PITTSBURGH — The soaring if habitually overlooked Los Angeles Chargers came to Pittsburgh on Sunday night to prove that the AFC power structure had shifted, perhaps even farther west than the home of the red-hot Kansas City Chiefs.
With the NFL regular season entering the final month, it was a game to certify which team might best challenge the ascendant Chiefs and the reigning New England Patriots for the AFC championship.
And in a quirky, entertaining game that did not end until there were three successive tries at a last-second winning field goal, the Chargers made their case, rallying from 16 points down late in the third quarter for a stirring 33-30 victory.