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12/08 23:07 CST Chargers' Dicker kicks winning field goal, Jefferson's
interception seals 22-19 OT win over Eagles
Chargers' Dicker kicks winning field goal, Jefferson's interception seals 22-19
OT win over Eagles
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) --- 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, lifting the Los Angeles Chargers to a 22-19 victory over
the slumping Philadelphia Eagles in a messy game for both teams.
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. One play later, Hurts threw
deep to Jahan Dotson in double-coverage only to have Jefferson keep his feet in
bounds on the game-ending play.
Hurts threw four interceptions and the Eagles committed five turnovers. 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 had four field goals of his own 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.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert was 12 of 26 for 138 yards, one touchdown
and one interception while playing with a surgically repaired non-throwing left
hand. He also ran for 66 yards on 10 carries.
Eagles quarterback Jalen 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.
Elliott also kicked field goals of 41, 30 and 54 yards for the defending Super
Bowl champion Eagles (9-4), who stopped a two-game skid while boosting their
playoff hopes.
The Eagles had five turnovers and the Chargers had three.
Barkley 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.
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 minutes later 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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