Gravel in the gut? Cold-blooded? Gritty?
There were plenty of ways to characterize the Chargers as they rallied for a 23-20 victory Sunday over the Denver Broncos at SoFi Stadium. Here’s what we learned, what we heard and what comes next after they completed a three-game sweep of their AFC West opponents:
Justin Herbert, Keenan Allen, Cameron Dicker and the rest of the Chargers will receive plenty of credit over the next few days for pulling out a victory over the Broncos after trailing 20-13 with 5:08 remaining in the game. But they couldn’t have done it without two key defensive stops in the fourth quarter.
In fact, a glance at the fourth quarter statistics reveals how effectively the Chargers halted Bo Nix and the Broncos’ offense in their tracks when the game was on the line and it