LA Chargers vs. Atlanta Falcons: Box score, stats and summary feat. Kirk Cousins, Justin Herbert

The LA Chargers vs. Atlanta Falcons duel on Sunday featured two teams involved in the playoffs race, although the Falcons have more chances to advance as a division winner. Mercedes-Benz Stadium was the venue for a game between two coaches returning as team leaders after several years away from the head coaching position. Jim Harbaugh and Raheem Morris starred in one of the most intriguing storylines of the game.

Justin Herbert tried to lead his team back to winning ways after a dramatic loss (30-23) to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday while Kirk Cousins and the Falcons tried to move on from the disappointing 38-6 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 11.

LA Chargers vs. Atlanta Falcons box score

Teams	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
LA Chargers	3	6	8	0	17
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	6	0	13

Chargers' players stats:

Quarterback

Player	Passing Yards	Pass Completions	Pass Attempts	Passing TDs	Interceptions	Rushing Yards	Carries	Rushing TDs
Justin Herbert	147	16	23	0	0	5	1	0
JK Scott	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Rushing and receiving

Player	Rush Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Kimani Vidal	4	20	0	-	-	-
Gus Edwards	6	32	0	1	1	0
Derius Davis	1	3	0	1	3	0
Hassan Haskins	1	0	0	-	-	-
Ladd McConkey	-	-	-	9	117	0
Quentin Johnston	-	-	-	2	12	0
Tucker Fisk	-	-	-	1	1	0
Will Dissly	-	-	-	0	0	0
Stone Smartt	-	-	-	1	3	0
Joshua Palmer	-	-	-	1	11	0
Scott Matlock	-	-	-	1	2	0

Defense

Player	Tackles (Total)	Sacks	Interceptions
Troy Dye	14	-	-
Derwin James Jr.	10		1
Daiyan Henley	10	-	-
Tony Jefferson	8	-	-
Kristian Fulton	7
Elijah Molden	6	-	-
Teair Tart	5	1	-
Poona Ford	5	-	-
Khalil Mack	3	-	-
Marcus Maye	3	-	1
Tarheeb Still	3	-	2
Morgan Fox	2	-	-
Nick Niemann	2	-	-
Otito Ogbonnia	2	-	-
Bud Dupree	1	-	1
Shaq Quarterman	1	-	-
Justin Herbert	1	-	-
Stone Smartt	1	-	-
Tuli Tuipulotu	1	-	-
Deane Leonard	1	-	-
Joey Bosa	-	-	-
Ja'Sir Taylor	-	-	-

Kicking

Player	Field Goals Converted/Attempts	Total Points
Cameron Dicker	3/3	9

Falcons' players stats:

Quarterback

Player	Passing Yards	Pass Completions	Pass Attempts	Passing TDs	Interceptions	Rushing Yards	Carries	Rushing TDs
Kirk Cousins	245	24	39	0	4	3	1	0

Rushing and receiving

Player	Rush Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Bijan Robinson	26	102	1	6	33	0
Tyler Allgeier	8	16	0	1	6	0
Drake London	1	-3	0	9	86	0
Darnell Mooney	-	-	-	3	20	0
Ray-Ray McCloud III	-	-	-	4	95	0
Charlie Woerner	-	-	-	1	5	0
Kyle Pitts	-	-	-	0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tackles (Total)	Sacks	Interceptions
Kaden Ellis	5	5	5
Dee Alford	4	4	4
Clark Phillips III	4	4	4
David Onyemata	4	4	4
Nate Landman	4	4	4
Arnold Ebiketie	3	3	3
Lorenzo Carter	3	3	3
AJ Terrell	3	3	3
Grady Jarrett	2	-	-
Kevin King	2	-	-
Jessie Bates III	2	-	-
Kentavius Street	2	-	-
Justin Simmons	2	-	-
Eddie Goldman	2	-	-
Demone Harris	2	-	-
Tyler Allgeier	1	-	-
Brandon Dorius	1	-	-
Troy Andersen	1	-	-
Zach Harrison	1	-	-
Matthew Judon	0	-	-

Kicking

Player	Field Goals Converted/Attempts	Total Points
Younghoe Koo	0/1	1

LA Chargers vs. Atlanta Falcons game recap

After failing to cash in in the red zone and missing a field goal attempt, the Falcons found the end zone with a Bijan Robinson's two-yard run. Younghoe Koo redeemed himself and completed the extra point.

The Chargers would cut the lead with Cameron Dicker's 45-yard field goal at 1:39 in the first quarter before he added three more points at 11:08 in the second quarter.

After Justin Herbert failed to connect with Questin Johnston in the red zone, Cameron Dicker entered the game again and gave the Chargers the 9-7 lead with a 34-yard kick.

Younghoe Koo gave the Falcons the 10-9 lead with a 41-yard field goal at 7:23 in the third quarter. Tarheeb Still completed the second interception of the game, this time going all the way to the end zone. Justin Herbert completed the 2-point conversion with a pass to Joshua Palmer.

Koe would respond with a 25-yard field goal to cut the lead to 17-13 ahead of the fourth quarter. After both Chargers and Falcons failed to score in most of the fourth quarter, Kirk Cousins had the chance to lead a game-winning drive, but he was intercepted by Derwin James to secure the 17-13 win for the Los Angeles team.