INGLEWOOD — There are few adjectives that Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh will spare in talking about Justin Herbert, especially in the aftermath of a week in which the quarterback treated hand surgery as a minor inconvenience.

“He’s a superhero,” Harbaugh said Monday night after Herbert guided his team to a 22-19 overtime victory over Philadelphia. “He’s a competitive maniac. He was even stiff-arming guys with a broken hand, and he had surgery a week ago (and was) out here tonight. It felt like we were in a movie where the quarterback’s doing these things and you get to a point where you go, ‘OK, this is getting a little unrealistic,’ you know? That’s what it felt like to me.

“He refuses to lose (and) he’s as tough as they get. He’s a superhero quarterback.”

Then again, it’s probably wise

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