justin could play tight end in the National Football League,” Harbaugh said. “He could be an edge rusher. He could do all those things because of his speed, strength, his agility, his athleticism. It’s off the charts.”
Chargers takeaways: Is dramatic win over the Bengals a sign of ‘magic going on’?
During a 34-27 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at SoFi Stadium, Chargers players soaked up loud chants of “Let’s go Chargers!” Quarterback Justin Herbert was even serenaded with chants of “M-V-P!”
The crowd for Sunday’s prime-time game wasn’t just the Chargers’ loudest home-field advantage of the season, offensive lineman Rashawn Slater estimated. It was the best home crowd of the 2021 first-round draft pick’s career with the franchise. Slater called the growing enthusiasm around the team “pretty special.”
Chargers vs. Ravens inactives for Monday night
Here are the players who will not be suiting up for the Chargers and Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football:
After years of injury setbacks, J.K. Dobbins’ impressive comeback keeps Chargers running
It was one of the darkest moments in J.K. Dobbins’ career. The preseason game in 2021 when two Washington defenders sandwiched him on a tackle and bent his knee and tore two ligaments. It somehow can still bring a smile to Dobbins’ face.
“Because,” the Chargers running back said, “I made it through that storm.”
The storm of two season-ending injuries in three years has cleared to reveal wide-open running lanes for Dobbins. Entering a prime-time reunion against his former team — at home against the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night — Dobbins is a leading candidate for NFL comeback player of the year, a resurgence that matches his new franchise’s rise.
‘Enthusiasm unknown to mankind’: How the Harbaugh family mantra began
While their sons add another chapter to their unmatched slice of NFL history, Jack and Jackie Harbaugh will be tuned in from across the country.
The warm and endlessly enthusiastic couple will be celebrating their 63rd anniversary Monday when sons John and Jim coach against each other for a third time, with Jim’s Chargers playing host to John’s Baltimore Ravens at SoFi Stadium.
The Harbaughs are the only brothers to face each other as NFL head coaches. John is 2-0 in the matchups, having defeated Jim’s San Francisco 49ers on Thanksgiving in 2011 and by three points in the Super Bowl the following season.
Jim Harbaugh reflects on Chargers’ Justin Herbert, Ravens’ Lamar Jackson: ‘Mirror images’
Jim Harbaugh has run out of ways to describe Justin Herbert’s athletic feats.
The way the Chargers quarterback can place a pass over a lurking linebacker and in front of a charging cornerback.
The seemingly impossible throw across the field to Ladd McConkey in the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals that put the Chargers in scoring position on the game-winning drive.
Jim Harbaugh’s new-age Chargers have that old ‘Charm City’ feel
It was almost as if he never left Baltimore.
J.K. Dobbins couldn’t help but notice how familiar everything felt with the Chargers. That familiarity convinced him to be part of the Jim Harbaugh-led overhaul in L.A. after four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.
Chargers vs. Baltimore Ravens: How to watch, predictions and betting odds
The brothers on the sideline have dominated the conversation, but Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh — who will coach against older brother John Harbaugh on Monday — knows the prime-time game between the Chargers (7-3) and the Baltimore Ravens (7-4) will be decided by the players on the field.
“It’s about the two teams,” said Jim Harbaugh, who will coach against his brother for the third time in the NFL and the first time since losing the Super Bowl in 2013. “I’m sure he doesn’t want to make it about him. I don’t want to make it about me.”