The Chargers didn’t burn out a 17 point lead in the second quarter this time It was just 16 points on Sunday
But unlike Tampa Bay and New Orleans, the Chargers rebounded to win, beating Jacksonville 39-29 at SoFi Stadium behind quarterback Justin Herbert’s last sterling game
The rookie finished 27 of 43 for 347 yards and three touchdowns He also led the Chargers with 66 yards on nine carries and scored a rushing touchdown
Keenan Allen led the receivers with 10 catches for 125 yards as the Chargers stopped their four-game losing streak and improved to 2-4
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Chargers look for reasons to stay positive as they try to secure their first win at SoFi Stadium when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday
In their previous two games, the Chargers have lost to the Buccaneers and Saints after opening up a 17-point first-half lead
They were leading 16-0 over the Jaguars at the start of the second quarter before giving it all back, then a little
Jacksonville took a 21-16, 29-22 lead in the third quarter before Herbert brought the Chargers back
His second half highlights included a 70-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Guyton and a 26-yard connection with Virgil Green
Herbert’s five-yard touchdown rush put the Chargers into a fight for good with five seconds left in the third quarter
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Jacksonville’s first full pass and first try came only five minutes into the second quarter
Before touching DJ Chark for a 26-yard gain, Minshew had fewer passing yards than Easton Stick, the Chargers replacement who entered the game for two shots in the first quarter
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Rookie Joe Reed scored on a seven-yard run at the end of the first quarter for his first career touchdown The versatile Reed, who can play both running back and wide receiver, had been inactive the previous two games
The Chargers’ second touchdown came when Herbert hit tight end Donald Parham Jr for 22 yards at the start of the second quarter.The catch was Parham’s second of his career and also his second for a touchdown
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But up 16-0, the Chargers have given up 21 straight points in a parade of missed tackles and missed assignments
Jacksonville’s James Robinson hit two touchdowns to make it 16-14 at the half Then, after the Chargers’ offense came three times to start the third quarter, the Jaguars scored on a blocked punt, Daniel Thomas returning the block 16 yards for the touchdown
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Jeff Miller is the Chargers’ beaten writer for the Los Angeles Times Previously, he spent 20 years as a sports columnist for the Orange County Register and, before that, the Miami Herald He was also a writer for The Angels Beat for The Times and the Register His other stops include the Palm Beach Post and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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