On Sunday afternoon, Justin Herbert and Los Angeles Chargers took the field on the East Coast against Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers. Chargers got got off to a good start last week by knocking off the Las Vegas Raiders, and Herbert's squad continued that impulse on a Sunday afternoon on the road.
Just minutes into the game, on the Chargers' first drive, Herbert hit a second-year receiver Quentin Johnston into the end zone, scoring the first touchdown of his career, passing Panthers quarterback Jaycee Horn.
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“Look mom, Quentin Johnston actually caught it,” one user wrote.
“You know, it's bad when you let Quentin Johnston score on you,” another added, referring to both Johnston's struggles this year and the Panthers' overall incompetence as an organization.
Indeed, Johnston had a less-than-stellar start to his NFL career last season, failing to record a single touchdown in his rookie season and allowing several grueling drops throughout the year, which did much to prevent Herbert and the offense from capitalizing on their playoff performance the year before.
It was a far cry from Johnston's days at TCU, where he rapidly climbed the draft boards in his final season and helped the Horned Frogs reach the national championship game in 2022-23.
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Either way, if Sunday's game is any indication, Johnston appears to have finally gotten something going at the NLF level. Or maybe the Carolina Panthers are just that bad.
Los Angeles' next game is next week, again on the road, this time against the Pittsburgh Steelers.