Justin Herbert Hurls Four Interceptions in Dreadful Playoff Loss to Texans

Herbert and the Chargers imploded offensively in the wild card loss to the Texans.

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert played his worst game of the season, and it resulted in a playoff loss to the Houston Texans. / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

The Los Angeles Chargers fell to the Houston Texans 32-12 in the AFC wild-card game on Saturday afternoon, thanks in large part to the dismal play of Justin Herbert and the offense.

Herbert, who put together the best regular season of his career under first-year coach Jim Harbaugh, threw four interceptions in the loss. To put Herbert's rough day in perspective, Herbert only threw three interceptions all season prior to Saturday.

Herbert became the first Chargers quarterback since Stan Humphries in 1995 to throw four interceptions in a playoff game. The Chargers' opponent in that game? None other than the Indianapolis Colts and quarterback Jim Harbaugh.

Herbert would certainly like a do-over for this performance. Here are some of the best reactions from social media after Herbert and the Chargers imploded offensively on Saturday:

Justin Herbert in the top QB discussions pic.twitter.com/KuiNerDiol

— NBA Slime (@TerryFranconia) January 12, 2025

I was never wrong about Justin Herbert. I was only first.

I’ve never said Justin Herbert was bad, he’s not. I’ve only said that he was overrated and over praised. Both of which have never been more obviously true.#SocialMediaQuarterback pic.twitter.com/lpBL1D4Smb

— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) January 12, 2025

Justin Herbert after throwing an interception pic.twitter.com/cQoazuYIvG

— Paulos (@LoswitheMos) January 12, 2025

My “Justin Herbert is a top 5 QB in the NFL” agenda pic.twitter.com/Nfg12HxA6G

— Oluwajomiloju (@JomiAdeniran) January 12, 2025

“Dad, how good was Justin Herbert in hypothetical situations?” pic.twitter.com/sMhuM7XLcS

— The r/BillSimmons Podcast (@rBillSimmonsPod) January 11, 2025

Justin Herbert’s been in 2 playoff games in 5 years.

In both games, he was a road favorite against an AFC South champ that precisely no one believed in.

In both games, he played about as poorly as one can play in the 2nd half, leading to horrific losses.

“But the arm talent!”

— nick wright (@getnickwright) January 12, 2025

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