Justin Herbert throws 2 TD passes, Chargers clamp down on Jameis Winston in 27-10 win over Browns

CLEVELAND -- Justin Herbert passed for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns — each successful nan first half — to lead nan Los Angeles Chargers to a 27-10 triumph Sunday complete nan Cleveland Browns, who couldn't get thing going pinch Jameis Winston.

Herbert connected connected a 66-yard TD walk to Quentin Johnston and a 27-yarder to Joshua Palmer arsenic nan Chargers (5-3) built a large halftime lead and rolled to their 5th consecutive triumph complete Cleveland.

Herbert vanished 18 of 27 for 282 yards and was sacked six times.

J.K. Dobbins had 2 rushing touchdowns for Los Angeles.

The Chargers' defense, which came successful allowing a league-low 13 points per game, intercepted Winston 3 times, sacked him six much and constricted nan Browns (2-7) to conscionable 57 yards successful nan first 30 minutes.

The Chargers didn't do overmuch aft halftime. They didn't person to arsenic nan Browns were incapable to equine immoderate superior threat and fell to 1-4 astatine home.

Both of Herbert’s TD passes were nan consequence of connection breakdowns by nan secondary.

On nan first, Palmer sewage free down nan correct sideline for an easy TD. The 2nd came erstwhile Johnston sewage down Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward, who seemed to deliberation he was getting heavy thief from information Juan Thornhill.

Dobbins scored connected a 16-yard tally pinch 3:30 near earlier halftime arsenic nan Chargers opened their 17-point lead.

Herbert fundamentally became a crippled head successful nan 2nd half arsenic Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh turned to his moving crippled to put distant nan Browns — thing his brother, Baltimore coach John Harbaugh, couldn't do past week.

Star protect extremity Myles Garrett was nan lone agleam spot for nan Browns, getting 3 sacks successful a four-play span successful nan first half.

Last week, Winston made his first commencement successful 2 years, replacing nan injured Deshaun Watson. He 3 TD passes and for 334 yards arsenic nan Browns stunned nan Ravens.

There was nary specified magic this week for Winston, who was disconnected target and ineffective. He did propulsion a 17-yard TD walk to Cedric Tillman successful nan last minute.

Herbert's 27-yard scoring walk to Palmer was group up by a 53-yard punt return from Darius Davis to Cleveland's 30.

TRADE TALK

There continues to beryllium rumors and rumblings nan Browns will woody protect extremity Za’Darius Smith to nan Detroit Lions up of Tuesday's waste and acquisition deadline.

Smith signed a two-year statement pinch Cleveland successful March.

The Lions person been looking for different separator rusher aft precocious losing prima extremity Aidan Hutchinson pinch a surgery leg.

INJURIES

Chargers: LB Junior Colson went retired pinch an ankle wounded successful nan 2nd 4th and didn't return. ... CB Ja'Sir Taylor (fibula) didn't play successful nan 2nd half. ... WR Simi Fehoko walked to nan locker room successful nan 4th fourth holding his correct arm.

Browns: LT Dawand Jones, who made his 2nd consecutive commencement complete Jedrick Wills Jr., went to nan locker room successful nan 4th fourth pinch a enarthrosis wounded but returned.

UP NEXT

Chargers: Host Tennessee connected Nov. 10, nan first of 3 consecutive location games.

Browns: A bye week followed by a Nov. 17 crippled astatine New Orleans.

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