Still, Los Angeles’ pass protection suffered when Storm Norton replaced Bulaga and Cole Toner stepped in for Turner. When they have played, the results haven’t been as advertised when Bulaga signed a three-year, $30 million contract and Turner arrived from Carolina with two years left on a four-year, $45 million deal. Both were counted on to be anchors on the line but both have missed more than half the Chargers’ offensive snaps this season. The struggles for right tackle Bryan Bulaga and right guard Trai Turner, the Chargers’ high-priced offensive line additions, continued Sunday when both left the game in the second half to be evaluated for concussions.
Chargers (4-9) at Allegiant Stadium, Thursday at 5:20 p.m. Here’s a closer look at the Raiders’ prime time game against the Chargers: “I think we had 11 guys on the field this time,” he joked. Lynn, one of the more likable coaches in the game, took a poke at himself after the game-winning kick. Kicker Michael Badgley, who’s already missed 10 kicks this season, blasted a 43-yard field goal to beat the Falcons as time expired. The Chargers, to their credit, did show resiliency Sunday. Making matters worse that day, the Chargers special teams gave up a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown and also had a blocked field goal try returned for a score. The only time in the last three weeks the Chargers weren’t beaten by the clock was when the Patriots handed them their most lopsided loss in team history, 45-0.īut even the pounding by the Patriots included head-scratching special teams plays when the Chargers, who had just re-assigned their special teams coach and had Lynn helping out, twice had just 10 players on the field and once had 12. Predictably, Herbert was stopped well short of the end zone. On the final play, in a painful case of miscommunication, Herbert tried a quarterback sneak while his offensive linemen were in pass protection. Two Herbert pass attempts later - including one resulting in a Buffalo penalty and first down - left the Chargers with just three seconds remaining and the ball at the 1. The Chargers, with no timeouts left, tried running the ball and gained just a yard. Trailing by 10 back then, Justin Herbert completed a Hail Mary pass to the 3-yard line with 45 seconds left as the clock ran. It was a sad case of history repeating for the Chargers, who three weeks ago had an end-of-game gaffe cost them a chance to make things interesting against the Bills. Suddenly it was fourth down and the clock was running down to 15 seconds, then 10 … and still the Chargers still had no idea what to do. Despite having no timeouts, Chargers offensive coordinator Shane Steichen called for a run, but Kalen Ballage was stopped short of the first down. Los Angeles seemed primed to cut into Atlanta’s 17-10 lead while facing a third-and-1 at the Falcons’ 8 with just 22 seconds left in the half. Their 20-17 victory over the Falcons Sunday featured a cringe-worthy end-of-half sequence of plays that defied logic. Twice in the last three weeks, the Chargers’ trouble with time has shockingly prevented them from scoring twice - once at the end of a half, and once at the end of a game.Įven when the Chargers win they can’t seem to avoid the comedy of clock errors. The more pressing issue down South has been the team’s embarrassing clock management, which seems to occur on a weekly basis as the losses pile up. A wiseacre might say neither has even noticed.Īt 4-9, the Chargers have long fallen out of postseason contention. Time is running out on the Los Angeles Chargers and their coach, Anthony Lynn.
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