Justin Herbert starred for the Los Angeles Chargers as they beat the Kansas City Chiefs 27-21 in their NFL opener in Sao Paulo, Brazil.<\/p>\n
The quarterback passed for 318 yards and three touchdowns as the Chargers defeated last season’s beaten Super Bowl finalists.<\/p>\n
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“[It was] just another game for us,” Herbert said. “We came out here, executed, did what we needed to.”<\/p>\n
In the second NFL game to be staged in Sao Paulo, Herbert found Quentin Johnson for a touchdown on the way to the Chargers going 10-0 up.<\/p>\n
The Chiefs, with the help of a Patrick Mahomes touchdown, recovered to trail 13-12 before Harrison Butker missed the chance to level with an extra point attempt.<\/p>\n
Herbert then threw to Keenan Allen for a touchdown as the Chargers took a 20-12 lead into the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
A Travis Kelce touchdown reduced the deficit but Herbert and Johnson again combined for another score as the Chargers recorded their first win against the Chiefs since September 2021.<\/p>\n
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“I think in general they came out with more energy than we did,” said Mahomes, who threw for 258 yards and a touchdown on top of his score.<\/p>\n
“We didn’t execute. I missed some throws down the field and obviously we didn’t play good enough in the first half.”<\/p>\n
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