Daiyan Henley’s performance in Monday night’s 20-9 win over the Raiders may not have the lasting historical significance of Michael Jordan’s performance in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, but the Chargers linebacker’s teammates were invoking Jordan’s “flu game” after the win.

Henley was added to the injury report with an illness on Monday and he was called questionable to be in the lineup, but began making an impact right away. He had an interception on the Raiders’ first offensive play and went on to record 10 tackles and a sack on the night.

Safeties Derwin James and Tony Jefferson both called it Henley’s own “ flu game ” and James added that Henley is a “warrior” for fighting through how he was feeling. Henley said, via the team’s website, he felt “terrible” and “got very emotional

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