Chargers highlight: Ladd McConkey extends lead over Patriots

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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 15: Ladd McConkey #15 of the Los Angeles Chargers looks on during the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at SoFi Stadium on December 15, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 15: Ladd McConkey #15 of the Los Angeles Chargers looks on during the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at SoFi Stadium on December 15, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Ladd McConkey has already set one Chargers rookie record early Saturday, securing his 72nd reception of the season to pass Keenan Allen on the franchise list.

So why not add a touchdown to his day?

After Derwin James fell on a Patriots fumble, the Chargers took over at New England’s 44-yard line. They mixed up the run and the pass as they marched down the field, giving Hassan Haskins a carry up the middle to set up first and goal from the 6.

Justin Herbert dropped back and scanned the field before firing a rocket over the middle to McConkey, who hauled it in with a bevy of Patriots defenders around him to extend the Chargers lead to 17-0.

The drive also moved Herbert past Peyton Manning for most passing yards in a player’s first five seasons when he hit JK Dobbins on a checkdown for 7 yards to put the Chargers inside the Patriots’ 15-yard line.

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