Chargers' Dicker kicks winning
field goal, Jefferson's interception seals 22-19 OT win over Eagles
[December 09, 2025]
By BETH HARRIS
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert stiff-armed the opposition
with his broken left hand, the defense forced big plays and the Los
Angeles Chargers eked out a victory to move within two games of
first place in the AFC West.
Cameron Dicker kicked a go-ahead 54-yard field goal — one of his
five in the game — and Tony Jefferson intercepted Jalen Hurts at the
1-yard line in overtime of a messy 22-19 victory over the slumping
Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night.
"What a team we have, they refuse to lose,” Chargers coach Jim
Harbaugh effused, putting the win “in the discussion of the birth of
my seven children, my marriage.”
The Chargers (9-4) overcame Odafe Oweh's penalty on a neutral zone
infraction that gave the Eagles a first down on 4th and 4. Two plays
later, Hurts threw deep to Jahan Dotson in double-coverage only to
have Jefferson keep his feet in bounds on the game-ending play.
“Last night, we were talking, me and the corners, and you can ask
Cam (Hart), I literally spoke this one into existence,” Jefferson
said. “I told him, ‘Tip me the ball, I’ll be there.' The football
gods are looking out for me.”
Hurts threw four interceptions and the the defending Super Bowl
champions lost their season-worst third in a row and fell to 8-5.
Dicker's 46-yard field goal with 12 seconds left sent the game to
the 10-minute extra session tied 19-19 after Jake Elliott's
44-yarder minutes earlier had put the Eagles ahead 19-16. Dicker was
5 for 5.
Elliott also kicked field goals of 54, 30 and 41 yards at SoFi
Stadium, where the Eagles' green-and-white jerseys dotted the crowd.
Saquon Barkley gave the Eagles their first lead with a 52-yard
touchdown to start the fourth quarter that made it 16-13. He ran for
a combined 78 yards in the Eagles’ losses to the Cowboys and Bears
before notching 122 on 20 carries for just the second time this
season. He had 150 yards against the New York Giants on Oct. 26.
Herbert was 12 of 26 for 138 yards, one touchdown and one
interception with a career-worst seven sacks. He also ran for 66
yards on 10 carries.
“He’s a superhero. He’s a competitive maniac,” Harbaugh said. “It
felt like we were in a movie and you get to the point where you go,
‘OK, this is getting a little unrealistic.’”
Herbert said he knew he was going to play against the Eagles as
early as last Sunday, even before his surgery.
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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) throws as he
tackled by Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jalyx Hunt during the
first half of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in
Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
“The first couple days were kind of tough, getting
the swelling down and be able to grip,” he said. “I did everything I
could to hold onto the ball.”
Jefferson said, “He's just a warrior.”
Hurts was 21 of 40 for 240 yards and four interceptions. In the
first quarter, he had two turnovers on the same play as part of a
chaotic sequence in which he was intercepted and he fumbled.
Da’Shawn Hand picked off Hurts and then fumbled the ball before
Hurts recovered and the quarterback fumbled and Troy Dye recovered
to give the Chargers possession.
“We lost the game," Hurts said, "and I didn’t play well enough to
help us to win the game."
The Eagles had five turnovers and six penalties for 53 yards.
“I thought the defense did a lot of good things and the offense
moved the ball against a really good defense, but we didn’t finish,”
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. “We kicked a lot of field goals and
had some turnovers. It’s hard to beat a team on the road when you’re
not finishing drives and getting three points. I have to put that on
myself.”
The Chargers tied the score 16-16 on Dicker's 31-yard field goal
with 7:26 remaining in the fourth.
Injuries
Eagles: LG Landon Dickerson left with a calf injury in the third
quarter.
Chargers: WR Derius Davis sustained an ankle injury, and RT Trey
Pipkins III (ankle) left in the second quarter. ... S Derwin James
Jr. was evaluated for a head injury, but returned soon after in the
second. ... S Elijah Molden (hamstring) left the game in the third.
Up next
Eagles: Host Las Vegas on Sunday.
Chargers: Visit Kansas City on Sunday. The Chiefs lost 27-21 in the
teams' season opener in Brazil.
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