Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley plans to remain aggressive in his approach to going for it on fourth down, even if it has the possibility of backfiring.
Joshua Kelley was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-1 from the LA 24-yard line with 1:47 remaining, giving Kirk Cousins and the Vikings offense a short field to attempt a game-winning drive despite having no timeouts.
“He felt like our offense had an opportunity to go out there and get it done and get the first down,” Murray said. “I’m always going to ride with him when it comes to that if he feels like that’s the best call. That’s what he gets paid to do, to make that call. So, he made that call, then we get paid to go out there and play defense and back him up and back the team up.”
“The mindset was similar that we were trying to win and finish the game. But defensively it was a different game,” Staley said Monday. “The way we defended in game was much different than the way we defended in Cleveland.” The shortfall was the play call. Kelley had a 44.6% chance of getting the first down. Kelley had just 12 yards on 11 carries, with five going for no gain or negative yards.
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