Twenty days after surgery to stabilize a fractured left metacarpal, Justin Herbert completed 23 of 29 passes for 300 yards at a 79.3 percent clip — his best single-game completion rate of the 2025 season. He threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third. The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Dallas Cowboys 34–17 at AT&T Stadium on December 21, 2025, moving to 11–4 and within one result of securing a second consecutive playoff berth under Jim Harbaugh.
Dallas had been eliminated from postseason contention the previous afternoon when Philadelphia locked up the NFC East title with a win at Washington. The Cowboys arrived at 6–8–1 under first-year coach Brian Schottenheimer with nothing left to play for. Dak Prescott gave them a 17–14 halftime lead with two touchdown passes, then the offense went quiet for the entire second half as Los Angeles ran off three straight scoring drives to put it away.
The Chargers generated 452 total yards — their highest output of the 2025 regular season — committed zero turnovers, and absorbed no sacks for the second consecutive week. What follows is a complete breakdown of the Chargers vs Cowboys player stats from the December 21 matchup.
Table of Contents
Score by Quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
Los Angeles Chargers (11–4)
7
14
3
10
34
Dallas Cowboys (6–8–1)
7
10
0
0
17
Scoring Summary
#
Qtr
Time
LAC
DAL
Play
Drive
1
Q1
10:20
0
7
Ryan Flournoy 5-yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick)
10 plays, 79 yds, 4:40
2
Q1
6:43
7
7
Quentin Johnston 23-yd pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick)
6 plays, 65 yds, 3:37
3
Q2
14:04
7
10
Brandon Aubrey 33-yd field goal
16 plays, 56 yds, 7:39
4
Q2
9:45
14
10
Ladd McConkey 25-yd pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick)
7 plays, 87 yds, 4:19
5
Q2
8:08
14
17
George Pickens 38-yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick)
4 plays, 80 yds, 1:37
6
Q2
0:19
21
17
Justin Herbert 1-yd rush (Cameron Dicker kick)
16 plays, 81 yds, 7:49
7
Q3
11:51
24
17
Cameron Dicker 37-yd field goal
6 plays, 57 yds, 3:09
8
Q4
8:57
27
17
Cameron Dicker 27-yd field goal
14 plays, 76 yds, 8:18
9
Q4
4:48
34
17
Omarion Hampton 5-yd rush (Cameron Dicker kick)
6 plays, 46 yds, 2:09
Team Stats — Los Angeles Chargers vs Dallas Cowboys
Category
LAC
DAL
Total Yards
452
340
Passing Yards
300
249
Rushing Yards
152
91
Total Plays
62
56
Yards per Play
7.3
6.1
Comp / Att
23/29
23/32
Yards per Pass Attempt
10.3
7.5
Sacks – Yards Lost
0–0
1–6
Rushing Attempts
33
23
Yards per Rush
4.6
4.0
1st Downs
24
18
— Passing
15
13
— Rushing
9
4
— Penalty
0
1
3rd Down
7/11 (63.6%)
4/9 (44.4%)
4th Down
0/1
1/3
Red Zone (Made–Att)
2/4
1/3
Turnovers
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
1
Interceptions
0
0
Penalties – Yards
4–34
5–40
Time of Possession
34:27
25:33
Total Drives
8
9
Passing Stats
Justin Herbert — Los Angeles Chargers
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
23/29
300
10.3
2
0
0–0
93.3
132.8
Dallas Cowboys Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Dak Prescott
21/30
244
8.1
2
0
1–6
75.0
116.5
Joe Milton III
2/2
11
5.5
0
0
0–0
—
89.6
Team
23/32
249
8.0
2
0
1–6
—
116.0
Rushing Stats
Los Angeles Chargers
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Omarion Hampton
16
85
5.3
1
18
Justin Herbert
8
42
5.3
1
34
Hassan Haskins
4
14
3.5
0
7
Kimani Vidal
5
11
2.2
0
6
Team
33
152
4.6
2
34
Dallas Cowboys
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Javonte Williams
9
34
3.8
0
8
Malik Davis
8
23
2.9
0
8
Dak Prescott
2
14
7.0
0
8
KaVontae Turpin
2
13
6.5
0
9
Joe Milton III
1
7
7.0
0
7
Hunter Luepke
1
0
0.0
0
0
Team
23
91
4.0
0
9
Receiving Stats
Los Angeles Chargers
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Quentin Johnston
4
5
104
26.0
1
50
Tre’ Harris
4
5
54
13.5
0
23
Keenan Allen
5
5
44
8.8
0
12
Ladd McConkey
4
6
43
10.8
1
25
Will Dissly
3
3
28
9.3
0
15
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
1
1
10
10.0
0
10
Omarion Hampton
1
2
10
10.0
0
10
Oronde Gadsden II
1
1
7
7.0
0
7
Team
23
28
300
13.0
2
50
Dallas Cowboys
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
George Pickens
7
9
130
18.6
1
38
CeeDee Lamb
6
7
51
8.5
0
18
Jake Ferguson
3
4
19
6.3
0
8
Ryan Flournoy
2
2
18
9.0
1
13
Hunter Luepke
1
2
14
14.0
0
14
KaVontae Turpin
2
4
14
7.0
0
7
Javonte Williams
2
3
9
4.5
0
5
Jonathan Mingo
0
1
0
—
0
0
Team
23
32
255
11.1
2
38
Defensive Stats
Los Angeles Chargers Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Tony Jefferson
8
4
0
0
0
0
Derwin James Jr.
6
5
0
0
0
0
Denzel Perryman
6
4
0
0
1
0
Daiyan Henley
6
4
0
0
0
0
Benjamin St-Juste
6
3
0
0
1
0
Del’Shawn Phillips
4
3
0
0
0
0
Tuli Tuipulotu
4
2
1.0
1
0
2
Marcus Williams
3
2
0
0
0
0
Troy Dye
3
1
0
0
0
0
Elijah Molden
3
0
0
0
0
0
Teair Tart
2
2
0
1
0
0
Odafe Oweh
2
1
0
0
0
1
Hassan Haskins
2
1
0
0
0
0
Cam Hart
2
1
0
0
0
0
Tarheeb Still
2
1
0
0
0
0
Khalil Mack
2
0
0
0
0
0
Da’Shawn Hand
2
0
0
0
0
0
Jamaree Caldwell
2
0
0
0
1
0
Justin Eboigbe
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
66
34
1.0
2
3
3
Dallas Cowboys Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Shavon Revel Jr.
9
8
0
0
1
0
Malik Hooker
7
5
0
1
0
0
Donovan Wilson
7
1
0
1
0
0
Trevon Diggs
6
4
0
0
0
0
Logan Wilson
5
4
0
0
0
0
Shemar James
5
4
0
0
0
0
Kenny Clark
4
2
0
0
0
0
James Houston
3
2
0
0
0
0
Reddy Steward
3
2
0
1
0
0
Kenneth Murray Jr.
3
1
0
0
0
1
Markquese Bell
3
1
0
0
0
1
Dante Fowler Jr.
2
1
0
0
0
0
Solomon Thomas
2
1
0
0
0
0
DeMarvion Overshown
2
1
0
0
0
0
Trikweze Bridges
2
1
0
0
1
0
Sam Williams
2
1
0
0
0
0
Donovan Ezeiruaku
2
0
0
0
0
1
Perrion Winfrey
2
0
0
0
0
0
George Pickens
1
1
0
0
0
0
Osa Odighizuwa
1
0
0
0
0
2
Marist Liufau
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
73
41
0
3
2
5
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Cameron Dicker
LAC
2/2
100.0%
37
4/4
10
Brandon Aubrey
DAL
1/1
100.0%
33
2/2
5
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LONG
JK Scott
LAC
1
55
55.0
0
1
55
Bryan Anger
DAL
1
42
42.0
0
1
42
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Kimani Vidal
LAC
2
41
20.5
31
0
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
LAC
2
36
18.0
19
0
LAC Team
—
4
77
19.3
31
0
KaVontae Turpin
DAL
6
148
24.7
31
0
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Justin Herbert
LAC
1
0
1
Tuli Tuipulotu
LAC
0
0
1
Joe Milton III
DAL
1
1
0
Injury Report
Player
Team
Pos
Injury
Status
Jamaree Salyer
LAC
LT
Hamstring
Did not return (Q1)
Donte Jackson
LAC
CB
Groin
Did not return (Q3)
DeMarvion Overshown
DAL
LB
Concussion
Did not return (Q1)
Ryan Flournoy
DAL
WR
Knee
Did not return (Q1)
Cooper Beebe
DAL
C
Eye
Briefly exited Q1, returned
Game Information
Date
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Kickoff
11:00 PM local
Venue
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Attendance
92,740
Broadcast
FOX
Referee
Alan Eck
Umpire
Paul King
Line Judge
Greg Bradley
Down Judge
David Oliver
Side Judge
Dale Shaw
Field Judge
John Jenkins
Back Judge
Grantis Bell
Herbert’s 132.8 passer rating at AT&T Stadium was among the higher marks he recorded in 2025, and it came in his third consecutive full game with a surgically repaired metacarpal inside a heavy protective cast, the Chargers operating exclusively from the shotgun throughout. Los Angeles clinched its playoff berth when Indianapolis lost on Monday night of that same week — the Colts’ result doing the work before Week 17 was even played. The Chargers were knocked out by the New England Patriots in the Wild Card round.
Dallas went scoreless for the final 38 minutes — from Prescott’s second touchdown pass at the 8:08 mark of the second quarter through the final whistle — and failed to sack Herbert for the second straight week, finishing with five combined quarterback hits and no takedowns. George Pickens put in the most productive individual line on the Cowboys’ side of the box score: seven catches, 130 yards, one touchdown. He finished the 2025 regular season with career highs in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns, then went into the offseason without a long-term deal, the Cowboys placing the franchise tag on him heading into 2026.
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