Within the annals of “Chargering” — loosely outlined because the Los Angeles Chargers discovering new and more and more painful methods to lose soccer video games — nothing might high a two-play sequence from their loss to the Houston Texans to kick off Wild Card Weekend.
After a disastrous pair of drives each led to interceptions thrown by Justin Herbert, certainly one of them a Choose-Six to offer the Texans a 20-6 lead, the Chargers took over possession trailing 20-6 early within the fourth quarter. A pair of sacks from Houston pushed the Chargers to a Third-and-26 scenario, and with simply over ten minutes remaining and Los Angeles deep in their very own territory, it appeared as if the ground was about to fall out for the Chargers.
That’s when the unbelievable occurred:
In some way, a way, Herbert linked with rookie vast receiver Ladd McConkey over the center, with the Georgia product turning the reception into an 86-yard landing. Within the blink of a watch, the Chargers have been in the long run zone, trailing by 11, with an opportunity to chop Houston’s result in 10 with the additional level.
The landing is definitely value one other look:
As famous, the Chargers immediately had life as they lined up for the additional level.
About that:
As an alternative of reducing the Texans’ result in ten, Houston prolonged their result in 13 with the two-point defensive conversion, blocking the PAT and returning it for a rating. Los Angeles kicker Cameron Dicker tried to knock the ball to the turf after the block, hoping to forestall a Houston restoration, however as a substitute, the Texans steamrolled him en path to the two-point play.
For many who imagine in momentum, it had swung again to the Texans within the blink of a watch.
However even when you don’t imagine in momentum, you will need to imagine in Chargering. Ranges of which we have now not seen like this earlier than, and will by no means see once more.
