{"id":291188,"date":"2023-09-24T23:34:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T23:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=291188"},"modified":"2023-09-24T23:34:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T23:34:31","slug":"chargers-brandon-staley-on-fourth-down-decision-in-win-vs-vikings-i-make-no-apologies-for-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/nfl\/chargers-brandon-staley-on-fourth-down-decision-in-win-vs-vikings-i-make-no-apologies-for-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers' Brandon Staley on fourth-down decision in win vs. Vikings: 'I make no apologies for that'"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chargers head coach Brandon Staley is well known for his devil-may-care approach.<\/p>\n

It almost cost Los Angeles a 28-24 win Sunday against the Vikings.<\/p>\n

Staley made one of the boldest calls of his head-coaching tenure with a four-point lead over Minnesota and 1:51 remaining in the contest, dialing up a fourth-and-1 run by Joshua Kelley from L.A.’s 24-yard line.<\/p>\n

The play-call failed. Fortunately for Staley, the Chargers defense did not. The unit held strong for seven plays to absolve its head coach of blame for a loss and deliver the Bolts’ first win of the season.<\/p>\n

“It was fourth down and less than a yard,” Staley explained in his postgame news conference. “They had no timeouts. And I believe in our offense. I believe in our offensive line, our tight ends, our quarterback. I felt like we had a good play for what they would be in, and it didn’t go down. We were protecting four points, not three.<\/p>\n

“If it was a three-point play it would have been a different decision. I felt like our defense could play the way it did down the stretch. Again, I’ve got full confidence in our group. It’s your job as a head coach to make sure your team knows you have belief in them. We came here to win. It was a tough road game against a team that made the playoffs, so we were trying to go win the game. I make no apologies for that.”<\/p>\n

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