The Chargers knocked off the Raiders on Monday night, 28-14.
After trailing 21-0 at halftime, Las Vegas pulled within to make it a one-score game in the third quarter. That would be the last time they found the end zone after Los Angeles picked up steam on defense to stymie them the rest of the way out.
After the win, L.A. now sits atop the AFC West.
Here is a look at how the general population reacted following the primetime matchup:
FIRST PLACE FEELS SO GOOD
— Steven Haglund (@StevenIHaglund) October 5, 2021
Chargers are:
3-1 overall
2-0 in the AFC West
Owners of the best jerseys in sports— Michael Peterson (@ZoneTracks) October 5, 2021
Lightening struck … BOLT UP!!
— Drue Tranquill (@DTranquill) October 5, 2021
The Chargers now have the #1 seed in the AFC.
If the playoffs were determined today, every team in the AFC West would make them…. except the Chiefs.
— Lee Sharpe (@LeeSharpeNFL) October 5, 2021
It’s all blue now @SoFiStadium.#BoltUp Go Chargers. pic.twitter.com/C8My6ehphu
— Mr. Bunch (@darinbunch) October 5, 2021
Damn…that was a great game. #BoltUp
— Jen Mills (@JenniferMills21) October 5, 2021
We don’t talk enough about the Chargers getting to go from 16-years of Philip Rivers to Justin Herbert.
— Clint Lamb (@ClintRLamb) October 5, 2021
Chargers WIN⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ pic.twitter.com/ocZV4TfDRS
— Chargers Country (@ChargersCountry) October 5, 2021
Chargers have forced a fourth-quarter turnover in each of their wins. That's the Staley effect.
— Tyler Schoon (@tylerjschoon) October 5, 2021
Who’s in first place…oh yeah…that would be the @chargers ⚡️⚡️⚡️
— Jen Mills (@JenniferMills21) October 5, 2021
You can tell the 2021 Chargers are better than the 2020 Chargers because the 2021 Chargers only sort of looked like they might blow this game but you just KNOW the 2020 Chargers absolutely would have blown this game.
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) October 5, 2021
THE LOS ANGELES CHARGERS ARE THE #1 TEAM IN THE AFC pic.twitter.com/by2fsVfBqz
— ً (@BoltUpHerbert) October 5, 2021
I picked the Chargers and in today's story, listed why — run offense and run defense issues, penalties and bad 4th-down and red-zone defense. 5 for 5.
But … Raiders are still 3-1 and tied for first place.— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) October 5, 2021
