The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Washington Commanders 20-16 on Sep 12, 2021 at Northwest Stadium.
Final · Northwest Stadium
Top performers
- Justin Herbert threw for 337 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Chargers.
- Austin Ekeler ran for 57 yards on 15 carries.
- Taylor Heinicke threw for 122 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Commanders.
- Antonio Gibson ran for 90 yards on 20 carries.
Los Angeles Chargers box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Ekeler | 15 | 57 | 1 | 14 |
| Justin Jackson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Justin Herbert | 4 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 20 | 61 | 1 | 14 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Allen | 9 | 13 | 100 | 0 | 17 |
| Mike Williams | 8 | 12 | 82 | 1 | 20 |
| Jared Cook | 5 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 23 |
| Joshua Palmer | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Justin Jackson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 24 | 35 | 257 | 1 | 23 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derwin James Jr. | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyzir White | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joey Bosa | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Asante Samuel Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linval Joseph | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Davis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alohi Gilman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uchenna Nwosu | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drue Tranquill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyler Fackrell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Niemann | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 34 | 23 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Washington Commanders box score
Passing
| CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 11 | 15 | 122 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14 | 21 | 135 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Gibson | 20 | 90 | 0 | 27 |
| Taylor Heinicke | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| J.D. McKissic | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 25 | 117 | 0 | 27 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry McLaurin | 4 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 34 |
| Antonio Gibson | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| Adam Humphries | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| J.D. McKissic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyami Brown | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Team | 10 | 16 | 88 | 0 | 34 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Holcomb | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby McCain | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Bostic | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Fuller | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daron Payne | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montez Sweat | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| William Jackson III | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Benjamin St-Juste | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Allen | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Collins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Young | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kam Curl | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Settle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 62 | 40 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Kicking
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Before and after
- Chargers · 2021 season · Previous Aug 28, 2021: LAC 0, SEA 27 · Next Sep 19, 2021: DAL 20, LAC 17
- Commanders · 2021 season · Previous Aug 28, 2021: BAL 37, WSH 3 · Next Sep 16, 2021: NYG 29, WSH 30