They had a penalty on the second play from scrimmage, on their first play in the red zone and on the final play of the first quarter.
By that point Sunday, the Chargers had seven penalties in all, five of which came before the ball had been snapped.
Yes, there was a lot of false starting going on for a team that, three quarters later, experienced a finish all too real.
“I wish I could have done a better job of getting this team ready to play,” coach Anthony Lynn admitted, “because that was definitely a game I feel like we could have won and should have won.