INGLEWOOD, Calif. — It hasn’t taken long for Justin Herbert and Keenan Allen to become one of the more lethal quarterback-receiver duos in the NFL. After Sunday, they can also add record setting.
Allen set a Chargers franchise mark with 16 receptions and Herbert became the first rookie quarterback with five games with three or more touchdown passes as Los Angeles held on for a 34-28 victory over the winless New York Jets to snap a three-game losing streak.
“I didn’t think it was going to be today. We just got it going. Coach kept calling the number, and Herbie kept throwing me the ball,” said Allen, who became the first receiver in NFL history to have six games of 13 catches or more as the Chargers improved to 3-7.