In their first game in the Los Angeles-area in nearly 30 years, the Bengals fell just short of completing one the NFL’s biggest upsets of the year. Cincinnati managed to easily cover the 14-point spread against them, but usual mental shortcomings managed to prohibit them from closing the deal.
Here are our winners and losers from the Bengals’ 26-21 loss to the Chargers.
Winners
Joe Mixon: From the beginning of the game, the Bengals made it clear that Mixon would be more involved in the offense.