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“AFC-WEST…NEW LEADER
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Looks who is in first place in the division.
The Chargers have beaten two rivals in the AFC-West already, in two road games.
Justin Herbert is off to a blazing start at quarterback, but the real hero at the start of the season is the defense.
What they did to slow down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, was topped by the choke hold effort in suffocating everything Geno Smith attempted to do with the Raiders.
Jesse Minter took everything Chip Kelly had in the Raiders playbook and shredded it.
3-interceptions. 3-sacks. 5-QB-hits. 9-pressures.
It got so bad, star tight end Brock Bowers was more a pass blocker than a receiver. As tough a runner as Ashton Jeanty has shown to be, the holes were few and far between.
Smith, coming off a 362-yard passing day in New England, panicked all night long, threw lollipops up for grab, was chased sideline to sideline.
How hard was it? Justin Herbert completed 14-passes in a row after a slow start, and finished with 10-and-60 yard TD strikes. Smith engineered a 19 play drive but could not get into the end zone, settling for a field goal.
The win cost the Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack with a hyperextended elbow on a friendly fire hit. The Bolts were everywhere, hitting everything.
Think about this. The Chargers next stop will be vs Denver. That might be a defensive war too, but if so who cares. A win next weekend would put the Chargers at (3-0), with all the wins coming against the enemy in the division.
The Raiders? Alot of work to be done-patching the defense and protecting their quarterback. The Chargers exposed them all over Allegiant Field on Monday.
1st place-Chargers. Right now, pretty good, because they have earned it.
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