Chargers Fall to 0-2 as Irvin Questions Herbert’s Focus

The Los Angeles Chargers fell to 0-2 after losing 26-14 to the Las Vegas Raiders on September 20, as quarterback Justin Herbert threw two interceptions and Michael Irvin publicly questioned his focus by pointing to his relationship with singer Madison Beer. Herbert completed 15 of 27 passes for 192 yards and one touchdown, was intercepted twice and was sacked three times. The Chargers scored 14 points. During the game, Los Angeles had 13 possessions; apart from its two touchdown drives, none of its other drives exceeded 30 yards, according to one account. Irvin criticized Herbert in an Instagram video after the loss, referring to videos of the quarterback driving Beer to an airport. Irvin said Herbert had made “the wrong drive,” contrasting the airport trip with his inability to lead the Chargers to the end zone. The available reports do not independently establish when the airport videos were filmed or their relevance to Herbert’s performance. On a podcast discussion about the Chargers’ start, Irvin argued that the team needed to maintain its focus and said time was running out to correct course.