Nov 25, 2024
INGLEWOOD — Jim Harbaugh and his brother, John, were absolutely right. It wasn’t about them. It was about a battering ram by the name of Derrick Henry. Harbaugh Bowl III went to John and the Baltimore Ravens because Jim and the Chargers couldn’t stop Henry, a 6-foot-3, 247-pound running back. Henry rushed for 140 yards on 24 carries and the Ravens ended the Chargers’ four-game winning streak with a 30-23 victory Monday night at SoFi Stadium. The third victory for John over Jim was even in so many ways, but Henry was the X-factor, the one player the Chargers could not counter. Henry didn’t score a touchdown, but he set up the Ravens’ scores with his punishing runs, often dragging Chargers tacklers along with him. “We’ve just got to get him on the ground,” Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. said of the challenge Henry presented. “He was getting yards after contact. They were in too many second-and-6, third-and-2 (situations), you know what I mean? He’s going to be effective when they play that way.” The Chargers (7-4) were within one score of the Ravens midway through the fourth quarter, but Justice Hill sealed the deal for Baltimore (8-4) with a 51-yard touchdown run that made it 30-16 after Justin Tucker’s extra point. It was the most points the Chargers had given up this season. Chargers running back Gus Edwards’ 1-yard touchdown run accounted for the final score. The Chargers scored touchdowns on their first and their final possessions, converting impressive drives. It was the extended period between the touchdowns that destroyed the Chargers’ hopes to win their fifth consecutive game. “We’ll regroup,” Jim Harbaugh promised after the Chargers lost for the first time since a 17-15 defeat Oct. 21 to the Arizona Cardinals. “They (the Ravens) played better football than we did. More importantly, we know what kind of team we are and what we’re capable of. We’ll regroup.” The Harbaughs met on the field roughly an hour before kickoff on “Monday Night Football.” They weren’t alone for long, though, a gaggle of photographers drew near, snapping away as the sons of Jack and Jackie Harbaugh chatted about who knows what before the Chargers and Ravens faced off. It was likely the last quiet moment either coach would have until the game’s end. When they met again after the game, they were mobbed by photographers near midfield. Their meeting was short and bittersweet for Jim Harbaugh, who would later say he congratulated John on the victory. “Love ya,” Jim Harbaugh said he told his brother. Jim and the Chargers trailed John and the Ravens 14-13 by halftime, and it seemed fitting. The teams traded big plays and electric scoring drives right to the final seconds of the half, with Cameron Dicker pulling the Chargers within a point at the break with a 52-yard field goal as time expired. The Chargers struggled to contain Henry, which was to be expected. The Ravens struggled to contain Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins, which wasn’t expected. Dobbins rushed for 40 yards on six carries before he was sidelined for the rest of the game because of a knee injury. Harbaugh didn’t have an update on Dobbins after the game. Quarterbacks Justin Herbert of the Chargers and Lamar Jackson of the Ravens each ran for a first-half touchdown. Herbert scrambled for a 5-yard score in the first quarter, hugging the ball tight to his chest in celebration. Jackson sprinted around the left end for a 10-yard touchdown in the second. Dicker gave the Chargers a 10-0 lead with a 42-yard field goal, but Jackson rallied the Ravens with his touchdown run and then a 40-yard scoring pass to Rashod Bateman that gave Baltimore a 14-10 lead with 24 seconds left in the half. The four-point advantage lasted exactly 24 seconds. Dicker kicked a 52-yard field goal on the final play of the half. The teams traded field goals in the third quarter, with Tucker hitting from 45 yards and Dicker converting for the second time from 52 yards to bring the Chargers within 17-16 with 4:08 remaining in the quarter. Dicker made his seventh kick of 50 yards or more in eight attempts this season. Jackson then hit tight end Mark Andrews for a 6-yard touchdown and the Ravens held a 23-16 lead with 12:32 left in the game. “You had to be on the details,” Chargers defensive lineman Morgan Fox said of attempting to slow down the Ravens. “We’ve got to go back and watch the film and see where we had a lapse in the details and fix it. They’re a good team and they came out and made more plays than we did.” Related Articles Los Angeles Chargers | Chargers vs. Baltimore Ravens: Who has the edge? Los Angeles Chargers | Chargers host Ravens in Harbaugh Bowl III, a game with lots of connections Los Angeles Chargers | Chargers’ pass rushers Khalil Mack, Joey Bosa regaining health at right time Los Angeles Chargers | Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is ‘one of one’ and Chargers’ next big test Los Angeles Chargers | Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh embraces 3rd matchup with brother John
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