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Justin Herbert Breaks NFL Record in Chargers' Thursday Night Win Over Broncos

LA's franchise quarterback continues to impress.

Mike Kadlick

Herbert now has the most completions for a quarterback before turning 27 years old.
Herbert now has the most completions for a quarterback before turning 27 years old. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
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History was made in more ways than one on Thursday night at SoFi Stadium.

Alongside kicker Cameron Dicker and his successful free kick attempt, quarterback Justin Herbert also added himself to the record books in LA's 34–27 win over Denver.

With a 23-of-31 passing performance, the Chargers signal-caller set the record for most completions in league history before turning 27 years old.

Herbert has now completed 1,981 passes through his first 77 NFL games on a career 69% completion percentage. He's also thrown 132 touchdowns while adding 13 more on the ground.

On Thursday night in Los Angeles, the 26-year-old quarterback helped the Chargers mount an 11-point comeback, leading his offense to 21 straight points on the Broncos' defense in the second half. Herbert threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns in the win.

Los Angeles had lost two straight coming into Week 16, but its victory over Denver brought the Chargers to 9-6 on the season and moved them into the No. 6 seed—for now—in the AFC playoff race.

After a mini-bye, they'll head to New England next Saturday to take on Drake Maye and the New England Patriots.

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MIKE KADLICK

Mike Kadlick is a breaking/trending news writer at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI, he covered the New England Patriots for WEEI sports radio in Boston and continues to do so for CLNS Media. He graduated from Boston University with his Master's in 2021. Mike is also an avid runner and a proud lover of all things pizza.

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