Justin Herbert reserved an important place in NFL history after scoring the most touchdown passes by a rookie quarterback in the Los Angeles Chargers’ 30-27 overtime win over the Las Vegas Raiders.
Drafted as the sixth overall pick in the final draft, the Chargers quarterback entered the game against the Raiders with 25 touchdowns and threw two touchdown passes in the first half to match Baker Mayfield’s goal.
Herbert connected with Hunter Henry on a 10-yard touchdown pass to put the Chargers 7-0 up front, who went 17-10 at halftime after their quarterback found Tyron Johnson on a 7-meter pitch. yards for touchdown with 19 seconds left in the second quarter.
After the Raiders tied 24-24 in the fourth quarter and led with a field goal in extra time, Herbert skipped a one-yard run at 1:32 in extra time to give the victory to the loaders.
Herbert completed 22 of 32 passes for 314 yards and went on to pass seven games with over 300 yards to set a new NFL record for a rookie quarterback after beating Andrew Luck (6) in that line.