Keenan Allen

Allen was seemingly headed toward a big day. Instead, he delivers a classic, scoreless bummer. All five of his targets were earned on the Chargers' first three drives. He was seemingly getting open at will. Heartbreak struck on the Chargers' third drive when Allen had a seemingly winnable one-on-one situation, running down the right sideline from the Raiders' 23-yard line. QB Justin Herbert targeted him just outside the goal line but the two were unable to connect. Allen is a FLEX option against the Eagles next week.

Herbert returned partway through the Chargers' second drive. He quickly linked up with WR Keenan Allen and TE Oronde Gadsden II for double-digit yardage gains, but ultimately threw an interception to CB Kyu Blu Kelly from the Raiders' two-yard line. Replays, post-injury, show Herbert bracing his left ring finger as he jogged to the locker room. The finger is now buddy-taped to his middle finger. He is also wearing a glove on his left hand, seemingly packed with padding on the inside. Receiving the snap under center appears to be difficult. The Chargers may have to run plays from the shotgun from here on out.

Coming into the game with three straight quiet box scores, Allen actually led the team in receptions, yards and targets, but the "big effort" produced just 9.3 PPR points as Justin Herbert completed all of 10 throws for 81 yards. The Chargers could not move the ball at all in Jacksonville, and Herbert's Allen checkdowns were merely a means of saving face. The Bolts now get a bye week reset before returning in Week 13 against the Raiders. We would still consider Allen a zero-ceiling WR4 for that one.