
The good boat “WFT” found itself in a bit of the doldrums entering last week’s game. There was simply no real momentum to be found. The injury list was long and growing. And, the loss to Atlanta had left a general feeling of ennui in the fanbase. That was the feeling entering the game. Ten-minutes in one could be excused for feeling something worse than simple listlessness. It reminded of the old 12-Meter America’s Cup days. Dennis Conner would be in some trouble as his boat was being overtaken when he’d look over at his master Tactician Tom Widden: “Find us a Lift.” Invariably he would find the most subtle color change in the water that indicated a wind shift that would “lift” or help the boat sail closer to the most favorable line. On Play #10 of the Chargers’ third possession, in Washington territory, with Washington already down 10-0 the lift came in the form of Safety Quan Martin‘s violent collision with LAC Receiver Quentin Johnson. Out came the ball. Often maligned Corner Marshon Lattimore pounced on it. Los Angeles would not score another point. The Offense shed its early game funk scoring 27 in what turned out to be a comfortable win. One Lift turned everything.
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