Week 16 · 2025–26 season
Chargers
W 34-17 at Cowboys · Dec 21, 2025
Misery Index · Euphoric
Chargers fans letting themselves laugh at the doubters after Herbert went sackless in a 34-17 stroll past Dallas.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
J.Herbert hit Q.Johnston for a 23-yard score in the first quarter and a 50-yard rip in the third, and for once the offensive line gave him a clean pocket all afternoon — no sacks, a first this season. The G.Pickens deep ball was the only real scare, and even that faded by the time L.McConkey punched in his 25-yard touchdown. Three straight wins through the hard part of the schedule, and the playoff math is suddenly doing the work for them.
What fans said
“Herbert didn't get sacked in a game for the first time this season upbolt train!”
u/Buffeloni▲ 354joy
“3-0 vs. the Gauntlet of Death so far.”
u/BlazeBloom▲ 236pride
“With a Colts OR Texans loss we are clinched. LFG BOLT UPPPPP”
u/Big-Chungus-12▲ 159hope
“this team looks like it’s back on track with their dominant ways.”
u/someguyfromtecate▲ 151joy
“Since then, this team has completely reinvented themselves and looks like a team that can make a deep run in the playoffs.”
u/C-N-Mento▲ 140hope
“Greg Roman did a great job today protecting Herbert”
u/Equivalent_Camel_424▲ 121pride
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