GLENDALE, Ariz. — Inside a lively State Farm Stadium on Sunday, the Los Angeles Chargers’ season teetered on the brink, but coach Brandon Staley did not flinch. Trailing the Arizona Cardinals 24-17, quarterback Justin Herbert completed a 1-yard touchdown pass to running back Austin Ekeler to pull the Bolts within a point, 24-23, with 15 […]
Continue readingINGLEWOOD, Calif. — There was never a doubt about who Patrick Mahomes would look to for the winning touchdown in the final minute of Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. It would be the player who caught each of the Kansas City Chiefs’ earlier touchdowns, the one Mahomes always seems to look for […]
Continue readingATLANTA — Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. and left guard Matt Feiler hoisted rookie kicker Cameron Dicker onto their shoulders in celebration at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Moments earlier, Dicker converted a 37-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Chargers to a 20-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. “I was happy for him,” […]
Continue readingWelcome to Week 9 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — evaluated how teams are stacking up through eight weeks. There was movement in our top 10, but the top three remain unchanged. The Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons are two […]
Continue readingLeading the Cleveland Browns, 30-28, and facing fourth-and-1 from their own 46-yard line, should the Bolts punt, and give their defense the opportunity to stop the Browns, who had no timeouts remaining. Or should the ball remain in the hands of Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert for a final play that could seal a victory? Staley, […]
Continue readingStaley also said that he has since met with team captain and wide receiver Keenan Allen, who was at home nursing a hamstring injury when he wrote in a since-deleted tweet, “WTF are we doing” moments after Staley’s decision. Clinging to a two-point lead at FirstEnergy Stadium with 1:14 to play, Staley elected to go […]
Continue readingBosa suffered a groin tear in the first quarter of Sunday’s 38-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. “It’s a tough loss for our defense,” safety Derwin James Jr. said. “But it’s on us to have his back and hold things down until he gets situated.” Bosa, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, will undergo surgery, but […]
Continue readingCOSTA MESA, Calif. — It was the day after a surreal evening. As they navigated south on the 101 and then 405 on July 22, Sebastian Joseph-Day and his wife, Rachel, recapped the night before, when the defensive lineman reunited with former teammates at Sony Pictures Studios to celebrate the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl […]
Continue readingWe released NFL Rank on Monday, our annual prediction of the players we think will play the best this season, ranked from 1 to 100. There was one team that dominated the list — the Los Angeles Chargers — with eight players. With Justin Herbert, Joey Bosa and J.C. Jackson, a former undrafted free agent […]
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