The Los Angeles Chargers continue to find ways to lose close games in brutal and heartbreaking ways.
The Chargers fell to the Green Bay Packers 23-20 on Sunday, but they certainly had their fair share of opportunities to change that outcome. The biggest perhaps came with 30 seconds left on a third and 6, when rookie wide receiver Quentin Johnston broke away from the defense and set himself up for a fantastic opportunity to make a play.
Quarterback Justin Herbert found him, but Johnston made an unforgivable drop.
At the very least, Johnston has the Chargers in range for a game-tying field goal if he makes this catch. Depending on whether he could have grabbed it in stride, he may have even had an opportunity to sprint for a go-ahead touchdown. Instead, it brought up fourth down, and the Chargers were unable to convert in what turned out to be a 23-20 loss.
The Chargers lost a key player to what seemed like a serious injury early in Sunday’s game, too. The entire season is not going their way, and coach Brandon Staley appears likely to find himself on the hot seat.
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