"Justin Herbert throws for 318 yards and three touchdowns as the Chargers defeat Kansas City 27-21. Herbert upstaged Patrick Mahomes with help from a smothering defense, toppling the defending AFC champions. Quentin Johnston catches two touchdown passes in the win. The social-media influencers showed up in droves Friday for the marquee matchup between the Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs, only the NFL's second regular-season game played in the Southern Hemisphere."
"They snapped selfies, did dances, tried to top each other with eye-catching outfits and elbowed for the spotlight. As for Justin Herbert? He was Mr. Beast. The Chargers quarterback dissected the Chiefs with surgical precision, throwing for 318 yards and three touchdown passes in a 27-21 toppling of the defending AFC champions - a franchise the Chargers hadn't beaten since 2021."
Justin Herbert completed 318 passing yards and three touchdowns to lead the Chargers to a 27-21 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Quentin Johnston caught two touchdown passes and emerged as a decisive receiving target. A smothering Chargers defense limited Patrick Mahomes and helped stifle Kansas City’s usual late-game comebacks, though the Chiefs still showed quick-strike capability. The game was only the NFL's second regular-season contest in the Southern Hemisphere and the league’s first regular-season game streamed for free on YouTube. Large social-media influencer attendance added a spectacle to the matchup, and the Chargers snapped a multi-game losing streak versus Kansas City.
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