Clearly, the Chargers’ 27-21 victory Friday over Kansas City was a huge leap forward as they try to overtake the Chiefs and join the NFL’s elite. It was also the kind of a victory that could serve as a springboard toward a second consecutive playoff season in the Jim Harbaugh Era .

Here’s what we learned, what we heard and what comes next after the Chargers defeated the Chiefs in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and ended a seven-game losing streak to their AFC West rivals, who have won three of the past five Super Bowls and claimed nine consecutive division championships:

HERBERT’S PLAYMAKERS

Rich Eisen’s amazement during the YouTube stream about the Chargers’ willingness to pass and pass and pass some more was amusing at first and then it just got silly. Justin Herbert and the Chargers are a pa

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