Two of the NFL’s brightest young stars will duel tonight when Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers clash with Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Lawrence defied the odds in his sophomore season by leading the overachieving Jags to a 9-8 record and first place in the AFC South. The 23-year-old QB got better as the year progressed, logging three 300-yard passing games from Week 12 onwards. His finest effort came against the Titans on December 11, when Lawrence threw for a career-high 368 yards and three touchdowns in a statement-making 36-22 win.
Herbert, meanwhile, regressed in most statistical categories in his third season, but came up big when it mattered most. The former Offensive Rookie of the Year recorded his highest complet…