2. Recapping the Cowboys win
The Chargers dominated the second half against the Cowboys on Sunday, outscoring the Cowboys by a total of 13-0 as all three phases kicked into high gear.
But Harbaugh made sure to note that the first half was a dogfight against the Cowboys and that Dallas took the lead three separate times before halftime.
No worries for the Bolts, who showed their trademark resiliency to rally and notch their 11th win.
“I think we all can learn … something I’ve noticed and have loved about this team, I think all can probably see it, probably came through the TV, this team never gives up,” Harbaugh said.
“It doesn’t matter, they don’t flinch, they don’t fold,” Harbaugh said. “No matter what’s happening, you could be punched right in the tip of the nose, see some adversity and team just keeps pressing forward.”
As for some standout individual performances in Week 16, Harbaugh spotlighted quarterback Justin Herbert’s 300-yard outing that featured a pair of touchdown passes.
“As far as quarterback performances go, that was a Picasso,” Harbaugh said. “Just incredible play by him. Just dialed in, like he always is. It’s that way every single week with numbing repetition, how well he plays.”
Harbaugh was also asked about Omarion Hampton, who tallied 85 rushing yards and a touchdown on just 16 carries.
The rookie running back, who missed seven games with an ankle injury earlier this season, had 10 carries that went for at least five yards on Sunday.
“So good. And the speed, he got on some of those edges,” Harbaugh said of Hampton. “Guys had angles and he just outran them.
“Some of those collisions, he’s seeking. It’s almost like, I’m going to say Walter Payton-like,” Harbaugh continued. “Just cause that’s, in my mind of a running back that’s trying to be the aggressor, not the aggressee.
“He gets on that sideline, he’s looking to get up field. He’s looking to deliver the contact. I think he’s really getting back in that rhythm he had before he went out,” Harbaugh added.