The Chargers’ history of blown leads and baffling losses surfaced again, and Coach Brandon Staley’s role in the collapse could place his job in jeopardy, Adam Kilgore writes.
in his second. Herbert has one catastrophic loss in his lone playoff appearance. It stands as an organizational failure, from team owner Dean Spanos to General Manager Tom Telesco to Staley.
There was a problem, and it made the play choice baffling. All week, the Chargers had practiced the play with veteran wideout DeAndre Carter taking the handoff. But Carter had been sidelined midgame with an injury. So the Chargers instead attempted an end-around to Michael Bandy, a 5-foot-10, 190-pound wide receiver out the University of San Diego who had never taken a handoff in his two-year NFL career.
On the Jaguars’ first possession of the second half, which followed the Chargers’s stalled drive, Bosa lined up in the neutral zone on what would have been a drive-killing sack by Mack. Etienne hauled in a first-down reception the next play, and Lawrence hit wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. three plays later. A blowout had suddenly become a two-possession game.The Chargers seemed to stabilize themselves with a nearly seven-minute drive in the fourth quarter while holding a 30-20 lead.
The Jaguars raced down the field again, using the fast tempo that changed the game until Lawrence found Christian Kirk for a nine-yard touchdown. Bosa slammed his helmet as he left the field, drawing his second personal foul of the game. The penalty convinced Coach Doug Pederson to go for two. Lawrence leaped over the line from the 1, which meant Patterson’s field goal would win it rather sending the game to overtime.The Chargers managed five yards on a three and out in response.
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