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Brandon Staley went from being incredibly risky to lucky in minutes.

Rookie Cade York missed a 54-yard field goal with 11 seconds left and Los Angeles held on for a 30-28 victory over the Cleveland Browns after Staley, the Chargers coach who loves to play loose, inexplicably gambled on a fourth down.

York's kick sailed right and allowed the Chargers (3-2) to escape with a win Staley tried to give away.

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Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (24) celebrates with tight end David Njoku (85) and guard Joel Bitonio (75) after scoring a touchdown against the Los Angeles Chargers during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Cleveland.  (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

With his team at its own 46 and leading by two, Staley called a timeout but instead of punting had Justin Herbert attempt a short pass on fourth-and-2 for Mike Williams that fell incomplete, giving the ball back to the Browns with 1:10 left.

"We’re willing to live with that decision," Staley said. "There was no way I’m taking our offense off the field."

Cleveland had no timeouts and drove to the Chargers 35 to set up a game-winning shot for York, but the big-legged draft pick from LSU, couldn't convert. He earlier missed a 45-yard attempt.

Austin Ekeler rushed for a career-high 173 yards and scored twice as San Diego, which came in last in the NFL in rushing, leaned on its ground game to win its second shootout in two seasons with the Browns (2-3). Los Angeles finished with 238 yards rushing, 174 more than its average.

The teams combined for 908 total yards and 53 first downs.

The most notable defensive play came