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Live In-Game Updates: Chargers at Cardinals Week 12

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Final

  • Chargers, 25, Cardinals 24

Brandon Staley goes for the 2-point conversion with 18 seconds left to go for the win, and it pays off. The Chargers improve to 6-5 on the season and will head to Las Vegas in Week 13.

Fourth Quarter

  • 4:11 pm: Chargers convert the 2-point conversion on a completion to Gerald Everett, now leading 25-24.
  • 4:09 pm: Justin Herbert goes back to Austin Ekeler for a touchdown. Chargers going for the 2-point try to take the lead with 12 seconds left.
  • 4:07 pm: 10-yard screen to Austin Ekeler sets up the Chargers at the Arizona' 1-yard line with 18 seconds left.
  • 4:05 pm: Chargers move into the red zone with 46 seconds left on a 16-yard catch-and-run by Keenan Allen.
  • 4:01 pm: DeAndre Carter returns the punt 19 yards, into Cardinals' territory.
  • 3:58 pm: Michael Davis come off the edge for a sack on Kyle Murray.
  • 3:55 pm: Cardinals bring a blitz and Isaiah Simmons goes untouched for a sack. Justin Herbert has been sacked four times today.
  • 3:54 pm: Foster Sarell comes in at right tackle for Trey Pipkins.
  • 3:50 pm: Alohi Gilman forces an incompletion as the Cardinals go three-and-out on consecutive drives. The Chargers take over on offense, down 7, with 6:07 left.
  • 3:45 pm: After further review, the officials rule it an incomplete pass.
  • 3:43 pm: Ball gets deflected at the line of scrimmage and Zaven Collins comes down with the interception on Justin Herbert. The play is under review.
  • 3:42 pm: Justin Herbert gets sacked for the fourth time today.
  • 3:38 pm: Chargers force a three-and-out. Cardinals punting for the first time today.
  • 3:33 pm: Justin Herbert is sacked for the third time today.
  • 3:31 pm: Justin Herbert picks up 23 yards with his legs. He's the Chargers leading rusher today with 38 yards.
  • Score Update: Cardinal 24, Chargers 17
  • 3:27 pm: James Conner forces Kenneth Murray to miss a tackle at the goal-line as he takes it into the end zone for a 6-yard catch-and-run.

Third Quarter

  • Score Update: Cardinal 17, Chargers 17
  • 3:12 pm: Chargers move the ball down the field and get inside the 10-yard line, but are forced to settle for a field goal. Cameron Dicker's 26-yard attempt is good, as the game is tied up at 17-17.
  • 3:08 pm: Justin Herbert completed 18 consecutive passes, spanning from the first half and ending in the third quarter with 5:51 left.
  • 3:04 pm: Justin Herbert to DeAndre Carter for 13 yards on third down. Carter has hauled in a few crucial grabs today. He's now up to 64 yards on five receptions, and has one touchdown.
  • 2:59 pm: Chargers C Corey Linsley has been ruled out with a concussion.
  • 2:57 pm: Matt Prater's 49-yard field goal is wide left. No damage done on the Chargers' front after the Cardinals went 44 yards on six plays to open up the second half.

Halftime

  • Cardinals 17, Chargers 14

Second Quarter

  • Score Update: Cardinal 17, Chargers 14
  • 2:35 pm: Kyler Murray beats the Chargers with his legs, keeping it himself for a 5-yard touchdown. Murray has accounted for 38 of the Cardinals' 110 rushing yards in the first half.
  • 2:26 pm: Austin Ekeler is up to 73 receptions this year, the most in NFL history by a running back through a team’s first 11 games of a season.
  • 2:20 pm: Chargers C Corey Linsley is being evaluated for a head injury and RT Trey Pipkins (knee) is questionable to return.
  • 2:16 pm: Chargers RT Trey Pipkins was down after the DeAndre Carter touchdown. He walked off slowly under his own power.
  • Score Update: Chargers 14, Cardinals 10
  • 2:15 pm: After starting the game with three consecutive punts, the Chargers have found the end zone on back-to-back possessions. Justin Herbert finds a wide open DeAndre Carter for a 33-yard touchdown.
  • 2:10 pm: Derwin James comes down with his first interception of the season in what could turn into a much-needed momentum boost.
  • Score Update: Cardinals 10, Chargers 7
  • 2:04 pm: Keenan Allen secures his first touchdown of the season on a 2-yard pass from Justin Herbert.
  • 1:59 pm: *The officials rule that Michael Bandy recovered the fumble. Chargers remain with the ball.
  • 1:57 pm: Chargers first four drives on offense: Punt, punt, punt, fumble
  • 1:55 pm: Joshua Palmer fumbles, and the Cardinals recover at their own 38-yard line.
  • Score Update: Cardinals 10, Chargers 0
  • 1:49 pm: Matt Prater is good from 43 yards to give the Cardinals a 10-0 lead over the Chargers
  • 1:45 pm: The Chargers are allowing over 7 yards per carry, and QB Kyler Murray is 6-of-6 for 71 yards and 1 touchdown through the first quarter.

First Quarter

  • 1:40 pm: The ugly start for the Chargers continues. False start penalties, paired with the Cardinals' pass rush getting to Justin Herbert forces a three-and-out. The Chargers have punted three times and picked up just one first down thus far.
  • Score Update: Cardinals 7, Chargers 0
  • 1:32 pm: Rookie JT Woods comes up empty on a DeAndre Hopkins tackle that leads to a 33-yard touchdown.
  • 1:24 pm: Chargers first two drives on offense: 9 plays, 18 yards, two sacks, two punts.
  • 1:22 pm: Justin Herbert sacked again for the second time across the team's first two drives – both coming on third down. Chargers punt.
  • 1:18 pm: Derwin James' last tackle was the 350th of his career. He reached that number in just 47 games, faster than any defensive back in the last 30 years.
  • 1:17pm: Derwin James rips the ball loose from James Conor and Sebastian Joseph-Day recovers it. Chargers are now back on offense.
  • 1:14 pm: Alohi Gilman gets the starting nod at safety in place of Nasir Adderley, who's out with a thumb injury.
  • 1:11 pm: J.J. Watt gets through Jamaree Salyer off the left side and brings down Justin Herbert for a sack on third down. The Chargers allowed a season-high five sacks last week.
  • 1:05 pm: The Cardinals won the toss and defer. Chargers will get the ball first.

Pregame

  • Date and time: Sunday, Nov. 27 at 1:05 p.m. PT
  • Location: State Farm Stadium
  • TV: CBS
  • Streaming: NFL Sunday Ticket, FuboTV
  • Radio: ATL FM-98.7, featuring Matt "Money" Smith, Daniel Jeremiah and Shannon Farren

Inactives

  • Chargers: QB Easton Stick, WR Jason Moore Jr., RB Sony Michel, S Nasir Adderley, T Storm Norton, WR Mike Williams
  • Cardinals: WR Rondale Moore, CB Byron Murphy Jr., QB Trace McSorley, S Charles Washington, LB Jesse Luketa, OL Wyatt Davis, WR Greg Dortch

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