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Getty Images Monday brought more details about why the Chargers made a last-minute switch to Justin Herbert at quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs. Tyrod Taylor was set to start for the second straight week, but got taken to the hospital after experiencing chest pains before the...

Getty Images Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn didn’t hesitate on Sunday before saying Tyrod Taylor remains the team’s starting quarterback if he’s healthy enough to play and he didn’t backtrack on Monday. Taylor had to be scratched after reportedly having an adverse reaction to a painkilling...

Getty Images Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert found out just before kickoff that he’d be getting his first NFL action on Sunday. And when opportunity knocked, Herbert pulled the door wide-ass open. Herbert became only the third player in the NFL’s 101 seasons to have 300 or more passing...

Getty Images Chargers coach Anthony Lynn made the surprising decision to put the ball in Patrick Mahomes‘ hands in overtime on Sunday. It didn’t work out. With the Chargers facing fourth-and-1 in overtime, Lynn chose to punt. Mahomes drove the Chiefs into field goal range and Kansas City’s...

Getty Images The Chargers added Tyrod Taylor to the injury report Friday with an injury to his ribs. But the team’s quarterback was a full participant, and the Chargers expected him to play. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said he found out after the coin toss that Taylor would not play. “It was...

USA TODAY Sports Tyreek Hill‘s helmet came off after the Chiefs receiver somersaulted into the end zone for a 54-yard touchdown with 12:48 remaining in the fourth quarter. The question is: Did he do it in celebration? Taking off a helmet in the field of play is unsportsmanlike conduct and...

Getty Images Chargers quarterback Tyrod Taylor became a surprise scratch for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs after becoming ill before kickoff. He was taken to a local hospital. The Chargers have provided an update on Taylor’s condition. “Prior to kick off, Tyrod Taylor experienced...

Getty Images Justin Herbert didn’t have much time to prepare for his first NFL start. The rookie quarterback found out just before kickoff that he’d be taking the field because Tyrod Taylor was having chest pains that would require him to go to the hospital for further evaluation. Head coach...

USA TODAY Sports The Chargers won’t have running back Justin Jackson as expected for today’s game. Jackson’s quadriceps injury kept him out last week too and rookie Joshua Kelley ran for 60 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. The Chargers activated running back Darius Bradwell from the...

USA TODAY Sports Justin Herbert was a surprise starter Sunday. Chargers starter Tyrod Taylor injured his chest during pregame warmups, allowing Herbert to make his NFL debut. The first-round rookie could have had an easier opponent to start his career than the defending Super Bowl champions...

USA TODAY Sports The Chiefs have not lost a game against an AFC West opponent since Dec. 13, 2018, when the Chargers beat them 29-28 while Philip Rivers was still the quarterback. Justin Herbert was the Chargers’ quarterback Sunday. Herbert looked nothing like a rookie making his first start...

Getty Images The Colts paid quarterback Philip Rivers $25 million for 2020. So for how much of 2020 will he be the Colts quarterback? It started well in Week One, with the Indy offense shredding the Jacksonville defense on a drive that featured Rivers throwing the ball to wide-open receivers...

Getty Images The Chargers activated running back Darius Bradwell from the practice squad to the active roster, the team announced Saturday. Bradwell signed as an undrafted free agent out of Tulane. He didn’t make the Chargers’ roster out of training camp but re-signed with the practice squad...

Getty Images The Chiefs placed defensive tackle Khalen Saunders on injured reserve Saturday, the team announced. Saunders dislocated his elbow in the Chiefs’ season-opening victory over the Texans on Sept. 10. He is expected to miss about a month, but Saunders becomes eligible to return to the...

Getty Images Week Two of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Browns and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson loves having company. Primarily, because he has more of it than ever before. Watson was one of 10 Black quarterbacks to start in Week One, the most in NFL history. “It’s something cool,” Watson said, via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle...

Getty Images Is Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow ready for prime time? Yes, he is. And no, he isn’t. The highlights-only impression of the first overall pick’s debut goes like this: “He’s good. He’s capable. The wins will come, especially if/when the Bengals have a kicker who won’t miss a chip...

Getty Images Chargers center Mike Pouncey will miss the entire 2020 season. The Chargers announced today that Pouncey needs surgery for a hip injury and will not play this year. “Mike will undergo surgery on his hip before the end of the month and will miss the 2020 season,” said General...

Getty Images Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa missed some snaps Sunday with an undisclosed issue, returning with a sleeve over his upper left arm. Now, we know why. The Chargers’ practice report revealed Bosa has a triceps injury, which kept him out of Wednesday’s practice. “I felt a little...

Getty Images Chargers linebacker Drue Tranquill‘s left ankle injury led to his leaving on a cart Sunday. It landed him on injured reserve Tuesday. The Chargers announced the move. They promoted linebacker Asmar Bilal in a corresponding move. Bilal spent the offseason and training camp with...