Buffalo gave the ball away five times Sunday and still beat Los Angeles 24-16. The Bills trailed 13-10 entering the fourth quarter, then scored two touchdowns in just over four minutes to move to 3-0. The Chargers fell to 0-3 after turning the five takeaways into only 16 points. ESPN's final game summary confirms the score and the 14-3 fourth-quarter scoring edge.
Los Angeles started fast. Justin Eboigbe forced a fumble on Buffalo's first offensive snap, and Justin Herbert soon threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Keaton Mitchell. Cameron Dicker added a field goal for a 10-0 lead. The Chargers intercepted Josh Allen twice in the first half, both times through rookie Genesis Smith, but Buffalo reached halftime tied at 10 on a Tyler Bass field goal and Allen's first 1-yard touchdown run. The Chargers' game report describes that missed chance to turn defensive stops into a larger lead.
Another Buffalo fumble gave Los Angeles the ball at the Bills 28 early in the fourth. Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson erased the threat by intercepting Herbert near the goal line and returning it 41 yards. The Bills then moved downfield, and Allen scored again from a yard out to take a 17-13 lead. James Cook III finished the next Buffalo touchdown drive with a 3-yard run. Dicker's late field goal narrowed the margin, but the Chargers could not produce another touchdown.
