Philip Rivers mustered some briefly unexpected magic in the fourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football in Week 11 — until he didn’t. The L.A. Chargers quarterback connected with receiver Mike Williams for 50 yards during a 2-minute drill with L.A. trailing by just one touchdown.
Was Rivers actually going to pull off this comeback? (Hint: No.) He almost turned the ball over on a careless fumble, but running back Melvin Gordon bailed out Rivers by recovering the ball. Maybe this will actually happen? (Hint: It didn’t.)
Rivers, like Thanos, is inevitable.
A few plays later, Rivers threw his fourth interception of the game on a target to Austin Ekeler, who couldn’t beat Chiefs safety Daniel Sorensen for a jump ball in the end zone. And the Chargers lost, 24-17.
The @Chiefs defense seals the win.#ChiefsKingdom | #MexicoGame2019 | @nflmx pic.twitter.com/8ifaFgig0U
— NFL (@NFL) November 19, 2019
NFL media members either said they knew it was coming — or they were entirely unsurprised when they saw the turnover happen.
the most Chargers ending possible
— SB Nation NFL (@SBNationNFL) November 19, 2019
So predictable, this team.
— Jim Reineking (@jimreineking) November 19, 2019
It’s as if Mahomes and Reid punted 4 times in the 4th quarter just to make that more painful for Rivers.
— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) November 19, 2019
Rivers has 0 TD and 4 Int in the final 2 minutes of regulation in a 1-possession game this season.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 19, 2019
Many simply danced on the Chargers’ grave.
The Los Angeles Chargers experience pic.twitter.com/InCNvbaAkf
— SB Nation (@SBNation) November 19, 2019
Chargers refused to win that game.
— Will Cain (@willcain) November 19, 2019
The Chargers winning most of their close games in 2018 is one of the most unlikely feats in NFL history
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) November 19, 2019
It's actually sad watching this version of Rivers. He's become Eli.
— Ian Kenyon (@IanKenyonNFL) November 19, 2019
Still expecting the Chargers to commission House of Woodcock any day now. https://t.co/34HguUpHwa
— Michael Schwartz (@MikeMSchwartz) November 19, 2019
Folks began to call for the benching of Rivers, who has seven interceptions in the last two games.
Two months after Eli Manning was benched and Ben Roethlisberger was placed on IR, Philip Rivers has thrown 7 interceptions in his last 2 games.
It may be coming to an end for the accomplished 2004 draft class.
— Evan Kaplan (@EpKap) November 19, 2019
Rivers’ career will sadly be defined by these big moments, the ones he couldn’t bring himself or his team to win.
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