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The Chargers triumphantly dispatched the AFC West.
The NFC East? That’s a different story.
The Washington Commanders barged into SoFi Stadium on Sunday and handed the Chargers their second consecutive defeat — a 27-10 spirit crusher — coming on the heels of an upset of coach Jim Harbaugh’s team by the winless New York Giants a week before.
The visitors iced the win with a 13-play, 99-yard drive that ended with an eight-yard, blitz-beating touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels to Deebo Samuel. That had thousands of blue-clad fans streaming for the exits.
The game had been decided before that. A pivotal play came with 7 minutes, 40 seconds remaining and the Chargers looking to cut int