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Derrick Henry steals spotlight as Ravens beat Chargers in Harbaugh Bowl III – elcajon newson Elcajon News only

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INGLEWOOD — Jim Harbaugh and his brother, John, were absolutely right. It wasn’t about them. It was about a battering ram by the name of Derrick Henry.

Harbaugh Bowl III went to John and the Baltimore Ravens because Jim and the Chargers couldn’t stop Henry, a 6-foot-3, 247-pound running back. Henry rushed for 140 yards on 24 carries and the Ravens ended the Chargers’ four-game winning streak with a 30-23 victory on Monday night at SoFi Stadium.

The third victory for Ravens coach John over Chargers coach Jim was even in so many ways, but Henry was the X-factor, the one player the Chargers could not counter. Henry didn’t score a touchdown, but he set up the Ravens’ scores with his punishing runs, often dragging Chargers tacklers along with him.

“We’ve just got to get him on the ground,” Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. said of the challenge Henry presented. “He was getting yards after contact. They were in too many second-and-6, third-and-2 (situations), you know what I mean? He’s going to be effective when they play that way.”

The Chargers gave up 212 rushing yards, the most they’ve given up in a game this season, and the first time in Jim Harbaugh’s NFL head coaching career that his team has allowed 200 rushing yards in a game.

The Chargers (7-4) were within one score of the Ravens midway through the fourth quarter, but Justice Hill sealed the deal for Baltimore (8-4) with a 51-yard touchdown run that made it 30-16 after Justin Tucker’s extra point. It is the most points the Chargers have given up this season.

Chargers running back Gus Edwards’ 1-yard touchdown run with 46 seconds left accounted for the final score. The Chargers scored touchdowns on their first and their final possessions (54 minutes apart), converting impressive drives. It was the extended period between the touchdowns that destroyed the Chargers’ hopes to win their fifth consecutive game.

“We’ll regroup,” Jim Harbaugh promised after the Chargers lost for the first time since a 17-15 defeat to the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 21. “They (the Ravens) played better football than we did. More importantly, we know what kind of team we are and what we’re capable of. We’ll regroup.”

The Harbaughs met on the field roughly an hour before kickoff on “Monday Night Football.” They weren’t alone for long, though, a gaggle of photographers drew near, snapping away as the sons of Jack and Jackie Harbaugh chatted about who knows what before the Chargers and Ravens faced off.

It was likely the last quiet moment either coach had until the end of the game. When they met again afterward, they were mobbed by photographers near midfield. Their meeting was short and bittersweet for Jim Harbaugh, who later said he congratulated John on the victory.

“Love ya,” Jim Harbaugh said he told his brother.

Jim and the Chargers trailed John and the Ravens 14-13 at halftime, and it seemed fitting. The teams traded big plays and electric scoring drives right through the final seconds of the half, with Cameron Dicker pulling the Chargers within a point at the break with a 52-yard field goal as time expired.

The Chargers struggled to contain Henry, which was to be expected. The Ravens struggled to contain Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins, which wasn’t expected. Dobbins rushed for 40 yards on six carries before he was sidelined for the rest of the game because of a knee injury.

Harbaugh didn’t have an update on Dobbins after the game.

Quarterbacks Justin Herbert of the Chargers and Lamar Jackson of the Ravens each ran for a first-half touchdown. Herbert scrambled for a 5-yard score in the first quarter, hugging the ball tight to his chest in celebration. Jackson sprinted around the left end for a 10-yard touchdown in the second.

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