The moment after Philip Rivers let the ball fly, a Steelers lineman rammed into his ribcage.
The pass was on the mark. Travis Benjamin dropped it. Steelers fans thundered.
On offense the Steelers moved the ball with little resistance.
Steelers fans all but filled the small venue in Carson, while the Chargers cast off a bewildered look on the “Sunday Night Football” national stage.
Three years into The Relocation, this was the best the Chargers could do?
Play-by-play broadcaster Al Michaels was one of the NFL’s leading voices who approved of Dean Spanos and siblings’ decision to move the franchise to Greater Los Angeles, but the smooth Michaels couldn’t ignore the gold-and-black frenzy Sunday.