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The Los Angeles Chargers lost to the Denver Broncos on Sunday in heartbreaking fashion, which is to say “in typical Chargers fashion.” The Chargers nearly shot themselves in the foot with a pair of false starts to move back a 4th-and-1 down 20-17 with 2:22 left. They still converted the 4th-and-11 and later moved into field goal range, tying the game at 20 on a Michael Badgley field goal with 14 seconds left. The Broncos could have taken a knee and gone to overtime, but they decided to give it a shot instead. Drew Lock heaved a pass down the right sideline for Courtland Sutton, and pass interference was called. Because pass interference is a spot foul in the NFL, the ball was moved to the Charger 28. Brandon McManus then came in to kick a 53-yard field goal to win the game as time expired. The way the ending unfolded is another reminder of why the NFL should change its pass interference penalty. Not only could I argue that the pass intereference call in this case was a bad one, but the real problem is that t
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