Coming up big in clutch moments and being resilient are two qualities the Los Angeles Chargers had lacked over the past four seasons.

I’ll belabor a point made here since January: once Dean and John Spanos hired Jim Harbaugh, the franchise was transformed. The Chargers became an actual NFL franchise committed to winning. The hire differed from any coaching move the Spanoses had made.

The entire world got to see Sunday night on national television what the AFC has come to realize: the Los Angeles Chargers are emerging as a real-deal power in the NFL. Less than a calendar year after finishing with the fifth pick in the draft and arguably the worst defense in football,