Justin Herbert suffers break in hand, unclear if

Ladies and gents, the victorious Justin Herbert.

Give him a hand.

(The Chargers want you might.)

Herbert, who has been knocked around all season but so far had prevented injury, noticed that streak come to a disappointing end Sunday, even though the Chargers walked away with a 31-14 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. It was the Chargers’ most lopsided victory in the rivalry since 2008.

The spiral-slinging star quarterback sustained a damaged bone in his left (non-throwing) hand that will require him to endure a medical process on Monday, coach Jim Harbaugh said. Harbaugh said he didn’t know if Herbert will miss time because of the injury, but Herbert told reporters he’s approaching the week as if he’ll play in the Chargers’ next sport against the Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 8.

Herbert only missed half of one sequence against the Raiders and would lead his crew to an AFC West win, but he was restricted.

He had to operate out of shotgun, as opposed to being under heart, wasn’t as sharp and correct as he usually is, and protected a gloved left hand that regarded borrowed from a Macy’s model. He was still better than most NFL quarterbacks, though, even with one hand primarily tied behind his back. He accomplished 15 of 20 passes for 151 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception.

Herbert’s injury is an ominous signal for a franchise dealing with a brutally tough end to the common season with remaining video games against Philadelphia, Kansas City, Dallas, Houston and Denver. The Chargers need to win at least two of those for a lifelike probability of making the postseason.

Sunday, the groups had been tied 7-7 at halftime. The Chargers (8-4) scored with a 10-yard landing reception by Quentin Johnston on the opening possession, and the Raiders answered in the second quarter with a six-yard landing catch by Brock Bowers.

Raiders quarterback Geno Smith was intercepted once in the half by Tony Jefferson, who made an acrobatic snare of a tipped move on the sideline, and the guests answered by choosing off Herbert in the end zone.

Chargers working back Kimani Vidal broke that tie in the third quarter with a 59-yard landing run, and his crew would widen that lead with a seven-yard landing reception by Ladd McConkey late in the quarter. Vidal completed with 126 yards in 25 carries and McConkey led the Chargers’ receivers with 39 yards on 4 catches.

The Chargers’ protection put the clamps on the Raiders (2-10), limiting them to 31yards dashing and one first down on the ground. Las Vegas has gone a franchise-record seven consecutive video games with less than 75 yards dashing — a stat made worse by the fact the Raiders used the sixth general decide last spring on working back Ashton Jeanty.

Smith was sacked 4 instances and threw for 125 yards on 18-of-23 passing.

The Raiders did have a spectacular spotlight, a one-handed, ankle-high landing catch by a falling Bowers in the fourth quarter. It was his second landing catch in three performs, as the first was nullified because Harbaugh had called timeout an prompt before the snap.

Herbert sustained the injury with about 5 minutes remaining in the opening quarter when he stepped up in the pocket, scrambled to his left and gained a yard before being tackled by security Jeremy Chinn. The quarterback’s left hand collided with the defender’s helmet.

Although Herbert popped to his ft and threw a landing move on the next play, TV replays would later zoom in on his hand as he made his means to the sideline and the tip of his finger appeared to be bent in an unnatural means.

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is sacked by Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby in the third quarter Sunday.

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Beating the Raiders was non-negotiable. Las Vegas had come into the sport having misplaced 9 of its last 10 video games, and contemporary off a two-touchdown home loss to Cleveland in which Smith was sacked 10 instances.

It has been a woeful yr for first-year Raiders coach Pete Carroll, who last week bid farewell to offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. Greg Olson changed him as interim playcaller and was equally unsuccessful. What occurs in Vegas stays in Vegas — or so prays the remaining of the league.

So dispirited are Raiders followers that a sport that’s usually a silver-and-black takeover of SoFi Stadium was far nearer to 50/50.

The Chargers, meanwhile, have struggled to recapture the magic of September when they opened the season with three consecutive division victories. Injuries have made that a fantasy, as they’ve gone 5-4 since including blowout losses to Washington, Indianapolis and Jacksonville.