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@kcalnews sports anchor/reporter | @Chargers Weekly podcast | @MedillSports alum | Prior stop @Lakers | #T1D | IG: chrishayre
Newport Beach, CA
Joined March 2009
There it is: If the Chargers win on Monday night in Indianapolis, they’ll punch their ticket to the postseason for the first time since 2018 — and the NFL will finally get Justin Herbert in the postseason.
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The Chargers’ last trip to Jacksonville was in 2019 and it provided us with this 💎
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This is an example of a singular play that can galvanize a team.
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.@DerwinJames is currently the leading Pro Bowl vote-getter (57,858) at AFC free safety, per the NFL.
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Raiders at Chargers Week 1:. -Derek Carr vs. Justin Herbert.-Davante Adams vs. JC Jackson.-Chandler Jones vs. Rashawn Slater.-Khalil Mack Bolts debut against his former team. Picking up where last season ended, only in L.A.
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Justin Herbert has loudly entered the NFL MVP conversation.
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.@DerwinJames received the most Pro Bowl fan votes at AFC free safety (165,153), per the NFL. Rosters will be announced on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. Pacific on @nflnetwork.
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The 3-2 Chargers’ next five opponents:. at Arizona (2-4).vs. New Orleans (2-4).at Cleveland (1-5).vs. Tennessee (1-4).vs. Cincinnati (2-4).
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“The Pro Bowl’s great, but we got our eyes set on a different bowl.”
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Join me and @KristinSmithTV on @SportsCentralLA at 10:30p on #KCAL9. We’ll be joined by the champ, @JayWhiteNZ!
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Cool embrace between Raiders GM Tom Telesco and Justin Herbert. Telesco greeting some of his former players.
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4-1 Chargers at 4-1 Ravens on Sunday: Justin Herbert and Lamar Jackson will meet in Baltimore, each coming off career-high passing performances — and thrilling victories.
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Man. Ten years later, I still get anxiety watching this game. My stomach was in knots during every possession.
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In his second NFL season, Justin Herbert needs three TD passes to pass Philip Rivers (34) for the franchise's single-season record.
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Derwin James and Bo Nix exchanging jerseys postgame (shot by the great Glenn Shimada). @SportsCentralLA | @kcalnews
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It’s 32-32. On that drive, Justin Herbert eclipsed 5,000 passing yards for the season, the only Chargers signal caller to ever do it.
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Jim Harbaugh says he’s met with Justin Herbert and also references Derwin James and Keenan Allen.
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Derwin James showing love to Chargers fans after their 11th win. Playoff Bound.
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Antonio Gates should have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame today.
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If this Ravens-Texans score holds, the Chargers will need to win out (at NE, at LV) and have Pittsburgh lose to Cincinnati in Week 18 to grab the five seed. If that happens, they’ll play Houston in the Wild Card round.
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Chiefs-Chargers for first place in the AFC West in four days. See you Thursday night at @SoFiStadium.
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Postgame locker room with Breiden Fehoko (and a quick Joey Bosa cameo).
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Seeing Rex Ryan’s reaction is all you need to know about the person that Anthony Lynn is.
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Steve Young on Monday Night Countdown talking Chargers QB Justin Herbert: “Quarterbacks, we know it. … We got Aaron Rodgers, we got Tom Brady and Russell [Wilson], and then we got this guy. This guy is by far the best of his generation right now other than Patrick Mahomes.”.
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Zion Johnson is an immediate contributor to this Chargers offense. Slater and Johnson in back-to-back seasons. Justin Herbert is happy.
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Justin Herbert in primetime this season (two OT games): . 578 passing yards, 7 total TDs, 0 INTs. He’s been box office. 🍿.
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Loved Denzel Perryman and Daiyan Henley’s reaction to holding the Panthers to 1-for-12 on third down. Not even aware of it, just playing.
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Bringing this SB matchup back to the Chargers: Take away the Week 17 win, LA lead KC nearly wire to wire in Week 2. They had a 17-point lead over Brady and the Bucs in Week 4. Those were Justin Herbert’s first and third NFL starts, respectively. Bolts are close. 2021 is bright.
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This is first thing you see upon entering YouTube Theater this morning. The Jim Harbaugh Era is underway:
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Kyzir White needs four total tackles Sunday to join Derwin James Jr. with 100. They’d be the first Chargers teammates with 100 in the same season since Hall of Fame LB Junior Seau and All-Pro S Rodney Harrison in 2000. That’s elite company.
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After the Dolphins, Jets and Patriots losses, the Chargers will enter Week 16 as the sixth seed in the AFC.
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Mack is ridiculous here, but this play illustrates the value of Derwin James. In the first quarter he’s rushing and sacking Carr lined up alongside Mack, and to close the game, he’s 1-on-1 with Davante Adams.♟
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If Chargers RB Austin Ekeler scores two TDs tonight, he’ll end the regular season with 20 total. Only HOF RB LaDainian Tomlinson would have more in a single season in franchise history.
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The Chargers are going to the postseason for the first time since 2018. And they clinch tonight because of their defense.
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Justin Herbert’s four career games in primetime:. 97-of-145 for 1,182 yards, 12 TDs, 1 INT and a rushing TD.
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Postgame with Khalil Mack on @sportscentralla after the Chargers beat the Raiders 22-10 at SoFi Stadium. Mack had 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery against his former team.
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Postgame with Tuli Tuipulotu, who had two of the Chargers’ seven sacks today against the Titans. He has 5.5 sacks over the last three games. “Pull it down.”. @SportsCentralLA | @kcalnews
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The Chargers are 7-0 this season when Justin Herbert has a passer rating over 100. Yesterday’s was 133.1, his highest of the 2021 season.
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Entering Week 9:. Joey Bosa (LAC) - 7 sacks, 13 QB hits, 42 tackles, 10 TFL. Nick Bosa (SF) - 7 sacks, 13 QB hits, 20 tackles, 11 TFL.
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I’m a healthy scratch today. Our girls made an early arrival this morning:. Isla Pearl Hayre .Ava Margo Hayre. MVP: Mom — she’s doing amazing. First football Sunday with Dad.
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Jim Harbaugh is a culture builder, brings toughness, and has elevated the quarterback position wherever he’s gone. The Chargers are in need of all three. It’s a new day in the AFC.
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Chargers the only team with two rooks in the top 10.
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The Chargers are seeking their sixth straight win in the division this Sunday, dating back to last season. Justin Herbert has 15 total TDs and zero turnovers in his last five AFC West contests.
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Drew Brees on Chargers QB Justin Herbert tonight on NBC: “I think he is extremely impressive. They don’t make many athletes like him. Maybe him and [Buffalo’s] Josh Allen with the size, the strength, the speed, the arm strength.”.
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Entering Week 10:. Keenan Allen/Mike Williams - 33 catches for 363 yards and two TDs. Quentin Johnston/Ladd McConkey - 53 catches for 722 yards and eight TDs. This requires context because Keenan and Mike are in much different situations now. It’s more of a reflection of how well.
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Coach Lynn on heading to Buffalo: “You don’t just play the football team, you play 69,000 fans, too.”.
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Derwin James has zero missed tackles through his first three NFL games, per @PFF_Chargers.
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Walkoff with @daiyan_henley11, whose second-quarter INT helped the Chargers beat the Raiders 34-20 to secure their 11th win of the season. As you will see, his teammates believe he was a Pro Bowl snub. @SportsCentralLA | @kcalnews
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-The first-ever Chargers-Raiders matchup in Vegas ended in a 30-27 OT win for LA. -The second will be for an AFC wild card spot in the first-ever Week 18. -These teams have met in the playoffs once (1981). Next Sunday will be the biggest game in this rivalry in over 40 years.
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After yesterday:. ✅ Mike Williams - 6 receiving TDs (tops in NFL).✅ Austin Ekeler - 7 total TDs (T-1 in the NFL).✅ Justin Herbert - 3 game-winning drives (tops in NFL).
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This Chargers-Steelers primetime game is chock full of storylines:. -Rivers vs. Big Ben (Class of 2004).-Pouncey Bros (Mike vs. Maurkice).-Watt Bros (Derek vs. T.J.).-1994 AFC Championship rematch.-AFC positioning.
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A homecoming for Chargers LB Drue Tranquill, who led the team with 11 tackles tonight in his home state of Indiana. Tranquill says the key to the defense’s dominance in December: “Player accountability.”
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Chargers rookie OT Rashawn Slater will line up against Joey Bosa during camp, and then Nick Bosa during joint practices with the 49ers, to prepare for a third Buckeye — Chase Young — and the WFT D-line in Week 1. That’s pretty good practice for the regular season.
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The Chargers will start 1-0 in the AFC West for the first time since 2014.
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DB Elijah Molden, who’s been with the Chargers for around two weeks, got a game ball today. So did a pair of players from last year’s draft class: WR Quentin Johnston and LB Daiyan Henley.
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For the first time in 5,116 days, the Chargers will have new starting quarterback under center this Sunday in Cincinnati: Tyrod Taylor.
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Chargers HC Anthony Lynn said DT Linval Joseph spoke to the team and gave the example of the 2011 New York Giants - they lost four straight during the season, but ended up 9-7 and won the Super Bowl. A lot of football left.
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Day 2 of Chargers minicamp. Drew Brees is here. OC Joe Lombardi was his QBs coach in New Orleans. Chase Daniel also spent time in the Saints’ QB room with Brees.
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Justin Herbert down in SD to watch his alma mater get a W.
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How good has @Keenan13Allen been since 2017? . 303 receptions (3rd among WRs) 3,788 yards (4th among WRs) .444 targets (5th among WRs). While playing in all 48 regular season games. Elite.
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The Chargers haven’t allowed an opponent to score over 20 points in a game this season. The Bengals have scored 21 or more in seven of 10 games in 2024. L.A.’s biggest test to date comes this Sunday night at SoFi Stadium against the No. 6 scoring offense in football (27.0).
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How about this per @dannymarkino: The Chargers were 14-of-19 on third down today. That’s the most third-down conversions by any NFL team since 2011. A decade. Incredible, especially on the road against that caliber of defense.
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I thought it was a catch of the year candidate, but Mike Williams said he’s probably had better.
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Brandon Staley wins his first game as head coach. Justin Herbert throws for 337 yards. Chargers are 1-0 after a 20-16 victory in D.C.
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Justin Herbert and Patrick Mahomes combined for 639 yards, 8 TDs and 0 INTs in Week 1. In their three career matchups, two games went to overtime and the other was tied until :32 remained in the fourth quarter.
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Justin Herbert ran for the first @Chargers TD in SoFi Stadium history. Now he’s thrown the first.
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With the Steelers win tonight, the Chargers can now clinch the fifth seed in the AFC playoffs with a win in Week 18 at Denver.
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Per Chargers Communications: “Justin Herbert now has the most total touchdowns (passing and rushing scores) by any player through their first two seasons in NFL history (71).”.
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Will be interested to see what time the Bengals and Steelers kick off next week and if it will be the same window as Chargers-Raiders. Bengals + Chargers win in Week 18 = the five seed for L.A.
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Next Monday night at SoFi Stadium will be the first Raiders-Chargers matchup since Dec. 8, 2002 where both teams enter the game above .500.
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Through Week 3, Keenan Allen is the NFL’s leader in targets (42), receptions (29), and receiving yards (404). He has 13 more targets, three more receptions, and 93 more receiving yards than the second-ranked player in those categories.
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Most sacks in the NFL since 2016 (@Stathead):. 1) Aaron Donald, LAR (78).3) Chandler Jones, LV (71.5).6) Joey Bosa, LAC (58).7) Khalil Mack, LAC (57.5).8) Von Miller, BUF (55.5). All five playing at SoFi Stadium in Week 1.
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QB Justin Herbert named @PFWAwriters 2020 Rookie of the Year *and* Offensive Rookie of the Year; LB Kenneth Murray named to All-Rookie team:
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Keenan Allen was the longest-tenured member of the Chargers. Will be strange not seeing him in powder blue. Arguably the greatest WR in team history. WR is incredibly deep in the draft, and at the top there are three blue-chip players (Harrison Jr., Nabers and Odunze). New era.
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New Chargers S JT Woods ran a 4.36 40-yard dash at the combine. He led the Big 12 last season with six interceptions. He’s fast, can get the ball, and will share a safeties room with Derwin James and Nasir Adderley.
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Chargers LB Kenneth Murray (with a Kyle Van Noy cameo) on the Chargers’ “elite” third-down defense. They’ve held their last three opponents to a combined 6-of-32 on third down. Tonight the Colts were 0–of-10.
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Exactly a year ago, Chargers beat the Cowboys 28-6. Philip Rivers threw for 434 yards and 3 TDs, @Keenan13Allen caught 11 balls for 172 yards and a TD, and @blaqbadger14 had a 90-yard pick-six — the first of his career.
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In the span of 11 days, the Chargers overcame a 16-point deficit in Pittsburgh and a 14-point deficit in KC, in primetime, in December.
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DE Joey Bosa and C Corey Linsley were teammates at Ohio State in 2013. Bosa was a freshman; Linsley a fifth-year senior. Now reunited with the @Chargers in Los Angeles.
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The Chargers have selected a Pro Bowl or All-Pro player in each of their last seven drafts: Melvin Ingram ('12), Keenan Allen ('13), Jason Verrett ('14), Melvin Gordon ('15), Joey Bosa ('16), Desmond King ('17), Derwin James ('18).
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Over the last five years, @Chargers GM Tom Telesco has drafted a Defensive Rookie of the Year (DE Joey Bosa, 2016) and an Offensive of the Year (QB Justin Herbert, 2020). Bosa is 25. Herbert will be 23 next month.
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Chargers QB Philip Rivers will make his 209th consecutive NFL start Sunday vs. Indianapolis, breaking a tie with two all-timers — QB Peyton Manning (1998-2011) and LB Derrick Brooks (1996-2008).
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Since Joey Bosa entered the league in ‘16, the Ingram/Bosa tandem has combined for 72.5 sacks. The only current NFL teammates who have more during that time are the Vikings’ Hunter and Griffen (83). A big reason for their success in Minnesota: new Chargers DT Linval Joseph.
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RB Austin Ekeler is a second alternate for the Pro Bowl despite having a career season, and one of the best at his position. He’s second in the NFL in total TDs (17) and second among RBs with 1,347 yards from scrimmage.
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The Chargers have an opportunity to win three straight AFC West games for the first time since 2013.
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.@Chargers QB Justin Herbert has: i) elite WR in Allen, ii) pass-catching RB in Ekeler iii) TE1 in Henry. Now, look at these 2020 numbers from the WR trio of Williams, Guyton and Johnson: 88 catches for 1,522 yards and 10 TDs. All of these players are 28 or younger.
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Khalil Mack today: “I’m not a talker. I’d rather show y’all than tell you.”.
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The last @Chargers quarterback not named Drew Brees or Philip Rivers to start a “Monday Night Football” game was Stan Humphries 24 years ago against the Detroit Lions (Nov. 11, 1996).
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After last night, Chargers QB Justin Herbert leads the NFL with five fourth-quarter comebacks in 2021. Lamar Jackson has four; three other QBs have three.
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Entering Week 4, @Chargers WRs Keenan Allen and Mike Williams are both top 10 in the NFL in targets, receptions and passing yards. Williams is tied for second in the league with four receiving TDs.
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The Chargers are 9-of-10 in the red zone the last two weeks against the Chiefs and Raiders.
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