Talk about a shocker. In a game no one seemed to want, the Los Angeles Chargers got a last-second field goal from Michael Badgley to down the Atlanta Falcons, 20-17, on Sunday.
From 43 yards out, @MikeBadgley15 for the win. #BoltUp #ATLvsLAC pic.twitter.com/IRhjYaxarm
— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
It wasn’t easy, though.
The Chargers blew a chance to set up the winning score when rookie Justin Herbert threw a pick.
However, the favor was returned when Matt Ryan threw an interception.
Herbert drove the Chargers into field-goal position and Michael Badgley, who has had a rough year, knocked through the game-winner as time expired.
Justin Herbert with the precision.
📺: #ATLvsLAC on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/3alYfT3slD pic.twitter.com/IBIdgLdpIn— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
DUB.#ATLvsLAC | #BoltUp pic.twitter.com/I3Xu6rcVBs
— Los Angeles Chargers (@Chargers) December 14, 2020
This was a form of redemption for the Chargers’ field-goal unit, which suffered an embarrassment at the end of the first half. It actually belonged to Anthony Lynn, the offense, and all the Bolts as they mismanaged the clock.
Just another whiff in a season of special teams nightmares.
like a horror film pic.twitter.com/pAjT85JYE8
— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) December 13, 2020
The Chargers had been 4-18 in one-score games.
