Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts bizarrely misplaced the ball twice throughout the identical play because the reigning Tremendous Bowl champions slumped to a 3rd successive defeat on Monday.
The incident occurred within the second quarter when Hurts was intercepted by the Los Angeles Chargers’ Da’Shawn Hand. The defensive linesman then fumbled the ball and Hurts gathered it up, solely to then lose the ball once more when he was tackled.
Experiences from the US point out it’s the first time since information of this nature started in 1978 {that a} participant has turned the ball over twice on the identical play.
It was a chastening sport for Hurts who threw a career-high 4 interceptions on the SoFi Stadium in California, the ultimate one coming when Tony Jefferson picked off a cross on the one-yard line to finish the sport in additional time.
Cameron Dicker had earlier kicked what turned out to be the game-winning 54-yard area objective within the further interval – matching his career-high 5 area targets in a single sport – because the Chargers received 22-19.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, who performed after present process surgical procedure on a fractured hand on 1 December, accomplished 12 of 26 passes for 139 yards.
A fifth victory of their previous six outings leaves the Chargers second within the AFC West, whereas the Eagles stay high of the NFC East.
Each side return to motion on 14 December at 20:00 GMT, with the Chargers travelling to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and the Eagles internet hosting the Las Vegas Raiders.
