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Bengals vs. Chargers final score, results: Justin Herbert leads game-winning fourth quarter drive in Week 11 vs. Bengals

By November 18, 2024No Comments

Originally, the Week 11 Sunday Night Football game was supposed to feature the New York Jets taking on the Indianapolis Colts. With both teams struggling in the first half of the season, the matchup was flexed out of primetime and was replaced with a much better matchup on paper. 

This was one of the better Sunday night football games that we have had this season, but it didn’t start out that way. It was a tale of two halves, with the Chargers dominating the first half and the Bengals storming back in the second. Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert looked unstoppable in the first half, throwing three touchdown passes. 

The Chargers went into half up 24-6 and got the ball out of halftime and kicked a field goal. Los Angeles was winning 27-6. Then, the Bengals scored 21 unanswered points and all of a sudden tied up he game in the fourth quarter. If it wasn’t for Evan McPherson missing two field goals, Cincinnati likely would have won the game. 

Herbert got the ball back, though, with 45 seconds left in the game. With a 28 and 27-yard completion to rookie Ladd McConkey, it looked like Los Angeles was just going to line up for Cameron Dicker, but running back J.K. Dobbins broke enough tackles and dove for the game-winning score. 

There are several things to takeaway from this Bengals performance. One is that, although inconsistent on Sunday night, they can have one of the most explosive offenses in the league. Joe Burrow finished with 356 yards and three touchdowns. Tee Higgins had 9-148-1, while Ja’Marr Chase had 7-75-2. The second takeaway is that the Bengals’ defense is super concerning for any form of late-season push. Cincinnati has six games left and you’d think that its winning out to get to 10-7 would be the only way for it to get into the playoffs, but the defense is going to make that tough.

The final takeaway is that Burrow got absolutely beat up in the backfield. It looked like he took a big hit from the defense on every play. The Cincinnati quarterback was limping half the game, and wincing the other half. If the team has any shot at making the postseason, they are going to need to protect him better. 

For Los Angeles, giving up the three touchdown lead is obviously awful. Whatever happened or didn’t happen at halftime needs to change. They kicked the field goal coming out of halftime, but other than that, they made no changes or adjustments until the final drive of the game. Still, Year 1 of the Jim Harbaugh era is going about as well as planned. We would likely be talking about the Chargers as a potential division winner if they didn’t share a division with the Kansas City Chiefs. 

The Bengals head into their bye week and will host the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 13. The Chargers will try to carry this momentum into another primetime matchup next week against the Baltimore Ravens for ‘Monday Night Football.’

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Below, we provide a play-by-play as the Bengals take on the Chargers for Week 11’s ‘Sunday Night Football.’ 

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Bengals vs. Chargers live score

  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F
Bengals 3 3 14 7 27
Chargers 7 17 3 7 34

Bengals vs. Chargers updates, highlights from Sunday Night Football

All times ET. 

FINAL SCORE — Chargers 34, Bengals 27

11:50 p.m. — The Bengals start on their own 30. Burrow avoids pressure and hits Iosivas for 27 yards. Cincinnati takes its final timeout with 10 seconds left. 

Burrow misses Chase deep right and the final play of the game is here. Los Angeles uses its last timeout to get its Hail Mary defense set up. Burrow lobs it to the goal line, but it is knocked down and Higgins can’t come up with it. The Chargers hold on to win. 

SCORE — TOUCHDOWN! Chargers 34, Bengals 27

11:45 p.m. — The score is tied and there is 45 seconds left. Los Angeles takes over on its 16. Herbert finds McConkey for a 29-yard gain and the Chargers are close to midfield. LA takes a timeout, and coming out of it, Herbert missed Dissly to the right. 

Herbert hit McConkey for a huge 27-yard gain that takes the Chargers down to the 29-yard line. The Bengals take a timeout. Dobbins was likely just going to try to line up the ball for the kicker, but he kept breaking tackles. He ran all the way down the left sideline and dove into the endzone. 

Dicker knocked through the extra point and it is 34-27 with 18 seconds left. 

11:40 p.m. — Cincinnati starts on its 16-yard line with 1:22 left. Burrow takes off for 14 yards, and flags thrown on the ground were picked up. Burrow airs it out for Chase, but overshoots him. The QB tries to hit Brown out of the backfield, but the running back can’t hold onto it. On third down, Burrow misses Higgins and now they have to punt back to Los Angeles. 

11:38 p.m. — Los Angeles takes over on its 41-yard line. They need to get into field goal range to try and avoid OT. On first down, Herbert missed McConkey, and missed the rookie again on second down. 

Herbert then missed Palmer on third down. Los Angeles is going to have to punt and rely on its defense. 

11:30 p.m. — After the punt, the Bengals took over on their own 21-yard line. Burrow hit Higgins for a quick nine-yard gain. Brown gets the first down, rushing for three yards. Burrow goes to Higgins again, this time for a big 21-yard gain. 

Brown runs right but gets dropped for a two-yard loss. Burrow finds Iosivas coming across the middle for 13 yards. The Chargers took their first timeout with 2:29 left in the game. 

Brown picks up two yards. Harbaugh holds his timeout and the game goes to the two-minute warning. Cincinnati faces second and eight when play resumes. 

Burrow missed Higgins, as Cincinnati decided to go to the air rather than keep it on the ground, forcing LA to use another timeout. Burrow targets Chase, but it was another incomplete pass. 

McPherson will be on to redeem himself and attempt the 51-yard field goal. He missed again, wide left. 

11:25 p.m. — Dobbins picked up seven yards on first down. He got the ball on second down, but lost a yard. Herbert was pressured, but found Palmer down the field. Offensive holding brings back the 10-yard completion. 

A third and four conversion turned into third and 14. Herbert had McConkey wide open, but pressure forced him to sail the pass and Los Angeles has to punt. 

11:15 p.m. — Brown picked up three yards on the ground, and Burrow connected with Higgins for 10 yards. Brown got another carry, this one for nine yards. Burrow threw up a prayer of a pass and it was intercepted, but the Chargers got called for roughing the passer, negating the turnover. 

Brown picks up a yard with a run to the left. Burrow tried scrambling away from pressure, but has to just throw it away to not get sacked. On third and nine, Burrow scrambled for again of 15 yards and a fresh set of downs. 

Brown ran for four yards, and Burrow missed Sample on second down. He tried to find Chase downfield, but the pass was broken up. On fourth down, McPherson came on for the 48-yard attempt, and he barely missed it left. 

11:05 p.m. — Herbert hits Palmer for 12 yards to start the drive. The QB then missed Davis on second down with a swing pass that was tipped at the line. Third down got a little more manageable as a Bengals defender was flagged for a neutral zone infraction making it third and five instead of third and 10. Herbert missed Johnston.

The Chargers will punt to the white hot Bengals offense. 

SCORE — TOUCHDOWN! Bengals 27, Chargers 27

10:55 p.m. — In the first play of the fourth quarter, Herbert took off running, but fumbled while he was getting tackled. Cincinnati takes over. 

Burrow escapes pressure and hits Brown for a big 35-yard gain, but there is laundry on the field. It was on the defense, and declined so Cincinnati crosses mid field and is in Chargers territory. Brown picked up 12, but again more flags. This time they are on the offense so the rush was erased. 

Burrow finds Chase for a five yard pick up on first and 18. Sample picked up nine to bring up third and four. Burrow avoids pressure and hits Brown for a 14-yard gain. The Bengals had hurried to the line because the Chargers had 12-men on the field but the penalty was declined. 

On the fresh set of downs, Burrow nearly had Brown out of the backfield, but the pass was broken up. Burrow hits Chase for a 17-yard score and this game is all tied up with McPherson’s kick. 

End of 3rd quarter — Chargers 27, Bengals 20

10:45 p.m. — Dobbins got the first down carry, but didn’t pick up any yards. Davis got a swing pass to the right and picked up six yards. Herbert hit McConkey down the right field sideline for a first down after a gain of 18. 

Herbert tried a deep ball, but it was tipped away from Johnston. Dobbins broke several tackles and picked up 15 yards, to get us to the end of the third quarter. 

SCORE — TOUCHDOWN! Chargers 27, Bengals 20

10:40 p.m. — Cincinnati starts its drive at midfield. Burrow checks down to Brown on first down, and he picks up three yards. Brown picked up five yards on second down. On third and two, Burrow missed Burton on a short pass to the left. The Bengals lined up on fourth down, but took a timeout. 

The timeout was worth it because Burrow launched a ball to Higgins who had beat the Los Angeles secondary. 42-yard touchdown. 

10:33 p.m. — Herbert missed Johnston on first down, and his pass to Palmer on second down was deflected at the line. On third and long, Herbert was sacked for a 12-yard loss. The Chargers will punt. 

SCORE — TOUCHDOWN! Chargers 27, Bengals 13

10:20 p.m. — Brown picked up four yards on first down. Burrow then launched a ball down the field, but couldn’t find Burton for a huge gain. The Cincy QB hit Higgins for a 23-yard gain. Fulton was flagged for illegal contact, but it was declined. 

Brown finally broke off a big run, this time for 27 yards to get down to the Chargers 16. Burrow tried to find Higgins in the endzone, but it fell incomplete. Higgins caught his next target, for a gain of nine. Brown is able to pick up the first with a two-yard run up the middle.

On first and goal, it looked like an incomplete pass, but the defense was flagged for holding. Brown tried to run up the middle, but was swarmed by the defensive line for a three-yard loss. Burrow got hit by Joey Bosa, but was able to throw it to Drew Sample. Unfortunately, he lost four yards on the play. 

Burrow hit Brown for a four yard gain on third down. Cincinnati either needs to kick to try to make it 27-9 or go for it and they are going for it. It was worth the risk as Burrow finds Chase for a four-yard touchdown. 

SCORE — FIELD GOAL! Chargers 27, Bengals 6

10:10 p.m. — Davis took the punt back 25 yards to the Chargers 41-yard line. Edwards got the first touch of the drive, but only picked up a yard. Herbert missed Johnston on second down, but found McConkey for 20 yards.

On the new set of downs, Dobbins lost three yards, getting hit in the backfield. Dissly had another reception, this time for seven yards. On third and six, Herbert tried to find Johnston deep down the left sideline, but after it was bobbled a few times, the ball fell to the turf. 

Cameron Dicker lined up for a 53-yarder and nailed it. 

10:05 p.m. — On the first play of the second half for the Bengals, Burrow wasn’t able to hit Chase, and then missed him again on second down. The QB tried to go to Gesicki, but the tight end fell down and the refs didn’t throw a flag. Burrow was hit by two defenders and gingerly walked off the field. 

The Bengals will punt right back to the Chargers. 

10:00 p.m. — After scoring to end the first half, LA gets the ball out of halftime. Herbert checks it down low to Dobbins for two yards, and then missed Dissly on second down. The QB then took a deep shot down the right field targeting Johnston, but missed him. 

Los Angeles will punt. 

Halftime — Chargers 24, Bengals 6

SCORE — FIELD GOAL! Chargers 24, Bengals 6

9:40 p.m. — Dobbins picked up three yards on first down. Herbert found McConkey for an 11-yard gain, which leads to the two-minute warning. 

Herbert hit Palmer for an 11-yard gain, but then missed him on his next attempt. Dobbins picked up two yards on his next carry to bring up third and eight. Herbert used his legs again and picked up the first down. The quarterback then lost a yard on first down. 

Cincinnati got flagged for roughing the passer, giving Los Angeles some much needed yardage. Herbert found Dissly for a 24-yard gain down the right side of the field. Herbert spiked the ball to stop the clock and then missed Dobbins, but really was throwing the ball away. 

Herbert tried to connect with Palmer, but missed him. Despite a called defensive pass interference penalty, the Chargers settled for a field goal going into halftime. 

9:35 p.m. — Brown gets the first carry of the ensuing Bengals drive and picks up five. Burrow found Chase for a two-yard gain, but was then sacked for a seven-yard loss on third down. Cincinnati will punt again. 

SCORE — TOUCHDOWN 21, Bengals 6

9:21 p.m. — Edwards started the Chargers drive off with a five-yard gain. Herbert scrambled for a 30-yard gain on second down. Derius Davis got his first reception of the game, a 14-yarder. Edwards then picked up nine on the ground. The running back then gained four yards and picked up the first down.

LA had first and goal from the four yard line. Herbert missed Joshua Palmer in the endzone, but there was unnecessary roughness so the Chargers got a free first down. The QB targeted Fisk, but missed him. Hassan Haskins got back-to-back carries but only got one yard. On fourth down, the Chargers elected to go for it and Dobbins punched in the one-yard score. 

9:18 p.m. — Starting their next drive, Burrow missed tight end Mike Gesicki on first down. He was able to connect with Iosivas for six yards, but then got sacked for a three yard loss. Cincinnati had to punt. 

SCORE — TOUCHDOW! Chargers 14, Bengals 6

9:12 p.m. — McConkey is questionable to return for the Chargers with a shoulder injury, so someone will have to step up for Herbert. The LA QB finds Quentin Johnston for a 22-yard gain on first own and then followed that up with a 20-yard strike to Dissly. Two plays and the Chargers are already in Cincinnati territory. 

Dobbins ran the ball for three yards and McConkey was able to return. Herbert finds Johnston for a 26-yard score and the Chargers offense is firing on all cylinders. Dicker knocks through the extra point. 

SCORE — FIELD GOAL! Chargers 7, Bengals 6

9:05 p.m. — After flipping sides of the field for the second quarter, Brown picked up two yards on the ground and gets it to the Chargers 25-yard line. Burrow tried to find Trenton Irwin, but the pass was broken up by Kristian Fulton who was flagged for defensive pass interference. 

After the free first down, Brown picked up two yards on the ground. Higgins was able to return to the field and instantly caught a pass for six yards. Burrow tried to find Burton in the endzone on third down, but it fell incomplete. McPherson nailed his 27-yard field goal. 

End of 1st quarter — Chargers 7, Bengals 3

8:55 p.m. — Brown picked up two yards on the ground on first down. Burrow hits Higgins for his first reception of the night that goes for 20 yards and a first down. Burrow then got sacked for a four-yard loss. Hudson makes up for his earlier penalty and brings in a four-yard reception. 

On third and long, Burrow checks down to Hudson again, this time for nine yards. It is fourth and short from the LA 35. The Bengals elect to go for it, but call a timeout after lining up due tot he play clock nearly expiring. After lining back up, it was then Los Angeles that took a timeout. 

When the play finally happened, Burrow hit Higgins or a X yard gain for the first down. The ball came out at the end of the play after Higgins took a shot from a Chargers defender. Los Angeles recovered and took it back for a touchdown, but review showed that Higgins was indeed down. Cincy retained possession and Higgins was helped off the field by trainers. 

SCORE — TOUCHDOWN! Chargers 7, Bengals 3

8:50 p.m. — Herbert dropped back to pass on first down, but was sacked fora five-yard loss. On second down, he scrambled up the middle for a 20-yard gain. Herbert completed his first pass to Tucker Fisk for six yards. The Chargers QB hit Ladd McConkey for 20 yards, but the wide receiver stayed down after the play. There was a play for defensive holding, but it was declined. 

Herbert then found tight end Will Dissly down the middle for a 29-yard touchdown. Cameron Dicker made the extra point. 

SCORE — FIELD GOAL! Bengals 3, Chargers 0

8:40 p.m. — Burrow didn’t target his top wide receiver on the first drive, but wasted little time going to Ja’Marr Chase on the second. He hit Chase for a 12-yard gain. Brown got another carry, this time for five yards, but he was brought down with a horse collar tackle, giving him 14 more yards. 

Burrow found Chase for a five-yard pickup, and then Brown ran up the middle for a three-yard gain. Cincinnati had it third and inches on the LA 5, and Brown picked up two yards for the first down. 

Burrow missed Chase on first down. He then tried to hit Andrei Iosivas, but tight end Tanner Hudson was flagged for an illegal shift. On the rplay of second down, Burrow was pressured and just shoveled it towards an offensive lineman, but was called for intentioanl grounding. With the penalty and loss of down, the Bengals faced third and goal from the 18-yard line. 

Burrow connected with a Chase for a 10-yard pickup leading to kicker Evan McPherson connecting on a 26-yard field goal. 

8:35 p.m. — Los Angeles’ offensive night opened with Gus Edwards picking up eight yards on the ground. JK. Dobbins got the second touch of the game, but he was stopped in the backfield. On third down, the Chargers kept it on the ground with Edwards, who wasn’t able to gain any yards. Los Angeles will punt it right back to Cincinnati. 

8:30 p.m. — After the review, the ruling on the field was upheld. Brown picked up three yards on the ground, and then Burrow hit the running back for a one-yard gain through the hair. 

On third and six, Burrow missed Tee Higgins to bring up fourth down. Cincinnati will punt. 

8:25 p.m. — Chase Brown gets a carry on the first play from scrimmage of the game. He takes it up the middle for five yards. Quarterback Joe Burrow hit Jermaine Burton for an eight-yard gain, but the play was reviewed as Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh threw the challenge flag. 

8:20 p.m. — Kickoff is here. Los Angeles has won the toss and chose to defer. The Bengals will start with the ball. 

Pregame

8:00 p.m. — The home team is ready and before the game gets underway, can we take anoher second to just appreciate the best jerseys in the NFL?

7:30 p.m. — The matchup between the Bengals and the Chargers should be a good one. Both teams have one of the better young quarterbacks in the league under center. Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow has already led his team to a Super Bowl in his career (ironically at SoFi Stadium).

Los Angeles may have finally found the right head coach to pair with Justin Herbert as the pair is already paying early dividends in Year 1 of the Jim Harbaugh era. 

7:15 p.m. — If you are interested in betting on this game, Caesars Sportsbook has you covered. This game is a pick’em on the moneyline with both teams at -110. Los Angeles is the one-point favorite, and the point total is set at 48.5. 

6:50 p.m. — We are an hour and a half before kickoff which means that we have inactives. Cincinnati wide receiver Tee Higgins is notably active. 

Los Angeles will be without linebacker Khalil Mack. 

6:30 p.m. — Cincinnati will be wearing its orange helmets, with white jerseys and orange pants. 

Los Angeles will be rocking its classic powder blue jerseys with white helmets and white pants. 

6:15 p.m. — We are just shy of two hours before kickoff. When the game begins, weather won’t be a factor as SoFi Stadium is a domed building, with several windows. Even if it wasn’t, it is 65 and sunny outside SoFi right now. 

Bengals vs. Chargers start time

  • Date: Sunday, Nov. 17
  • Start time: 8:20 p.m. ET

Kickoff from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. With all of the pre-game festivities, it wouldn’t be surprising if the game kicks off a few minutes late. 

What channel is Bengals vs. Chargers on today?

When this game was originally scheduled, it was on CBS, but NBC’s primetime lights came calling. You can also stream the game on Peacock, or through Fubo, which includes NBC in its channel listing. 

Bengals schedule 2024

Week Date Opponent Time (ET) TV Tickets
1 Sept. 8 vs. Patriots 1 p.m. CBS —
2 Sept. 15 at Chiefs 4:25 p.m. CBS —
3 Sept. 23 (Mon.) vs. Commanders 8:15 p.m. ABC —
4 Sept. 29 at Panthers 1 p.m. FOX —
5 Oct. 6 vs. Ravens 1 p.m. CBS —
6 Oct. 13 at Giants 8:20 p.m. NBC —
7 Oct. 20 at Browns 1 p.m. CBS —
8 Oct. 27 vs. Eagles 1 p.m. CBS —
9 Nov. 3 vs. Raiders 1 p.m. FOX —
10 Nov. 7 (Thurs.) at Ravens 8:15 p.m. Prime —
11 Nov. 17 at Chargers 8:20 p.m. NBC —
12 — BYE — — —
13 Dec. 1 vs. Steelers 1 p.m. CBS Buy now
14 Dec. 9 (Mon.) at Cowboys 8:15 p.m. ESPN Buy now
15 Dec. 15 at Titans 1 p.m. FOX Buy now
16 Dec. 19 (Thurs.) vs. Browns 8:15 p.m. Prime Buy now
17 TBD vs. Broncos TBD TBD Buy now
18 TBD at Steelers TBD TBD Buy now

Chargers schedule 2024

Week Date Opponent Time (ET) TV Tickets
1 Sept. 8 vs. Raiders 4:05 p.m. CBS —
2 Sept. 15 at Chargers 1 p.m. Fox —
3 Sept. 22 at Steelers 1 p.m. CBS —
4 Sept. 29 vs. Chiefs 4:25 p.m. CBS —
5 Bye week ————- ————- —– —–
6 Oct. 13 at Broncos 4:05 p.m. CBS —
7 Oct. 21 (Mon.) at Cardinals 9 p.m. ESPN+ —
8 Oct. 27 vs. Saints 4:05 p.m. Fox —
9 Nov. 3 at Browns 1 p.m. CBS —
10 Nov. 10 vs. Titans 4;05 p.m. Fox —
11 Nov. 17 vs. Bengals 8:20 p.m. NBC —
12 Nov. 25 (Mon.) vs. Ravens 8:15 p.m. ESPN Buy now
13 Dec. 1 at Falcons 1 p.m. CBS Buy now
14 Dec. 8 at Chiefs 8:20 p.m. NBC Buy now
15 Dec. 15 vs. Buccaneers 4:25 p.m. Fox Buy now
16 Dec. 22 vs. Broncos 4:05 p.m. Fox Buy now
17 TBD at Patriots TBD TBD Buy now
18 TBD at Raiders TBD TBD Buy now

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