In a highly-anticipated Monday Night Football showdown, the Los Angeles Chargers came up short against the Dallas Cowboys.
The Chargers came into the contest as a slight favorite after the Cowboys’ thrashing the previous week, but the former was unable to overcome the latter’s fourth-quarter defense.
Micah Parsons was a nuisance for Los Angeles’ offensive line as he routinely got pressure on Justin Herbert.
Even with the return of Austin Ekeler, the Chargers struggled to run the football which meant Herbert had to do his best to keep the chains moving through the air.
While Herbert was able to connect with Keenan Allen on several timely throws, he got rushed into a throw that ultimately got picked off.
There’s no denying the special talent that Herbert is, but Marcel Louis-Jacques couldn’t help but call him out for his inability to come up clutch in big moments via Around the Horn.
“Nobody is questioning how physically talented he is… he has not been that dude in the clutch,” Louis-Jacques said.
.@Marcel_LJ takes the 'Chargers goggles off' to question LA's Justin Herbert problem⚡️?
"Nobody is questioning how physically talented he is…
he has not been that dude in the clutch." pic.twitter.com/oAGSgB8pRW— Around the Horn (@AroundtheHorn) October 17, 2023
Louis-Jacques points out that Herbert has committed several turnovers in one-score games and that has obviously prevented the Chargers from winning a lot of games since he became the starter.
Herbert is generally good about taking care of the football, though for whatever reason he and the team have trouble holding onto it in late-game situations.
Brandon Staley’s seat continues to get warmer as he and Los Angeles drop winnable games, so all eyes will be on him and Herbert when they suit up on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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