Los Angeles Chargers
After suffering an upset victory at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers and their third-string quarterback the week prior, Phillip Rivers and the Chargers had the Tenessee Titans and newly anointed starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill on deck. Pegged as one of the division’s better teams, the Chargers now found themselves at the bottom of the AFC West standings.
Tennessee clearly made the right choice in benching Marcus Mariota, as the Titans kept the Chargers in check for most of the game. Ultimately it came down to Rivers leading a comeback victory in the fourth, but an old narrative came back to haunt them. The narrative where the Chargers come close to seizing victory, only to lose by their own doing.
This time it was at the goal line, where Melvin Gordon fumbled not once but twice and failed to secure the win. The second time proved to be the nail in the coffin, as Tenessee’s Jurrell Casey recovered and to hold on for the 23-20 victory.