At the end of the first half of the wild-card game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Jacksonville Jaguars, things looked entirely hopeless for Doug Pederson’s Jags. Trevor Lawrence has thrown four interceptions in that first half, and Jacksonville was down 27-7. Lawrence had thrown a touchdown pass to Even Engram with 24 seconds left in the first half, but things looked pretty dire for the home team.
Then, the second half started, and all hell broke loose for the Chargers. Head coach Brandon Staley’s defense had constricted Jacksonville’s receivers by attacking them on short and intermediate routes, basically giving no respect for the speed of Lawrence’s targets. Perhaps Engram’s touchdown changed their minds, because Los Angeles wasn’t as aggressive in the second half.
