The Los Angeles Chargers activated Omarion Hampton from IR in time for their Week 14 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football. The rookie running back had been sidelined since Week 5 with an ankle injury.

Hampton scored his first touchdown since September 28th on Monday night. It was the first receiving touchdown of his career. The score contributed to the Chargers’ 22-19 overtime win in a wild, turnover-filled game.

After the victory, Hampton shouted out Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh for his support. “It’s been amazing [to play for Harbaugh]. I mean, he’s always been there for me,” the first-year rusher told Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter.

“Just the way he goes about himself, he’s always just with the team, involved in practice and everything like that,” Hampton said of his coach.

Omarion Hampton helps lift Chargers past Eagles on MNF

Los Angeles Chargers running back Omarion Hampton (8) runs against the Philadelphia Eagles in overtime at SoFi Stadium.
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Hampton got the Chargers on the board Monday night. Justin Herbert found the rookie for a four-yard touchdown in the first quarter as LA jumped out to an early lead.

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The Chargers were careful not to overwork Hampton after his seven-game absence. He carried the ball 13 times for 56 yards and added 11 yards on two receptions. Herbert led Los Angeles with 66 rushing yards against the Eagles.

The veteran quarterback played despite undergoing surgery on his non-throwing hand last week. Herbert took a beating on Monday night as Philadelphia’s relentless pass rush sacked him seven times. He also committed two of the eight total turnovers in a wildly sloppy game.

Jalen Hurts threw four interceptions and fumbled, turning the ball over five times against LA. Hurts even committed two turnovers on a single play. The teams combined for six turnovers in the second quarter alone. That’s the most turnovers in a first half on Monday Night Football since 2009.

After the Chargers opened overtime with a field goal drive, the Eagles quarterback fittingly ended the game on a turnover. Hurts was looking for Jahan Dotson near the end zone when he was intercepted. Tony Jefferson got the game-sealing pick for the Chargers.