Swanson: Chargers waste chance to seize L.A. spotlight from Rams after a debacle of an opener

The Los Angeles Chargers lost their season opener against the Arizona Cardinals. This follows a loss by the Los Angeles Rams to the San Francisco 49ers. The defeat cost the Chargers a chance to be the only NFL team in the city with a winning record after the first week.
Following the Rams' season-opening loss to the 49ers, the Chargers could have been L.A.'s only 1-0 NFL team, but they blew the assignment against the Cardinals.
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