EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The legend of the Los Angeles Chargers’ 22-19 overtime win against the Philadelphia Eagles will almost certainly outlast the reality.

Yes, quarterback Justin Herbert played eight days after breaking his non-throwing hand and one week after having surgery to set a bone in that injured left hand. Yes, the defense forced five takeaways of Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, two coming on one particularly preposterous play . Yes, the Chargers (9-4) took a major step toward a playoff berth.

But they needed the most turnovers of Hurts’ career, a shockingly unbalanced game plan from the Eagles that had Hurts throwing 40 times to 20 runs by a resurgent Saquon Barkley, and a missed 48-yard field goal among numerous contributing factors that helped the Chargers eke out a

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