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Justin Herbert's finger X-rays come back clean as the winless Chargers get a rare bit of good news
Jim Harbaugh says Justin Herbert should be good to go after imaging on his non-throwing hand showed no fracture following an eight-sack loss to Houston.
The Los Angeles Chargers finally caught a break. It just was not the kind that shows up in the standings.
X-rays on the middle finger of Justin Herbert's left hand came back negative for a fracture, coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday. It is his non-throwing hand.
"The imaging came back negative, so he should be good to go" Harbaugh told reporters.
A rough Sunday in Inglewood
Herbert left Sunday's 44-22 loss to the Houston Texans in the fourth quarter. He said afterward he wanted to stay in. Harbaugh said he made the call to keep his quarterback on the sideline.
It was a punishing day. Herbert was sacked a career-high eight times and threw his 11th interception, tying New England's Drake Maye for the most in the league.
Before he left he did snap one ugly streak. Herbert found Quentin Johnston on a 58-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown that ended a drought of 12 straight quarters and 37 offensive drives without a touchdown dating to Oct. 11.
Another streak to break
The Chargers are 0-8 and have lost 11 straight games dating to last season. That is the franchise's longest skid since it opened 0-11 in 2000.
Next up is a trip to Baltimore to face the Ravens (4-5) on Monday Night Football before the Chargers come home to play the New York Jets (2-7).
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