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Speaker 1: Final Drive presented by Microsoft Surface alongside Helly on What

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Speaker 1: I'm Chris Habrey on a night where the Chargers lose

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Speaker 1: in overtime thirty twenty seven to the New Orleans Saints

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Speaker 1: despite a really wonderful performance again by Justin, Herbert and Haley.

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Speaker 1: We could have had an awesome twenty thirty minute podcasts

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Speaker 1: tonight talking about all the positives getting to two and three,

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Speaker 1: everything this rookie quarterback did. But in a loss, it

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Speaker 1: just feels like it's it's a lot tougher to see

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Speaker 1: those positives. Yeah, I mean someone who even asked Herbert

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Speaker 1: during his press or look, congrats, you became the first quarterback,

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Speaker 1: rookie quarterback to throw for four touchdowns on Monday night football.

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Speaker 1: But it almost rings hollow when you don't come away

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Speaker 1: he just played his heart out tonight. I don't think

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Speaker 1: he could have asked for a better performance from Justin

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Speaker 1: Herbert in this game. But you know, it's another one's

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Speaker 1: four loss and another overtime loss, the second time this

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Speaker 1: team is lost in overtime this season, and it's frustrating.

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Speaker 1: And that was absolutely the takeaway. And it is a

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Speaker 1: bummer because, like you said, this could have been a

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Speaker 1: essentially came down to what would have really, you know,

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Speaker 1: been the final play of the game. That's right, And

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Speaker 1: you know, justin just reading some of his stats, twenty

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Speaker 1: stalled out a lot in quarters two, three, and four,

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Speaker 1: but had a you know, Mike had that big play,

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Speaker 1: at the end of the game, and bads just missed

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Speaker 1: that field goal. But I don't know key takeaways from

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