The Chargers won despite another failure on fourth down in the waning minutes. Yet, this alleged contender looks very suspect heading into off week.
Chargers coach Brandon Staley stands on the sideline during a 24-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium on Sunday. Staley lost another fourth-down gamble late in the game.on Sunday by completing a 51-yard pass. He applauded the tenacity of Khalil Mack, who registered a team-record six sacks. He praised the collective effort of his defense, which spared the Chargers another on-brand meltdown.
The Chargers have won their last two games to improve to 2-2 but still haven’t provided any reasons to believe they will be the team that breaks the franchise’s long-standing curse. Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is stopped for no gain on fourth-and-inches at the Chargers’ 34-yard line during the fourth quarter.
Staley had a legimate point about “premium players” who were sidelined — safety Derwin James Jr., edge rusher Joey Bosa, running back Austin Ekeler and center Corey Linsley didn’t play — but something doesn’t look right with this team. When Samuel intercepted a pass by Aidan O’Connell, he slid at the Chargers’ 11, even though he had plenty of open space in front of him. There was 2:39 remaining on the clock. The game wasn’t over and the Chargers could have used the extra six points.
“I thought there were some good things we did offensively,” Herbert said, “but a lot of room for improvement and things that we could have cleaned up. I felt like we necessarily didn’t have to be in that situation there at teh end to put it away.”
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