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Christian D'Andrea

Brandon Staley’s controversial 4th-and-2 call failed the Chargers, but it was the right move

Brandon Staley nearly slipped back under .500. The Los Angeles Chargers head coach, in charge of a team that’s failed to meet early expectations as a potential Super Bowl contender, was challenged early and often against the Cleveland Browns.

The Browns took an early 14-0 lead at home before LA battled back. The two teams swapped the lead back and forth before a Jacoby Brissett interception late in the fourth quarter — his third in his last four games — snuffed out a Cleveland scoring drive in the end zone and gave the Chargers a chance to salt out the clock with a 30-28 lead.

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