2021 · Week 1
Los Angeles Chargers at Washington Commanders
Sep 12, 2021 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Los Angeles Chargers topped Washington Commanders 20–16. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Chargers had just a 46% chance going in. Chargers improve to 1-0; Commanders fall to 0-1. Justin Herbert was the story of the game with 337 passing yards and 1 TD. Chargers out-gained the opponent 427–261 in total yards.
Team stats
| LAC | WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | First downs | 12 |
| 427 | Total yards | 261 |
| 337 | Passing yards | 135 |
| 90 | Rushing yards | 126 |
| 31/47 | Comp / Att | 14/21 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:18) (Shotgun) 30-A.Ekeler left tackle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q116-T.Vizcaino extra point is GOOD, Center-54-M.Overton, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q1(3:00) 3-D.Hopkins 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q2(13:40) 3-D.Hopkins 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q2(9:09) 16-T.Vizcaino 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-M.Overton, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q2(:48) 16-T.Vizcaino 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-M.Overton, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q2(:05) 3-D.Hopkins 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q3(11:26) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke pass short left to 82-L.Thomas for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q33-D.Hopkins extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q4(14:20) 3-D.Hopkins 51 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q4(11:25) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass short left to 81-M.Williams for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q416-T.Vizcaino extra point is GOOD, Center-54-M.Overton, Holder-1-T.Long.
Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 31/47 | 337 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Austin Ekeler | 15 | 57 | 1 |
| Larry Rountree III | 8 | 27 | 0 |
| Justin Jackson | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Gabe Nabers | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Allen | 9 | 13 | 100 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 8 | 12 | 82 | 1 |
| Jared Cook | 5 | 8 | 56 | 0 |
| Jalen Guyton | 3 | 5 | 49 | 0 |
| K.J. Hill | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Josh Palmer | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Justin Jackson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen Anderson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Donald Parham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 11/15 | 122 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 3/6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 20 | 90 | 0 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaret Patterson | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| J.D. McKissic | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Gibson | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Terry McLaurin | 4 | 4 | 62 | 0 |
| Logan Thomas | 3 | 3 | 30 | 1 |
| Cam Sims | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Adam Humphries | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| J.D. McKissic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyami Brown | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 |