Justin Herbert offered an update on his broken left hand Wednesday, saying that he got got precautionary X-rays on it immediately following Monday night’s win over the Eagles.
“Everything was clean for the most part,” Herbert said. “It’s just getting the swelling down and continuing to get full strength in it and continuing to do as much treatment as I can.”
He later added: “Just took a couple hits, I think the doctors were making sure they’re doing everything they can to just take a look and be as safe as possible.”
Overall, Herbert added that the status of his hand is in a much better place than it was a week ago.
“It’s a lot better now. I think it was just sore. I think having played on it, using it and falling on it, too, I think that kind of helped and was some of the reason why it was sore,” Herbert said. “I think for the most part, it’s gotten a lot better, I feel like my grip strength has gotten better and just being able to use it has gotten better, too.”
As for his performance in primetime, the Chargers quarterback said he could have been sharper after throwing for just 139 yards and committing two turnovers.
According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Herbert was pressured on 68.3 percent of his dropbacks, the sixth-highest percentage in a game over the last 10 seasons among quarterbacks with at least 20 dropbacks.
“I thought it was a really tough day for the offense, especially for me,” Herbert said. “I had two turnovers, and I missed a lot of throws and played uncharacteristically, and there’s a bunch of plays that I’d love to have back, a few balls that I missed outside.
“I think those are going to happen. It’s unfortunate that we didn’t play to the expectations that we hold for ourselves, but I thought we did a great job battling all four quarters and in overtime because it looked pretty grim there for a while,” Herbert continued.
“For us to keep battling and go get the special teams out on the field and get some points, it’s obviously not what we want, but to get the win and the defense the way they played, and special teams, it’s what was best for us,” Herbert added.