The Pittsburgh Steelers looked like they were in for a long night early on against the Los Angeles Chargers. While they still came up short in the end, though, it wasn’t because they couldn’t catch up—in fact, they could a late three-point lead, before a defensive miscommunication promptly resulted in the scoreboard being flipped.
That has a lot to do with Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, of course, who completed 30 of 41 pass attempts for 382 yards and three touchdown passes, two of them to running back Austin Ekeler. And he added another 90 yards on scrambles, which proved critical time and time again throughout the game—even though the Steelers prepared for it.