COSTA MESA, Calif. -- The game clock inside a rocking FirstEnergy Stadium read 1:14, and Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley needed to make a decision.
Leading 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, in a move that's come to define his 22-game tenure as head coach, went for it.