The Chargers were finally starting to move the ball in the fourth quarter after they finally started to make Woodhead the first option. They were winning 17-12 and had the ball around their own 30. There was like six minutes left in the game and Oakland couldn't do anything at all on offense; they had had something like four straight 3 and outs. All they had to do was hand the ball off to Woody and run out the clock. But no. They throw a little pass in the flat to one of their magical afroletes who promptly fumbles, Oakland recovers and runs it back to the 3 yard line. Oakland scores a TD on the next play. Getting the ball that close to the end zone was the only way Oakland was going to score at that point in the game. It was absolutely pathetic.
San Diego got exactly what they deserved for forsaking Woodhead. When you utilize a shi$@y player instead of your most dependable, productive player, who by the way scored four touchdowns for you just the week before, you lose.