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Watch: Chargers get tricky with backward pass from WR Keenan Allen
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen (13) runs the ball against the against the Baltimore Ravens during the first half at SoFi Stadium. Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Chargers get tricky vs. Ravens, convert first-down with backward pass from WR Keenan Allen

By Mike Santa Barbara  |  Last updated 11/26/23

The Los Angeles Chargers broke out their bag of tricks against the Baltimore Ravens, pulling off a complex play to keep a drive alive on "Sunday Night Football." 

Trailing the Ravens 13-3 late in the third quarter, the Chargers dug deep in the playbook to convert a third-and-17. First, quarterback Justin Herbert delivered a pass over the middle to wideout Keenan Allen, who tossed the football backward across the field to dashing running back Austin Ekeler, who scampered past the first-down marker.     

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh decided to challenge the play, but an official review upheld the ruling on the field. 

Unfortunately, the Chargers' out-of-the-box play call didn't end up mattering. Despite moving the ball to the Baltimore 16-yard line, things ended with a thud. 

On the 19th play of the drive, Ravens edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney recorded a strip-sack on Herbert, and the Chargers came away with nothing.  

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