Crosby vs. Herbert
Like their respective coaches, Maxx Crosby and Justin Herbert have had their fair share of battles.
Since being drafted in 2020, Justin Herbert has six wins against the Raiders – his career-most against any singular team. In those games, he's thrown for 2,516 yards with an 18:2 touchdown to interception ratio.
"They're making good decisions in the RPO game. Then from there, just the quick decisions in the drop back passing game, and he's getting the ball out pretty quick," defensive coordinator Patrick Graham said of Herbert's role in the Chargers offense. "And if he doesn't have it, he has the ability to move around, whether he goes down the field with it or takes off."
Herbert has been sacked 17 times in his nine games against the Raiders, six of those by Crosby. It's one of the teams the edge rusher has had great success against, with nine tackles for loss in games against Herbert as well. The Chargers are also one of three teams Crosby has had multiple games against where he has recorded two sacks or more.
"One of the best in the business. A game-wrecker, as we like to call him," Chargers offensive coordinator Greg Roman said.
Crosby lined up in multiple spots on the line in Week 1, including three snaps with a quarterback pressure at defensive tackle. It will be interesting to see if that continues heading into a 10th matchup with Herbert.