Swanson: Chargers start hot, go cold and still come out winners

INGLEWOOD – As far as temperature checks go, Sunday’s 34-27 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals was a real fever dream for Chargers fans. A nerve-fraying, stomach-churning, toying, thrilling, beautiful mess.
The headline: The Chargers won their fourth consecutive game to improve to 7-3, notching two victories more than all of last season and doing it before Thanksgiving.
The subtext: They willed this win into existence after coughing up the entirety of the 21-point lead they’d