It was billed as a revenge game for Kellen Moore against his former boss Mike McCarthy, but that wasn’t the most important story line heading into Monday night’s matchup between the Chargers and Cowboys.
Yes, McCarthy fired Moore as his offensive coordinator and made some juicy comments for why he decided to let him go. McCarthy wanted to run the ball more, while the Chargers welcomed Moore and his pass-heavy scheme with open arms.
But McCarthy and Moore weren’t calling plays against each other at SoFi Stadium. The real battle was between McCarthy’s Cowboys offense and Brandon Staley’s Chargers defense.
