Fan loses $1.4M after betting on Chargers in collapse vs. Jags

Jacksonville Jaguars place kicker Riley Patterson (10) and punter Logan Cooke (9) watch the game-winning field goal as time expires in the fourth quarter of the wild-card game against the Los Angeles Chargers at TIAA Bank Field. The Jaguars won 31-30. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Fan loses $1.4 million after betting on Chargers in wild-card collapse vs. Jaguars

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 1/16/23

Not all wagers that were placed over Super Wild Card Weekend had positive returns, and one bettor made headlines for finding that out the hard way.

Action Network's Darren Rovell reported over the weekend that one unlucky bettor placed a $1.4 million in-game bet at DraftKings on the Los Angeles Chargers to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars while the Bolts had a 27-0 lead. The Jaguars then came back to win the game 31-30, leaving said bettor with a very large hole in his wallet.

When the Chargers went up 27-0, a bettor bet $1.4 million on them to win the game to net $11,200.

Jacksonville came back and won 31-30.@DKSportsbook has confirmed that this bet was indeed made. pic.twitter.com/TvwCNyEjyr
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 15, 2023

The bad bet was sealed after Jaguars kicker Riley Patterson stuck a 36-yard field goal, erasing a first half in which Jacksonville had five turnovers. The Chargers' ultimate demise was the second-biggest blown lead in NFL playoff history, behind only to the Buffalo Bills rallying for 33 points to overcome a 32-point deficit to defeat the Houston Oilers in "The Comeback" in 1992.

The kick that completed a comeback for the ages. @Jaguars pic.twitter.com/KuYTp9xEea
— NFL (@NFL) January 15, 2023

Jacksonville will now prep to face the AFC-leading Kansas City Chiefs while Los Angeles starts what will be a long offseason of thinking about what went wrong on wild-card weekend … just like the bettor who made a very costly decision.

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