Justin Herbert of Los Angeles Chargers speaking in locker room.Justin Herbert (Photo via NBC Sports)
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert didn’t seem too pleased about being filmed before kickoff for the team’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ clash with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Justin Herbert and the Bolts welcomed Joe Burrow and the slumping Bengals to SoFi Stadium for a prime-time clash featuring two of the league’s top quarterbacks. Despite blowing a 21-point lead in the second half, Herbert and the Bolts narrowly escaped with a 34-27 victory to improve to 7-3 on the year.

Before kickoff, the NBC Sports broadcast gave a brief glimpse into the Bolts’ locker room as they got ready for kickoff. And let’s just say that Herbert had a hysterical reaction upon discovering that he was being filmed:

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In Herbert’s defense, he probably would have liked a heads-up about being shown on live television before the game. Especially in a mostly-private place like the locker room before game time.

Justin Herbert had a field day in the Chargers’ thrilling victory, completing 17 of 36 pass attempts for 297 yards, two touchdowns and no interception. Herbert’s stat line would have looked better if his receivers didn’t drop a handful of beautiful throws, too.

Now at 7-3 on the year, the Chargers are well on their way to a wild-card berth and return to the postseason. If the postseason started today, Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers would visit the Houston Texans in the opening round.

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Herbert has been putting up MVP-like numbers since he stepped onto the field as a rookie in 2020. And though he had plenty of stars at his side, the Bolts failed to supply him with competent coaching (namely Brandon Staley and his staff).

But the Chargers hit a home run when they hired Harbaugh, a national championship-winning coach at Michigan who quickly turned the San Francisco 49ers into a juggernaut 13 years ago as well.