{"id":49190,"date":"2025-11-17T00:21:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T00:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/49190\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T00:21:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T00:21:24","slug":"jaguars-romp-at-home-over-chargers-orlando-sentinel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/49190\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguars romp at home over Chargers \u2013 Orlando Sentinel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) throws the ball during an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo\/Doug Murray)\n<\/p>\n

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Chargers quarterback Trey Lance throws during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo\/John Raoux)\n<\/p>\n

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Chargers quarterback Trey Lance (5) escapes Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dawuane Smoot (98) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo\/John Raoux)\n<\/p>\n

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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne (1) is tackled by Chargers\u2019 Daiyan Henley during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo\/Phelan M. Ebenhack)\n<\/p>\n

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Chargers quarterback Trey Lance (5) throws the ball during an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo\/Doug Murray)\n<\/p>\n

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Chargers cornerback Donte Jackson (26) intercepts a pass against Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Tim Patrick during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo\/Phelan M. Ebenhack)\n<\/p>\n

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Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker (11) kicks a field goal out of the hold of punter J.K. Scott (16) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo\/John Raoux)\n<\/p>\n

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Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) is pressured by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen (41) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo\/Phelan M. Ebenhack)\n<\/p>\n

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Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh watched from the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo\/Doug Murray)\n<\/p>\n

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Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh looks down on the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo\/Doug Murray)\n<\/p>\n

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JACKSONVILLE \u2014 Justin Herbert and the Chargers looked like a team in desperate need of a break in the action during their 35-6 loss Sunday to the Jacksonville Jaguars, which ended their three-game winning streak and sent them into their bye week with questions to be answered.<\/p>\n

The Chargers (7-4) couldn\u2019t move the ball and couldn\u2019t stop the Jaguars (6-4) from moving it, a bad combination. The Chargers were outplayed in every aspect of the game imaginable, but especially in the trenches. Their offensive and defensive lines were pushed around from beginning to end.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to fly back to L.A., get together and figure out what we\u2019re going to do about it,\u201d Coach Jim Harbaugh<\/a> said. \u201cWe just weren\u2019t doing anything well. Offensively, we weren\u2019t running the ball well. We weren\u2019t protecting (Herbert). Defensively, we weren\u2019t stopping the run. We were losing coverage. Go through every phase, we got beat every which way you could get beat.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statistics told an ugly story for the Chargers, an unsightly series of numbers that were as staggering as they were unexpected after solid victories the past three weeks over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings that seemed to signal a new level of winning play.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to be better, tell the truth, look at the film and keep going,\u201d Chargers safety Derwin James Jr.<\/a> said during a postgame analysis that covered nearly all of their many shortcomings in their first game in Jacksonville since their 31-30 AFC wild-card meltdown Jan. 14, 2023.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Jaguars had 30 first downs and the Chargers had eight, for example. The Jaguars converted on 5 of 10 third-down situations and the Chargers were successful on only 3 of 12, for another example. The Jaguars had 345 total net yards and the Chargers had 135, for one more.<\/p>\n

Herbert completed 10 of 18 passes for a career-low 81 yards with one interception. He was sacked twice and was forced into the blue injury tent on the Chargers\u2019 sideline to be checked for a concussion after one especially hard hit just before halftime, when they trailed 14-6.<\/p>\n

Harbaugh replaced Herbert with backup Trey Lance<\/a> with the Chargers trailing 35-6 after the second of Jacksonville running back Travis Etienne\u2019s two touchdown runs with 11:02 remaining in the game. Etienne\u2019s 13-yard run was set up by Antonio Johnson\u2019s 44-yard interception return.<\/p>\n

Herbert\u2019s interception, on a deep pass intended for wide receiver Ladd McConkey, was only the fourth play of the second half for the Chargers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just didn\u2019t execute,\u201d said Herbert, whose previous passing low was 96 yards in a Dec. 10, 2023 game against the Denver Broncos. \u201cI turned the ball over, played poorly and didn\u2019t make any plays. So, it\u2019s on us as an offense. I could have done better stepping up in the pocket, getting the ball out quicker.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why did it all go haywire for the Chargers after Cameron Dicker kicked<\/a> the first of his two first-half field goals? James had a few answers for the defensive breakdowns, starting and ending with the fact that the Jaguars played keepaway while compiling 30 first downs, including 17 in the second half.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery disappointing,\u201d James said. \u201cYou want to win every game that you play, and today wasn\u2019t our day. They (the Steelers) were 0 for 9 on third downs last week (at one point). They (the Jaguars) had 30 first downs, so that tells me we were on the field too long. So, we\u2019ve just got to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s showing was a head-scratcher in so many ways. There are games when the Chargers look unbeatable, as during their 25-10 victory over Aaron Rodgers<\/a> and the Steelers in Week 10, and then there are games like Sunday\u2019s, when they look more like an ineffective last-place team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve just got to show up ready to play every week,\u201d James said. \u201cIn this league, every (week), somebody\u2019s coming to humble you, and today, the Jags came to humble us. I feel like we were prepared. But you can be prepared but when you go out there and you ain\u2019t stopping them, man, and it\u2019s 2nd-and-3s and 3rd-and-1s, then preparation is out the door because it\u2019s a different ballgame.\u201d<\/p>\n

What comes next, how the Chargers use their bye week to their advantage, will dictate whether they slump or soar in the final six weeks of the regular season. Rest and recovery, especially for their many injured players, will be important, but so will preparation, according to James.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve just got to tell the truth, look at the film and get better, bro,\u201d he said. Sometimes you can lie when you want to protect the other side (the offense) or protect a phase (offense, defense, special teams) or protect the player, but I feel like this team is very honest, very transparent. Nobody\u2019s got no soft skin, so I feel like everybody can look in the mirror \u2026 and they\u2019ll be straight.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) throws the ball during an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49158,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117,119,110],"class_list":{"0":"post-49190","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-jacksonville","9":"tag-jacksonville-headlines","10":"tag-jacksonville-news","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}