Justin Herbert is dealing with a broken wrist, it is unclear if he will play next week

Ladies and gentlemen, the indefatigable and indefatigable Justin Herbert.

Give him a hand.

(The Chargers hope you can.)

Herbert, who has been bumped a lot this NFL season but has so far escaped injury, saw the series come to a disappointing end on Sunday, even leading the Chargers to a 31-14 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders at Sophie Stadium.

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said Herbert sustained a broken bone in the back of his non-throwing hand and will undergo surgery in hopes of playing a week later against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday.

“I treat it like I’m playing on Monday,” said Herbert, who guided three of his four touchdown drives after the injury. “i guess [Chargers personnel] Was very hopeful for this. So I think it’s just something we’ll see tomorrow and we’ll feel it, but I think they’re really hopeful. So that’s always a good thing.”

He said the only way he won’t play is if a doctor tells him it’s “too immature” for him.

The Chargers have a brutally difficult end to the regular season, with games against the Eagles, Kansas City, Dallas, Houston — who knocked them out of the playoffs last season — and Denver.

Already, they’ve endured more than their share of key injuries, among them their book-ending counter-operation tackles, and the loss of two of their best backs, among others. Lose Herbert and they could call it a season.

Instead, they got a solid game from him on Sunday and other injuries stifled strong performances from several future man-up reserves. Running backs Kimani Vidal scored a 59-yard touchdown and Jarrett Patterson scored a two-yard run. Both started the year on the practice squad.

Fans cheer as Chargers running back Kimani Vidal scores on a 59-yard touchdown run in the third quarter Sunday at Sophie Stadium.

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Jamiri Salyer started at left tackle and gave his team hope that he might be the short-term answer at that key spot, some respite in the storm that has ravaged the Chargers’ offensive line. This unit is running continuously.

And the Chargers’ defense, which struggled mightily in a 29-point loss at Jacksonville before the bye, came out in a big way, limiting the Raiders to 156 rushing yards and 1.7 yards per carry.

In fairness, the Raiders are in the running for worst team in the league, 11 of 12 losers, and have similar issues to the Chargers on the offensive line. Geno Smith was sacked five times on Sunday, which doesn’t sound bad when you consider Cleveland reached him 10 times the week before.

It’s a sore spot for first-year coach Pete Carroll, and the team just showed offensive coordinator Chip Kelly the door. It was the first game for interim starter Greg Olsen and it’s hard to say the change made a difference.

For example, the Chargers converted 12 of 17 third downs; The Raiders converted two of eight.

“Third downs were brutal for us on both sides of the football,” Carroll said. “We can’t change it, and we can’t stop them from going there.”

Chargers wide receiver Darius Davis avoids Raiders linebacker Jon Rattigan for a kick return in the second quarter Sunday.

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It was the most one-sided victory by the Chargers against the Raiders since 2008.

“We’re just licking our chops to get back on the grass, especially after a tough loss,” Chargers safety Drew James Jr. said. “Just get it off our books and come back and work hard.”

After the injury in the first quarter, which came when he was stopped on a scramble, Herbert had to use the shotgun, as opposed to being under center. He was wearing a cast under his glove, and his left arm was as stiff as a Messi mannequin.

The teams were tied 7-7 at halftime. The Chargers scored early on a 10-yard touchdown reception by Quentin Johnston, and the Raiders answered with a six-yard catch by Brook Bowers in the second quarter.

Smith was intercepted once in the half by Tony Jefferson, who made an acrobatic catch of a tipped pass on the sideline, and the visitors responded by picking off Herbert in the end zone.

Vidal broke the streak with a 59-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, and his team would extend that lead with a seven-yard touchdown reception by Ladd McConkey late in the quarter.

The Chargers defense put the clamps on the offense, limiting them to 31 yards rushing and one first down. Smith completed 18 of 23 passes for 165 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception.

Since running for 240 yards against Chicago, then 106 against Indianapolis, the Raiders have gone a club-record seven games without reaching 75 yards on the ground. That stat is made worse by the fact that the Raiders used the sixth overall pick last spring to draft running back Ashton Genty, who is getting precious little blocking these days.

Raiders running back Ashton Genty is sent airborne as he is hit by Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman on Sunday.

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The Raiders had a spectacular, one-handed, ankle-high touchdown catch by the rushing Bowers in the fourth quarter. It was his second touchdown catch in three games, as the first was nullified because Harbaugh ran out of time immediately before the snap.

Herbert sustained a hand injury with about five minutes left in the opening kickoff when he stepped in the pocket, rolled to his left and gained a yard before being intercepted by safety Jeremy Chin. The quarterback’s left hand collided with the defender’s helmet.

Herbert jumped to his feet and threw a touchdown pass on the next play. He finished 15-20 with 151 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.

“He’s a dog,” Terry Pipkins III said of Herbert. “There’s no other way to explain it … when you have a quarterback like that, you put your life on the line for that guy because you know he’s going to do the same for you.”

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is sacked by Raiders defensive end Max Crosby in the third quarter Sunday.

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At one point, frustration erupted with Raiders defensive end Meeks Crosby. He tackled Herbert to the ground after the quarterback celebrated the first down. This drew a flag for unsportsmanlike conduct. Crosby charged back at Herbert and seemed to apologize.

“It’s an emotional game,” Herbert said afterward. “I was excited for the third degree [conversion] And he followed us all day. It was just one of those dramas that emotionally got the best of us.

This is a short time for attackers. Their famously loyal fans were so upset that the expectation of seeing the silver and black of Sophie Stadium was very close to a 50-50 split.

Loss can be contagious. And what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas — or so the rest of the league prays.