The Chargers survived and outlasted a gritty and gutsy effort by the Browns on Sunday as they escaped with a narrow 30-28 victory that all but came down to a missed 54-yard field goal by kicker Cade York.
A victory like this is sure to be overshadowed a bit by Brandon Staley’s eye-opening fourth-down decision, and that’s understandable, but at the end of the day the Chargers are 3-2 and are just one game behind the Chiefs at second place in the AFC West. They’ve got games against the Broncos (2-3) and Seahawks (2-3) before heading into their bye week.