The LA Chargers headed into Week 3’s contest as touchdown favorites at home against the Carolina Panthers. And in classic Charger fashion, the team lost a close game because of its own mistakes despite obviously being the more talented team.
We were one Keenan Allen to Austin Ekeler pitch away from this being a different kind of article — one where we addressed the team’s flaws but were still happy to escape with a win. Instead, it is a painstakingly familiar feeling on Monday morning.
The sad part is that, for the most part, the Chargers were not bad on all three sides of all the ball — it was one area that ultimately cost them the game.