L.A. Chargers 17, Atlanta 13
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 1, 2024
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Clete Blakeman
Attendance:
72139
By Field Level Media
ATLANTA -- Tarheeb Still intercepted Kirk Cousins twice -- including a pick-6 -- and Ladd McConkey caught nine passes for 117 yards as the visiting Los Angeles Chargers beat the Atlanta Falcons 17-13 on Sunday.
Los Angeles (8-4) won its fifth game in six tries despite being outgained 350-187. Justin Herbert completed 16 of 23 passes for 147 yards for the Chargers, who had four interceptions.
Cousins completed 24 of 39 passes for 245 yards as the Falcons (6-6) lost their third in a row. Bijan Robinson ran for 102 yards and a score, while Ray-Ray McCloud caught four passes for 95 yards and Drake London had nine receptions for 86 yards.
Trailing 9-7 at halftime, Atlanta took the lead on Younghoe Koo's 41-yard field goal with 7:23 left in the third.
After Los Angeles was forced to punt, Still picked off Cousins for the second time, returning it for a 61-yard touchdown late in the third. Herbert found Josh Palmer for the two-point conversion, giving the Chargers a 17-10 lead.
Cousins connected with McCloud for a 60-yard pass, leading to Koo's 26-yard field goal that trimmed the Chargers' lead to 17-13 heading to the fourth.
Los Angeles gave the ball back on a failed fake punt attempt. After advancing to Los Angeles' 13-yard line, Cousins was intercepted for a third time, this time by Marcus Maye in the end zone with 9:11 left in regulation.
Following another Chargers punt, Derwin James' interception on Los Angeles' 24-yard line with 47 seconds left iced the win.
On its opening drive, Atlanta advanced to the Chargers' 17-yard line, where Koo missed a 35-yard field goal, his fourth miss in the last three games. From there, Lorenzo Carter forced Hassan Haskins' third-and-1 fumble, which Clark Phillips recovered and returned to the Los Angeles 29-yard line.
The Falcons cashed in on the takeaway as Robinson's 2-yard rush gave the hosts a 7-0 lead with 3:59 left in the opening quarter.
After Cameron Dicker's 45-yard field goal cut into the Chargers' deficit, Still picked off Cousins on Los Angeles' 34-yard line on the first play of the second quarter.
Herbert's 20-yard pass to McConkey helped advance the ball to Atlanta's 31, where Arnold Ebiketie sacked Herbert. Dicker made a 51-yard field goal at the 11:08 mark of the second quarter to trim Atlanta's lead to 7-6.
Dicker's 34-yard field goal capped the scoring in the first half with 58 seconds left, giving Los Angeles a 9-7 lead at the break.
--Jack Batten, Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
L.A. Chargers |
|
Atlanta |
Gus Edwards
|
Player |
Bijan Robinson
|
6 |
Attempts |
26 |
32 |
Yards |
102 |
5.3 |
Avg Yards |
3.9 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
12 |
Long |
15 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
L.A. Chargers
|
187 |
56 |
131 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1.0 |
1 |
Atlanta
|
350 |
116 |
234 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5.0 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
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Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Falcons have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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L.A. Chargers will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Chargers have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .750 after a loss.