Taylor or Herbert?

Veteran quarterback Tyrod Taylor landed with the Chargers in 2019 and played sparingly behind Philip Rivers. After Rivers departed for Indianapolis, Taylor was joined in the quarterback room by Justin Herbert, the sixth overall pick in this spring’s draft.

Head coach Anthony Lynn named Taylor the starting quarterback in the preseason, and he played reasonably well in the opener, throwing for over 200 yards with no interceptions. But this past Friday, he showed up on the injury report with a rib injury, and then just minutes before kickoff, he was rushed to the hospital with difficulty breathing.

Thrust into an emergency start, Herbert had a bright NFL debut, throwing for 311 yards and a touchdown while rushing for another score. But he threw an interception near the end of the third quarter that led to a Kansas City touchdown and