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Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh puts a lot on the shoulders of Justin Herbert, who only has a few days to prepare for the Denver Broncos. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Jim Harbaugh’s news conference after the Chargers’ 40-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday was part postgame recap and part pregame look-ahead. The Chargers didn’t have any time to waste with the Denver Broncos coming to SoFi Stadium on Thursday.
“It’s football,” Harbaugh said. “We’ve seen the good times and today we’re staring at adversity. It’s how we respond. That’s where my mind is on to: Getting ready for this next game.”
Thursday’s AFC West rematch against the Broncos (9-5) is the most important game of the Chargers’ season, safety Derwin James Jr. said.
The Broncos, who lost to the Chargers in Denver earlier in October, jumped into the sixth seed in the AFC playoff picture with a win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday while the Chargers (8-6) faltered in their worst loss of the season.
Three takeaways from the home loss:
Rest and recovery
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) takes a hit from Buccaneers defensive end Logan Hall (90). (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
The Chargers set up a makeshift treatment room outside the locker room, partitioning off an area with massage tables and stationary bikes. Players sat in their lockers and ran massage guns up and down their legs. A staff member hoped to cut quarterback Justin Herbert’s postgame news conference short to make sure he could get straight to treatment.
The quarterback who was nursing a left ankle sprain has 96 hours to recover for Thursday’s game. Herbert said after the game Sunday his mobility is “obviously not where I’d like it to be” after he sprained his ankle early against the Kansas City Chiefs last week, but he was undeterred about Thursday.
“It’s obviously a short week, not a whole lot of time,” Herbert said, “but you do everything you can and sacrifice in the next…
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Publish date : 2024-12-16 11:00:00
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