Finally, the Chargers hung onto a fourth-quarter lead. The snake-bitten Chargers, who entered Thursday night's game against the Broncos having choked their way to a 1-4 record, built an early lead on the arm of Philip Rivers and did enough defensively to hold onto an uncomfortable win that should've felt completely comfortable.
But this is the Chargers we're talking about.
They held a 21-3 lead in the fourth quarter. That lead shrank to 21-13 with roughly 30 seconds left, but the Broncos had to kick the ball off with no timeouts remaining. Their onside kick landed in the arms of the Chargers, but Chargers coach Mike McCoy called a timeout, which negated the play.