Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is scheduled to have a procedure on Monday after suffering a broken bone on the back of his left non-throwing hand during Sunday's 31-14 win over the Raiders, head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters.
Harbaugh added that he was unsure if Herbert will miss any games and they will see how the week progresses.
"I know that he's as tough as they come," Harbaugh said. "You know, taped it up, glove, and plameyed a great game."
It remains to be seen if Herbert will be able to go in Week 14, but Los Angeles' date with the Philadelphia Eagles next Monday night does provide one extra day for the star QB to recover -- and for now he's of the mindset he'll be out there.
"I'm treating it as if I'm playing on Monday," Herbert said. "I think they're very hopeful for that. So, I think that's just something that we'll see tomorrow and get a feel for."
Herbert went to the locker room following a 14-play, 74-yard scoring drive that concluded with his 10-yard touchdown throw to Quentin Johnston, and was unable to take the field for start of the Chargers' next possession.
Trey Lance entered the game as Herbert was deemed questionable to return near the end if the first quarter, but his relief appearance wouldn't last long.
Herbert, donning a white glove on his left hand and what appeared to be a splint on his middle fingers, re-entered during the drive in which Lance started, marching the Bolts into the red zone before throwing an interception on a pass intended for Ladd McConkey near the pylon at the goal line.
It would be Herbert's only misfire of the afternoon, as the Chargers star quarterback went on to lead three more TD drives, one of which concluding on a throw to McConkey, to beat the Raiders handily.
Harbaugh admitted that there were some limitations to the game plan following Herbert's injury.
"There's some things that -- getting under center -- I thought that would be difficult," he said. "So, we were operating exclusively out of the shotgun."
Herbert finished 15-of-20 passing for 151 yards with two TDs and one INT for a 108.5 passer rating. He wasn't heavily relied upon as running backs Kimani Vidal (126 yards; TD) and Jaret Patterson (54 yards; TD) provided a healthy ground attack along a stressless victory, but Herbert was clutch on third downs, converting 8 of 12 passes for first downs with his accurate arm.
"They're really fun to play with," Herbert said of Vidal and Patterson. "Those two guys have done such a great job this year. To have J-Pat back out there, I'm really happy for both those guys because they work really hard week in and week out, and to see them go have success like that today, it's really well-earned."
The Chargers (8-4) are pacing a heated AFC wild-card race and sit just behind the first-place Broncos (10-2) in the division.
