The Los Angeles Chargers went deep into their offensive playbook Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens.
The Chargers were facing 3rd-and-17 from their own 44 with just over 2 minutes left in the third quarter at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert dropped back and hit wide receiver Keenan Allen standing just a few yards ahead of the line of scrimmage.
After drawing the attention of the Ravens defense, Allen quickly threw a lateral pass to running back Austin Ekeler. Ekeler was able to tiptoe the sideline for a first down.
The Ravens weren’t the only ones caught off guard by the trick play. Even Chargers fans were surprised to see their squad pull off such a creative offensive play.
The Chargers coaching staff has often been maligned for running a relatively vanilla offense despite having one of the most dynamic young QBs in Herbert.
One play doesn’t change a narrative, but it was likely one Chargers fans were pleasantly surprised to see.
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