McCoy furious after Chargers blow another late lead

“What a team victory”, said Brees, who rallied from two interceptions to lead two late TD drives on short fields after the turnovers.

This team didn’t just have one foot in the grave Sunday; it was down to its neck when it trailed 24-14 at halftime, then again 34-21 with seven minutes remaining. Saints defensive end Darryl Tapp recovered at San Diego’s 13-yard line. The Chargers wrote a book on how to squander a late fourth quarter lead with two turnovers in back to back possessions.

Leading 34-21 midway through the fourth, San Diego fumbled on back-to-back offensive plays to allow New Orleans to steal a victory. Before Benjamin’s mishap, the Chargers had a win probability of 98.5 percent. Sunday marked Brees’ first game in San Diego since 2005, when he hurt his shoulder in his final game with the Chargers and wondered if his career might be over. On the second play, the snap rolled to him forcing him to cover it and take another sack. But the Bolts are never composed when it matters. “Defensively, we gave up two easy touchdowns on chunk plays, one through the middle of our defense and the other one on the sideline when we were not playing our coverage correctly”. It was an all-too-familiar script that must finally have a outcome for the guy at the top.

But some wonder if it might cost San Diego coach Mike McCoy his job. It’s like clockwork and it’s infuriating. He didn’t after scoring the game victor against the Chargers. Why?

Coaches get fired for losses like Sunday. Seriously, someone needs to check McCoy’s pulse.

“And I couldn’t be more proud of my guys, man”, Hills said. When you win games everybody is a good teammate. He has a 23-29 record in his fifth year with the Chargers.

The bye also comes at what appears to be a preferable time for the Saints, who have been riddled with an unusual number of early season injuries to key players. Watt, out for the season after back surgery, had started 83 consecutive games since being drafted in 2011. “You kind of throw your hands up and say, “what in the world just happened?’ This will be a time we have to grow closer together and stay together tight…”

The Chargers have lost 15 of their last 20 games and are 24-30 overall under McCoy. It’s what every coach, player and anyone associated with the game recites.

If he had scored, the Saints could have gone ahead by 8, giving San Diego a chance to tie it with a touchdown and 2-point conversion.

The Chargers fell to 1-3 with their second-straight loss. The Chargers, whose attempted move to Los Angeles was rebuffed by fellow National Football League owners in January, are seeking a $1.1 billion public handout for a new downtown stadium via a ballot measure calling for an increase in the hotel occupancy tax. The PAT made it 35-34.

San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers during the National Football League game between the San Diego Chargers and Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.