Herbert finished the game with 32 rushing yards, but none bigger than his 19-yard scramble to seal the game and the victory for the Bolts.
His legs became a factor early and often in Brazil, and Breer is excited about what it could mean for the Chargers offense in 2025.
Breer wrote:
Add to that Herbert as a passer—his rating was 131.7 against a really good Kansas City group—and it's easy to see why Harbaugh, Roman and everyone else in powder blue is really excited about their quarterback. Last year, Roman said, because of the injury, they basically had to treat September as a second training camp for the offense.
This year, they are hitting the ground running.
The Athletic's Mike Sando also came away encouraged with how Herbert looked like in this early version of the offense.
In his weekly ‘Pick Six’ column, Sando pointed out that the team was a lot more pass heavy, especially on earlier downs, which gave Herbert and the unit much success.
And it can only mean great things for Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and the group moving forward as evidenced by Friday night.
Sando wrote:
Friday night's game was part of growing evidence that Harbaugh and the only offensive coordinator he has ever had in the NFL, Greg Roman, are breaking from established run-oriented form, putting the ball in their quarterback's hands. Herbert, with 318 yards and three touchdowns against the Chiefs, seemed to be saying, "More, please." …
[Harbaugh's] overall philosophy obviously has not changed. But it's also true that Harbaugh has never had a quarterback in the NFL quite like Herbert.