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Chargers hope for better first quarter against Bengals after recent late rallies

They’ve won once on a fourth-quarter field goal, once with a defensive stop in the final 35 seconds and twice with no time remaining.

Yes, the Chargers have yet to go to overtime this season but are 2-0 in games that extend beyond the 0:00 point of the fourth quarter.

This team in 2018 has been excellent as a closer. Now, the challenge is producing a quality start.

“Give our opponents some credit,” coach Anthony Lynn said. “They’re the main reason we’ve started slow.”

Over the past five weeks, the Chargers have led after the opening quarter just once and that happened in the only game they’ve lost since since Sept.