Philip Rivers had a ridiculous night. His final stat line tells the story: 43-for-65, 503 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. He is the NFL's leading passer after Sunday's game. He has always been an underrated passer in the golden age of quarterbacks. At 33 years old, he is perhaps playing the best football of his career.
The Chargers are the must-watch team of 2015
The Chargers suffer heartbreak once again despite a brilliant performance by Philip Rivers.
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But he came up short. He missed a wide open Danny Woodhead on third down for what would have likely been a game-tying touchdown with under 30 seconds to play against the Packers. He forced a fourth-down attempt to Woodhead that was knocked away, ending the ballgame: 27-20, Green Bay.
The Chargers have been one of the most thrilling teams to watch this season. All but one of their games had a greater than one-score differential. They came back from a 21-3 deficit to beat the Lions in the season opener, 33-28. Weeks later, they needed a last-second field goal to beat the Browns. Last week on Monday Night Football, they lost on a one-yard Wildcat plunge by the Steelers' Le'Veon Bell at the buzzer.
The Chargers are a good but flawed team. As good as Rivers has been along with fantastic receiving weapons like Antonio Gates and Keenan Allen, the running game has been a non-starter behind an offensive line that is dangerously beat up. The defense, meanwhile, seems to vacillate between outstanding and bad.
The result is a mercurial team that can beat any team just as easily as it can lose. On Sunday, it took a Super Bowl darling to the brink on the road and lost in breathtaking fashion. That should be all the reason you need to watch the Chargers every week.
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