Our look at how the Locals did in the NFL on Sunday:
Near Career-Day for WR Keenan Allen(Northern Guilford High School/California) with the LA Chargers….
Allen with 18 receptions for 215 yards/TD…1-1 passing for a 9-yard TD score…
In his eleventh season, Allen had arguably the best game of his career. The list of records and milestones is lengthy: He became the first NFL player to register 15 receptions and throw a passing touchdown in a game, his 18 catches were the most in a single contest in Chargers history and his 9,689 career receiving yards are tops for a Chargers wideout.
Allen also now has the most games with 15 catches in NFL history with three, breaking a tie with four other players.
See more on Keenan Allen’s game today for the LA Chargers below….
LB Brevin Allen(Northeast Guilford HS/Campbell) still on the LA Chargers roster, but did not play today/Sunday…
DT Larry Ogunjobi(Ragsdale HS/Charlotte) with 1 Tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their 23-18 win over the Las Vegas Raiders…
DB Emmanuel Moseley(Dudley HS/Tennessee) out with injured knee for the Detroit Lions…Mosley listed as Lions’ second team DB….
Emmanuel Moseley
CB
Status
Out
Moseley (knee) is listed as inactive against the Falcons in Week 3.
Hendon Hooker(Dudley HS/Tennessee/VA Tech) is listed as the Detroit Lions’ third string QB, but he is on the Lions injured list…
Hendon Hooker
QB
Status
Out
The Lions placed Hooker (knee) on the reserve/non-football injury list August 30…
DT DJ Reader(Grimsley HS/Clemson) and LB Germaine Pratt(High Point Central/N.C. State) will be in action for the Cincinnati Bengals(0-2) on Monday night, in their game vs. the LA Rams(1-1) with the game in Cincinnati at 8:15pm on ESPN/ESPN 2…
September 19, 2023 Carolina Panthers waived DB Mac McCain(Dudley HS/N.C. A&T) from injured reserve…..
More on Keenan Allen from Sunday, with the LA Chargers vs. the Minnesota Vikings…..
MINNEAPOLIS — It was two years in the making, but Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen finally got his shot at redemption.
Against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021, Allen botched a trick play that had him throwing the ball after a lateral. Mike Williams was wide open down the right sideline, but Allen threw the ball short. He threw his arms in the air in angst and frustration at the time.
Fast forward to Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings when the Chargers dialed up the exact same play in the third quarter. Allen, who already had over 100 receiving yards by that point, drew almost the entire Vikings’ defense when he caught the lateral pass — and this time hit Williams for a 49-yard score.
“It was atonement,” Chargers coach Brandon Staley deadpanned after the game. “Keenan really throws a good football, but we’ve been working on that play. I’m excited for Keenan because it capped one of those maestro performances for him.”
The throw was Allen’s best highlight on a day when he had an abundance of them, as he finished with 18 catches for 215 yards and a touchdown in the Chargers’ a 28-24 victory, their first of the season.
“He is a quarterback’s best friend,” Justin Herbert said. “To be able to get the ball out to him quickly, for him to make plays, he makes my job so much easier.”