Are today’s Chargers what it was like to play against Marty’s Chiefs?
 

Incredible D line, stout fundamentals (outside of 98), can slow down even the best offenses.

And yet... a refusal to take gambles and a dagger loss in the 4th/OT

Wildly enough, this is the 4th game in a row Bradley has slowed us down. He is a stout defensive mind, and now that we can’t count on Rivers to toss multiple dumbass picks to keep us in the lead, they might be a stout rival.

...but we know how that formula ends 99 times out of 100.

Schott had Elway, the AFCW has Mahomes.

Difference being, Schott beat most everyone but Elway with abandon, nearly a decade undefeated against the Raiders.

AFCW [Chargers in particular] returns to the mean as soon as the Chiefs leave the field.

100%

I felt bad for them.

Andy almost Marty'd us at the end, it was kind of stupid.

The Chiefs are led by Michael Jordan in cleats

Yes, and instead of Elway spoiling games in the West it is not PMII...

We all know how that one Chargers fan out there somewhere feels. Watch your team beat the shit out of your opponent and then watch their superior QB rip your heart out.

We’ve seen that for decades here.

probably so, good thought.

Romo was right; the Chargers weren't going to win after they punted in OT.

Bradley is a stout defensive mind, but the Chargers D will play much worse against other opponents, and they will probably go 9-7 at best.

The Chargers got shit ass lucky against Randy Bullock last week. This week the odds were probably on their side. It's not often that a kicker can come through with two career high tying 58-yarders like that. The good luck they enjoyed last week came back to collect on its debt this week.j

I will continue to doubt Anthony Lynn as a head coach. We'll see about Justin Herbert.

I think they took a lot of gambles today. How many times did they go for it on 4th down.

They look just like the 49ers to me. I miss Philip Rivers already.

One too few. They should have done it in overtime.

A lot. That, along with TOP is the only way to win. Chargers had an entire quarter on us in TOP.

Also, that’s the kind of loss that could really derail the mental side for LA. They thought they had the boogeyman, and poof, they didn’t.

It’s incredibly discouraging.

I don’t think so. They took us to OT with a rookie QB in his first game. Herbert has work to do but there were some things for him to build on.