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.
NFL media members either said they knew it was coming — or they were entirely unsurprised when they saw the turnover happen.
Many simply danced on the Chargers’ grave.
Folks began to call for the benching of Rivers, who has seven interceptions in the last two games.
Rivers’ career will sadly be defined by these big moments, the ones he couldn’t bring himself or his team to win.
