The Los Angeles Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers deliver a crazy thriller in the Sunday Night Game. Just before time expires, quarterback Justin Herbert throws the decisive pass.

Munich – Thrilling game in the Sunday Night Game! The Los Angeles Chargers were able to celebrate a narrow 41:37 home victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The decision came shortly before the end.

With just under three and a half minutes left on the clock, the home team was still trailing 34-37, but then Justin Herbert managed the decisive action. The L.A. quarterback connected with receiver Mike Williams with a 53-yard touchdown pass and put his team back in the lead.

Before that, a true comeback had taken place at SoFi Stadium. After the third quarter, the Chargers had a comfortable 27-10 lead on the scoreboard, but then Pittsburgh turned up the heat.

Three touchdowns for both quarterbacks

In the last period the team around playmaker Ben Roethlisberger scored three touchdowns and two field goals. After the Williams touchdown, however, the guests could not fight back. In their final drive, Big Ben was sacked twice and Pittsburgh also conceded a penalty.

Overall, both signal callers turned in strong performances. Roethlisberger completed 28 of 44 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns. Justin Herbert, on the other hand, placed 30 of 41 throws for 382 yards to his teammates. He recorded three touchdowns and one interception.

Meanwhile, Austin Ekeler had an extraordinary evening. The Chargers’ running back scored four of his team’s five touchdowns – more than ever before in his career. With two rushing and two receiving touchdowns, the 26-year-old is only the ninth player in the Super Bowl era to achieve this in just one game.

The Chargers pulled clear of the Raiders and Broncos in the hotly contested AFC West with the win, moving into second place behind the Chiefs with a 6-4 record. The Steelers, on the other hand, drop to third place in the AFC North behind the Ravens and Bengals with five wins and four losses.