HOUSTON -- With 21 seconds left in the third quarter of the AFC wild-card matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and Houston Texans on Saturday, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert scanned the Texans' defense and sent receiver Ladd McConkey in motion to the slot on the left side.
Leading by a touchdown, Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans called an inverted Cover 2 with an alignment that looked like a Cover 3 with a single high safety.
Once Herbert got the snap, he was pressured and sailed his throw high over McConkey into the waiting arms of safety Eric Murray, who hovered over McConkey pre-snap in the slot before dashing to his flat zone.