Bettor loses 1.4 million after Chargers blow playoff game against Jaguars per report

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Saturday night's AFC Wild Card game saw a new chapter in the long and unfortunate history of "Chargering." After forcing five turnovers in the first half to take a 27-0 lead over the , the with dire consequences -- including for one front-running bettor.According to Darren Rovell of Action Network, Orlando Arcia Jersey a bettor put down a $1.4 million bet on Jhoulys Chacin Jersey an in-game moneyline through DraftKings Sportsbook after the Chargers raced out to a 27-0 lead. It was seemingly a low-risk, low-reward bet, as the payout at -12500 would only have netted a gain of $11,200.Unfortunately for that bettor, the Chargers only scored three points the rest of the game while the Jaguars came to life in the second half, with a 36-yard field goal by completing Jacksonville's comeback and dooming the Chargers to a 31-30 lo s. When the Chargers went up 27-0, a bettor bet $1.4 million on them to win the game to net $11,200.Jacksonville came back and won 31- Travis Shaw Jersey 30. has confirmed that this bet was indeed made. Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) The Chargers' collapse not only contributed to the franchise's long history of playoff letdowns, but it was also a historically bad way to lose a Matt Garza Jersey playoff game. It was the second-greatest blown lead in NFL playoff history, ranking second only to "The Comeback," the fabled return the made from a 33-point deficit against the Houston Oilers to win in the 1992 Wild Card Round. After a field goal gave the Chargers a 30- Milwaukee Brewers Custom Jersey 14 lead late in the third quarter, the Chargers proceeded to surrender 17 unanswered points, including 11 in the third quarter after a touchdown, a two-point conversion and Patterson's winning field goal.