Chargers’ Derwin James residing in alternate actuality after loss to Payments

The Los Angeles Chargers are refusing to waive the white flag.

After Sunday’s 24-16 loss to the Buffalo Payments, five-time Professional Bowl security Derwin James was requested if the workforce could make it to the Tremendous Bowl, to which he gave a daring response.

“Hell yeah! I imply, 14-3 man. I really feel like we are able to go nonetheless man and we’re getting higher each sport,” James stated. “… we gotta preserve attacking. That’s all we are able to do.”

James’ perception within the workforce getting higher each sport may be true. At the least for the protection.

The Chargers’ protection had their greatest efficiency of the season towards the Payments, forcing 5 turnovers, together with two interceptions of quarterback Josh Allen.

Regardless of an important efficiency, James stated he believes the protection may have achieved extra.

“We must always have had six as we speak. That’s how we take a look at it as,” James stated. “We don’t take a look at it as finger-pointing.”

Los Angeles’ points stemmed from the offense collapsing within the second half and failing to attain within the purple zone.

Within the third quarter, the Chargers had been one yard away from scoring, however two false begin penalties pushed them again and compelled them to accept a area objective.

Quarterback Justin Herbert has performed out of character this season as he’s had 4 interceptions to start out the season.

With 5:14 left within the sport, Herbert threw his solely interception of the sport, which might find yourself in Buffalo scoring on their subsequent drive to ice the sport.

Allen linked on a 16-yard move to DJ Moore to place them three yards away from the top zone. On the following play, James Prepare dinner punched it in for an 11-point lead. The Chargers would kick a meaningless area objective, and lose 24-16.

At 0-3 and a brutal schedule over the following six video games, the Chargers’ season is probably going over. Nevertheless optimistic James could also be.