Then his two touchdowns in the fourth quarter that secured the victory for the Bolts were just the thing.

As the ball reached the Broncos’ 19-yard line, Herbert dropped back to pass and moved left to buy some more time.

And even with a defender in his face, the quarterback released a throw across his body to hit Derius Davis for the go-ahead shot.

He later broke through again with his legs as the Bolts looked to waste some time with less than four minutes left, gaining 16 yards on third-and-10 to move the chains and a game-winning touchdown pass to Hassan Haskins to prepare.

“He’s the one steering the ship,” Palmer said.

Herbert continues to do his best, which he believes is easy to achieve thanks to his teammates.

“It really starts with the locker room,” Herbert said. “Every single guy in this locker room is doing their best, so it’s my responsibility to do my best.”

“We play for each other, play for the Chargers organization and we care about each other,” Herbert added. “When you’re in that environment, it’s easy to go out there and give it your all.”

And his teammates are also very aware of it.

The group had nothing but high praise for the Chargers quarterback and what he was willing to do for the team.

It drives the Bolts even more.

“It speaks to the leadership and the person he is,” Mack said. “Putting his body on the line for us, that does a tremendous amount for a team when you have a quarterback that fights through what he fights through and puts his body on display for us and does what he does.”

“It makes you want to fight even harder,” Mack added.

Bud Dupree added: “He’s one of those guys you can’t ignore…He’s a dog. He comes to work every day ready to work, he doesn’t care if he’s injured. He goes out and plays ball.” “