In the first “unofficial” matchup in the Battle of L.A. since the 2018 regular season, the Chargers backups managed to top the Rams backups by a score of 13-6 in front of over 68,000 fans inside SoFi Stadium. It was the first game inside the new stadium with actual fans in the stands and the energy was palpable.
The Bolts offense shot out of the gates with a notable tempo that was obviously different from years past. Long gone are the days of Philip Rivers calling audibles at the line all the way up to the waning seconds of the play clock.